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Open Source vs the Invisible Hand nesbitt.io/2026/06/18/o...

Open Source vs the Invisible Hand

Ten million downloads a week, one maintainer, zero dollars.

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Are you a top US-based scientist wanting to relocate to Australia? We are now calling for formal applications from both Australian and non-Australian citizens based in the US whose work is internationally recognised as exceptional. 📅 Applications close: Aug 29, 2025 🔗 science.org.au/gtap/?utm_so...

2+ years after publishing, have the FAIR Principles for Research Software (#FAIR4RS) been useful & usable? Learn about the results of a survey on this & to discuss next steps. Webinars (1 July): UTC 11:00-12:00 (unsw.zoom.us/meeting/regi...) UTC 22:00-23:00 (unsw.zoom.us/meeting/regi...)

my actual unironic advice to undergrads is to major in something you're actually passionate about/interested in, and then try and *minor* in either CS or stats. you would be surprised how how much being the person who knows a substantive thing and can do some basic computer/stats stuff can pay off

2+ years after publishing, have the FAIR principles for Research Software been useful & usable? Survey closes March 7th, and results will come week of April 7th. Thanks to all those who have already responded. forms.gle/sRhRQD4gWBQW...

FAIR4RS Principles Review

The FAIR Principles for Research Software (FAIR4RS principles) were published in March 2022. We are now seeking to understand if the principles have been useful and useable, or difficult to understan...

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Read our report on community-supported convening of #researchsoftware events via a) a hybrid annual event b) sessions at existing events c) champions event doi.org/10.5281/zeno... Committees now forming to create these events, contact info@researchsoft.org for details Thanks to Sloan Foundation

HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons Summer School 2025 (3rd - 5th Feb) via @ardc.bsky.social ardc.edu.au/event/hass-a...

HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons Summer School 2025 | ARDC

The HASS and Indigenous research data community is invited to gain hands-on experience, learn digital skills and network to inspire new research outcomes.

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2nd webinar in just under 3 hours.

Daniel S. Katz@danielskatz.org · 2y ago

We've now published the recording of our 1st #FAIR principles for research software (#FAIR4RS) 2-year review webinar: youtu.be/Ex691O5Koe0 The 2nd is in 2 days, at 1800 CST, 5 Dec (0 UTC 6 Dec): register at illinois.zoom.us/meeting/regi... And our survey for the review is bit.ly/FAIR4RS-2-ye...

Survey for linguists, all about Open Science! Please participate! The Linguistics Data Interest Group of the Research Data Alliance invites linguists to participate in a survey on Open Science, the management and sharing of research data in our discipline: nettskjema.no/a/openlingui... #lingdata

If you are using or have considered using the #FAIR principles for research software #FAIR4RS (doi.org/10.15497/RDA...), please help us understand what we got right or wrong, and what we should consider changing, as part of a 2-year review, by filling out bit.ly/FAIR4RS-2-ye...

FAIR4RS Principles Review https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfjCLVmc0SuV9ApvfFZogoF6LgUUPfN7G6z9Df37iPUqS5XoA/viewform

2+ years after publishing, we’re keen to understand if the #FAIR4RS principles (DOI:10.15497/RDA00068) have been useful & usable. If not, we’re asking the community what needs changing to make them work. Survey: forms.gle/sRhRQD4gWBQW... (webinars below)

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Research Data Alliance's new Collections as Data Interest Group! updates.timsherratt.org/2024/08/27/j...

Has someone in a non-academic UK role contributed to your research? Maybe a software developer, a librarian, a community manager? You can write a Hidden REF nomination for them to recognise their work! hidden-ref.org/hidden-ref-c...

Hidden REF Competition

Hidden REF Competition 2024 The Hidden REF was launched to raise awareness of the research outputs and roles that are vital to research but overlooked by traditional research evaluation. We want to…

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Workshop: Using Hansard & Other Parliamentary Proceedings for Your Research, Thursday, September 19: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/workshop-u...

Very happy to see the (Australian) National Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy names clear actions to progress the position of #ResearchSoftware. Also happy to see the "ARDC National Agenda for Research Software" (See, Shape, Sustain) referenced within www.education.gov.au/national-res...

Congrats to the finalists for the Eureka Prize for Excellence in Research Software, developing & maintaining MiniZinc, MRtrix3 and limma. This prize recognises & celebrates those who develop & maintain software in Australia that underpins research & scientific discovery. ardc.edu.au/article/fina...

Finalists Announced for the 2024 ARDC Eureka Prize for Excellence in Research Software | ARDC

We congratulate the finalists for the 2024 ARDC Eureka Prize for Excellence in Research Software.

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Totally charmed by this piece on the unexpected poetry of PhD thesis acknowledgements science.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

The unexpected poetry of PhD acknowledgements

We read hundreds and hundreds of PhD acknowledgements. What we found was a kind of poetry in the science.

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Hear Karthik and James talk about a report we commissioned last year on research software infrastructure visibility priorities for Australia

SustainOSS@sustainoss.bsky.social · 3y ago

Karthik Ram (ram.berkeley.edu) & James Howison (www.ischool.utexas.edu/people/peopl...) share 8 vital tips for long-term open-source support, covering software recognition, web analytics, and easy researcher software linking. Listen at 🎙️ podcast.sustainoss.org/218

We had such a great set of finalists last year, when this ran for the first time. Can't wait to see who we celebrate this year australian.museum/get-involved...

HASS & Indigenous research community: Join co-design workshops for new infrastructure to support data-driven research through the ARDC's HASS and Indigenous Research Data Commons on (this time the focus is creative arts, social data, Indigenous data and language data). ardc.edu.au/event/co-des...

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The Research on Research Institute is hiring! 4 roles available in our core team @rorinstitute.bsky.social, based at UCL. We’re seeking an Operations Manager; a Research Fellow in Metascience; a Communications & Impact Manager; and an Administrator. More here: researchonresearch.org/rori-is-hiri...