📣Training avalible STEP-UP has a bumper crop of training coming up, see the website for full details and registration. Includes Database Design, Containers for Reproducible Research, AI-assisted Coding, Making Data FAIR and sustainable and Repository Selection. step-up.ac.uk/events/

📣Next week - training in London 🗓️ 7 October 2026 🗺️ Imperial South Kensington campus 🎟️ Free 9:30 - 17:00 Data Modelling and Database Design 9:30 - 16:00 Containers for Reproducible Research: Introduction to Podman and Apptainer See the website for details and registration: step-up.ac.uk/events/

We're looking for undergraduate students at UK universities who are interested in scientific research to join one of our labs or facilities for 12 months as part of our sandwich student programme. Apply by 6 October: https://www.crick.ac.uk/careers-and-study/students/sandwich-students

Sandwich students

Sandwich students join one of the Crick’s research groups or science technology platforms for 12 months to work on a research project.

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⏰ Final reminder: Board Director nominations close on 9 Oct! Could you be our next Carpentries Board Director? We are inviting community members to self-nominate for up to 4 community-elected Board seats. 🗓️ Nominations close on 9 Oct 2026 (AoE).

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⏰ Could you be our next Carpentries Board Director? We are inviting community members to self-nominate for up to 4 community-elected Board seats. We are looking for expertise in tech, financial sustainability, partnerships, and global contexts. Nominations close on 9 Oct 2026 (AoE)

📣Event: STEP-UP/RSLondon Community Connect 🗓️ 20 October ⏱️ 15:30 - 16:30 🗺️ Wellcome Collection 🎟️ Free 👉 See details here: step-up.ac.uk/events/ If you’re a digital Research Technical Professionals based in or near Central London, come along, grab yourself a beverage of choice and come and chat.

We have a bumper crop of training coming up in October and November, see the website for full details and registration. Includes Database Design, Containers for Reproducible Research, AI-assisted Coding, Making Data FAIR and sustainable and Repository Selection. step-up.ac.uk/events/

Do you want to learn how to model your data for a database? Are you interested in understanding how to design a database schema that is efficient and effective? If so, this free course by @step-up.bsky.social is for you 👉 t.ly/FyS-C

📣Free Training: Containers for Reproducible Research: Introduction to Podman and Apptainer 🗓️7 October 🕑9:30-16:00 🗺️Imperial South Kensington 👉https://www.archer2.ac.uk/training/courses/261007-containers/ Introduction to the use of containers and for reproducible computational environments.

Free Training: Data Modelling and Database Design 🗓️7 October 🕑9:30 - 17:00 🗺️Imperial, South Kensington 👉https://pretix.eu/ARC/2026-10-07-datab/ This course is for anyone who wants to learn how to model data for a relational database, especially research technology professionals.

The total amount of funds available is £350k, spread across at least two application rounds. In each round we expect to fund several projects (up to £40k). The maximum allowed duration of each project is 12 months, but most projects are expected to be shorter. Apply here: t.ly/MByU4

📣 Next week - Sustainable Reality HPC/AI Showcase 🗓️ Saturday 26 September ⏱️ 10:00 - 16:00 🗺️ UCL East 🎟️ Free 👉 alces-flight.com/2026-ucl-roa... Our partners at @alcesflight.bsky.social and @ucl-arc.bsky.social are bringing hands-on HPC and AI experiences for undergraduate students directly to London.

2026 UCL HPC/AI Showcase | Alces Flight

Our one-day event introduces students, educators, and researchers to the technologies, skills, and communities behind modern High-Performance Computing (HPC) and AI.

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📣Next Week! STEP-UP/RSLondon Community Connect 🗓️ 24 September ⏱️ 15:30 - 16:30 🗺️ Somerset House 🎟️ Free 👉 See details here: step-up.ac.uk/events/ If you’re a digital Research Technical Professionals based in or near Central London, come along, grab yourself a beverage of choice and come and chat.

📣Sign up to the STEP-UP mentoring scheme, connecting and supporting digital Research Technical Professionals (dRTPs) working in research software, data, or computing infrastructure across London and the South East. step-up.ac.uk/mentoring/

📣 Have Your Say: Understanding EDI in the UK DRI+ Community The CAKE-CoSeC EDI Working Group is running a short survey to understand experiences, priorities and challenges around EDI and what resources and support would be most useful. 📝 www.cake.ac.uk/news/CAKE-Co... ⏱️ 15–20 minutes

📣Event: Sustainable Reality HPC/AI Showcase 🗓️ Saturday 26 September ⏱️ 10:00 - 16:00 🗺️ UCL East 🎟️ Free 👉 alces-flight.com/2026-ucl-roa... Our partners at @alcesflight.bsky.social and @ucl-arc.bsky.social are bringing hands-on HPC and AI experiences for undergraduate students directly to London.

📣Event: STEP-UP/RSLondon Community Connect 🗓️ 24 September ⏱️ 15:30 - 16:30 🗺️ Somerset House 🎟️ Free 👉 See details here: step-up.ac.uk/events/ If you’re a digital Research Technical Professionals based in or near Central London, come along, grab yourself a beverage of choice and come and chat.

⏰ Current in-person pricing for #IRSC26 ends 7 Aug. Join leaders from across the global research software community on 7-8 Sept in Sheffield, UK + online to advance coordination, sustainability, and collaboration in the age of GenAI. Register: tinyurl.com/IRSC-registr... #ResearchSoftware

Please fill in this form to apply to present a lightning talk 👉 t.ly/LTsFm The deadline to register to present a lightning talk is the 19th October 2026 with final decisions released on the 23rd October 2026.

📣Training ByteSized dRTP: Secure Data Principles for Digital Research 🗓Wednesday 5 August 2026 🕑10:30-12:00 BST 💻Online 🎟️Free Register: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon... This session will explore how to practically apply security-by-design principles, proportionate to research environments.

🧭 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...

The UK Metascience Unit has launched the ‘National AI in Research’ Survey. We're looking for researchers across all disciplines and career stages to share their views on the use of AI in research. The survey will be published and used to inform national policy on AI in research.

National AI in Research Survey

Please take the time to complete our survey. Your feedback is important.

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Why does a two-day conference matter? Because it serves a goal far bigger to recognise research software and its personnel. That doesn’t happen by accident. It takes community leaders and champions aligning on a shared agenda. IRSC is where that alignment happens. www.researchsoft.org/irsc/

📣Developing a Sustainable Research Computing Environment at UK Universities 🗓Friday 24 July 2026 ⏱️10:30-16:00 BST 📍South Kensington Campus, Imperial 👉 step-up.ac.uk/events/20260... Join us to hear from speakers including @loiclnlg.bsky.social working on green and sustainable research computing.

Coming up: 📣 Introduction to Containers with Docker and Singularity, 23 July, In person 📣Developing a Sustainable Research Computing Environment at UK Universities, 24 July, In person 📣Training: ByteSized dRTP: Secure Data Principles for Digital Research, 5 August, Online step-up.ac.uk/events/

Why you should you nominate a colleague or submit your research to the Hidden REF Competition? Jenni Adams, one of our winners from the 2024 competition, explains how the competition is a valuable way of recognising all of the work that doesn't get recognised elsewhere in the research ecosystem.

We are now accepting bursary applications for the CaSDaR’s Data Steward Conference on the 17th-18th November 2026 at the Midland Hotel in Manchester 👉 t.ly/R88dW(Bursary value is £320pp for travel & accommodations) 📌 The deadline for applications is the 26th October 2026.

We’ve opened the call for our Talent Development Awards which give up to £10k for researchers to learn new skills - eg in languages, research methods, quant/digital/AI. Apply by 7 October www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

I'm leading a research project aimed at understanding how Digital Research Competencies are taught across Higher Education and the role played by digital Research Technical Professionals (e.g. #RSE #DataScientist...) and I need your #help by filling it this #survey and circulating it to your […]

📣Developing a Sustainable Research Computing Environment at UK Universities 🗓Friday 24 July 2026 ⏱️10:30-16:00 BST 📍South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London 👉 step-up.ac.uk/events/20260... Join us to hear from speakers working on green and sustainable research computing at UK institutions.

📣 Introduction to Containers with Docker and Singularity 🗓️ Thursday 23 July 2026 ⏱️ 10:00 - 16:00 📍 In person, Hodgkin Building, SE1 1UL 🎟️ Free 👉 Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/kings... This workshop provides an introduction to software containers with Docker and Singularity/Apptainer.

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Introduction to Containers with Docker and Singularity – Hodgkin Building, Thu 23 Jul 2026 - This workshop provides an introduction to software containers with Docker and Singularity/Apptainer. Contai...

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