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ReSA’s Sept newsletter is here! preview.mailerlite.io/preview/7781...
- Community news: SSI becomes the Institute for Research Software @softwaresaved.bsky.social
- Funding: BSSw Fellowship Program
- IRSC26 keynote recordings
- Events: @us-rse.bsky.social USRSE’26

www.researchsoft.org/news/
September 24, 2026 at 3:23 PM
researchsoftware.bsky.social
Help map GenAI initiatives in research software:

ReSA's mapping work underway across the community around priority themes identified at our international GenAI & research software workshop with @schmidtsciences.bsky.social.

We’d like to hear from you! forms.gle/1BDRm8v3LYdJ...

#ResearchSoftware
Help map GenAI initiatives in research software
Following ReSA and Schmidt Sciences’ international workshop on Research Software Engineering in the Age of Generative AI: Building a Community Vision, ReSA is mapping initiatives related to the nine p...
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September 14, 2026 at 4:19 PM
researchsoftware.bsky.social
Keynotes from the first International Research Software Conference (#IRSC26) are now available:

- What We Talk About When We Talk About RSE by @rivaquiroga.bsky.social
- What Public Code Can Teach Us: Research Software Meets Software Research by Stefano Zacchiroli

▶️ youtube.com/playlist?lis...
September 11, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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📚 What will you learn at CodeRefinery? (6/8)

How can you use AI coding assistants responsibly?

Day 5 introduces a practical framework for working with generative AI while maintaining control, security, transparency, and research integrity.

🔗 coderefinery.github.io/coding-with-...
Responsible Use of Generative AI in Assisted Coding — Responsible Use of Generative AI in Assisted Coding documentation
The lesson
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September 10, 2026 at 6:01 AM
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uomresearchit.bsky.social
A great blog post from some of our Research Software Engineers demonstrating how research and training can quite often overlap. Working with @eloquentscience.com they gave UGs hands on experience of weather modelling over the summer.
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Modelling Damaging Windstorms
Several of our Research Software Engineers spent this summer supporting a research internship where environmental-science students learnt how to analyse cutting-edge meteorological simulations of…
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September 10, 2026 at 7:44 AM
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📣 Join us for a fun, informal Carpentries networking session! Meet fellow community members worldwide!

📆 Wed, Sept. 16 @ 01:00 UTC
📝 pretix.carpentries.org/community-ev...
📆 Wed, Sept. 16 @ 14:00 UTC
📝 pretix.carpentries.org/community-ev...
Networking Session (Community Discussion Session)
Wed, Sept. 16, 2026
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September 9, 2026 at 12:13 PM
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softwaresaved.bsky.social
⭕ The EOSC Board has opened a call for applications for its renewed Task Forces, covering the 2027–2028 mandate period. Applications are open until 30 September 2026, 23:59 CEST.
Find out more at www.software.ac.uk/news/next-ge...
September 10, 2026 at 10:11 AM
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Arfon Smith suggests a next step for replicability at #RSEcon2026
Slide comparing before and after necessary steps for replicability
September 9, 2026 at 9:06 AM
researchsoftware.bsky.social
It’s a wrap for the International #ResearchSoftware Conference. Thanks to our 110+ attendees, presenters & sponsors: @amazonwebservices.bsky.social, @softwaresaved.bsky.social, US NIH, @ncsaatillinois.bsky.social, @esciencecenter.bsky.social, NWO, @schmidtsciences.bsky.social, @society-rse.org.
Audience members in a conference room listening to the keynote speakers present in front of their slides.
September 9, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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⏰ Last chance to register for remote participation at the International Research Software Conference (IRSC)!

Register by 4 September: tinyurl.com/IRSC-registr...

#IRSC26 #ResearchSoftware #OpenScience
September 1, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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softwaresaved.bsky.social
⬡ Today, we become the Institute for Research Software.

For 15 years, we've worked as the Software Sustainability Institute to make research software more sustainable and properly recognised.
September 1, 2026 at 9:46 AM
researchsoftware.bsky.social
We’re delighted to welcome Amazon Web Services (AWS) @awscloud.bsky.social as a Gold Sponsor of the International Research Software Conference! 🎉

AWS: aws.amazon.com

IRSC26: www.researchsoft.org/irsc/

#ResearchSoftware #OpenScience #IRSC26
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August 27, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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Save the date: project coordinator Florian Mannseicher at the #IRSC26: Presentation on the sustainable shaping of a German research software ecosystem!

📆 September 8th, 2026, 11:15 am

🏛️ University of Sheffield, UK

➡️ Link: www.researchsoft.org/irsc/

#RSE #ResearchSoftware
Description: A colourful image from the FutuRSI project, showing an announcement for a presentation. On the right-hand side, there is a picture of Florian Mannseicher, project coordinator of FuturRSI, who is going to give the presentation. On the left-hand side, the announcement is written out in white text. Content of the text: Save the date! Shaping a resilient, dependable research software ecosystem in Germany – a presentation by Florian Mannseicher at the International Research Software Conference 2026 (IRSC26), hosted by the Research Software Alliance (ReSA). Date: September 8th, 2026 around 11:15 am. Place: University of Sheffield, United Kingdom of Great Britain. 
August 27, 2026 at 10:13 AM
researchsoftware.bsky.social
ReSA’s August newsletter is here! www.researchsoft.org/news/

- Community news: OpenAlex on research software
- Funding: @softwaresaved.bsky.social 2027 Fellowship
- Help map GenAI & research software
- IRSC Founding Sponsor @amazonwebservices.bsky.social
- IRSC26 remote registration closes 4 Sept
News | Research Software Alliance
Our vision: Research software and those who develop and maintain it are recognised and valued as fundamental and vital to research worldwide.
www.researchsoft.org
August 26, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Last chance for in-person registration for IRSC26 — registration closes 21 Aug!
tinyurl.com/IRSC-registr...

Join us in Sheffield, 7–8 September. Co-located with #RSECon26.

#ResearchSoftware #IRSC26
August 21, 2026 at 2:12 PM
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society-rse.org
Do you want to run or attend a research software community event? The Society has some funding available to help. More information and instructions to apply at the link below.

society-rse.org/policy-for-s...
Policy for SocRSE Events and Initiatives Grant - Society of Research Software Engineering
The RSE society is able to provide financial support for events and initiatives which support our mission statement and charitable objectives (see our constitution section). In summary the objectives…
society-rse.org
August 18, 2026 at 7:00 AM
researchsoftware.bsky.social
⏰ One week left to register for in-person attendance at the International Research Software Conference!

Connect with the global research software community 7-8 Sept in Sheffield, UK (or remotely). Co-located with #RSECon26.

Register: tinyurl.com/IRSC-registr...

#IRSC26 #ResearchSoftware
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August 14, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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softwaresaved.bsky.social
🧭 Applications for the 2027 round of the SSI Fellowship Programme are now open!
Find out all about it, the dates, and the support available at
www.software.ac.uk/news/ssi-fel...
August 10, 2026 at 8:41 AM
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So excited that the @opensciencenl.bsky.social call "Mobility & Development Programme" is open! In time of budget cuts, it allows #openscience professionals to go abroad to gain knowledge & experience😊 Funding available on a 1st come, 1st served basis - be quick! www.openscience.nl/en/news/new-...
New call gives a boost to the professionalisation of open science professionals | Open Science NL
Open Science NL has opened the Mobility & Development call for proposals. This call enables open science professionals to apply for funding for a study visit abroad. This is the first time that fundin...
www.openscience.nl
August 11, 2026 at 9:37 AM
researchsoftware.bsky.social
Research software underpins modern research, yet the software and people who develop and maintain it often lack sustainable funding, recognition, and support.

Help shape the future of research software at IRSC26, 7-8 Sept in Sheffield, UK, or remotely.

tinyurl.com/IRSC-registr...
IRSC26 aims: Global cohesion; community connection; and strategic impact.
August 10, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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stewardshiplab.org
Today, we're launching a world-class research lab dedicated to Open Source sustainability with a team of some of the most experienced people in the world.
A Research Lab for Open Source ✸ Software Stewardship Lab
Today, we're launching a world-class research lab dedicated to Open Source sustainability with a team of some of the most experienced people in the world.
stewardshiplab.org
August 7, 2026 at 9:08 AM
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us-rse.bsky.social
🎉 We’re proud to celebrate 4,011 US-RSE members today. Thank you to everyone who continues to grow, strengthen, and inspire our research software engineering community!

👉 Learn more about US-RSE: us-rse.org/about/

#RSE #RSEng #research #ResearchSoftware #ResearchComputing #ResearchData
April 23, 2026 at 10:23 PM
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🎉 My blog post, "Ten Reasons to Implement Code Management Practices Early in a Research Group," is out on the @softwaresaved.bsky.social blog!

Effective code management is crucial for #research. Discover ten key reasons why adopting it EARLY can benefit any project.

#OpenScience #ResearchSoftware
softwaresaved.bsky.social Institute for Research Software @softwaresaved.bsky.social · Feb 14
👩‍💻 Find out ten reasons to implement code management practices early in a research group in our latest blog post by @florencia-dandrea.bsky.social https://www.software.ac.uk/news/ten-reasons-implement-code-management-practices-early-research-group
Computer with code
February 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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#researchsoftware makes modern science possible - but sustaining it is hard.

That’s why Open Science NL partnered with the @esciencecenter.bsky.social and awarded it €5.4M to execute the Research Software Sustainability Programme: www.openscience.nl/en/news/open...

#foss, #oss, #opensource
Open Science NL and the Netherlands eScience Center join forces to boost research software sustainability | Open Science NL
Open Science NL has awarded 5.4 million euros to the Netherlands eScience Center to execute the Research Software Sustainability Programme. Applicants can request support in various forms, including in-kind assistance from expert research software engineers, material costs for workshops, and support for research software champions.
www.openscience.nl
January 22, 2026 at 12:34 PM
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us-rse.bsky.social
⏰ Last call — poster submissions for #USRSE26 close TOMORROW, Aug 7!

Works in progress welcome. Posters are a great way to share what you're building and get feedback from the RSE community.

🗓 Oct 19–21 | San Jose, CA
👉 us-rse.org/usrse26/participate/
#RSEng #ResearchSoftware
August 6, 2026 at 5:33 PM