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A belated happy new year, and welcome to your first SocRSE Newsletter of 2026. Headlines We’ve got a lot of exciting announcements to mark the start of the new year, including the launch of our Mentoring Scheme and the International RSE Survey. SocRSE Mentoring Scheme 2026 Applications for the 2026 Mentoring Scheme are now...
Following a successful meeting at RSECon25, we’re very pleased to announce the relaunch of the RSE Leaders Network, now constituted as a Special Interest Group (SIG) within the Society. The purpose and aim of this group is to provide a forum for existing RSE leaders to support each other, to provide a forum for...
Welcome to the start of the festive season and to our November Newsletter. This month’s newsletter highlights our continued work championing the often-overlooked contributions that drive research forward, from the Hidden-REF project to our newly published CoARA action plan. We also bring updates from across our community, including SIG news, upcoming events, and opportunities...
The Society of RSE is a registered charity, and all of our activities are overseen by the board of trustees. Every year, at least one-third of the trustees step down to make way for new members to step up and join us. So there are always fresh faces joining us to represent our members...
Welcome to Autumn and to our October Newsletter, where you get to meet your new trustees and find out about other events and opportunities from the community! Headlines Our main news includes the announcement of the new trustees and their roles following the voting at RSECon25. Trustee Roles Assigned The first meeting with the...
by Laura Crawford When we first talked about introducing a Hidden Costs Bursary for RSECon25, the idea came from recognising that financial barriers to attendance don’t stop at travel, accommodation and food. Those are the expenses most workplaces and bursary schemes cover, but there are plenty of other costs that quietly make attending a...
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...
by Jonathan Blaney 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. This annual event aims to give people interested in technology and the Humanities a sense of what kind of work RSEs in...
RSECon26 Committee call is now open.
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...