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UoM Research IT @uomresearchit.bsky.social · 18h

As our Research Software Engineering team continues to grow so does the amount of responsibility, staff and projects.
Adrian Harwood has recently announced a Deputy to head up the new RSE Operational Excellence group.

Announcing the new Deputy Head of RSE

Adrian Harwood, Head of Research Software Engineering, has announced that Chris Fullerton will take on the role of Deputy Head of Research Software Engineering starting in October 2025. Chris will…

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UoM Research IT @uomresearchit.bsky.social · 21h

The latest GISMEO Webinar has been announced –
🌧️ GeoBytes for Spatial Insights #2 – GIS in Flood Hazard Mapping
📅 22nd October - online
✍️ Registration available available in the CaDiR Teams space
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UoM Research IT @uomresearchit.bsky.social · 1d

Up to £10,000 is available for community-led projects enabling aspiring dRTP leaders to trial approaches to enhancing skills and career opportunities, to build new connections through joint initiatives, and to strategically assess options for future investment and activity.

Funding Opportunity: Grow Leadership Skills within digital Research Technical Professions!

Are you committed to advancing leadership skills and careers within digital Research Technical Professions (dRTP)? Do you have a bold idea or an existing initiative that could make a real difference…

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UoM Research IT @uomresearchit.bsky.social · 1d

There's a great write up of the recent #PyConUK2025 and UoM's contribution to the event on the UoM Python User Group.
Members of Research IT and researchers from across the University came together to have a stand to promote the work and research we do at the University.
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EPCC @epcc.bsky.social · 1d

Digital Research Technical Professionals (dRTPs) are people who provide vital technical contributions to modern research. Join this event (5-6 Nov, London) to contribute to the discussion on career development across the whole dRTP ecosystem: edin.ac/46Un9eM

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UoM Research IT @uomresearchit.bsky.social · 1d

🥳 Today is #InternationalRSEDay!
Discover how our Research Software Engineers (RSEs) got on at the recent #RSECon25, held at the University of Warwick. The @society-rse.org annual conference is the flagship event for the RSE community.
#RSEDay2025

RSECon25 Highlights: Innovation, Sustainability, and Community

Earlier this month, members of The University of Manchester’s Research Software Engineering (RSE) team joined peers from across the UK and beyond at RSECon25, held at the University of Warwick. The…

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UoM Research IT @uomresearchit.bsky.social · 2d

Join Manchester Research Software Community on the 29th
There's a call out for lightning talks with 2 already confirmed -
📋 Comparing open source documentation platforms
👩‍💼 Turing Innovation Catalyst Collaborative R&D: Using research to solve real-world business problems

Manchester Research Software Community Oct 25

Manchester Research Software Community (MRSC) are excited to announce their next meeting on Wednesday, 29th October 2025. We will be continuing with the collaborative format of the meeting and are…

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UoM Research IT @uomresearchit.bsky.social · 2d

Our virtual help session is open now until 3pm today (8th).
If you would like to speak to one of our experts about anything research IT related eg HPC, AI, research data, research software, accessing / including our services on grants etc, join now!
research-it.manchester.ac.uk/events/drop-...

Drop-in Session - 8 October 2025

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UoM Research IT @uomresearchit.bsky.social · 3d

The DisCouRSE Network+ has launched its first Flexible Fund, offering up to £10,000 to support projects that strengthen leadership training and career pathways for digital Research Technical Professionals (dRTPs). Closing date for applications is the 14th Nov.

Funding Opportunity: Grow Leadership Skills within digital Research Technical Professions!

Are you committed to advancing leadership skills and careers within digital Research Technical Professions (dRTP)? Do you have a bold idea or an existing initiative that could make a real difference…

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UoM Research IT @uomresearchit.bsky.social · 3d

📅 Thurs 9th Oct 11-12pm
Join the University #R user group for "An intro to Random Forest #MachineLearning in R".
It will cover everything you need to start running your own Random Forest models in R: data prep, variable selection, and types of Random Forest models.
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UoM Research IT @uomresearchit.bsky.social · 3d

📅 Wed 8th 2-3pm online!
You can join our virtual help session at any point during the hour to speak 1-2-1 with one of our experts.
Last time we had questions on #Matlab, research data storage, accessing our Research Software Engineering service & more!

Drop-in Session - 8 October 2025

Use the event link to access the Zoom session. You can do so using a browser or via the optional downloadable Zoom client.

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UoM Research IT @uomresearchit.bsky.social · 4d

A reminder that applications close on the 24th!
If you would like buyout of your time to enable you to dedicate time to advance Open Research within your discipline, apply today!

Open Research Fellowship Programme (Office for Open Research)

Office for Open Research

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UoM Research IT @uomresearchit.bsky.social · 4d

A delegation from Research IT attended the recent @society-rse.org conference #RSECon25.
Discover what their highlights were and what caught their attention.

RSECon25 Highlights: Innovation, Sustainability, and Community

Earlier this month, members of The University of Manchester’s Research Software Engineering (RSE) team joined peers from across the UK and beyond at RSECon25, held at the University of Warwick. The…

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UoM Research IT @uomresearchit.bsky.social · 4d

Interested in research data literacy and data skills training? Join the University Library and the @ukdataservice.bsky.social on the 22nd. Lunch is provided!
This event forms part of the Research Data Stewardship community activities - join their Teams space to stay in touch!

Event details (The University of Manchester Library)

The University of Manchester Library

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UoM Research IT @uomresearchit.bsky.social · 5d

Last call for NVidia's "Generative AI with Diffusion Models" webinar on Wed 8th Oct. In this one day course, learners will take a deeper dive into denoising diffusion models, which are a popular choice for text-to-image pipelines.
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UoM Research IT @uomresearchit.bsky.social · 7d

As our Research Software Engineering team continues to grow, Adrian Harwood (Head of Research Software Engineering) has announced that Chris Fullerton will take on the role of Deputy Head of RSE. Chris will also chair the new RSE Operational Excellence group.

Announcing the new Deputy Head of RSE

Adrian Harwood, Head of Research Software Engineering, has announced that Chris Fullerton will take on the role of Deputy Head of Research Software Engineering starting in October 2025. Chris will…

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UoM Research IT @uomresearchit.bsky.social · 8d

Research IT joined researchers from across the University at the recent @pyconuk.org conference.
For a great summary of the day & links to the talks etc visit the University #Python user group (internal only) #PyConUK2025
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UoM Research IT @uomresearchit.bsky.social · 8d

Would you like to have a 1-2-1 chat with an expert from our team about anything research IT related?
Join our session next Wed at any point during the hour to speak to someone about research data storage, HPC, research software, mobile app dev, AI / ML - anything!
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UoM Research IT @uomresearchit.bsky.social · 8d

Join the University Library and the @ukdataservice.bsky.social on the 22nd for a conversation on research data literacy and data skills training.
This event forms part of the Research Data Stewardship community activities - join their Teams space to stay in touch!
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UoM Research IT @uomresearchit.bsky.social · 9d

Join the University #R user group on the 9th for an intro to one of the most interpretable and accessible #MachineLearning algorithms, Random Forests.
The meeting is hybrid and refreshments are provided for in-person attendees!
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UoM Research IT @uomresearchit.bsky.social · 9d

The first call from the DisCouRSE Network+ activity has just been released with a closing date of the 14th Nov.
Join their Q&A webinar on Monday 6th to find out more!
#dRTP #RSEng #DataStewardship #DataScience

Funding Opportunity: Grow Leadership Skills within digital Research Technical Professions!

Are you committed to advancing leadership skills and careers within digital Research Technical Professions (dRTP)? Do you have a bold idea or an existing initiative that could make a real difference…

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UoM Research IT @uomresearchit.bsky.social · 10d

Join NVIDIA’s Deep Learning Institute (DLI) for a free, virtual instructor-led workshop providing hands-on experience with #GPU-accelerated servers in the #cloud to complete end-to-end projects in the areas of #DeepLearning, accelerated computing, and accelerated #DataScience.

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UK Data Service @ukdataservice.bsky.social · 10d

📊 Join us today at 1pm for our Survey data drop-in.

This free online drop-in is for anyone working or thinking of working with secondary survey data.

Please book your place at the link below.

📅 1 October 2025
⏰ 12:00-13:00
📍 Online

Survey data drop-in - UK Data Service

1 Oct 2025 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - This free online drop-in is for anyone working or thinking of working with secondary survey data who are looking for help and advice with their project or research.…

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UoM Research IT @uomresearchit.bsky.social · 15d

Applications are now open for the 2025-26 Open Research Fellowship Programme at the Office for Open Research. If you would like a buy out of your time to dedicate to an open research themed project then have a look at their website. Apply by Friday, 24 October #OpenResearch

Open Research Fellowship Programme (Office for Open Research)

Office for Open Research

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UoM Research IT @uomresearchit.bsky.social · 16d

Still using your P drive?
The P drive service will be retired next year so ITS want to hear your views especially where you feel existing services such as OneDrive, Canvas and Pure might not meet their future needs.
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