September 2025 Newsletter - Society of Research Software Engineering

Welcome to Autumn and to our post-conference September Newsletter. Headlines Our main news includes updates on this year’s Conference and some big announcements about the future. RSECon25 RSECon25 took place at the University of Warwick earlier this month. We welcomed 434 people in person and 53 online for three days, of 60 talks, workshops and BoF sessions, 23 posters and our various social events. Thank you to the conference committee and all our volunteers for all your hard work. We couldn’t have done it without you! Thanks also to all our presenters, session chairs, reviewers and mentors. Recordings We tried to record/live-stream as much of the conference as we could. If you couldn’t make it, or missed a session because there was just so much good stuff going on, then keep an eye out for recordings, which will be posted on our YouTube page in the coming months. Awards We gave out five awards this year, including the very first Green RSE award, sponsored by the Software Sustainability Institute. Congratulations to our award winners Thank you to our Sponsors Finally, we would like to thank all our amazing sponsors for their support, which makes the conference possible. You can see the full list of Sponsors and read more about them on our website. RSECon26 + IRSC26 We are delighted to announce that RSECon26 will take place at the University of Sheffield on the 9th-11th September 2026. Your programme chairs will be Romain Thomas and Twim Karmakharm. This will also be the 10th in-person conference, so expect some special celebrations, swag and rewards! We are also delighted to announce that RSECon26 will be co-located with the first International Research Software Conference, hosted by our friends at ReSA. Trustee Elections 2025 At our AGM at RSECon25, we elected a new intake of trustees to help us run the Society. We would like to say a huge thank you to the trustees who stepped down for all their hard work, and we look forward to working with the new colleagues to help shape the future of your Society. You will be able to find out more about the board of trustees on our Governance page, once they’ve all been inducted and we have updated their profile information. RSE Society Community Survey As we continue to grow, we want to make sure that we continue to represent the interests of our members. So, we’re inviting everyone in this fantastic community to share their thoughts on how they engage with the community and membership benefits currently offered by the Society. Community News & Events We have some updates on some recent events, your last chance to apply for a big opportunity, and it’s the time of year where we celebrate our amazing community. Digital Humanities & Research Software Engineering Summer School On possibly the hottest week of the summer, the Digital Humanities & Research Software Engineering Summer School took place between 30 June and 3 July, at King’s College London. The four-day programme consisted of talks and practical activities focused on the software life cycle, the command line, high-performance computing and environmental sustainability. This event was supported by the Society’s Events and Initiatives Fund. Last call for the SSI Fellowship Programme 2026 There’s still time to apply for the Software Sustainability Institute Fellowship Programme! You’ve got until 6th October 2025 to get your applications in. Are you passionate about research software or digital research infrastructure? The SSI Fellowship Programme offers a unique opportunity to join a vibrant community of over 240 Fellows. Participants benefit from a Mentorship Programme, training, and receive £4,000 to attend or organise events that promote good computational practice in their discipline or area of work. Whether you’re a PhD candidate, research software engineer, or an experienced professional, we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. Don’t miss this opportunity to shape the future of the research software community! RSEEE Online Meetup on International RSE Day Thursday 9th October is this year’s International RSE Day! 🥳 To celebrate, we are organising an online meetup of RSEEE from 10:00-12:00. Join to meet others involved in research software development from across the region and hear about what they do. We’ll also hear about an upcoming event. Society Updates And finally, our regular reminder that we have a number of events, initiatives and resources that you might want to check out. These are linked below. Special Interest Groups We have eight Special Interest Groups being run by our community members, and supported by the Society. Check out our SIGs page to get involved (or start your own!). Events and Initiatives Fund The Society has Events and Initiatives funding to provide support for events and initiatives which support our mission statement and charitable objectives. Membership Not yet a member? Why not join us today? We welcome anyone who supports our mission, whether or not they are employed as RSEs.  Jobs A reminder that if you are looking for RSE-related jobs, you can join the #jobs channel on the RSE Slack workspace or visit our vacancies page. Zenodo We have a Community Zenodo Account for RSEs in the community to share publications about RSE. Podcasts Code for Thought is back and now in its ninth season, with episodes now in English, German and French. It is available on all major podcast directories, including YouTube. 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