Establishing central Research Software Engineering units in German research institutions

Dominic Kempf, René Caspart, Bernd Flemisch, Florian Goth, Jan Linxweiler, Frank Löffler, Philipp Matthias Schäfer, Robert Speck, Alexander Struck, Markus J. Ankenbrand, Leyla Jael Castro, Iris Ehlert, Jean-Noël Grad, Magnus Hagdorn, Axel Loewe, Michael Schlottke-Lakemper, Uwe Schmitt, Philipp S. Sommer

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DOI: 10.12688/f1000research.171263.1
Published: 2026-05-12
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@article{allodium:10.12688/f1000research.171263.1,
  title = {Establishing central Research Software Engineering units in German research institutions},
  author = {Dominic Kempf and René Caspart and Bernd Flemisch and Florian Goth and Jan Linxweiler and Frank Löffler and Philipp Matthias Schäfer and Robert Speck and Alexander Struck and Markus J. Ankenbrand and Leyla Jael Castro and Iris Ehlert and Jean-Noël Grad and Magnus Hagdorn and Axel Loewe and Michael Schlottke-Lakemper and Uwe Schmitt and Philipp S. Sommer},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {F1000Research},
  doi = {10.12688/f1000research.171263.1},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.171263.1}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Establishing central Research Software Engineering units in German research institutions
AU  - Dominic Kempf
AU  - René Caspart
AU  - Bernd Flemisch
AU  - Florian Goth
AU  - Jan Linxweiler
AU  - Frank Löffler
AU  - Philipp Matthias Schäfer
AU  - Robert Speck
AU  - Alexander Struck
AU  - Markus J. Ankenbrand
AU  - Leyla Jael Castro
AU  - Iris Ehlert
AU  - Jean-Noël Grad
AU  - Magnus Hagdorn
AU  - Axel Loewe
AU  - Michael Schlottke-Lakemper
AU  - Uwe Schmitt
AU  - Philipp S. Sommer
PY  - 2026
JO  - F1000Research
DO  - 10.12688/f1000research.171263.1
UR  - https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.171263.1
ER  -

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Kempf, D., Caspart, R., Flemisch, B., Goth, F., Linxweiler, J., Löffler, F., Schäfer, P. M., Speck, R., Struck, A., Ankenbrand, M. J., Castro, L. J., Ehlert, I., Grad, J., Hagdorn, M., Loewe, A., Schlottke-Lakemper, M., Schmitt, U., & Sommer, P. S. (2026). Establishing central Research Software Engineering units in German research institutions. F1000Research. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.171263.1

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