We’re delighted to welcome @schmidtsciences.bsky.social as a Silver sponsor of the International Research Software Conference (IRSC)! 🎉 Learn more: www.schmidtsciences.org & Virtual Institute for Scientific Software (VISS): www.schmidtsciences.org/viss/ IRSC26: www.researchsoft.org/irsc/

In a new blog, colleague Marta Teperek and co-authors explore why closer collaboration between research software engineers, data stewards, and other digital research professionals is key to robust, reproducible & future-ready research. Read the blog: direc.to/oHkJ

Embedding Research Software into Scholarly Publishing a Chorus / @researchsoftware.bsky.social alliance event 2026. I’ll talk about the funder perspective. Info and registration here: www.chorusaccess.org/events/embed...

We’re pleased to share outputs from the Research Software Engineering in the Age of Generative AI workshop: - Report: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... - Reflections from Edinburgh: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... - Blog post on RSEs in the age of GenAI: www.researchsoft.org/blog/2026-05... #ResearchSoftware

In March, @arfon.bsky.social, Michelle Barker, Kim Hartley, and I co-organized a workshop, "Research Software Engineering in the Age of Generative AI: Building a Community Vision," in Edinburgh. (1/4)

ReSA’s May news (tinyurl.com/resa-may26) - RSEng in the Age of GenAI workshop outputs - #IRSC26 sponsors: @softwaresaved.bsky.social @society-rse.org - ReSA welcomes @renphil21.bsky.social @os4science.org - @chorusaccess.bsky.social & ReSA webinar - Events, incl @nordic-rse.bsky.social conference

We’re delighted to partner with @softwaresaved.bsky.social for the first International Research Software Conference (IRSC)! 🎉 Learn more about SSI and our long-standing collaboration on the ReSA blog: doi.org/10.59350/zsf... Register for #IRSC26: tinyurl.com/IRSC-registr...

We’re delighted to welcome @society-rse.org as a Bronze Sponsor of the International Research Software Conference! 🎉 Learn more about the Society: society-rse.org RSECon26: rsecon26.society-rse.org Register for IRSC26: tinyurl.com/IRSC-registr... #ResearchSoftware #OpenScience #IRSC26 #RSECon26

📣 New funding opportunity. Today, we're launching our inaugural call for proposals for open source software that underpins data-intensive research and AI-driven discovery in the life sciences. 1/ os4science.org/funding_oppo...

Today we're launching the Open Source for Science Fund, a new multi-donor philanthropic fund by Renaissance Philanthropy, seeded by @biohub.org and @wellcometrust.bsky.social, with support from @kavlifoundation.org and @researchsoftware.bsky.social 🧵 os4science.org/news/open-so...

We’re delighted to welcome the Dutch Research Council (NWO), including its @opensciencenl.bsky.social programme, as a Bronze Sponsor of the International Research Software Conference! 🎉 Learn more: www.nwo.nl/en Register for #IRSC26: tinyurl.com/IRSC-registr... #ResearchSoftware #OpenScience

We’re delighted to welcome @esciencecenter.bsky.social as a Bronze Sponsor of the International Research Software Conference! 🎉 Learn more: www.esciencecenter.nl IRSC26: www.researchsoft.org/irsc/ Register: tinyurl.com/IRSC-registr... #ResearchSoftware #OpenScience #IRSC26

Reminder: The deadline to submit proposals for #IRSC26 is this Friday, 1 May. Submit your proposal and learn more: www.researchsoft.org/irsc/proposa... 📅 7-8 September 2026 📍 Sheffield, UK + online (co-located with #RSECon26) Registration is now open: tinyurl.com/IRSC-registr...

ReSA’s April newsletter (preview.mailerlite.io/preview/7781...): - Community news: policy brief from @eosc-everse.bsky.social - IRSC26 registration: tinyurl.com/IRSC-registr... & sponsors: @NWO, @opensciencenl.bsky.social & @esciencecenter.bsky.social - Events: @force11.bsky.social #FORCE2026

We’re delighted to welcome @datacite.org as our latest Organisational Member! 🎉 DataCite is a global community of research organisations ensuring research outputs, resources, and activities are openly available and connected, enabling reuse to advance knowledge across disciplines. datacite.org

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

"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 Subscribe: www.researchsoft.org/news/

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

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 👇

#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. (2/2)

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

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...

Attending #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!

📢 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

Tempted 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!