🚨Last chance to register 🚨

Join our upcoming “Quarto” online workshop — happening this week on Wednesday, 22 April, 14:00–16:00 (GMT).

Details below ⬇️

It's day one of our Digital Research Infrastructure Retreat

As we welcome those in the room, we also welcome those online. You can join via Zoom: n8cir.org.uk/training-and...

Agenda in the comments...

🧑‍💻 In our latest blog post #SSIFellow and @ersilia.io co-founder Gemma Turon discusses her experience organising the 1st Latin American hands-on workshop on open source AI/ML guided drug discovery. Read the full article at www.software.ac.uk/blog/open-so...

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What’s covered:
✅ HPC & Command Line
✅ Quality Control (sortmeRNA)
✅ Taxonomic Profiling (Metaphlan)
✅ Functional Profiling (Humann)

📍 Online
💰 FREE (UKRI funded)
👥 Max 30 spots

👉 Find out more and grab your spot here: digitalskillscatalyst.ac.uk/news/2026-01...

Advert for a free workshop on Metatranscriptomics 11-22 May 2026 organised by the UKRI digital research skills catalyst and funded by UKRI.

Want to unlock taxonomic and functional insights from microbial communities? We’re hosting a free hands-on #Metatranscriptomics Workshop starting May 11.

Designed for HPC beginners—we’ll teach you the command line from scratch! 🧬💻

#Bioinformatics #Microbiome #DLTP

Advert for the online workshop: Introduction to Quarto taking place on the 22nd April 2026.

Tired of "Copy-Paste" reporting? 📉

Stop manually updating figures every time your data changes. Learn to weave code and narrative together with Quarto.

Join our workshop to build professional, reproducible reports using real-world data.

Register: digitalskillscatalyst.ac.uk/news/2026-01... 🧵

📣 #PhD opportunities

As part of the NERC E5 Doctoral Training Partnership through The University of Edinburgh, SAMS has submitted three options for PhD studentships. 🧪🌊

Is your dream PhD here?
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Advert for the online workshop: Introduction to Quarto taking place on the 22nd April 2026.

Tired of "Copy-Paste" reporting? 📉

Stop manually updating figures every time your data changes. Learn to weave code and narrative together with Quarto.

Join our workshop to build professional, reproducible reports using real-world data.

Register: digitalskillscatalyst.ac.uk/news/2026-01... 🧵

📢 SHAREing Goes UK-Wide 📢
We’re excited to announce that SHAREing has now opened its funding opportunities to the wider UK community 🚀

Funding is now open to all contributors based at UK universities or other organisations eligible for UKRI funding, in line with our Flexible Funds policy.

Research Data Stewardship Network Join the Research Data Stewardship Network at the University of York

You can also sign up to our new Research Data Stewardship Network, bringing together colleagues from across the University who play a role in the management and reuse of research data 🧑‍💻

Grateful and excited to soon be heading to #NBUG15, with a UKRI Digital Research Skills Catalyst Project travel grant.
Looking forward to engaging in discussions and connecting with the bioinfo community.
@ukriskillscatalyst.bsky.social
#STEM #WomenInSTEM #PhDLife #PostDocLife #CancerBioinformatics

Research Data Stewardship Network Join the Research Data Stewardship Network at the University of York

Data stewardship encompasses a broad range of activities in the management of research data throughout its lifecycle, from creation to reuse 💾

If you play a role in data stewardship at York, or are the designated ‘data person’ in your area, then consider joining our new network 👇

@britishecologicalsociety.org

@3mmarand.bsky.social

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We had a blast at #BES2025! Huge thanks to our Quarto workshop attendees. 💻📈

The UKRI Digital Research Catalyst is growing! In 2026, we’re launching a new hub for:

📖 Learning resources
🤝 1-to-1 support sessions
📅 Events

Stay tuned for more digital research tools! 🧪

@pasky.bsky.social

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Excited to launch the new improved Reproducible Code guide from @britishecologicalsociety.org @methodsinecoevol.bsky.social FREE online here! www.britishecologicalsociety.org//wp-content/... Amazing work by some very talented ECRs. We hope it’s useful!

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🚀 Scholarship Alert!

We're excited to announce travel scholarships for the #NorthernBUG15 event in York on Jan 23rd! Don't let travel costs stop you from joining the bioinformatics community.

Find out more & apply here: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

#Bioinformatics #NBUG15 #TravelScholarship

🧭 We are happy to announce our new #SSIFellows! Read more about this year's applications and the 2026 cohort at www.software.ac.uk/news/introdu...

There's no registration links or anything (the lunchtime workshops are just turn up on the day affairs,and you can't book into the conference itself anymore as it sold out within a week of opening!)

@britishecologicalsociety.org

Hope to see you there!

BES Annual Meeting 2025 - British Ecological Society Join ecologists from across the world from 15-18 December at Europe's largest event dedicated to ecology.

Are you going to be at #BES2025?

Join our lunchtime workshop on Wednesday (13:45-14:45) and learn how to build reproducible and automated reports using @quarto.org

No markdown experience required, just bring your laptop!

Agenda www.britishecologicalsociety.org/content/bes-...

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Happy International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM!

How are you celebrating it?

#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM

We have just launched our projects for #phd studentships starting in Sept 26 🙌

⏰Application deadline: Midday, Wed 3 Dec 25

Come and see the (wide!) range of #bioscience projects 👉 tinyurl.com/3m9um286

🚀 AIBIO-UK x L2D Training Scholarships

25 fully funded spots for biosciences researchers to learn:
🔹 Python
🔹 Data handling
🔹 ML & AI

🗓️ Apply by 21 Oct: forms.office.com/e/rVf0Q2H9a5

🔗 Info: aibio.ac.uk/opportunitie...

#AIBIOUK #AIinBiosciences #L2D #Scholarships

🎉 Happening Today! 🎉

We’re thrilled to share that @3mmarand.bsky.social and @ijlyttle.bsky.social are delivering the hands-on workshop “From R User to R Programmer” at posit::conf(2025).

If you are attending the #PositConf2025 this week be sure to say hello!

#DigitalResearchSkills #PositConf2025

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🆕 Vacancy! We’re looking for a #Metagenomics Research Scientist to join the Laboratory of Dr Falk Hildebrand @bioinf.bsky.social to study diet impact on the gastrointestinal microbiome.

💷 £37,500 - £42,000
🗓️ Apply by 30 September 2025
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🚨Last chance to register 🚨

🤝 Connect with over 50 researchers and enhance your AI skills!

‼️Last few places remaining - register for free here : lnkd.in/e8zWTKMa

🎓 Travel scholarships provided @aibio-uk.bsky.social

🙋 Any questions contact: research-digital-skills@york.ac.uk

🚨Upcoming training course 🚨

AI readiness in 'omics: Workshop and Hackathon.

Limited travel bursaries are available.

More info linktr.ee/UKRIDigitalS...

We are excited to be participating at the @setac.bsky.social 13th Young Environmental Scientists Meeting this week!

@3mmarand.bsky.social and @pasky.bsky.social will deliver an introductory Workshop on Reproducibility with R.

Come say hello! 👋

#digitalresearchskills #datascience

Colourful blue and green advert advertising a workshop and hackathon on AI Readiness in Omics. This event will take place at the University of Bradford from 10 am - 4pm on the 12th September 2025. There are limited travel bursaries available. Registration link https://linktr.ee/UKRIDigitalSkillsCatalyst The event is organised by the UKRI Digital Research Skills Catalyst with funding provided by AIBIO UK.

🚨 Bioscientist researchers: enhance your AI skills 🚨

✴️ Programme
- Intro to ML concepts used in -omics
- Pitfalls and examples of ML in -omics
- BYO Data Hackaton

🎓 Travel scholarships provided by @aibio-uk.bsky.social

➡️ Register linktr.ee/UKRIDigitalS...

#DigitalSkills #ResearchTraining