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- Reposted by Research Software AllianceAre you involved in writing, maintaining or supporting research software and interested in sharing your work / experiences and networking with others like you? Join us on Feb 2-3 2026 in Espoo! 🇫🇮 We have some travel funding available for people outside the capital region, apply now ♥️ #RSEng 👇
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#researchsoftware makes modern science possible - but sustaining it is hard. That’s why @opensciencenl.bsky.social partnered with the @esciencecenter.bsky.social and awarded it €5.4M to execute the Research Software Sustainability Programme: #openscience #foss www.openscience.nl/en/news/open... - Reposted by Research Software AllianceA belated happy new year, and welcome to your first SocRSE Newsletter of 2026. We’ve got a lot of exciting announcements to mark the start of the new year, including the launch of our Mentoring Scheme and the International RSE Survey. society-rse.org/january-2026...
- ReSA’s January newsletter (preview.mailerlite.io/preview/7781...) includes: - Institutional policy pathways for supporting #ResearchSoftware - @schmidtsciences.bsky.social support for ReSA - @oecd-ocde.bsky.social workshop on access to RS - @softwaresaved.bsky.social International #RSE Survey
- Reposted by Research Software AllianceAhead of the 2026 survey, we have developed an interactive dashboard showcasing the data from previous RSE surveys. With these data now at your fingertips, what insights can you uncover? Find out more about the RSE Data Competition at www.software.ac.uk/news/rse-dat...
- Reposted by Research Software Alliance🔍 We are happy to announce that the 2026 International RSE Survey is now open for submissions. The survey will close on Friday 20 March, and can be completed in English, French, German or Spanish. Find out more about the survey and how to participate at www.software.ac.uk/news/2026-in...
- Reposted by Research Software AllianceThis paper covers the work done by the @researchsoftware.bsky.social & @researchdataall.bsky.social Policies in Research Organisations for Research Software (PRO4RS) working group over about 18 months. (2/2)
- Just published my latest #openaccess article with @up_jors doi.org/10.5334/jors...
- Reposted by Research Software AllianceNew blog! ✍️ The DReaMS community is committed to advancing research software management (RSM) through training, and emphasising the importance of sustainability, version control, and FAIR and Open Science. Read the account of the community meetup: blog.esciencecenter.nl/strengthenin...
- ReSA’s Nov newsletter (preview.mailerlite.io/preview/7781...) includes: - News from South Africa’s National Science and Technology Forum - Research Software Awards - Research Software Community Leadership Forum (CLF) & IRSC Program Committee - Events, including eResearch NZ/eRangahau Aotearoa 2026
- ReSA’s Actionable FAIR4RS Task Force is conducting a survey on Standards Inputs/Outputs — how the community reads, writes & exchanges data from the software they develop/maintain (focus on file formats, metadata, APIs). Take part here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
- Reposted by Research Software AllianceAttending #SC25 and interested in Research Software Engineering #RSEng and #AI? Come to our panel Thursday, 20 Nov 2025, 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm, rooms 240-241-242 Research Software Engineering in the Age of AI sc25.conference-program.com/presentation...
- ReSA’s Oct newsletter (preview.mailerlite.io/preview/7781...) includes: - News from @softwaresaved.bsky.social - Highlights from the @oecd-ocde.bsky.social workshop on Access to #ResearchSoftware - Actionable FAIR4RS Task Force: Bhavesh Patel presents at @us-rse.bsky.social #USRSE25 ...and more!
- Reposted by Research Software Alliance📢 R Dev Day @ New Zealand 2025 🏢 Auckland University 🌐 Remote, Americas / Asia-Pacific 📅 Tue 16 - Wed 17 Dec Registration deadline: Sunday 7 Dec pretix.eu/r-contributo... Attend this free event to collaborate on contributions to #RStats. #RDevDay #RSEng
- Reposted by Research Software AllianceTempted to make more hot takes in scholarly comm areas to stir up controversy to promote submissions to FORCE 2026 conference In Singapore June 2026. Come debate me and others! :) force11.org/force2026/ - yes, call for abstracts open now!
- Reminder from the deRSE26 organisers: The Call for Contributions is open for the 6th German Conference on Research Software Engineering. Submit an abstract & join us in Stuttgart next March! events.hifis.net/event/2945/a... #rseng #ResearchSoftware #deRSE26
- Reposted by Research Software Alliance🎉 Happy international RSE day from the Nordics! We have got some exciting events brewing for the future, including the Nordic Basic Scientific Computing days (No BS Computing) in Otaniemi, FI, in February and the 3rd Nordic-RSE conference in Tromsø, NO in June.
- Reposted by Research Software AllianceToday is International RSE Day, where we celebrate the Research Software Engineers making vital contributions to research all over the world. Join the celebration by sharing your stories and successes. #InternationalRSEDay #RSEDay2025
- Reposted by Research Software AllianceHappy International #RSE Day! US-RSE is proud to join with our worldwide partners to celebrate RSEs and their impact on advancing research.
- Get involved with the new ReSA & @curiossorg.bsky.social task force on Succession Planning for Research Software. It builds on 10 quick tips for making your software outlive your job: arxiv.org/abs/2505.06484. 📅 First meeting: 20 October Learn more & sign up: www.researchsoft.org/tf-successio...
- Reposted by Research Software Alliance¡Participa en la primera jornada internacional sobre ingeniería de software y software de investigación (SERS 2026) en ICSE 2026, el 14 de abril de 2026, en Río de Janeiro! Esta jornada interactiva reúne a las comunidades de ingeniería de software y software de investigación / RSE. (1/2)
- Reposted by Research Software AllianceVenha participar do 1º Workshop Internacional sobre Engenharia de Software e Pesquisa em Software (SERS 2026) no ICSE 2026, em 14 de abril de 2026, no Rio de Janeiro! Este workshop interativo busca reunir as comunidades de engenharia de software e pesquisa em software / RSE. (1/2)
- Reposted by Research Software AllianceJoin us at 1st Intl. Workshop on Software Engineering & Research Software, 14 April 2026 at ICSE 2026 in Rio! Interactive workshop bringing software engineering & research software communities together Submit short abstracts by 20 Oct. Details: conf.researchr.org/home/icse-20....
- ReSA’s latest newsletter (preview.mailerlite.io/preview/7781...) includes: - News from @futursi.bsky.social & funding opps from @simonsfoundation.org @esciencecenter.bsky.social - International Research Software Conference (IRSC): www.researchsoft.org/irsc/ - Community events, resources, & more!
- Reposted by Research Software Alliance🌊 Registration for Collaborations Workshop 2026 is now open via Eventbrite! #CollabW26 will take place as a hybrid event from Tuesday 28 April to Thursday 30 April 2026 at ICC Belfast. Find out more about the available options and how to register at www.software.ac.uk/news/registr...
- We’re excited to announce the International Research Software Conference (IRSC)! 7–8 September 2026 | Sheffield, UK & online | Co-located with #RSECon26 @society-rse.org Learn more: www.researchsoft.org/irsc/ For updates, join: preview.mailerlite.io/forms/778129... Image by @danielskatz.org
- Reposted by Research Software AllianceNext years #RSECon26 will be 9-11th September 2026 &co-located with the inaugural International Research Software Conference 7-8th September 2026 (www.researchsoft.org/irsc/ ) in Sheffield. Want to help organise RSECon26 see society-rse.org/volunteer-at... #RSECon25 #RSECon26 #IRSC26
- Reposted by Research Software AllianceGreat keynote this morning from Simon Hettrick "If we don't recognise everyone who is vital to research, we limit our ability to conduct research." - Simon Hettrick on the changing landscape of assessing research output assessment. Slides at slides.com/simonhettric... #RSECon25
- Reposted by Research Software AllianceGreat closing quote from Graham Lee in this mornings Track A talk on Where do people come from? "RSE is more than a technical discipline, its a social movement aiming to revolutionise how research engages with software." - Graham Lee #RSECon25
- Reposted by Research Software Alliance💻Good software development is essential for more than half of scientific research (probably even more) 🏛️How do institutions deal with issues around ownership, sharing, archiving of such software? 🗒️A good list of policies from @researchsoftware.bsky.social www.researchsoft.org/institutiona...
- ReSA’s August newsletter (preview.mailerlite.io/preview/7781...) includes: - News from @softwaresaved.bsky.social @softwareheritage.org - Nominations open for Research Software Community Leadership Forum (CLF) - apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... - Community events, resources, and more!
- Reposted by Research Software Alliance🧭 We are pleased to announce that applications for the SSI Fellowship Programme 2026 will be open from Mon 11 Aug to Mon 6 Oct 2025. An introductory Fellowship Programme Launch Webinar will be held on Thu 21 Aug. Find out more at www.software.ac.uk/news/fellows...
- Reposted by Research Software AllianceThe summer break is about to end and #code4thought will be back with the autumn/winter season 2025 on 2 Sep. Find out what's in store listen with this short trailer codeforthought.buzzsprout.com/1326658/epis... To support the show: en.tipeee.com/code-for-tho...
- Reposted by Research Software Alliance🌊 We are excited to announce that Collaborations Workshop 2026 (#CollabW26) will take place as a hybrid event at ICC Belfast from Tue 28 to Thu 30 Apr 2026. Registration will open on Mon 15 Sep with a limited release of super early bird tickets. Find out more: www.software.ac.uk/news/date-th...
- Reposted by Research Software Alliance🌟 Can you visualize a future in which you’ve won a grant of up to £25,000? #CatalystGrant 💡🌱 Digital Science’s 2025 Catalyst Grant is now open for applications - with the theme of #DataVisualization. 🔗 See more about our Catalyst Grant - and apply here: www.digital-science.com/investment/c...
- Reposted by Research Software AllianceOne week left until registration closes for #OSFair2025. From 15 to 17 September, @cern.bsky.social will host a global gathering of innovators, researchers, and policy leaders to co-create the future of Open Science. 🔗Secure your spot today: www.opensciencefair.eu/registration... #OpenAIRE #CERN
- Reposted by Research Software Alliance🚨 Call for contributions is open for #LatinR2025! 📅 The conference will be held online, December 1–5, 2025. You can submit proposals for: 💡 Lightning talks 🎤 Oral presentations 🛠️ Workshops 👉 Deadline: August 25 More info: latinr.org/blog/es/2025...
- Reposted by Research Software AllianceThe Carpentries Gratitude of the Month is to Aman Goel, Research Software Engineer @uomresearchit.bsky.social and Fellow at @softwaresaved.bsky.social. Aman is leading the organisation of a Training Community Day to follow the Research Software Engineering Conference #RSECon25 in September!
- Reposted by Research Software Alliance📝 [Blog Post] Open Science with a Latin American Identity: Meet the New Cohort of the rOpenSci Champions Program Introducing 10 new rOpenSci Champions — all from Latin America, representing diverse backgrounds and leading inspiring projects. Each of them is advancing #OpenScience from within […]
- Reposted by Research Software AllianceNominations for the Research Software Community Forum close on 5 September 2025. See link below.👇
- Nominations are now open for our Research Software Community Leadership Forum (CLF)—a space for #ResearchSoftware leaders to connect, set shared priorities & represent the community globally. 📆 Deadline: Sept 5 📋 Apply: forms.gle/YavEEdpF3cNN... Learn more: www.researchsoft.org/community-le...
- Join us for the next webinar in our series with LA Referencia and @researchdataall.bsky.social: The Role of Research Software in the Research Lifecycle 🗓 Date: 20 August, 14:00–15:30 UTC 🔗 Register here: redclara.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
- Nominations are now open for our Research Software Community Leadership Forum (CLF)—a space for #ResearchSoftware leaders to connect, set shared priorities & represent the community globally. 📆 Deadline: Sept 5 📋 Apply: forms.gle/YavEEdpF3cNN... Learn more: www.researchsoft.org/community-le...
- Reposted by Research Software Alliance📣The draft programme for the 25th #RDAPlenary (P25) taking place as part of International Data Week 2025 is ready! Browse the draft programme to see the range of RDA Group sessions and Birds of a Feather (BoF) meetings scheduled to take place: www.rd-alliance.org/...
- Reposted by Research Software Alliance🚨The Research Data Alliance and Microsoft have released two white papers on #AI, High-Performance Computing (#HPC) and #QuantumComputing.. Read the outcomes: ✅ Data Readiness and Data-Centric AI: lnkd.in/eCj97tTa ✅From HPC to Quantum: lnkd.in/eQ9MhfVP @kurapati.bsky.social
- 🎉 ReSA welcomes @schmidtsciences.bsky.social as our newest Organisational Member! Schmidt Sciences aims to accelerate scientific knowledge and breakthroughs with the most promising, advanced tools. Read the full announcement: preview.mailerlite.io/preview/7781... @arfon.bsky.social
- ReSA’s July newsletter (preview.mailerlite.io/preview/7781...) includes: - #ResearchSoftware community news - ReSA's Community Leadership Forum: nominations open - Join a Funders Forum WG - ReSA membership update @schmidtsciences.bsky.social - community events @us-rse.bsky.social US-RSE'25
- 🌍 ReSA launches the Community Leadership Forum (CLF)—a space for #ResearchSoftware leaders to connect, set shared priorities & represent the community globally. 🗳️ Nominations open! 📆 Deadline: Sept 5 📋 Apply: forms.gle/YavEEdpF3cNN... Learn more: www.researchsoft.org/community-le...
- Reposted by Research Software Alliance✨Calling all academic coders! Share your views on open source in academia ✨ TL;DR 🚀Survey on contributing to open source projects in academia 👉 southampton.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... ⏰ Approx 20 mins. 📅 Closes 30 September 🌍 Open to anyone in academia, anywhere in the world (1/6)
- Reposted by Research Software AllianceGreat to see #NWO join #SoftwareHeritage, preserving research software for the future. At Open Science NL, we support open and sustainable research software as a key part of reproducible science: 'Software is a first-class research output.' Read the statement www.softwareheritage.org/2025/05/14/n...
- Reposted by Research Software Alliance🎤 Opening Keynote at UCL #ucldigifest: ✨ A Digital Survival Story: From research code to research infrastructure Emily Richardson (AWS) shares her journey from postdoc scripts to cloud architectures for research. 🔗 buff.ly/jwUF8Uh #ARC #Festival #research #UCL #AWS
- 🎉ReSA welcomes Microsoft Corporation as our newest Organisational Member! Microsoft develops AI-powered platforms & tools to empower people & orgs - guided by commitments to opportunity, trust, rights & sustainability. Full announcement: www.researchsoft.org/news/2025-06/ @msftresearch.bsky.social
- ReSA’s June newsletter is out! - news & funding opportunities: @navigation.org @opensciencenl.bsky.social - @oecd-ocde.bsky.social on #ResearchSoftware access - @researchdataall.bsky.social TIGER funding for PRO4RS - @msftresearch.bsky.social joins ReSA 🔗 preview.mailerlite.io/preview/7781...
- Reposted by Research Software AllianceResearch Software Is an Important Research Output. Let’s Act Like It. A powerful call to action from Jennifer Kemp in the latest Open Knowledge article in Katina Magazine. katinamagazine.org/content/arti...
- Reposted by Research Software Alliance2+ years after publishing, have the FAIR Principles for Research Software (#FAIR4RS) been useful & usable? Learn about the results of a survey on this & to discuss next steps. Webinars (1 July): UTC 11:00-12:00 (unsw.zoom.us/meeting/regi...) UTC 22:00-23:00 (unsw.zoom.us/meeting/regi...)
- Reposted by Research Software AllianceDiscussions will focus on governance, skills, infrastructure, sustainability, and public–private collaboration. (5/5)
- Reposted by Research Software AllianceA key milestone will be the expert workshop: Access to Research Software: Opportunities and Challenges taking place on 8 September 2025 at the OECD headquarters in Paris. To participate or contribute, please contact alan.paic@oecd.org (4/5)
- Reposted by Research Software AllianceFollowing last year’s pledge by OECD members & partner countries to advance open science via improved data management & stewardship, OECD’s Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy (CSTP) is launching a 2025–26 project to assess progress & policy gaps in access to research software. (3/5)
- Reposted by Research Software AllianceAcross OECD countries, targeted reforms are supporting its development, openness, and long-term sustainability. As AI-driven research grows, a robust research software ecosystem — supported by skilled individuals, strong communities, and reliable infrastructure — is more important than ever. (2/5)
- Reposted by Research Software AllianceResearch software is increasingly recognised as a core research output, alongside publications and datasets. (1/5) #OpenScience #ResearchSoftware #OpenSource
- Reposted by Research Software Alliance🌱 Learn the foundations of effective mentorship in open science. This orientation supports community members as they become inclusive and impactful mentors. It was designed for the #rOpenSci Champions Program 🔗 Mentorship Training and Orientation yabellini.netlify.app/courses/rope...
- Reposted by Research Software Alliance🟥 The call for Expressions of Interest for the first round of the Research Software Maintenance Fund has officially closed with an incredible 361 applications received! A huge thank you to everyone who applied. Find out more about the RSFM at www.software.ac.uk/programmes/r...
- 🎉 ReSA's delighted to welcome @researchdataall.bsky.social as our latest Organisational Member! We're excited to strengthen our partnership as we collaborate to support #ResearchSoftware, #ResearchData, and #OpenScience on a global scale. 🔗 Read the full blog post: www.researchsoft.org/blog/2025-05
- ReSA’s 2025–2028 Strategic Plan is here! 🌍 Built with community input, the plan outlines ReSA’s commitment to strengthening the global #ResearchSoftware ecosystem through improvements in people, policy, and infrastructure. Thanks to all who contributed! 🔗 doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
- ReSA’s May newsletter (preview.mailerlite.io/preview/7781...) includes: - news from @softwareheritage.org - funding opportunities from @navigation.org - ReSA’s 2025-28 Strategic Plan & new forums - ReSA membership update @researchdataall.bsky.social - community events @society-rse.org #RSECon25
- Reposted by Research Software AllianceIf you have any RSE news, events, blogs, papers and or anything else interesting and relevant to the RSE community, submit it for inclusion in our monthly newsletter! Deadline 23rd of May
- Reposted by Research Software Alliance📣 RSECon25 Call for Mentors 📣 Do you have experience of presenting? Want to help early-career RSEs? Guide & support by sharing your knowledge & experience with those preparing to present at RSECon25. Find out more at rsecon25.society-rse.org/call-for-men... Deadline is 2025-06-14 #rsecon25
- Reposted by Research Software Alliance🚀 Just a few days to go until #NRSE25! We're excited to see what Research Software Engineers across the Nordics have been working on. Check out the full schedule and get ready to be inspired: nordic-rse.org/nrse2025/ 👥💻🌍 #RSEng
- Reposted by Research Software AllianceA new ReSA & RDA PRO4RS WG report: "Identifying Gaps in Research Software Policy” (doi.org/10.5281/zeno...) defines a common framework for research software policy & identifies areas where policies are lacking. It concludes that there is no single solution that covers all necessary policy aspects.
- Reposted by Research Software Alliance🛠️ Calling all open source developers! COS is looking to fund small dev projects that help improve the Open Science Framework (OSF). Python, Django, Angular.js devs—this one’s for you. Proposals due: May 14th, 2025. 🔗 cos.io/pose #DevGrants #OpenSource #OpenScience
