🛣️ In our latest #CollabW25 speed blog post, Nadine Spychala, Colin Sauze, @brynnoelubald.bsky.social and Scott Archer-Nicholls delve deeper into how AI is going to affect the future of RSE careers. Read the full article at www.software.ac.uk/blog/ai-afte...
🛣️ In our latest instalment in the #CollabW25 speed blog series, our delegates have compiled a list of 5 strategies to help foster cross-disciplinary activity in skill-sharing communities. Read the full article at
www.software.ac.uk/blog/5-strat...
🛣️ In this #CollabW25 blog post we learn more about which steps can improve future maintenance and usability of research software for both the original author and any researcher who inherits it. Read the full article at
www.software.ac.uk/blog/code-wo...
🛣️ The insights and connections from the Collaborations Workshop don’t stop when the event ends. Explore why recognising contributions in research software matters in this #CollabW25 speed blog post:
www.software.ac.uk/blog/telling...
Whilst some of our team are at #RSECon25, find out what others got up to at @softwaresaved.bsky.social #CollabW25 a few months ago.
Several of our Research Software Engineers attended the @softwaresaved.bsky.social #CollabW25
Read more to find out how they got on and how they contributed to a wide range of activities at the event.
🛣️ #SSIFellow Jannetta Steyn is a Collaborations Workshop veteran. Find out more about her experience attending #CollabW25, her fifth workshop, in our latest blog post: www.software.ac.uk/blog/adding-...
🛣️ #SSIFellow @jyoti-bhogal.bsky.social recalls her experience attending the Hack Day at this year's #CollabW25. Read more about it at
www.software.ac.uk/blog/metagre...
🛣️ A month has passed since #CollabW25 but we're still reflecting an all the great sessions and conversations that took place. Find a recap of all that happened in our latest report as well as links to our recordings and a special video featuring some of this year's delegates:
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🛣️ The DIRECT framework is a community-developed approach to mapping digital research skills and competencies into a framework to support diverse progression pathways. Find out more about it and the latest developments at #CollabW25: www.software.ac.uk/blog/work-sk...
The 2025 SSI Fellows posing for a group photo. About 25 people standing or sitting in three rows.
One of the many, many highlights from @softwaresaved.bsky.social #CollabW25 was getting to meet my fellow Fellows and hearing about all the fascinating and varied work that everyone is doing. Still feeling amazed and honoured to be among them!
Image: Jyoti Bhogal speaking about her “Research Study on the Research Software Engineering (RSEng) Landscape in Asia” at EPCC, Bayes Center, University of Edinburgh.
It was great listening to my fellow speaker @samumantha.bsky.social talk about her work ☺️.
This will remain a visit that I will cherish for long! 🌷☺️
#CollabW25
Group photo of the team while receiving the first prize at the Collaborations Workshop 2025 Hack Day.
Certificate of Achievement given by the Software Sustainability Institute to Jyoti Bhogal for winning the first prize at the Collaborations Workshop 2025 Hack Day.
Jyoti Bhogal in the backdrop of the ‘University of Stirling’ and the centrally located Airthrey Loch.
Here is the first one: jyoti-bhogal.github.io/about-me/blo...
In this blog post, I talk about contributing to the Green Algorithm’s hack idea. My team created the MetaGreenData during the Hack Day and won the first prize! 🥇
#CollabW25
So excited! Thank you @softwaresaved.bsky.social for #CollabW25 ✨️
A statue of the University of Stirling logo, standing next to a lake, with mountains, trees and the sunset in the background.
Heading home after another amazing CW. It was great to catch up with faces old and new. Thank you to those who talked to me about mental health, I'm feeling inspired and excited to move forward.
Thank you to Kyro and everyone at @softwaresaved.bsky.social for pulling it off once again! #CollabW25
Night landscape of a lake
Selfie with natural view out from a platform
Oystercatcher
Very large dosa (pancake) and surprise face
That's the end of my first #CollabW25 Collaborations Workshop. Amazing week of work on research software community matters, great people and beautiful Stirling setting. Also the largest dosa I've ever ordered for myself, and more oystercatchers than any other conference.
🛣️ With the Collaborations Workshop week drawing to a close, we'd like to end on a high by congratulating our winning teams at the #CollabW25 Hackday and sharing their group pictures.
1st place: Green Metadata
2nd place: Automated Carpentries Setup
3rd place: Rethinking publication
Waiting at Stirling station for the train back home after an amazing #CollabW25.
CW25 logo, Hackday, a road heading ahead.
🛣️ The Hackday is now over. Congratulations to all the winning teams and well done to all the other teams for their accomplishments!
This marks the end of #CollabW25. Thank you again to all delegates, we hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
Our Director of Curriculum @tobyhodges.bsky.social is @softwaresaved.bsky.social's #CW25 #Collabw25 Hackday!
To learn more about Collaborations Workshop 2025 (CW25) and what they have been up to these past 2 days, and about today's Hackday, visit: www.software.ac.uk/workshop/col...
Still at #CollabW25 in Stirling, Scotland. What a beautiful morning.
CW25 logo, SMARTHEP logo, Hackday, a road heading ahead
🛣️ The #CollabW25 Hackday is finally here! Thank you again to our sponsor SMARTHEP for their generous support.
A reminder that teams for the Hackday must be set by 10am so if you don't have a team, hurry up and join one!
CW25 logo, a road heading ahead, Kyro Hartzenberg
🛣️ A huge thank you to our events manager Kyro Hartzenberg for all her hard work organising #CollabW25!
CW25 logo, thank you, a road heading ahead
🛣️ The main #CollabW25 has ended and we would like to thank all remote and in person delegates for making this another unforgettable Collaborations Workshop.
If you are staying for the Hackday, we still have one day to go. We hope you are ready to get into groups and start hacking!
Really lovely that #CollabW25 are running "Social Glue" awards this year for people who put extra effort into connecting folks this year at the conference ✨
CW25 logo, collaborative hackday ideas, a road heading ahead
🛣️ The Hackday is almost here, get ready to come up with ideas and work together to develop solutions in the #CollabW25 Collaborative Ideas session.
"If someone has opened the door for you, make sure to keep it open."
@malvikasharan.bsky.social #CollabW25
Really enjoyed the opening panel this morning, thank you to all the panellists for their insights!
🛣️ Day 2 of #CollabW25 is about to start, if you are attending in person don't forget to head to Silver Glen for coffee before the welcome talk.
Anyone joining the worksop or even otherwise who's interested in research software engineering, open science, or the RSE Asia Association community does - please feel free to chat!
#RSEng #SSI #openscience #EDI #UofStirling #CollabW25