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Register here – Building central research computation facilities at London universities – Bush House Lecture Theatre 3 (BH(NE)0.01 ), Strand Campus, King’s College London, London Building central research computation facilities at London universities – Bush House Lecture Theatre 3 (BH(NE)0.01 ), Strand Campus, King’s College London, London, Wed 22 Oct 2025 - What does it take ...

Next week! Building central research computing facilities at London universities
📅 Wed 22 Oct, 12:30–16:00
📍 Bush House, KCL
Topics: centralisation models, cost recovery, grant support, governance, community building, disciplinary differences, cybersecurity.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/45vavw3z

17.10.2025 08:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

🚀 Sign up for the 2025 Crick Data Challenge!
Join a team of 5–10 to tackle real data problems from Crick scientists over 3 days.
📍Crick Institute, London
📅 12–14 Nov | 🗓️ Deadline: 17 Oct
🔗 Register here tinyurl.com/32n5k3sv
🔍 More info: crickdatachallenge.github.io/website/

09.10.2025 14:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Upcoming #dRTP training at KCL has reserved places for dRTPs from Westminster, Imperial and UCL!

👉 Software Carpentry: Intro to Python, version control, Unix shell
📅 3 & 4 November
🔗 tinyurl.com/djmdecmv

👉 Performance Profiling & Optimisation for Python
📅 5 November
🔗 tinyurl.com/4jjap6fz

07.10.2025 15:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Toward a new CCP for Arts, Humanities, and Culture research (CCP-AHC)

Have your say in UK digital research infrastructure for Arts, Humanities, and Culture!

CCP-AHC www.ccpahc.ac.uk is holding regional engagement events in Oct/Nov 2025.

Attend to shape the future of digital research infrastructure for HASS disciplines and contribute to a national roadmap.

02.10.2025 10:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Register here – Building central research computation facilities at London universities – Bush House, Strand Campus, King’s College London, London Building central research computation facilities at London universities – Bush House, Strand Campus, King’s College London, London, Wed 22 Oct 2025 - What does it take to build a central research comp...

Next event: Building central research computing facilities at London universities
📅 Wed 22 Oct, 12:30–16:00
📍 Bush House, KCL
Topics: centralisation models, cost recovery, grant support, governance, community building, disciplinary differences, cybersecurity.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/45vavw3z

30.09.2025 08:48 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

NEW mentoring scheme for research software, data, & computing infrastructure professionals in London and the SE.
💬 Monthly meetings for 6 months
👥 Mentees & mentors welcome
🎯 Career planning, skills development etc
📅 Start in Nov 2025
🔗 Sign up: step-up.ac.uk/mentoring/
#dRTP #Mentoring

17.09.2025 15:41 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
What are the training pathways into being a dRTP? A core aspect of STEP-UP is providing our community with the support to develop the skills that they need. These should create additional routes for individuals to widen their skills, especially at mo...

What skills underpin digital RTP roles, and where’s the training for them?
STEP-UP is mapping courses to core competencies in research software, data & computing infrastructure.
See the current map at RSECon25 (OC0.02, 10 Sept).
Blog: step-up.ac.uk/blog/2025-08...

01.09.2025 14:13 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Select tickets – Recognising research software: licensing, credit, and quality – Imperial South Kensington Campus Software is a cornerstone of modern research, but too often it’s overlooked as a formal research output. This session is for re...

Write code for research? Make it count.
🔍 Learn how to:
• Choose the right licence
• Navigate IP & copyright
• Make your code reusable & citable
• Align with funder & institutional policies

Thursday 4 September, 12:30-17:00
🎟️ Book now: tinyurl.com/3kvvjh4x
#RSE #FAIRSoftware #OpenResearch #dRTP

20.08.2025 08:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

142 dRTPs joined us at the STEP-UP RSLondon Conference 2025 — our biggest yet! With parallel tracks for research software, data, and compute infrastructure, it marked a shift in format, scale and community. Thanks to all who presented and attended! Read our reflections here: tinyurl.com/492pdxht

18.08.2025 11:18 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Select tickets – Recognising research software: licensing, credit, and quality – Imperial South Kensington Campus Software is a cornerstone of modern research, but too often it’s overlooked as a formal research output. This session is for re...

Calling all researchers who write code: do you want to ensure your code is protected, reusable, and citable? Join us at Imperial on 4 September for a workshop on licensing, credit & quality.
🍽️ Lunch at 12:30 | 🛠️ Workshop at 13:00
🎟️ Book now: tinyurl.com/3kvvjh4x
#RSE #FAIRSoftware #dRTP

04.08.2025 15:57 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
STEP-UP RSLondon 2025: Draft Schedule Developing a Strategic TEchnical Platform for University technical Professionals

🚨 Schedule now live! 🚨 for research software, data, or computing infra conference STEP-UP RSLondon 2025 – grow your local community!
📅 7 July | 📍 One Birdcage Walk
🗓️ See the schedule: tinyurl.com/2e537aaa
🔗 Register for free: tinyurl.com/y6t6f2eb
#STEPUP #RSLondon #dRTP #RSE #DataSteward

23.06.2025 09:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Giving a Digital Humanities voice: Digital Research Competencies Framework mini survey for UK-Ireland DHA Annual Event 2025 Do you use digital research skills in a social science, arts or humanities subject area? We are running a workshop about digital competencies and career development at the UK-Ireland Digital Humanitie...

Please see my short survey about #digitalhumanities research skills for my @softwaresaved.bsky.social SSI Fellowship work. Closes 11 June. forms.gle/a6NuKVttpVHj...
I am leading a workshop about digital competencies and career development at the @ukiedh.bsky.social
annual event in Glasgow, 18 June.

12.05.2025 10:07 — 👍 5    🔁 9    💬 3    📌 0

🚀 Working in research software, data, or computing infra in London?
Join us at STEP-UP RSLondon 2025 – your local space to connect, learn & grow!
📅 7 July | 📍 One Birdcage Walk
🔗 Register for free: www.tickettailor.com/events/stepu...
#STEPUP #RSLondon #dRTP #RSE #DataSteward

09.06.2025 16:00 — 👍 0    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

🛠️ Join Imperial RSE Community for Session 2 of the Research Software Conversation series!
🔧 Topic: Software for hardware control & automation
🗓️ 17 June | 🕐 13:00 BST
📍 Online & Blackett LT2
🎙️ Dr Matthew Ward: “Building a Solution Processing Robot”
#RSE #LabAutomation #dRTP

04.06.2025 08:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

RSEs, data stewards, sysadmins - what do you need to support Open Science? Researchers - what tech support helps you build open research culture?
Join the convo!
📅 3 June, 2–4pm
🎪 UCL Open Science Festival 2025
🔗 pretix.eu/ucl-arc/step...
#RSE #DataSteward #OpenScience #hpc

02.06.2025 10:18 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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STEP-UP / RSLondon / Imperial RS Community Spring Get-together To bring together researchers and digital Research Technical Professionals working with software, data and computing infrastructure

Imperial RSE community spring get-together, Friday 30 May, 2-5pm @ White City. Including: modelling and simulation for radiation detection tech, Imperial's HPC and RSE Experience Programme, The PITHIA e-Science Centre and discussion of how to support dRTP careers. Join us! tinyurl.com/muup3ph5

27.05.2025 14:38 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Open Research Manager (RDM & Metrics)

Job Alert: Open Research Manager (RDM & Metrics) at King's College London. Salary: £44k-52k. Closing date: 1 June 2025. Permanent contract.

www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/114545-...

19.05.2025 13:27 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Project website for STEP-UP - A Strategic TEchnical Platform for University Technical Professionals Developing a Strategic TEchnical Platform for University technical Professionals

Great insights at the STEP-UP event @UniWestminster yesterday! London #dRTPs shared how they support research software, data & infra—central teams vs embedded individuals, evolving roles & strategic leadership. Many thanks to all speakers!
🔗 step-up.ac.uk
#RSE #HPC #DigitalResearch #STEPUPProject

13.05.2025 09:39 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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STEP-UP / RSLondon / Imperial RS Community Spring Get-together To bring together researchers and digital Research Technical Professionals working with software, data and computing infrastructure

Digital Research Technical Professional community event at Imperial on 30 May - come and talk about your current challenges and opportunities in research software, research data and research computing infrastructure #drtp

06.05.2025 11:25 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Research software, data and computing infrastructure best practice When is it better for digital research technical professionals to be embedded in research groups vs in central teams?

When is it better for research data, software and computing infrastructure people to be embedded in research groups vs in central teams?

Join us on Monday 14 May 2025 to explore how different universities in London organise their software, data and computing infrastructure professionals. #drtp

16.04.2025 14:10 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Developing UKRI's research data policy - UK Research and Innovation - Citizen Space Find and participate in activities run by UK Research and Innovation

Shape UKRI's research data policy - submit your feedback by 9 July #drtp

01.05.2025 09:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Research software, data and computing infrastructure best practice When is it better for digital research technical professionals to be embedded in research groups vs in central teams?

When is it better for research data, software and computing infrastructure people to be embedded in research groups vs in central teams?

Join us on Monday 14 May 2025 to explore how different universities in London organise their software, data and computing infrastructure professionals. #drtp

16.04.2025 14:10 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Festival of Digital Research, Innovation & Scholarship Tue, July 15th, 2025

🎉 Join us on 15 July 2025 for the Festival of Digital Research, Innovation & Scholarship at UCL!

Explore keynotes, demos, workshops & more – open to all!

🎟️ Free entry + lunch & drinks!
👉 Register: buff.ly/wjCm9pP
ℹ️ Event info: buff.ly/wjnrG5C
#DigitalResearch #UCL #OpenToAll #ARC

10.04.2025 09:04 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Call for Submissions - RSECon25 Call for submissions RSECon25 will be accepting a wide variety of formats to contribute to our programme. This year we want to work our two themes into as many of the talks, interactive sessions and…

We are pleased to announce that RSECon25 Call for Submissions opens today.🎉

All you need to know rsecon25.society-rse.org/call-for-sub...

Deadline for submissions is 2025-04-25

RSECon25 takes place 9-11th Sept 2025 in Warwick

#rse #rsecon25 #warwick

07.03.2025 16:38 — 👍 8    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 1
DH & RSE Summer School 2025

Excited to announce the Digital Humanities & Research Software Engineering Summer School 2025 at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. Join us from 30 June to 3 July for expert talks, hands-on workshops, and networking. Apply by 22 April, 2025. Details: dhrse2025.er.kcl.ac.uk

17.03.2025 14:14 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
DH & RSE Summer School 2025

Excited to announce the Digital Humanities & Research Software Engineering Summer School 2025 at @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social. Join us from 30 June to 3 July for expert talks, hands-on workshops, and networking. Apply by 22 April, 2025. Details: dhrse2025.er.kcl.ac.uk

17.03.2025 14:14 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

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