This blog post was sent to us by Ruxandra Neatu, Tom Hawes, Kolen Cheung and Jeremy Pike, who were part of the RSE South West meetup at the University of Exeter on 20 Feb 2026. The third RSE South West meeting took place at the University of Exeter, bringing together 52 participants from across...
Welcome to our March Newsletter. This month, we’re bringing you news about this year’s conference, some other events and requests for help from the Society’s special interest groups, plus some updates from the wider RSE Community. Let’s dive in!
On 10th March, we held an online feedback event, where members of the community could get updates from the trustees on Society activities, and get involved in conversations about the future of the research software community. In this blog post, we are going to summarise the key updates and discussions from that meeting. Updates...
The Teaching and Training Special Interest Group within the Society of Research Software Engineering is calling dRTP group or team leads to contribute to the dRTP Training Landscape Survey 2026 by sharing insights on their current training activities, barriers to development, and interests in cross-institutional partnerships. The primary objective is to map out the current educational landscape for digital research professionals...
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...
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...
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...