Events

Past Events

  • Research Software Camp - The next Research Software Camp (RSC) will run for two weeks from 19th to 30th June 2023. It will focus on FAIR Software. The sessions have now been announced. You can view the full programme here.  The Research Software Camps host a series of online events (taking place at different times throughout the two weeks) and curate an array of online resources, ranging from discussion forums to blog…
  • 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. Photo by Arnaud Mesureur on UnsplashCollaborations Workshop 2023 (CW23) will take place as a hybrid event from Tuesday 2 May - Thursday 4 May…
  • Research Software Camp: Supporting Mental Health - Our autumn Research Software Camp will take place from 7 to 18 November 2022. This edition will explore the topic of mental health in research with a particular focus on research software.  The Software Sustainability Institute runs free online Research Software Camps twice a year over the course of two weeks. Each Camp focusses on introducing and exploring a topic around research software, thus…
  • Research Software Camp: Next steps in coding - Are you thinking of attending a foundational research software course? Have you recently attended one but don’t know where to go from there? Are you an intermediate research software developer and would like to further develop your skills or train others? Our spring Research Software Camp: Next steps in coding will focus on improving computational and training skills and exploring existing…
  • Collaborations Workshop 2022 (CW22) - Twitter: #CollabW22 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. Collaborations Workshop 2022 (CW22) took place online from Monday, 4 April to Thursday, 7 April 2022. The themes of the…
  • Research Software Camp: Beyond the Spreadsheet - Do you use spreadsheets to conduct your research? Do you prefer a specific tool or approach when using spreadsheets? The Research Software Camp: Beyond the Spreadsheet will focus on the uses of spreadsheets in research and first steps into further use of software in research. The Camp will run for two weeks from 1st to 12th November 2021. See the main website for the event.
  • Workshop on Knowledge bases and Toolkits 2021 (WoKaTs21) - WoKaTs21 will take place in late October or early November 2021 (exact date to be decided). To register your interest, please fill in the expression of interest form. WoKaTs21 will take place online and will run as a one day workshop. If you have any questions, please contact Shoaib Sufi (shoaib.sufi@software.ac.uk) See full details at https://www.software.ac.uk/wokats21.
  • Carpentries Instructor Training - The SSI is running The Carpentries Instructor Training online over four mornings from 15-18 June 2021.  Instructor Training is an intensive (normally two-day) workshop that explains evidence-based approaches to effective teaching computational and data skills to novices. It is also part of official training for people who wish to become Software Carpentry, Library Carpentry, and Data Carpentry …
  • Collaborations Workshop 2021 - Photo by Andrea Enríquez Cousiño on Unsplash Twitter: #CollabW21 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. Collaborations Workshop 2021 (CW21) will take place online from Tuesday, 30 …
  • Research Software Camp: Research Accessibility - Our inaugural online Research Software Camp on Research Accessibility will take place from 22 February to 5 March 2021. Some of the planned sessions include a pre-recorded keynote talk, plus one live event per week (a Q&A with the keynote speaker and a workshop), all around the theme of research accessibility. A series of resources, ranging from social media campaigns and discussion forums to…
  • Collaborations Workshop 2020 - Photo by Marvin Meyer on Unsplash Twitter: #CollabW20 The Software Sustainability Institute’s Collaborations Workshop series brings together researchers, developers, innovators, managers, funders, publishers, leaders and educators to explore best practices and the future of research software. Collaborations Workshop 2020 (CW20) will now take place online from Tuesday, 31st March to Thursday,…
  • CarpentryConnect Manchester 2019 - Photo courtesy of Bérénice Batut (CarpentryCon Dublin 2018) In affiliation with The Carpentries, The Software Sustainability Institute is organising the first European CarpentryConnect event in Manchester (#ccmcr19) from 25th to 27th June 2019. Read more at our CCMcr19 page. 
  • Gateways 2018 - The Gateways Conference will take place from Tuesday through Thursday, 25th – 27th September 2018 at the University of Texas, Austin. Science gateways connect components of advanced cyber-infrastructure behind streamlined, user-friendly interfaces. Join gateway creators and enthusiasts to learn, share, connect, and shape the future of gateways.Early-bird registration is open through Monday 6th…
  • Collaborations Workshop 2019 - Image courtesy of Loughborough UniversityTwitter: #CollabW19 The Software Sustainability Institute’s Collaborations Workshop series brings together researchers, developers, innovators, managers, funders, publishers, leaders and educators to explore best practices and the future of research software. Collaborations Workshop 2019 (CW19) will take place from Monday 1st to Wednesday 3rd April 2019…
  • HPC Carpentry at University of Leeds - HPC Carpentry will take place on 25th and 26th July 2018 at the University of Leeds. This course is aimed at researchers who have little or no experience of using high performance or high throughput computing but are interested to learn how it could help their research, how they could use it and how it provides additional performance. You need to have previous experience working with the Unix…
  • Research Software Engineers 2018 (RSE18) Conference - Registration for RSE 2018 in Birmingham in September is now open   The last two conferences sold out, so the organising committee added 50% more tickets this year. However, tickets go fast, so please sign up early.  The programme of talks, workshops and keynotes have been planned around the following themes: * Good practice for software development * Researcher-developer partnerships *…