🟥 We are happy to announce that the Software Sustainability Institute has received £4.8m from UKRI to launch the Research Software Maintenance Fund.
This new initiative will play a crucial role in strengthening research software maintenance in the UK, ensuring essential tools remain available to the research community.
Find out more about this exciting opportunity at https://www.software.ac.uk/news/ukri-awards-software-sustainability-institute-ps48m-strengthen-research-software-maintenance

Want cutting-edge digital research? Then you want Research Software Engineering. Only a couple of days left to contribute to the evidence base for Research Software Engineering and the impact it brings: https://fosstodon.org/@davidbeavan/113952058507443163

☑️ The Data / Culture project, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC), is leading this effort to build a national strategy for RSE capacity in the Arts and Humanities, while also demonstrating the broader value of RSE expertise across disciplines. Find out more about how you can have your say at https://www.software.ac.uk/news/call-evidence-showcasing-impact-research-software-engineers

⭕️ Registration is now open for a selection of free online workshops and panel discussion, as part of the Research Software Camp: Digital Skills for Research Technical Staff (Tue 19 - Fri 29 Nov). Find out more at https://www.software.ac.uk/news/registration-now-open-research-software-camp-digital-skills-research-technical-staff

⭕️We're happy to announce our next Instructor Training workshop will take place from 19–22 November 2024, as part of the Research Software Camps: Skills for Technical Staff. SSI Training Lead, Aleksandra Nenadic will be teaching this course.

Find out more and register your interest: https://www.software.ac.uk/news/instructor-training-workshop-announced-part-research-software-camp

👥@researchsoft is leading a community consultation to identify and recommend a community-supported route for convening the first-ever international research software conference, in 2025/26. Find out more about how to get involved at https://www.software.ac.uk/news/towards-international-research-software-conference-join-our-community-consultation

🧭Today is the last day to to apply for the SSI Fellowship Programme, so if you haven't done so already, hurry up and submit your application!
https://www.software.ac.uk/programmes/fellowship-programme/apply-fellowship-programme

💡 Find out how to support international and multilingual research software community formation in our latest #CollabW24 speed blog post by Selina Aragon, Catherine Inglis, @oscarseip, Dmitry Nikolaenko, Jenny Wong, Pauline Karega, Alessandro Felder, Alexandra Araujo Alvarez J., @3xfactorial, and Adamu Adamu Habu: https://www.software.ac.uk/blog/supporting-international-and-multilingual-research-software-community-formation

🔍 ESRC is running three surveys with a deadline of Monday, 30 September. The surveys aim to gather input on the experiences of researchers accessing sensitive data in Trusted Research Environments, as well as the needs and views of data service users and staff for the Future Data Services programme.

Find out more at https://www.software.ac.uk/news/extended-deadline-esrc-surveys

📍Today marks the start of #RSECon24 (@ResearchSoftEng)!
If you would like to have a chat or find out more about the SSI, please head to our stand. We also have new stickers, so hurry up if you want one!

First day presenting at #RSECon24
@ResearchSoftEng. If you have any questions about the
@SoftwareSaved #SSIFellowship, please head to our stand or reach out to arrange a chat.

For details about applying to the #SSI #Fellowship Programme, visit https://software.ac.uk/apply

🔴 We are finally on Mastodon! Many members of our communities have asked us to join Mastodon as an alternative to X. We took the first step and opened an account, now it's up to you to follow us and make it grow!
Find out more about our social media presence at https://www.software.ac.uk/news/update-ssi-social-media-channels