The biannual RSE Leaders & Aspiring Leaders Meeting took place on Monday 15 June at the University of Durham. Hosted jointly by Durham University Advanced Research Computing, SocRSE’s Policy & Funding Working Group, and the RSE Leaders Network SIG, the event brought together members of the community to think about policy and advocacy for...
by Jost Migenda, Talks Chair for RSECon26 RSECon is a conference organised by the community, for the community. From the annual open call to join the RSECon committee, to offering mentoring to less experienced presenters, to the Emerging Voices plenary, we make a deliberate effort to encourage new community members to participate—because we know:...
By Carlos Cámara-Menoyo The combination of domain knowledge, technical expertise and profound understanding of research makes RSEs a versatile and diverse profile that can contribute in many ways to make research better. Many RSEs are involved in the teaching of methods, technologies or skills (i.e, Digital Research Competencies) needed for research. In a context...
We would like to announce that the seventh round of Society Trustee elections will take place in September 2026. Every year, a number of the current trustees stand down, and a new batch of trustees are elected at the Annual General Meeting (AGM), which will take place at RSECon26 in Sheffield The Society is...
Welcome to the May edition of the RSE Society Newsletter, where we’re thrilled to spotlight a bustling slate of community happenings, from the launch of RSECon26 registration (with a 10 % Society discount) and urgent calls for award nominations, reviewers, bursary applicants, and Emerging Voices (all due by today, 1 June) to the vibrant RSEEE & Women in...
Welcome to our April Newsletter. This month, we have several updates about our upcoming conference RSECon26, updates from the Society’s special interest groups, plus some updates from the wider RSE Community.
Yes, you read that correctly! We are looking for someone to take on the role of Programme Chair for RSECon27 – the eleventh annual conference for Research Software Engineering – due to take place in August or September 2027. We are looking for enthusiastic members of our community to take a leading role in...
The Society would like to thank our amazing community for their engagement and feedback during the recent consultation on the ethical sponsorship policy. We’ve updated high-level outcomes in our Slack channel: #ethical-sponsorship-policy and announced the outcome at a SocRSE feedback session on the 10th of March. We had a quorate vote, where 62.7% voted...
Authors: Helen Burns and Isabel Fenton Following the very successful Weather and Climate Birds of a Feather (BoF) session at RSECon 2024, the Geoscience special interest group (SIG) was formally set up as part of the Society of Research Software Engineers. In May, the first elections were held, and Helen Burns was elected as...
Join us for the next RSE Leaders & Aspiring Leaders meeting, which will focus on the policy and funding landscape for RSEs. The Society has recently launched a Policy & Funding working group to help the Society better advocate for RSEs with institutions, funders, and policy makers. Attendees will have the opportunity to contribute to the...