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The Software Sustainability Institute is the first organisation in the world that was dedicated to improving software in research.
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Last year, we celebrated that 41% of the @softwaresaved.bsky.social #Fellows are #women, a percentage that grew to 46% in the 2023 cohort. This year, women made up 35% of applicants, but they excelled at every stage of the selection process. #InternationalWomensDay

πŸŸ₯ We are happy to announce that the SSI has received Β£4.8m from @ukri.org to launch the Research Software Maintenance Fund. Find out more about this exciting opportunity at www.software.ac.uk/news/ukri-aw...

πŸ’» In our latest blog post, SSI Fellow @jannettas.bsky.social tells us about her experience running a workshop at @carpentries.carpentries.org CarpentryConnect Heidelberg. Read the full story at www.software.ac.uk/blog/carpent...

πŸ“ Invest in Open Infrastructure has recently published a report on the state of open research software infrastructure. Find out more about it and how to access it at

πŸ–₯️ EnhanceR aims to accelerate community building efforts by providing funding for RSEs that want to engage as RSE Ambassadors.​ Find out more about this opportunity at

πŸŽ“ One week to go to our talk on academictwitteR, a widely used R package for collecting Twitter data. The event will take place online on Wed 5 Mar, from 14:00 to 15:00. If you haven't registered already, hurry up and do so at:

πŸ›£οΈ A reminder that the deadline for proposals for #CollabW25 mini-workshops and demos is this Fri 28 Feb at 23.59 GMT. Head to our website for further info: https://www.software.ac.uk/news/take-stage-cw25-now-accepting-proposals-mini-workshops-demos-and-lightning-talks

ItΒ΄s time for deRSE25! The 5th Conference for Research Software Engineering in Germany takes places at @[email protected] from today until 27 February. #RSE #ResesearchSoftwareEngineering events.hifis.net/eve... Experts from ZB MED are represented there with several contributions:

πŸ” 2+ years after publishing, have the FAIR principles for Research Software been useful & usable? What is your experience? Survey closes Fri 7 Mar, and results will come week of Apr 7th. Thanks to all those who have already responded to this community review. https://forms.gle/sRhRQD4gWBQWzcGS7

πŸ›£οΈ Registration for Collaborations Workshop 2025 is now open via Eventbrite! Find out more about #CollabW25 and how to register at https://www.software.ac.uk/news/registration-now-open-collaborations-workshop-2025

πŸ›£οΈ We are happy to announce that Ruth Nanjala will deliver the keynote on Equity, Diversity & Inclusion at #CollabW25

πŸŽ“ The final events of our Research Software Practices in Social Sciences project will take place on Thu 20 Mar. Find out more about this free event and how to register at: https://www.software.ac.uk/news/research-software-practices-social-sciences-final-workshop-20th-march

πŸŽ“ The Reproducible Analysis: Python for Social Scientists workshop is a free event which will take place Mon 24 - Tue 25 Feb. If you haven't done so already, find out more and register at

Join our upcoming workshop to learn how to create interactive reports with #RMarkdown. We’ll cover everything from basic R skills to publishing your results online. πŸ“† Tues 25 Feb, 14:00 – 16:00 edin.ac/3E8zcKN

Another great discussion with @code4thought.bsky.social! Have a listen. #BetterSoftwareBetterScience

Workshop: "HPC Ready: Developing RSE & HPC skills". 27 March 2025, 10-4pm. Bayes Centre, Edinburgh & online. Come along to network & find out about developments in RSE & HPC training. Tea, coffee, cake & lunch will be provided. All welcome! https://buff.ly/3X2J9Qs

Elevate your programming expertise with our Advanced OpenMP course! Online: 18, 20, 25, 27 Feb 2025, 10:00 to 12:00 GMT. Designed for programmers who want to deepen their understanding of #OpenMP. Includes hands-on, practical programming exercises. https://edin.ac/3CUR0c0

Scientific computing support does not have to be part of your job description, it can be something you simply enjoy doing. We aim to build a network of enthusiasts to discuss, exchange and give feedback + strengthening the connection to us CSC specialists. Know that you are not alone! Join us πŸ™Œ

πŸ”΅ Our latest blog post is the third in the UNIVERSE-HPC Running a Training Pilot series. Find out more about how to collect and use feedback to improve your training pilot at https://www.software.ac.uk/blog/collecting-and-using-feedback-improve-your-training-pilot

βš’οΈ CodeRefinery free online workshop on tools and techniques for more reproducible research; six half-days March 25-27 and April 1-3, 2025 More info and registration: coderefinery.github.io/2025-03-25-w... #RSEng #FAIR #researchsoftware #git

πŸ“… Upcoming community sessions next week https://buff.ly/4gld5P9 Events are in UTC Time : πŸ“£ Fortran Co-Working Group Meeting 17 Feb 14:00 πŸ“£ The Carpentries Welcome Session 18 Feb 12:00 πŸ“£ HPC Carpentry Community Call 20 Feb 12:00 and 22:00

Have you attended a RSE Conference in the past? The RSECon25 organising committee is seeking testimonials on your experience and would appreciate if you've five minutes to complete this short survey. https://forms.gle/xuhEu6k7gwG9PV3w8 #rsesoc #rsecon25 #rsecon

πŸ‘©β€πŸ’» Find out ten reasons to implement code management practices early in a research group in our latest blog post by @florencia-dandrea.bsky.social https://www.software.ac.uk/news/ten-reasons-implement-code-management-practices-early-research-group

🀝 As promised, here's a starter pack including all our partners and friends on Bluesky: go.bsky.app/VTxSKzw

πŸ‘€ Our first starter pack is a handy repository for all SSI Fellows on Bluesky. Connect with them at go.bsky.app/BaXzrAh and if we've missed missed anyone, please let us know!