August 2025 Newsletter

Hello and welcome to our August newsletter, the final newsletter before this year’s RSE Conference!

Headlines

Our main news includes updates on the Conference, this year’s Trustee elections and our community survey.

2025 AGM Annoucnement

The Society will be holding it’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) in September as part of RSECon25. The current trustees will give updates on our activites over the last 12 months and we will be announcing the results of our 2025 Trustee Elections (see below). There will also be an interactive Q&A conducted via Sli.do.

Read the full AGM Announcement.

RSECon25

We’re making final preparations to welcome everyone to The 9th Annual Conference for Research Software Engineering, which is taking place at the University of Warwick from the 9th – 11th September.

In-person registration has now sold out, but remote access tickets are available until 31st August 2025. For more information and to register, please visit the conference website.

We look forward to seeing you, online or in person, in a few short weeks! If you can’t make it, then keep an eye out for recordings of all the talks, which will be posted on our YouTube page in the coming months.

Trustee Elections 2025

The 2025 Trustee elections are ongoing. Members will have received instructions on how to vote via email. We have 10 people standing for 9 vacancies, so we are holding a competitive, online election. The results will be announced at the AGM at RSECon25 in September.

Voting closes at midnight on Friday 22nd August 2025. Don’t delay, vote today!

Only Society members are eligible to vote, but everyone can read the candidate statements in this blog post.

RSE Society Community Survey

As we continue to grow, we want to make sure that we continue to represent the interests of our members. So, we’re inviting everyone in this fantastic community to share their thoughts on how they engage with the community and membership benefits currently offered by the Society.

This blog post provides further information and includes the link to the survey.

Community News & Events

We have a big announcement from across the pond, and exciting news from our long-time friends and partners at the SSI.

US-RSE25

USRSE’25 is the third instalment of the annual US Research Software Engineering Conference. It is hosted by the US Research Software Engineer Association (US-RSE) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the 6th-8th October 2025.

More information on the Conference website.

SSI Fellowship Programme 2026

Apply for the Software Sustainability Institute Fellowship Programme!

Are you passionate about research software or digital research infrastructure? The SSI Fellowship Programme offers a unique opportunity to join a vibrant community of over 240 Fellows. Participants benefit from a Mentorship Programme, training, and receive £4000 to attend or organise events that promote good computational practice in their discipline or area of work. Whether you’re a PhD candidate, research software engineer, or an experienced professional, we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. Don’t miss this opportunity to shape the future of the research software community!

The SSI website has more information about the Fellowship Programme and information on how to become a Fellow.

Society Updates

And finally, or regular reminder that we have a number of events, initiatives and resources that you might want to check out. These are linked below.

Special Interest Groups	We have six Special Interest Groups being run by our community members, and supported by the Society. Check out our SIGs page to get involved (or start your own!).
Events and Initiatives Fund	The Society has Events and Initiatives funding to provide support for events and initiatives which support our mission statement and charitable objectives.
Membership	Not yet a member? Why not join us today? We welcome anyone who supports our mission, whether or not they are employed as RSEs.
Jobs	A reminder that if you are looking for RSE-related jobs, you can join the #jobs channel on the RSE Slack workspace or visit our vacancies page.
Zenodo	We have a Community Zenodo Account for RSEs in the community to share publications about RSE.
Podcasts	Code for Thought is back and now in its ninth season, with episodes now in English, German and French. It is available on all major podcast directories, including YouTube.