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Call for Programme Chair(s) – RSECon26

Yes, you read that correctly! We are looking for someone to take the lead in organising RSECon26 – the tenth annual conference for Research Software Engineering – due to take place in September 2026. We are looking for enthusiastic members of our community to step forward and help us deliver this prestigious event.

HPCRSE@RSECon24: 3rd annual meeting of the HPC RSE community

Submitted by Dr Marion Weinzierl, Senior Research Software Engineer, ICCS University of Cambridge This year at RSECon24 we celebrated the 3rd meeting of the HPC RSE community, with members joining from the UK and internationally. We took this chance to discuss recent developments and topics in our space, share experiences and best practices, and...

Weather and Climate RSECon24 Birds of a Feather Session Retrospective Blog Post

Authors: Marion Weinzierl1, Jack Atkinson1, David Wilby2, Emma Hogan3, Kirsty Pringle4,5, Mark Richardson6, Helen Burns6, Sadie Bartholomew7,8, Colin Sauze9 (affiliations below) Introduction  “Weather and climate research is an exciting and important field, today and for the future. Research software engineers play a crucial part in building and maintaining the large simulation models at numerous...

RSECon25 Call for Conference Committee Members

PLEASE NOTE: THIS CALL IS NOW CLOSED The conference committee is made up of volunteers who give time and effort from October 2024 to September 2025. You don’t have to be an RSE or in the UK to join. You don’t need experience in organising a conference as guidance will be given at all...

International RSE Day – October 10th 2024

On Thursday 10th October 2024, we are celebrating International RSE Day! The International RSE Day is to celebrate Research Software Engineers around the world and raise awareness for the increasingly relevant discipline of Research Software Engineering. The International Council encourages national and local RSE associations to hold regular or special events on this day,...

Society AGM Annoucement 2024

The 2024 Annual General Meeting of the Society of Research Software Engineering will be held at 17:15 – 18:15 on Wednesday 4th September 2024 in G.41, Frederick Douglass Centre, Newcastle University, UK as part of RSECon24. Purpose The purpose of the AGM is for the trustees to update the Society’s members on what we...

RSE Midlands 2024

by Pip Grylls, University of Warwick The Research Software Engineering (RSE) Midlands 2024 Annual Conference was heldat the University of Warwick on March 7, 2024. Generous support from the Society ofResearch Software Engineering and the Centre for Research in Statistical Methodology,based in Warwick’s Department of Statistics, enabled us to welcome over 40 delegatesfrom across...