Episode 6: Research Software Funding
20 March 2025 @ 8:30 - 10:00 am UTC (your local time)
The previous sessions in this series provided ways in which research code can be improved to make it more fundable, sustainable, and support reproducibility.
In this final episode, we’ll look at different funding opportunities for research software. Who funds research software, what are they interested in, and where to get more information.
Our Speakers
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Carlos Martinez-Ortiz
Netherlands eScience Center
Scientific Community Manager
Carlos is a Community Manager at the Netherlands eScience Center. His work focuses on topics related to software sustainability at the eScience Center, advancing its goal to empower researchers by collaboratively designing sustainable software, and building digital skills and expertise.
Colette Bos
Netherlands eScience Center
Programme Director
Colette holds a PhD in research policy/research sociology and has extensive experience in research policy, research funding, impact of science evaluations and open science. She has worked at the Netherlands eScience Center for two years as Programme Director where she is responsible for the project portfolio of the center.
Gemma Turon Rodrigo
Ersilia Open Source Initiative
Executive Director
Trained as a molecular biologist, Gemma completed a PhD in colorectal cancer and stem cells at IRB Barcelona in 2019, before taking a one-year break to focus on working and volunteering in the third sector. This shifted her scientific interest to global health and neglected diseases, and the existing barriers to tackle some of the most urgent health issues in developing countries. With Ersilia, she aims to explore new ways of community building and engagement in the scientific arena, at the intersection between academia, biotech start-ups and NPOs.
John Chevers
Data for Science and Health, Wellcome Trust
Technology Lead
John Chevers is Technology Lead in the Data for Science and Health Team at the Wellcome Trust. He has held leadership roles in industry, the NHS and academia, and has a particular interest in the funding and sustainability of software and data resources. Prior to working in the health sector, John led partnerships and commercial strategy for GEANT, the pan-European internet for research and education. He holds a PhD in Physics and an MSc in electrical engineering.
Muliaro Wafula
African Open Science Platform (AOSP) East Africa Node-AICAD/JKUAT
Professor
I hold PhD in Information Technology and MPhil from University of Cambridge UK. Currently an Associate professor department of Computer Science, JKUAT. An immediate elected Executive Member of CODATA International and the AOSP Advisory Council. Member of the editorial board of the Data Science Journal. A fellow of the Computer Society of Kenya and the Cambridge Commonwealth Society. Currently the Lead Scientist on Africa Open Science Platform (AOSP) Eastern Africa Node Initiative a collaborative project between JKUAT and AICAD. I am the Vice Chair of the Advisory Committee of the Data Science Without Boarders (DSWB) .