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DAHRSE-Midlands @dahrse-midlands.bsky.social · Sep 2

📢 Update: Event Postponed to 5 Nov!

Call for Short Talks – DAHRSE Midlands 2025
A day dedicated to digital humanities + research software!

🎯 Theme: Exploring the Digital Landscape
🗣️ Submit your short or lightning talk by 30 Sep
💸 Travel bursaries available!
📅 New Date: 5 Nov.
📍 Univ. of Warwick

DAHRSE-Midlands @dahrse-midlands.bsky.social · Jul 27

📢 Call for Short Talks – DAHRSE Midlands 2025
A day of digital humanities + research software!
🎯 Theme: Exploring the Digital Landscape
🗣️ Submit a short or lightning talk by 31 Aug
💸 Travel bursaries available!
🔗 dahrse-midlands.github.io/events/dahrs...
#DAHRSE #RSEng #DigitalHumanities #Midlands

DAHRSE-Midlands 2025

DAHRSE-Midlands 2025 will take place at the University of Warwick in Coventry on 12th September 2025.

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DAHRSE-Midlands @dahrse-midlands.bsky.social · Aug 28

🚀 How is the @softwaresaved.bsky.social advancing digital research in the arts & humanities? From empowering fellows to building communities of practice, the #SSI is shaping the future of #ResearchSoftware. Featuring work by @dahrse-midlands.bsky.social member & others! tinyurl.com/ukri-blog

How the SSI advances digital research in the arts and humanities

How can the Software Sustainability Institute (SSI) help researchers to gain new skills and contribute to advancing digital research in the arts and humanities?

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DAHRSE-Midlands @dahrse-midlands.bsky.social · Jul 27

📢 Call for Short Talks – DAHRSE Midlands 2025
A day of digital humanities + research software!
🎯 Theme: Exploring the Digital Landscape
🗣️ Submit a short or lightning talk by 31 Aug
💸 Travel bursaries available!
🔗 dahrse-midlands.github.io/events/dahrs...
#DAHRSE #RSEng #DigitalHumanities #Midlands

DAHRSE-Midlands 2025

DAHRSE-Midlands 2025 will take place at the University of Warwick in Coventry on 12th September 2025.

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Software Sustainability Institute @softwaresaved.bsky.social · Jun 2

🗺️ In our latest blog post SSI Fellow @godwinyeboah.bsky.social explores the prospects of Digital Arts and Humanities Research Software Engineers (DAHRSEs) in the Midlands for AHRC Doctoral Landscape Awards: www.software.ac.uk/blog/prospec...

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EPCC @epcc.bsky.social · Apr 15

Run by the Software Sustainability Institute, the £4.8m Research Software Maintenance Fund will support & sustain key research software. The call for expressions of interest is now open.
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Montage promoting Research Software Maintenance Fund

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · Apr 7

Gavin from our Advanced Research Computing team is kicking off #RSEMidlands at The Exchange today, with an exciting line up of talks and group activities planned: rse-midlands.github.io/docs/event-7... ^SEMT

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Dagmar Fraser @dagmarfraser.bsky.social · Mar 4

🧠 Do you know about Research Software Engineers (RSEs)? #RSEMidlands2025 #MATLAB #MATLABAmbassador
💻 Academic outputs increasingly depend on software, yet academia primarily rewards papers, not the code behind them! 📝

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Society of RSE @society-rse.org · Apr 1

Submissions don't review themselves and we are looking for volunteers to help review for and sift through them to decide what to include in the programme.

Call for reviewers is now open, find out more and sign up at rsecon25.society-rse.org/call-for-rev...

#rse #rsecon25 #conference #warwick

Call For Reviewers - RSECon25

Call for reviewers Reviewers play a crucial role in building the conference programme. Becoming a reviewer is a great way to: The assessments provided by reviewers are invaluable to the conference…

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Newcastle University RSE Team @ncl-rse.bsky.social · Mar 28

Mike Simpson also took part in a panel discussion around Project Management in Research Software, where he discussed his Prize Winning Mental Health project from the @softwaresaved.bsky.social Collaborations workshop. #RSECon24

Project Management in Research Software - People and Processes

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Society of RSE @society-rse.org · Apr 3

The Society has funding available to support various community Events and Initiatives. Generally, grants of up to £1,000 can be awarded for activities which support our mission statement and charitable objectives.

For more information, or to apply, click here:

Policy for SocRSE Events and Initiatives Grant - Society of Research Software Engineering

Summary The RSE society is able to provide financial support for events and initiatives which support our mission statement and charitable objectives (see our constitution section). In summary the…

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Software Sustainability Institute @softwaresaved.bsky.social · Mar 13

🧑‍🏫 The SSI is delivering a course on “Software practices for open and reproducible research” from Tuesday 1-4 April. Find out more about it at www.software.ac.uk/news/worksho...

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Society of RSE @society-rse.org · Mar 6

Connect with over 400+ Research Software Engineers, researchers, and technical experts at the UK’s premier conference, taking place at Warwick University, Sept 9-11, 2025.

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#RSE #Tech #Innovation

Sponsorship packages - RSECon25

Sponsorship packages The UK’s RSE Conference is the largest RSE conference in the world. Organisers maximise attendance by keeping ticket prices low, which means the conference provides an…

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Society of RSE @society-rse.org · Mar 7

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

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…

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UoB Advanced Research Computing delivering BEAR services @uob-bear.bsky.social · Mar 6

#RSEMidlands2025 will take place on Monday 7 April at The Exchange in Birmingham city centre, where you can meet other #ResearchSoftwareEngineers from the Midlands and hear exciting talks!

Find out more and book your free place here: rse-midlands.github.io/docs/event-7... ^SEMT

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DAHRSE-Midlands @dahrse-midlands.bsky.social · Mar 4

Curious about the future of Digital Humanities and Arts Research Software Engineers in the Midlands?

Our latest blog explores their potential role in enhancing doctoral research and more: tinyurl.com/3cayvvsv

Join the conversation! 💬

#EnhancingDoctoralResearch #DAHRSEMidlands #ResearchSoftware

The Prospects of Digital Arts and Humanities Research Software Engineers in the Midlands for AHRC Doctoral Landscape Awards

In recent years, the integration of digital technologies into the arts and humanities has opened new avenues for research and innovation. One of the key drivers of this transformation is the emergence...

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DAHRSE-Midlands @dahrse-midlands.bsky.social · Mar 4

🌟 Are you a Research Software Engineer in the Midlands with a focus on Digital Humanities and the Arts, or does your role broadly overlap with these fields? 🌟

Get in touch and join our growing network: dahrse-midlands.github.io 💬

#DAHRSEMidlands #ResearchSoftware #Community #JoinUs #RSEng #DAHRSE

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David Beavan @davidbeavan.bsky.social · Feb 5

🚨 Calling all who care about digital research! 🚨 Share examples of the impact Research Software Engineering or RSEs have had on (your) research. Help us build an evidence base and a bright future for the field. Deadline: Fri, 14 Feb ⏰. Share & spread the word! 🙌 forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...

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Oscar Seip @oscarseip.bsky.social · Dec 12

🧭 The selection process for this year’s SSI Fellowship Programme has now ended and we’re excited to introduce our 27 new Fellows and share their inspiring plans: www.software.ac.uk/news/introdu...

Congratulations to all our new Fellows!

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DAHRSE-Midlands @dahrse-midlands.bsky.social · Jan 25

DAHRSE-Midlands awarded Software Sustainability Institute (SSI) Fellowship. The inaugural meeting for announcing the fellowship will take place on Thursday 30 January 14:00-17:00 (GMT).

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#dahrsemidlands #rseng #ssi #researchsoftware #dahrse #inaugural

SSI Inaugural Meeting: Announcing New Fellows on January 30, 2025

DAHRSE-Midlands awarded Software Sustainability Institute (SSI) Fellowship. The inaugural meeting for announcing the fellowship will take place on Thursday 30 January 14:00-17:00 (GMT). The fellowship...

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DAHRSE-Midlands @dahrse-midlands.bsky.social · Jan 25

Setting Up a Hugo Site Like DAHRSE-Midlands Website - dahrse-midlands.github.io/posts/settin...

Setting Up a Hugo Site Like DAHRSE-Midlands Website

Setting up a Hugo site with the Box template on GitHub Pages using GitHub Codespaces and a new repository can streamline your web development process. This guide walks you through the necessary steps,...

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