🟠 We are pleased to announce the Accessible Training Delivery: Formats, Tools, Materials and Events guide, written by Aman Goel, which offers practical advice for making training more accessible, inclusive and equitable. Find out more at www.software.ac.uk/news/new-gui...

👥 On 6–7 July 2026, the leadership team of the DIgital REsearch CompeTencies (DIRECT) Framework project met at the Alan Turing Building in Manchester for an intensive two-day retreat. Find out more about it at www.software.ac.uk/blog/renewed...

🧭 CHARTED, a project working to make the training landscape easier to navigate for digital Research Technical Professionals (dRTPs), has announced two new funds opening for applications. Find out more at www.software.ac.uk/news/charted...

🟢 The Writing Energy Efficient Code guide by Joe Wallwork has been published. The guide offers practical advice for researchers, software engineers and project managers who want to reduce the environmental impact of research software. Find out more at www.software.ac.uk/news/new-gui...

⭐️ A group of SSI Fellows have launched Responsible AI in RSE, a living register to support practitioners, leaders and policymakers. Find out more about it and how to get involved at www.software.ac.uk/news/respons...

🟣 We are pleased to announce the Creating and Evaluating Datasets in AI guide, written by Stef Garasto, which offers a practical introduction to responsible data collection, evaluation and documentation for AI algorithms. Find out more at www.software.ac.uk/news/new-gui...

🖥️ In response to the growing number of reports about the use of generative AI chatbots by learners at workshops, The Carpentries has launched a bonus module in which instructors will explore what widespread genAI use means for the way they teach. Find out more at www.software.ac.uk/news/genai-w...

🧭 We are pleased to announce the publication of our paper Recommendations from a Fellowship Programme for Advocates of Good Software Practices in Research. Find out more and access the paper at www.software.ac.uk/news/new-pub...

#SSIFellow @mdsimpson.co.uk has written an insightful blog post about his experience attending #CollabW26 as a Fellow, delegate, and Mental Health First Aider. Read the full story at www.software.ac.uk/blog/convers...

🌱 The Green RSE Award is back for 2026! Nominations are now open for an award that recognises individuals working to make research software more environmentally sustainable. Nominations close 13 July 2026. www.software.ac.uk/news/green-r...

🟪 Exciting opportunity to join FortranFuture, an EPSRC-funded project exploring how to sustain sciences and engineering disciplines dependent on one of the oldest programming languages still in active use. Applications close 6 July. Find out more at www.software.ac.uk/news/researc...

🟠 We are pleased to announce the Inclusivity and Accessibility in Recruitment guide by Marion Weinzierl and Rowland Mosbergen, which offers practical advice for making recruitment processes more inclusive, accessible and equitable. Find out more at www.software.ac.uk/news/new-gui...

↗️ Find out more about the DIRECT Framework and why it belongs in a conversation about openness as a project of social transformation in our latest blog post: www.software.ac.uk/blog/opennes...

palaeoverse is a community-driven R package of generic functions to help streamline palaeobiological analyses and improve code readability and reproducibility. This is our last version before a major refactor in Autumn, supported by funding from the @softwaresaved.bsky.social.

🔍️ The results from the 2026 International RSE Survey are now in. Find out more about it and how to access the data at www.software.ac.uk/news/rse-sur...

🟢 We are pleased to announce the Green Data Practices: Efficient utilisation of research data guide by Aman Singh: www.software.ac.uk/news/new-gui...

📙 Submissions are open for the Hidden REF Competition. Research is more than journal articles and publications and the Hidden REF has been proving it since 2020. Find out more about it and how to take part at www.software.ac.uk/news/hidden-...

🟣 We are pleased to announce the Using AI for Humanities Research Software guide by Emily Middleton, which offers a practical starting point for humanities researchers, students, Research Software Engineers and instructors. Find out more at www.software.ac.uk/news/new-gui...

🛠️ The Carpentries is hosting a new series of GenAI + Teaching Discussions, bringing educators together to share their experiences. The first call will take place on Thursday 18 June. Find out more and register at www.software.ac.uk/news/genai-t...

🟠 Our new guide on Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging in the Research Software Engineering Space by PJ Annand explores what EDIB means in practice and how to embed it in your work and communities. Find out more at www.software.ac.uk/news/new-gui...

🏳️‍🌈 #SSIFellow @ellakaye.co.uk focused her Fellowship project on growing @rainbowr.org, a community for LGBTQ+ people who code in R. Find out more about their first in-person leadership work-sprint in our latest blog post: www.software.ac.uk/blog/rainbow...

💬 Researchers at the University of Manchester are inviting Research Technicians and Technology & Skills Specialists across all disciplines to share their experiences in a short survey. Find out more and fill in the survey by Monday 15 June: www.software.ac.uk/news/calling...

🟢 We are proud to partner with the Research Software Alliance for the inaugural International Research Software Conference (IRSC). We look forward to the IRSC providing a global platform that brings together the research software community. Find out more at www.software.ac.uk/blog/resa-an...

🌊 It has been three weeks since the end of Collaborations Workshop 2026 and we're still thinking about all the amazing conversations we had. Look back at #CollabW26, find out more about the sessions, and access the recordings in our report at www.software.ac.uk/blog/collabo...

🟢 As part of our new series on Green Computing, we are pleased to announce the Introduction to Green Computing guide, written by Jyoti Bhogal and Caterina Doglioni. Find out more about the guide and how to access it at www.software.ac.uk/news/new-gui...

📗 The inaugural Teaching and Training SIG Community Days will take place on Tuesday 14 and Wednesday 15 July. Find out more about the event and how to register at www.software.ac.uk/news/teachin...

🪙 #SSIFellow Phil Reed shares his reflections from a course on writing successful funding applications, including the transferable lessons he's bringing back to his academic practice. Read the full post at www.software.ac.uk/blog/transfe...

🟣 As part of our new series on Artificial Intelligence in research software, we have published a new guide: Getting Started with ML and AI in Research Software, written by Paul J. Wright. Find out more about the guide and how to access it at www.software.ac.uk/news/new-gui...

🇨🇭 The Swiss Research Software Engineering (RSE) Annual Conference 2026 will take place on 31 August 2026 at the CAB Building, ETH Zurich. Find out more about it and how to register at www.software.ac.uk/news/annual-...

📣 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...

This week's RSE Seminar introduces EVERSE and RSQKit, exploring how these best practices can form part of real research. Speaker: Michael Sparks @softwaresaved.bsky.social 🗓️ Thurs 14 May 1:00-2:00pm UK time talks.cam.ac.uk/talk/index/2... Zoom: cam-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/8647611765... Passcode: 788395

🌅 We're delighted to share that our Director, Neil Chue Hong, is serving on the Scientific Advisory Board for the newly launched @os4science.org. Find out more at www.software.ac.uk/news/announc...

⭕ SSI's Ben Thomas, Simon Hettrick, and Philippa Broadbent have co-authored two new HDR UK publications on sensitive data curation skills. Find out more and how to access them at www.software.ac.uk/news/ssi-con...

🗞️ SSI's Simon Hettrick and Philly Broadbent have been featured in a Nature article titled "How hidden contributions power modern research." Find out more about it and access the full article at www.software.ac.uk/news/ssi-sta...

🎓 The Industry Skills Training Bootcamp, developed by the SSI, addresses the skill gaps many early-career software engineers face when transitioning from study to an industry setting. Find out more at www.software.ac.uk/blog/industr...

🟥 The deadline to apply to join the reviewer pool for Round 2 of the RSMF is the 10th of May. Reviewers will be asked to: - Assess approximately 12 applications - Attend one full online panel day - Commit the equivalent of around two to three working days in total

🔍️ We are happy to announce that the winner of the RSE Data Competition is Saranjeet Kaur Bhogal! Read more about the analyses developed by Saranjeet and the other finalists at www.software.ac.uk/news/rse-dat...

🟠 As part of our new series on Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in research software, we have published a new guide, Inclusive Event Planning from Start to Finish, written by Laura Crawford. Find out more about the guide and how to access it at www.software.ac.uk/news/new-gui...

🌳 We are pleased to announce that the Green RSE Award is returning for 2026! The award is designed to recognise individuals making outstanding contributions to environmental sustainability in research software.

🌊 The energy from #CollabW26 is still with us! It's been just a few days since we left Belfast, but the connections made and work accomplished will inspire us for months to come. Swipe through to relive the highlights, from our group photo to the brilliant winning teams from the Hack Day.

🌊 The Hack Day is now over. Congratulations to all the winners! And thank you to all of you for taking part and making this another unforgettable Collaborations Workshop

🌊 The Hack Day is finally here! For those attending in person, please remember to enter ICC Belfast from the Cityside Entrance and that our plenary room for today is the Studio. Another thank you to our sponsors Society of Research Software Engineering, DataKind, and NI-HPC for their support.

🌊 A huge thank you to our Events Manager Kyro Hartzenberg for all her work making Collaborations Workshop 2026 possible.

🌊 With the announcement of the Collaborative Ideas prizes, the first segment of Collaborations Workshop 2026 has officially concluded. We hope these past few days have been productive and inspiring for all attendees.

🌊 The team behind the Digital Research Competencies (DIRECT) Framework has announced the release of version 2.0.0, marking the third anniversary of the DIRECT project. Look out for their session later today at #CollabW26. www.software.ac.uk/news/new-ver...

🌊 Join us in Hall2a for today's welcome and the keynote by Eleanor Broadway. And do not forget to use the #CollabW26 hashtag to share your impressions of Collaborations Workshop.

🌊 Welcome to Day 2 of Collaborations Workshop 2026. We hope you are ready to dive back in! A big thank you again to our sponsors Society of RSE, DataKind, and NI-HPC for their support.

🌊 Day 1 of Collaborations Workshop 2026 has drawn to a close. We hope you had constructive discussions and are ready for another full day tomorrow. And for those joining us at the Gala Dinner, the drinks reception will start at the Lagan Suite, Hilton Belfast, at 18:30.

🌊 Join us in Hall 2a for the Welcome to Collaborations Workshop 2026 and do not forget to use the hashtag #CollabW26 to share your experience throughout the day!

🌊 Welcome to Day 1 of Collaborations Workshop 2026! A thank you to our Gold Sponsors Society of Research Software Engineering, DataKind, and NI-HPC for their generous support.