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My first RSECon as a Research Software Engineer

This year’s RSECon in Newcastle (6th-8th September 2022) was my first time attending RSECon as an RSE. The reason why I say “as an RSE,” is because way back in 2019, whilst I was still an astronomy PhD student, I managed to convince my supervisor that I should attend RSECon, because, hey, this might be a future career path for me – and it actually became my career path at the end of last year.

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Global gathering of research software funders sets the agenda for supporting sustainable research software

This blog post was first posted by the Research Software Alliance and Netherlands eScience Center. On 8 and 9 November, the Research Software Alliance (ReSA) and Netherlands eScience Center organised the International Funders Workshop: The Future of Research Software.
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Capitalising on an international award: Research and Innovation at the Digital Preservation Awards 2022

Panagiotis Papageorgiou discusses the journey to and impact of winning the Research and Innovation Award funded by the SSI, at the lastest edition of the Digital Preservation Awards.
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News

Byte-sized RSE Session on Testing your Python Code

The next Byte-sized RSE session, covering testing your python code, will take place on Tuesday 13th December, 13:00-14:00 UK.
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New Code for Thought episode: Nuclear Fusion at ITER

In this episode, the second on the theme of nuclear fusion, Peter Schmidt meets with Simon Pinches. Simon works at ITER at the test reactor site in Cadarache, near Aix-en-Provence in Southern France.
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Fellows newsletter: December 2022

The SSI Fellows Newsletter shares activities and opportunities taking place within the SSI Fellows' community.

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Events

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Collaborations Workshop 2023 (CW23)

The Software Sustainability Institute’s Collaborations Workshop series brings together researchers, developers, innovators, managers, funders, publishers, policy makers, leaders and educators to explore best practices and the future of research software.

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