Welcome to Autumn and to our post-conference September Newsletter.

Headlines

Our main news includes updates on this year’s Conference and some big announcements about the future.

RSECon25

RSECon25 took place at the University of Warwick earlier this month. We welcomed 434 people in person and 53 online for three days, of 60 talks, workshops and BoF sessions, 23 posters and our various social events.

Thank you to the conference committee and all our volunteers for all your hard work. We couldn’t have done it without you! Thanks also to all our presenters, session chairs, reviewers and mentors.

Recordings

We tried to record/live-stream as much of the conference as we could. If you couldn’t make it, or missed a session because there was just so much good stuff going on, then keep an eye out for recordings, which will be posted on our YouTube page in the coming months.

Awards

We gave out five awards this year, including the very first Green RSE award, sponsored by the Software Sustainability Institute. Congratulations to our award winners

• Claire Wyatt Outstanding Contribution to the RSE Community: Lyndsey Ballantyne.
• Rising Star: Florian Sihler.
• Training & Education: Samantha Ahern.
• Impact: Lukas Johannes Breitwieser.
• Green RSE: Andy Turner.

Thank you to our Sponsors

Finally, we would like to thank all our amazing sponsors for their support, which makes the conference possible.

• Gold Sponsors: UK AI Research Resource and Microsoft/Methods.
• Silver Sponsors: The Alan Turing Institute, University of Sheffield and Nuvolos.
• Bronze Sponsors: EPCC, HDRUK/DARE UK, 2I2C, UCL Grand Challenges, The Software Sustainability Institute, Tokamak Energy, The Met Office, Oxford Quantum Circuits, AWE and UKRI.

You can see the full list of Sponsors and read more about them on our website.

RSECon26 + IRSC26

We are delighted to announce that RSECon26 will take place at the University of Sheffield on the 9th-11th September 2026. Your programme chairs will be Romain Thomas and Twim Karmakharm. This will also be the 10th in-person conference, so expect some special celebrations, swag and rewards!

• The Call for Committee Members is open now. Get involved and help us make this anniversary conference the best one yet!

We are also delighted to announce that RSECon26 will be co-located with the first International Research Software Conference, hosted by our friends at ReSA.

• For more information about IRSC26, check out their website.

Trustee Elections 2025

At our AGM at RSECon25, we elected a new intake of trustees to help us run the Society. We would like to say a huge thank you to the trustees who stepped down for all their hard work, and we look forward to working with the new colleagues to help shape the future of your Society.

You will be able to find out more about the board of trustees on our Governance page, once they’ve all been inducted and we have updated their profile information.

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 some updates on some recent events, your last chance to apply for a big opportunity, and it’s the time of year where we celebrate our amazing community.

Digital Humanities & Research Software Engineering Summer School

On possibly the hottest week of the summer, the Digital Humanities & Research Software Engineering Summer School took place between 30 June and 3 July, at King’s College London. The four-day programme consisted of talks and practical activities focused on the software life cycle, the command line, high-performance computing and environmental sustainability.

• You can read more about the event in this blog post.

This event was supported by the Society’s Events and Initiatives Fund.

Last call for the SSI Fellowship Programme 2026

There’s still time to apply for the Software Sustainability Institute Fellowship Programme! You’ve got until 6th October 2025 to get your applications in.

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 £4,000 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.

RSEEE Online Meetup on International RSE Day

Thursday 9th October is this year’s International RSE Day! 🥳 To celebrate, we are organising an online meetup of RSEEE from 10:00-12:00. Join to meet others involved in research software development from across the region and hear about what they do. We’ll also hear about an upcoming event.

• Date: Thursday 9 October
• Time: 10:00-12:00
• Meeting Link

Society Updates

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

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