one inescapable truth of modern science conduct is that if you're a researcher then you're a software engineer. but if you make the most out of it, it can make you a better researcher. just had to get some stuff out of the system and into yours 🫶 ehud.co/blog/2026/01...

Research ❤️ Software Development | Ehud Karavani

In a world where science becomes inseparable from coding, code becomes king.

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Always fascinated by the number of people we can reach these days 😯 Big shout-out to everyone involved in and supporting the project, we could not do this without you! ♥️ I hope that in the future we can expand on the classroom approach: streamed workshop with local support; best of both worlds!

CodeRefinery@coderefinery.org · 5mo ago

We are in the middle of our largest workshop ever! 🤩 ♥️ Thanks to the support of our instructors, partners, organizers, streamers, helpers, ambassadors and classroom hosts we can reach so many of you! Tomorrow we will start with week 2, looking at various topics around reproducible research.

CSC is working with lecturers and professors across Finnish HEIs to ensure that students can integrate CSC trainings into their study plans and earn credits. 🎓 The goal is to replicate the model now in use with @aalto.fi at other institutions 🔗 csc.fi/en/blog/cscs... @coderefinery.org

CSC Ambassadors Meetup brought 40 ambassadors and 20 CSC experts together in Espoo to share insights and tackle common research support challenges. Stronger networks, clearer guidance on data, HPC & training, plus new joint actions ahead. 🤝 Read the blog post 🔗 csc.fi/en/news/amba...

Apply now: STEP‑UP dRTP Placements! 1–3 month funded roles to build skills in research software, data & computing infrastructure. Open to dRTPs at Imperial, King’s, UCL, Westminster, plus UK PhDs/postdocs. Up to £15,550 funding. Learn more & apply: step-up.ac.uk/placements/

Come join us at the Nordic RSE Conference 2026, Tromsø, Norway, on June 9-10, 2026. Keynote speakers: * Dr Mihaela Duta, University of Oxford * Assoc. Prof. Dr Elisabeth Wetzer, UiT Registration and call for abstracts is now open! For more details, visit: nordic-rse.org/nrse2026

We need your help! Over the last decade, the @softwaresaved.bsky.social and partners have collected heaps of data on the research software community. Now we want to know how you’d put that data to use. In fact, we’re so eager to know that we’re offering a prize for the best data analysis.

⏰ Don't forget to register for our #webinar tomorrow, 17 February 2026, 15:00 CET ✍️ bioexcel.eu/7c2s "From quick script to reproducible workflow" #molecularsimulations #workflows #FAIR #SoftwareEngineering @coderefinery.org

Webinar: From Quick Script to Reproducible Workflow: Small Research Software Engineering Habits, Big Impact (2026-02-17)

Date: 17 February 2026 Time: 15:00 CET Registration Abstract Reproducible analysis pipelines sound great in theory, but what does that look like in the life of a busy researcher doing biomolecular sy...

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You have an amazing open science project or endeavour but did it reach the right audience? The OSPARK Bootcamp helps you turn good work into visible and community-driven impact. And there’s only one day left to apply. 6 weeks online + a 2-day onsite workshop in Belfast buff.ly/GmzjxBu

Interested in best practices for creating and maintaining reproducible workflows for biomolecular simulations? Join us for our #webinar 🗓️ 17 February 2026, 15:00 CET ✍️ bioexcel.eu/7c2s #molecularsimulations #workflows #FAIR #SoftwareEngineering @coderefinery.org

I learned so much through this event and it was a true pleasure to talk about our @coderefinery.org and @nordic-rse.bsky.social Zulip chat and share some tipps and tricks learned over the years!

The CSCCE@thecscce.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Find out more about the open-source community platform Zulip in our latest blog post, a recap of the Tools Trial we held on Wednesday: www.cscce.org/2026/01/23/z...

Find out more about the open-source community platform Zulip in our latest blog post, a recap of the Tools Trial we held on Wednesday: www.cscce.org/2026/01/23/z...

Zulip Tools Trial Recap - Find out more about this open-source community platform! - CSCCE

A recap of our Zulip Tools Trial which took place on Wednesday, 21 January 2026 - resources, recordings, and more!

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Last chance to apply for travel funding for the meetup of Research Software Engineering Enthusiasts in Finland in February is tomorrow. Tell your friends! 🙌

Samantha Wittke@samumantha.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Are you involved in writing, maintaining or supporting research software and interested in sharing your work / experiences and networking with others like you? Join us on Feb 2-3 2026 in Espoo! 🇫🇮 We have some travel funding available for people outside the capital region, apply now ♥️ #RSEng 👇

📣 New for #RSECon26! We’re launching a Research Software submission route! 🎉 Have software ready for publication? Submit to @joss-openjournals.bsky.social as part of RSECon26. Accepted or pre-reviewed papers get JOSS+RSECon26 branding and a 15-min talk. More info: tinyurl.com/rsecon26joss

Research Software Submissions

Research Software Papers @RSECon26 1-Rationale As part of the RSECon26 conference vision, we are launching the RSECon26 research software submissions. The goal of this new submission is to encourage…

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🟥 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...

Research software is important in driving scientific innovation. 💡 Join the #ELIXIR_STEERS policy event to discuss: 💪 challenges & opportunities in treating #researchsoftware as a first-class research output and 🙌 the impact of #FAIRprinciples. 🔗 https://loom.ly/eZL9Gkk

Are you involved in writing, maintaining or supporting research software and interested in sharing your work / experiences and networking with others like you? Join us on Feb 2-3 2026 in Espoo! 🇫🇮 We have some travel funding available for people outside the capital region, apply now ♥️ #RSEng 👇

I wrote a long thread about contributing to base R, highlighting the resources and opportunities provided by the R Contribution Working Group. contributor.r-project.org #RStats

R Contributor Site – R Contributor

A site for people interested in contributing to R core - the code and documentation that gets distributed as base R.

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We Are RLadies+@weare.rladies.org · 8mo ago

Today I'm talking about contributing to base R 💻 Are you curious about how to improve the language we love, at its core? This is a thread for you! #RStats

Save the date: The next CodeRefinery workshop is coming 17.-19. and 24.-26. of March 2026 ! We are now updating materials, gathering interest for instructors, helpers and local classroom hosts: Wanna join? -> e-mail support@coderefinery.org

Diátaxis is an amazing resource that I recommend to everyone writing documentation or tutorials: diataxis.fr I find myself returning to it every few weeks, and each time I learn something new. #documentation

Dr. Heidi Seibold is speaking at TEDxTUM 2025! 🎤 She’s asking: How do we make science serve its purpose again? If you care about Open Science & better research culture — this talk is for you. 📅 Nov 8, 2025 🎟️ Discounted tickets: buff.ly/UGx2t6t #TEDxTUM #OpenScience #ResearchCulture

Now I'm also looking for a research software engineer to implement a pile of research results to R packages loo, posterior, bayesplot, projpred, priorsense, brms or/and Python packages ArviZ, Bambi and Kulprit. Apply by email with no specific deadline (see contact info at users.aalto.fi/~ave/)

Aki Vehtari@avehtari.bsky.social · 9mo ago

I'm now also looking for a postdoc with strong Bayesian background and interest in developing Bayesian cross-validation theory, methods and software. Apply by email with no specific deadline (see contact information at users.aalto.fi/~ave/). Others, please share

🚀 Build sustainable, reproducible research software! Learn principles & hands-on practices of open, high-quality, scientific software development at the S³ School 🗓️ 14–21 January 2026, #LAPP, Annecy🇫🇷 📅 Apply by 14 Nov: indico.in2p3.fr/event/36319 Supported by #EVERSE & @oscarsproject.bsky.social

🎉 Happy international RSE day from the Nordics! We have got some exciting events brewing for the future, including the Nordic Basic Scientific Computing days (No BS Computing) in Otaniemi, FI, in February and the 3rd Nordic-RSE conference in Tromsø, NO in June.

A nice shift in perceived colour between central and peripheral vision. The fixated disc looks purple while the others look blue. The effect presumably comes from the absence of S-cones in the fovea. From Hinnerk Schulz-Hildebrandt: arxiv.org/pdf/2509.115...

📣 Registration for the CodeRefinery workshop starting September 9th is still open. 🤝 Dive into Git and other tools for more reproducible research, with setup support and a shell crash course in the mix - designed for researchers, by researchers. More info: coderefinery.github.io/2025-09-09-w...

CodeRefinery workshop September/October 2025

Free workshop on git, testing, documentation, and more in a workshop - for researchers and scientists.

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🇸🇪 The second Nordic-RSE in-person conference took place in Gothenburg, Sweden, at the end of May. Find out more about the event through the words of #SSIFellow @samumantha.bsky.social in this blog originally posted on the Nordic RSE website: www.software.ac.uk/blog/nordic-...

Thank you for having me! It was an exciting visit and great pleasure to talk about @coderefinery.org and @nordic-rse.bsky.social and all the discussions around training, HPC and Research Software!

EPCC@epcc.bsky.social · last yr.

In her new article on our website, SSI Fellow Samantha Witte of @csc.fi writes about her visit to EPCC to discuss @CodeRefinery.org and Nordic-RSE: edin.ac/4lZk3fd @softwaresaved.bsky.social

Great first day! First Minisymposium on Research Software quality showed how work done within Elixir can reach beyond life science communities via projects like @eosc-everse.bsky.social ! Can't wait to see where this is going 🤩

ELIXIR Europe@elixir-europe.org · last yr.

We’re in Thessaloniki preparing for the 2025 ELIXIR All Hands meeting! We look forward to seeing you all soon.🎉 👉 Don’t forget to check the programme and decide which workshop or mini-symposium you want to attend: elixir-events.eventscase.com/EN/ahm2025/A... #ELIXIR25