Registration is now open for the International Research Software Conference (IRSC)! tinyurl.com/IRSC-registr...
Join us for IRSC26: 7-8 Sept 2026 in Sheffield, UK (with remote participation), co-located with #RSECon26. Learn more: www.researchsoft.org/irsc/
#IRSC26 #ResearchSoftware #OpenScience
📣 Reminder: IRSC26 proposals are due 1 May
Join us 7-8 Sept 2026 (Sheffield, UK + online, co-located with #RSECon26). The International Research Software Conference invites BoFs, talks, and lightning talks.
www.researchsoft.org/irsc/proposa...
#IRSC26 #ResearchSoftware #OpenScience #RSE #RSEng
New on ReSA's blog: www.researchsoft.org/blog/2026-04/
ReSA, @researchdataall.bsky.social & LA Referencia collaborated to advance #OpenScience, #ResearchSoftware & #ResearchData in Latin America. Final webinar 30 Apr recursos.lareferencia.info/alianza-cien.... Thanks to our partners & all involved!
Last week’s Research Software Engineering in the Age of Generative AI workshop worked towards developing a roadmap for producing #researchsoftware in the age of GenAI. Read the brief summary at www.researchsoft.org/events/rse-a... @arfon.bsky.social @danielskatz.org @schmidtsciences.bsky.social
Working on Open Science policy or monitoring?
Applications are now open for the Open Science Policy Programme 2026.
🗓️ Apply by 19 April 2026
🔗 www.openaire.eu/open-science...
#OpenScience #SciencePolicy
🌊 The deadline to purchase General Admission (in-person) tickets for Collaborations Workshop 2026 is 11:59pm on 31 March. Hurry up an secure your spot now!
Find out more about the event and what is included in remote and in-person tickets at
www.software.ac.uk/news/last-ch...
If you are interested in any aspect of #ResearchSoftware, including #RSEng, #funding, #publishing, #training, #metascience, #policy, etc., consider submitting a proposal and/or attending #IRSC26 (right before #RSECon26 in Sheffield, UK, in Sept). We want to bring all parts of the community together
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"We have to get past the myth that #OpenSource is free, it's not..it needs funding," Omar Mohsine (UN Office of Digital Emerging Technologies) said, adding that to reach the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, institutional investment is crucial.
ReSA’s March newsletter (preview.mailerlite.io/preview/7781...):
- Community news: @plosbiology.org code-sharing policy
- @schmidtsciences.bsky.social Science of Trustworthy AI program
- #IRSC26 Call for Proposals
- Events, incl. SERS 2026 @icseconf.bsky.social
Subscribe: www.researchsoft.org/news/
📣 IRSC26 Call for Proposals (www.researchsoft.org/irsc/proposa...) is open!
Join us 7-8 Sept 2026 (Sheffield, UK + online, co-located with #RSECon26). The International #ResearchSoftware Conference invites proposals for BoFs, talks, and lightning talks.
🗓 Deadline: 1 May 2026
#IRSC26
The RSECon26 Call for Submissions is open! Share the tools you build and the RSE practices you are advancing. We welcome talks, workshops, and posters from all domains. Check the guidelines and submit your proposals today! Link: rsecon26.society-rse.org/calls/submis... #RSECon26
🌍 Become a Founding Sponsor of #IRSC26
Sponsorship opportunities are live for the inaugural International Research Software Conference (7-8 Sept 2026, Sheffield + online), co-located with #RSECon26.
www.researchsoft.org/irsc/sponsor...
tinyurl.com/IRSCupdates
#ResearchSoftware #OpenScience
Just published in JOSS: 'search-query: An open source Python library for academic search queries' https://doi.org/10.21105/joss.08775
We need your help! Over the last decade, the @softwaresaved.bsky.social and partners have collected heaps of data on the research software community. Now we want to know how you’d put that data to use. In fact, we’re so eager to know that we’re offering a prize for the best data analysis.
ReSA’s Feb newsletter (preview.mailerlite.io/preview/7781...) is here!
- Community news, incl. @opensciencenl.bsky.social's €5.4M award to @esciencecenter.bsky.social
- @softwaresaved.bsky.social RSMF Round 2
- #IRSC26 sponsorship
- Survey on #RSEng & #GenAI
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Help shape the future of Research Software Engineering in the age of Generative AI.
We’re collecting input for our March 2026 workshop.
Take the survey: tinyurl.com/RSE-GenAI
Closes 1 March.
@schmidtsciences.bsky.social @arfon.bsky.social @danielskatz.org @softwaresaved.bsky.social
It's exciting to see the #RSEng map getting more filled in, with RSE Argentina (rse-argentina.github.io) joining the global community
Your formal job title does not matter - if you write code for research as part of your work, we want to hear from you.
@uob-bear.bsky.social @dataculture.bsky.social @researchsoftware.bsky.social @code4thought.bsky.social @arc-durhamuni.bsky.social @theturing.bsky.social
Flyer showing a summary of the RSE-FI meetup in text + Aalto Scientific Computing, Nordic-RSE, Society of RSE and Software Sustainability Institute in the bottom. Includes a QR code leading to the website which includes all information presented on they flyer and more: https://aaltoscicomp.github.io/NoBSC/
Are 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...
A 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
Ahead 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...
🔍 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...
This 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.
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Just published my latest #openaccess article with @up_jors doi.org/10.5334/jors...
New 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
