What’s it like to work at the eScience Center? Hear it directly from the people who work here. 👉 check out Jason's story: www.esciencecenter.nl/our-stories/

Grateful to @odissei.bsky.social for having us on their podcast! 🎙️ We enjoyed diving into this hot topic: making science more reproducible, sustainable, and efficient! Check out the episode here 👇: odissei.transistor.fm/episodes/dat...

The Netherlands eScience Center is looking for an Executive Director. Interested candidates are invited to contact Holtrop Ravesloot via [email protected] or view the vacancy on our website buff.ly/o3ku6BO (in Dutch). Apply by 23 November via [email protected]

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱! On 25 November, we celebrate National Research Software Day with 🔸 Keynote talks: Prof. Eric-Jan Wagenmakers and Dr. Connie Clare 🔸 Parallel sessions 🔸 Unconference sessions 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀! For more info and registration 👉 nl-rse.org/pages/nrsd-2...

"What I created during my time at the eScience Center is not limited to one specific purpose but can immediately be deployed in other people's research. I’m proud to have made an impact in that way." @fjwillemsen.bsky.social about his time as a PhD student at the eScience Center: buff.ly/NhZrOqk

🍂 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗽 From research software funding to firefighting, from magma oceans to coding cafes: the Netherlands eScience Center had a very busy month of October. Read all about it 👉 www.esciencecenter.nl/news/october...

The eScience Center actively engages with the global scientific community at various events and conferences, and we would love to meet you there! So if you plan on attending any of the conferences mentioned on our website, don't hesitate to contact us. www.esciencecenter.nl/news/meet-us...

Join us at the #ODISSEI Annual Conference on 4 November! Research Software Engineers Malte Lüken, Flavio Hafner and José Angel Daza will be there to answer all your questions about the services of the Netherlands eScience Center. ➡️ More info: odissei-data.nl/event/odisse...

Are you attending the @odissei.bsky.social Conference on 4 November? Please visit the Netherlands eScience Center booth and meet our Research Software Engineers.

On 11 November we will host a breakout session with #SURF at the NWO Community Day Earth and Environmental Sciences. Join Senior RSE Meiert Grootes from 11:00 – 11:45 hrs for a sessioin about EO data: safeguarding access and availability for research in NL. Register here: buff.ly/TpQ01OA

📣 We are looking for a Programme Officer who wants to • work at the forefront of cutting-edge research • coordinate and execute the call development process from planning through completion • be part of a team of intelligent, collaborative and ambitious people Please see buff.ly/FU2JBVU

Why would a for-profit company want to invest in Open-Source Software? Our collaborator, the creator of the statistics software #JASP (@jaspstats.bsky.social), will tell you why 👉 buff.ly/OOz8Y6Y...

🔸Are you passionate about education and open-source software? 🔸Do you enjoy helping researchers improve their software skills? 🔸Do you have experience with event organization? 🔸Do you want to work at the forefront of cutting-edge international research? Then this is the job for you! buff.ly/5UfbOLw

Early this year one of our popular lessons, Introduction to Deep Learning with Python, was accepted in the Carpentries Lab. Over 30 people contributed to this lesson so this is an achievement of our entire community! Want to know about the penguins? Check out the lesson material: buff.ly/vKTyIkc

Why would a for-profit company want to invest in Open-Source Software? Our collaborator, the creator of the statistics software JASP (@jaspstats.bsky.social), will tell you why. blog.esciencecenter.nl/8c81bad92d79...

Only one more week to sign up for the Research Software Support Training for research support staff, that want to be able to better support researchers who write code in their research. 🔸 5 and 19 November 9:00-17:00 hrs, Amsterdam 🔸 Deadline: 29 October. See the full programme at buff.ly/fgp6Yl5

Almost 20 software training enthusiasts met in-person on Thursday 9 October 2025, providing input for the RST-NL network and getting to know each other. Read a full account of the successful meet-up on researchsoftwaretraining.nl/rst-nl-meet-... and join us next time on March 5 in Utrecht!

Join us at the #ODISSEI Annual Conference on 4 November! Research Software Engineers Malte Lüken, Flavio Hafner and José Angel Daza will be there to answer all your questions about the services of the Netherlands eScience Center. ➡️ More info: odissei-data.nl/event/odisse...

𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹? Join our workshop 'Intermediate Research Software Development with Python' to learn methods that will help you create sustainable, collaborative, and testable software: buff.ly/ilMjxOj ❗Deadline for registration: 24 October

📢 The Netherlands eScience Center is looking for a Programme Officer • with the drive to help improve research software & impact on sciences • who is creative and communicative • enjoys tackling challenges in project management • has passion in developing funding calls Apply now! buff.ly/FU2JBVU

👉 13 October: Open eScience Call deadline 👈 If you have any questions regarding the application procedure, please read our FAQ's and view the information event recording: esciencecenter.nl/calls-for-proposals/open-escience-call-oec-2025/ #opencall #esciencecenter #researchsoftware

Why learn to compute derivatives by hand when AI can do it instantly? In this blog RSE @pabrod.bsky.social explores the value of training your brain to really grasp the meaning and power of mathematical concepts. Spoiler: learning math is still useful. medium.com/@pab.rod/db4... #Math #AI

Are you passionate about education and open-source software, and do you enjoy helping researchers improve their software skills? We are looking for a new colleague to coordinate activities for the Research Software Training Netherlands network. For full details, please see 👉https://buff.ly/5UfbOLw

📢 Last call for researchers! Have you sent in your project proposal for the 2025 Open eScience Call? The deadline is next Monday! Don't miss out on the chance to collaborate with Research Software Engineers on your projects! esciencecenter.nl/calls-for-proposals/open-escience-call-oec-2025/

Did you know we offer free training materials for your own use? 🎓 All materials are collaboratively developed with the research community and are openly available. For instance, our lesson materials about good practices in research software development carpentries-incubator.github.io/good-practic...

We are looking forward to the meet-up of RST-NL next week on the 9th of October in Utrecht! Check the programme and please let us know if you will attend 👉 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/research-s... Registration closes Sunday 5h of October at 23:30 hrs.

The eScience blog is back from a well-deserved holiday period. Checkout @egpbos.bsky.social 's latest post about user-friendliness. blog.esciencecenter.nl/be-like-jurr...

At the LUMC’s Research Data Day on 23 September there were many shared interests between participants, particularly around Software Management Plans and Research Software Training. Researchers who see opportunities to cooperate with the eScience Center in these areas are welcome to contact us!

🔸What is FAIR software? 🔸Why is software publication and citation important? 🔸Why are software licenses important? The masterclass 'Research Software Support Training' on 5 and 19 November covers hands-on exercises and many opportunities to ask questions. 👉

New paper by @fjwillemsen.bsky.social with Rob van Nieuwpoort and Ben van Werkhoven. They show that while auto-tuning frameworks rely heavily on optimization algorithms, their hyperparameters are almost never tuned—despite being crucial for efficiency. Read the blog 👉https://tinyurl.com/yrwvyaup

Check out the The CAFE Method: Building and Sustaining a Network of Inclusive Programming Communities for Researchers. The project provides resources, guidance, and a community-building framework to help research institutions across the Netherlands establish local Programming Cafes. See 👉 tdcc.nl

Flashback to the RDA event in The Hague earlier this month. Check out the collaborative notes and find links to all presentations here: 🔗 lcrdm.nl/rda-in-the-netherlands-for-members-new-and-seasoned/ Don’t hesitate to get in touch if you’re interested in exploring the topics further!

Check out the upcoming RST-NL events! 🔸9 October: a small free Software trainers meet-up 🔸5 and 19 November: Research Software Support Training 🔸5 March: Annual RST-NL day 🔸Carpentries Instructor Trainings. Dates to be announced For more information see researchsoftwaretraining.nl/opportunitie...

Join us on 25 November for National Research Software Day! Showcase and discover software, discuss trends and policies and help shape the NL-RSE community. 🕑 25 November, 9:30-17:00 hrs 📍 @Lijm & Cultuur, Delft. Only 26 tickets left! nl-rse.org/pages/nrsd-2... #NL-RSE #TUDelft #LCRDM.

In 2024 we started working on the DroneML project which involved processing archaeological sensor data recorded with drones using machine learning. This led to the development of CoeusAI, a plugin for the open-source software package QGIS. Read all about it: www.esciencecenter.nl/news/anomali...

Tip:👇online lectures at the Centre for Digital Humanities @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social Artificial intelligence (AI) lies at the heart of today’s geopolitical tensions. These lectures explore how digital humanities can help us navigate this rapidly changing landscape. cdh.uu.nl/cdh-online-l...

'Efficient Construction of Large Search Spaces for Auto-Tuning' by Floris-Jan Willemsen (co-authors Rob van Nieuwpoort and Ben van Werkhoven) won Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP)! For more information & the paper 👉 www.esciencecenter.nl/news/best-pa...

We are kickstarting Research Software Training NL (RST-NL)! Our first upcoming training is 🔸 16 and 17 September: online Carpentries Instructor Training for new software trainers to get certified as Carpentries Instructor. 🔗 For more information and to sign up: www.eventbrite.com/e/online-ins...

We zijn op zoek naar een - Office Assistant (24- 32 uur) - Je bent het aanspreekpunt voor eventmanagement, secretariële en facilitaire ondersteuning in ons team met een passie voor academisch onderzoek. Spreekt jou dit aan? Lees verder op esciencecenter.nl/careers/office-assistant-24-32-uur/

🚨 Open eScience Call 2025 We’d love to work on smart, impactful, and fun projects - but we depend on you to write a great proposal. So here are 5 tips to help make your project one we’re all excited to work on. 👉 blog.esciencecenter.nl/5-tips-for-w...

The Lorentz Center and the @esciencecenter.bsky.social invite researchers to join the eScience Center - Lorentz Competition 2025. This year the focus is on: Advancing AI Techniques for Scientific Research and Scholarship More information: bit.ly/4fCmx1a

Open eScience Call 2025 is open for submissions to researchers from all disciplines for in-kind support from eScience Center research software engineers: www.esciencecenter.nl/calls-for-pr... Interested?`Register now for our information event on September 4th: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-inf...

We’d love to work on smart, impactful, and fun projects – but we depend on you to write a great proposal. So here are 5 tips to help make your project one we’re all excited to work on 👇 medium.com/@peter.kalve...

We have a new open call!! Apply now before the deadline (www.esciencecenter.nl/calls-for-pr...)! 🎉

OPEN CALL! We're thrilled to be announcing the 2025 Open eScience Call. If you are a researcher looking for support from a Research Software Engineer (RSE) for your research project, submit your proposal by 13 October. Learn more here: www.esciencecenter.nl/calls-for-pr...

In our newest blog, Carsten reminds us: FAIR principles still matter — maybe more than ever. AI can sound smart, but if we can’t find, check or reuse what it spits out, is it science or just a fancy remix? Read the full breakdown here:

In this blog post, @jjjvanderhooft.bsky.social reflects on the challenges and lessons learned from organizing a computational omics workshop in @w-u-r.bsky.social

How can we verify privacy in data releases? Flavio Hafner's series on privacy and machine learning continues: Part 2 shows how differential privacy constrains the extent to which a hacker can find out about single records from a private data release: blog.esciencecenter.nl/empirically-...

For our latest #SoftwareSpotlight, we're featuring MUSCLE3, a software that helps scientists connect computer models to work together. This is useful when studying complex systems—like climate change, energy grids or the human body. Learn more here: research-software-directory.org/software/mus...

Are your research datasets eating up terabytes of valuable storage space? In our latest blog, our RSE, Bart, explains compression techniques for NetCDF files that can reduce storage needs. Learn how these methods can save space and reduce your carbon footprint: blog.esciencecenter.nl/keeping-your...