🌊 It has been three weeks since the end of Collaborations Workshop 2026 and we're still thinking about all the amazing conversations we had. Look back at #CollabW26, find out more about the sessions, and access the recordings in our report at https://www.software.ac.uk/blog/collaborations-workshop-2026-report

The recording of my lightning talk from #Collabw26 has been uploaded.

https://youtu.be/To-NRhKDLD0?si=UvWpwrn07V5ZuQyP

To learn more, check out the ConveRSE website: https://mdsimpson42.github.io/converse/

CW26 Lightning Talk: ConveRSE - mental health in the research software community

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Materials for workshop: Explore the assistive technology built into your computer - elichad/assistive-tech-workshop

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Slides and notes are now on GitHub from our #CollabW26 workshop: Explore the Assistive Technology Built Into Your Computer.

https://github.com/elichad/assistive-tech-workshop/

GitHub - elichad/assistive-tech-workshop: Materials for workshop: Explore the assistive technology built into your computer

Materials for workshop: Explore the assistive technology built into your computer - elichad/assistive-tech-workshop

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Last week, I was at the @SoftwareSaved Collaborations Workshop at the ICC in Belfast. I was delighted to be involved in so many interesting conversations and projects, but I was also there to give a lightning talk with updates on the ConveRSE project. #CollabW26

You can learn more about what I've been up to on:
- My Fellowship Page: https://www.software.ac.uk/fellowship-programme/mike-simpson
- The ConveRSE Website: https://mdsimpson42.github.io/converse/

🌊 The energy from Collaborations Workshop 2026 is still with us! It's been just a few days since we left Belfast, but the connections made and work accomplished will inspire us for months to come. We hope it was just as rewarding for you. Swipe through to relive the highlights, from our group photo to the brilliant winning teams from the #CollabW26 Hack Day.

🌊 With the announcement of the Collaborative Ideas prizes, the first segment of Collaborations Workshop 2026 has officially concluded. We hope these past few days have been productive and inspiring for all attendees.

For those participating in the next stage, the #CollabW26 Hack Day begins today at 17:30. We look forward to seeing your ideas come to life!

James McGroarty talked about the high performance computing (HPC) facility in North Ireland. #collabw26
Check out the #Rstats package colandr when you have to do systematic literature review. Big thanks to Galvin Fulner and DataKind for sponsoring #collabw26.
I loved the photo used by Anne Lee Steele in the #collabw26 lightning talk. System should adapt to their users.