⬡ 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.

A new round of fellowship is opening. It's a great network and a fantastic opportunity.

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🧭 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...

A great opportunity here for those working on #digitalhumanities #digitalculture and #digitalheritage! The SSI have supported many brilliant arts and humanities fellows in previous years, so consider applying!

Institute for Research Software@softwaresaved.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🧭 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...

🟢 As part of our series on Green Computing, we are pleased to announce a new guide: Hardware-Conscious Programming: Designing Sustainable Code for the Present and the Future, written by SSI Fellow Sadie Bartholomew and reviewed by Eleanor Broadway. www.software.ac.uk/news/new-gui...

✏️ As part of his SSI Fellowship, 2026 Fellow André Piza is running a free online session, Creative Data Exchange, on 4 September, 10:00–12:00. Find out more at www.software.ac.uk/news/creativ...

🧭 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...

⭕ We've been following the Society of Research Software Engineering and Research Software Alliance's decisions to proceed with RSECon26 and IRSC26 at the University of Sheffield, and wanted to share where we stand: www.software.ac.uk/news/ssi-sta...

🧭 The SSI Fellowship Programme opens for applications on Monday 10 August 2026. We fund researchers, research software engineers, and advocates working to improve computational practice in their field. www.software.ac.uk/news/ssi-fel...

↗️ 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...

🟪 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...

🌱 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...

#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...

🧭 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...

🖥️ 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 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...

⭐️ 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...

💬 In our latest blog post #SSIFellow @mdsimpson.co.uk tells us more about delivering his “ConveRSE - Let’s Talk About Mental Health” talk at The Alan Turing Institute. Find out more about it and read the full story at www.software.ac.uk/blog/mental-...

🔍 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...

💬 Take part in the international survey of the Fortran community and help inform a better understanding of the language's global state and impact. Find out more about this initiative at www.software.ac.uk/news/interna...

🌊 We are happy to announce that our second Collaborations Workshop 2026 keynote will be delivered by Eleanor Broadway, Architect at @epcc.bsky.social and co-I for the Computational Abilities Knowledge Exchange (CAKE). Find out more at www.software.ac.uk/news/eleanor...

🟥 We are pleased to announce that the call for Expressions of Interest (EoIs) for Round 2 of the Research Software Maintenance Fund is now open until 25 February 2026, 16:00 GMT. Find out more at www.software.ac.uk/news/rsmf-ro...

🟥 We are pleased to announce that the call for Expressions of Interest for Round 2 of the Research Software Maintenance Fund will open on Wed 28 Jan 2026. This round will accept applications for grants up to £150k and a duration of up to 12 months. Find out more at www.software.ac.uk/news/rsmf-ro...

🇬🇷 Back in June, #SSIFellow @saskialawsontovey.bsky.social attended the ELIXIR All Hands meeting in Thessaloniki, Greece. Find out more about the event and her experience at www.software.ac.uk/blog/elixir-...

🌊 We are happy to announce that the first #CollabW26 Keynote will be delivered by @malvikasharan.bsky.social. Find out more about Malvika and have a look at the draft programme at www.software.ac.uk/news/cw26-ke...

Just days after the @softwaresaved.bsky.social announced the fellows for 2026, meet Deborah Udoh, Jyoti Boghal and Sangeeta Bhatia from this year's cohort. Find out what they've been up to in this episode [EN] of #code4thought, out on your podcast apps, YouTube & codeforthought.buzzsprout.com

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Welcome to Code for Thought, the podcast about software for research and the people who make it.  Languages: English, German, French

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🎙️ In latest episode of @code4thought.bsky.social, Peter Schmidt talks to three SSI Fellows: Deborah Udoh, @jyoti-bhogal.bsky.social and Sangeeta Bathia. Find out more and listen to the episode at www.software.ac.uk/news/2025-ss...

🧭 We are happy to announce our new #SSIFellows! Read more about this year's applications and the 2026 cohort at www.software.ac.uk/news/introdu...

Python and performance? In this last episode of #forCodeInResearch, the companion podcast for the #UCL course on Python, I talk to Itamar Turner-Trauring how to make Python code faster/more efficient. On your podcast apps, YouTube or uclforcodeinresearch.buzzsprout.com

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The companion podcast for courses on programming from the Advanced Research Computing Centre of the University College of London, UK.

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📢 Save the date for RSE Midlands 2026! 🗓 20 April 2026 📍 University of Nottingham Details coming soon—watch this space! #RSEMidlands2026 #RSEng #Networking #Midlands rse-midlands.github.io

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👥 The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is inviting applications for new members to join its Strategic Advisory Teams (SATs). Applications close at 4:00pm on Friday 7 November 2025. Find out more about it at www.software.ac.uk/news/epsrc-o...