Research Software Alliance

We’re delighted to partner with the Software Sustainability Institute (SSI) for the first International Research Software Conference (IRSC)! 🎉 Since 2010, SSI has played a leading role in advancing research software policy and practice through its Fellowship Programme, training, community events, and collaborations across the research ecosystem. As the first organisation dedicated to improving software in research, SSI has helped strengthen research culture in the UK and internationally by expanding access to training, supporting research software communities, and working with partners to improve how research software is recognised, funded, and sustained. Learn more about SSI and our long-standing collaboration on the ReSA blog: https://lnkd.in/ex_EDMgD Register for #IRSC26: https://lnkd.in/eqPtD4Sj #ResearchSoftware #OpenScience

What becomes visible when software is treated as part of the research record? 737K research software records are part of the OpenAIRE Graph, helping make software more discoverable alongside publications and datasets. Research is not built on papers alone. Code, tools, and scripts are increasingly central to how knowledge is produced, shared, and reused across disciplines. Making these contributions easier to find helps support a more complete view of the research lifecycle and the people behind it. Discover software records in OpenAIRE EXPLORE, the Graph’s user interface. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eXSfDFQb

We’re delighted to welcome the Society of Research Software Engineering as a Bronze Sponsor of the International Research Software Conference (IRSC)! 🎉 The Society of Research Software Engineering (https://society-rse.org/) was founded on the belief that a world which relies on software must recognise the people who develop it. Its mission is to establish a research environment that recognises the vital role of software in research. The Society works to increase software skills across everyone in research, to promote collaboration between researchers and software experts, and to support the creation of an academic career path for Research Software Engineers. IRSC26 is co-located with #RSECon26 (https://lnkd.in/eid_tzRF), the Society’s flagship event for the Research Software Engineering community, which provides a forum to share ideas, debate strategies, and develop collective visions for the future of Research Software Engineering. Registration for #IRSC26 is now open via Eventbrite: https://lnkd.in/eqPtD4Sj #ResearchSoftware #OpenScience #RSE

📣 New funding opportunity. Today, we're launching our inaugural call for proposals for open source software that underpins data-intensive research and AI-driven discovery in the life sciences. https://lnkd.in/gsKXMq4K We're seeking proposals that address significant technical bottlenecks or deliver critical capabilities in these software projects. Proposals should target a clear technical challenge that serves critical needs for a research audience, include a realistic plan of work aligned with the project’s own roadmap, and have genuine buy-in from the core maintainer community about the proposed fundable activities. Two application tracks are available. • Track 1. domain-specific software tools across a broad range of disciplines in the life sciences (up $250,000 USD over two years). • Track 2. foundational libraries and software dependencies as well as collaborations among related projects within the same software ecosystem (up to $1,000,000 USD over two years) Across these two categories, we will give priority to projects that enable large-scale data analysis and AI-driven applications and workflows. Letters of intent (LOI) are due June 8, 2026. Full application details below:

We’re proud to join this coordinated effort as an institutional partner supporting the Open Source for Science Fund and the infrastructure behind scientific discovery. Applications open May 11 for software project maintainers and contributors whose work supports data-intensive research and AI-driven discovery in the life sciences. Learn more: https://os4science.org/  

We’re delighted to welcome NWO (Dutch Research Council) as a Bronze Sponsor of the International Research Software Conference (IRSC)! 🎉 NWO (https://www.nwo.nl/en) is a major science funder in the Netherlands, supporting quality and innovation. It invests nearly €1.5 billion annually in curiosity-driven research, societal challenges, and infrastructure. Open Science NL, part of NWO, advances and accelerates open science with the goal of making it the national standard. Registration for #IRSC26 is now open via Eventbrite: https://lnkd.in/eCUJXqnD #ResearchSoftware #OpenScience

We’re delighted to welcome the Netherlands eScience Center as a Bronze Sponsor of the International Research Software Conference (IRSC)! 🎉 The Netherlands eScience Center (https://lnkd.in/estpA-vf) is the national centre of expertise for research software, founded in 2012 by NWO and SURF. As an independent foundation serving all Dutch universities, institutes, and disciplines, the eScience Center employs around 60 staff, mainly Research Software Engineers, who contribute to projects through competitive calls offering in-kind funding for research software projects. In addition, the eScience Center is a leading actor within the research community, actively promoting the value of #ResearchSoftware in research by offering training, workshops, and much more. Registration for #IRSC26 is now open via Eventbrite: https://lnkd.in/eCUJXqnD

Reminder: The deadline to submit proposals for the International Research Software Conference (#IRSC26) is this Friday, 1 May. Submit your proposal and learn more: https://lnkd.in/ev-s8iEZ 📅 7-8 September 2026 📍 Sheffield, UK + online (co-located with #RSECon26) Registration is now open: https://lnkd.in/eqPtD4Sj #ResearchSoftware #OpenScience

ReSA’s April newsletter (https://lnkd.in/eWS_hdir) is here! Explore what’s new in the global research software community: - Research software community news, including a new policy brief from EOSC-EVERSE - Funding opportunities, including the Netherlands eScience Center's Call for Open and Sustainable Research Software 2026 - Registration open: International Research Software Conference (IRSC26) https://lnkd.in/eqPtD4Sj - IRSC welcomes founding sponsors: NWO (Dutch Research Council) / Open Science NL & Netherlands eScience Center -  ReSA membership update - DataCite  - Advancing Open Science in Latin America: Highlights from the ReSA, Research Data Alliance (RDA), and LA Referencia webinar series on research software and research data - Improvements to software citation infrastructure: Coming soon to your software DOI by Rebecca Ringuette, Daniel Garijo, Jonathan Starr, Maria Gould, Alex Ioannidis  - Community events, including #FORCE2026 (FORCE11) - Opportunities to get involved with community initiatives, resources, and more! 📬 Catch up or subscribe: https://lnkd.in/giCmMMia 💌 Have news to share? Contact: info@researchsoft.org #ResearchSoftware #IRSC26 #OpenScience

We are happy to see our Community lead Seun Olufemi, deliver this workshop on the values of open science and why this matters for Africa at the Nebula Open Science 101 training organized by the OLS (Open Life Science Limited). His presentation contributes to part of our broader efforts in trying to ensure that science is open for all especially within the low resource settings. We looking forward to see projects stem from this area exploring this principles in their work. IGDORE IGDORE USA Research Software Alliance eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd. PREreview The Turing Way ASAPbio NumFOCUS FORCE11 Open Knowledge Foundation Open Bioinformatics Foundation #Openscience #Bioinformatics #Africa #EthosofOpenScience #ValuesofOpenScience #Nebula #Science