❗️ Don't forget to sign up for the GPU Programming workshop on 17 + 18 March. Registration closes on Tuesday 9 March. www.esciencecenter.nl/event/gpu-pr...
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❗️ Don't forget to sign up for the GPU Programming workshop on 17 + 18 March. Registration closes on Tuesday 9 March. www.esciencecenter.nl/event/gpu-pr...
📢 Are you joining us?
Our information session for the Open eScience Center 2026 call starts at 14:00! Ask all your burning questions and learn more about what it’s like to work with the eScience Center on your research project. Sign up: buff.ly/DTxrV76
@opensciencenl.bsky.social has awarded funding to 45 projects aimed at building and enhancing national research infrastructure. The Research Software Directory will play a major role in five of these projects, reflecting the growing role of research software!
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If you are considering submitting a proposal for the Open eScience Call 2026 and are new to the eScience Center, we strongly recommend attending the online information event on 5 March. There, we will inform you about the specific aims of the Open eScience Call.
Register now👉 buff.ly/DTxrV76
LLMs can be genuinely useful tools when they’re pointed at the right problems, with the right constraints and the right human oversight. Scientific communication is one of those problems.
Check out this blog piece by our engineer Jesse García:
blog.esciencecenter.nl/making-llms-...
Planning on submitting a proposal for Open eScience Call 2026? Read Peter Kalverla's blog first to set your project up for success 👇
blog.esciencecenter.nl/5-tips-for-w...
📝 Sign up for our #HPC with #Python and RS-DAT workshop!
Learn how to scale your data analyses in Python to clusters and supercomputers using the RS-DAT framework using #Dask, #Jupyter and #Pydata tooling!
🗓️ 19 March from 13:00 – 17:00
📍 SURF Utrecht
Register:
www.surf.nl/en/agenda/hi...
𝟱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵: 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲
OEC26 is open to researchers from all disciplines to receive in-kind support from eScience Center research software engineers.
Interested? Register now for our information event on 5 March!
www.eventbrite.nl/e/online-inf...
On 16 and 17 February, the #JASP team organised a #hackathon where 27 participants from 6 countries learned how to contribute to their own modules to the JASP ecosystem!
Special thanks to @ejwagenmakers.bsky.social, @pabrod.bsky.social, Stefan Verhoeven & Zowi Mens for making the event a success!
Achieve incredible computing capabilities with our #GPU Programming workshops. We will teach you the basics knowledge of #Numba and #CuPy required to start a journey in the world of GPUs. Registration for our GPU Programming workshop is now open!
👉 buff.ly/gHllLb1
"If I had to describe the eScience Center's culture I would say: social anomaly. I enjoy the freedom and the way we interact and inspire each other. " What’s it like to work at the eScience Center? Hear it from the people who work here.
Read Pablo's story: www.esciencecenter.nl/our-stories/...
How to choose the best way of making your research code and data available? Roel Janssen, Jason Maassen and Carlos Martinez-Ortiz present an automated way of synchronizing 4TU.ResearchData with the Research Software Directory.
Read the blog 👉 buff.ly/3dwRDRP
📣 The Open eScience Call 2026 is launched!
The call is aimed at researchers that require the development and application of advanced research software.
- Deadline for submitting project propositions: 30 March
- Deadline for full proposals: 8 June
For details, see
We had planned on 8 proposals to be granted for OEC 25, but we managed 11 grants instead. We're happy to announce the grants for the projects below and can't wait to start working on them, all of which have the potential to have a significant social impact: www.esciencecenter.nl/news/awarded...
If you would like to join our workshop as an observer or if we can help you implement any of our trainings, please don't hesitate to reach out to training@esciencecenter.nl!
These are the happy faces of satisfied participants who have completed the Reproducible Research Through Reusable Code Workshop! Next to training researchers, we also had a few software trainers joining from different institutes across NL, who are considering to start offering this training locally!
Peter Kalverla is the new Programme Officer at the eScience Center! He is a familiar face, having been a core part of our community as Senior Research Software Engineer. He will be responsible for the full lifecycle of our call programme. buff.ly/vFlCD57%E2%8...
#Vacancy We are looking for a Business Operations Manager.
🔹If you combine strategic insight with hands-on leadership
🔹have a strong background in operations and finance
🔹enjoy working in a research-driven environment
this could be the role for you: www.esciencecenter.nl/careers/prog...
#ICYMI: The seats for the Build Your Own #JASP Module #hackathon are quickly running out. It is not only free, we are even offering travel grants!
Want to join us in Amsterdam on 16 and 17 February?
Register here ➡️ jasp-stats.org/2026/01/27/a...
📣 The Netherlands eScience Center has a new Director: @Menno Rasch.
He brings extensive management experience and deep expertise in Research Software, gained within the academic community. Welcome to our organisation, Menno!
www.esciencecenter.nl/news/menno-r...
Are you going to be at @fosdem.org as well on 31 January and 1 February? We'd love to see you there! Get in touch with your contact person at the eScience Center to see which of our colleagues are attending so you can plan to meet up.
#FOSDEM
#Vacancy We are looking for a Programme and Education Coordinator to play a key role in developing, coordinating, and sustainably embedding the RS-engD track: a high-quality training and professional development programme for Research Software Engineers (RSEs).
Read more and apply: buff.ly/ERlSwt1
📢 A shout out to our Community Managers Carlos, Fenne and Jason for Community Manager Appreciation Day! You have made the Research Software community a vibrant, innovative, and welcoming space for everyone. Thank you for all the hard work you do to foster connection, collaboration, and growth.
𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 “𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗱𝗲”: 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝟱𝟬% 𝗼𝗳𝗳! To remove road blocks and to stimulate open and reproducible code development, we now reduce the costs for this workshop on 4 February.
(People that already registered will get a 50% refund).
buff.ly/OcbtjJC
We are thrilled to receive this €5.4M grant from Open Science NL! 🎉
Research *needs* research software. This funding allows us to give research software the attention it deserves. With this grant, we'll be able to support our mission to empower researchers through innovative software.
Please fill in the 2026 International RSE Survey.
You don’t need to be called an RSE to complete the survey. Your formal job title does not matter: if you develop software for academic research as part of your work, we want to hear from you.
@nl-rse.bsky.social
The 2026 International RSE Survey is now live!
This survey will help us better understand what RSEs need and how we can advocate for the community with policymakers and funders.
We'd really appreciate your input. Please share with your networks. #RSEng
www.software.ac.uk/news/2026-in...
Fun to teach on FAIR in practice #DataDays #VilniusUniversity. Slides: doi.org/10.5281/zeno...
Resources:
@elixir-europe.org rdmkit.elixir-europe.org &
#Health-RI @elixir-nl.bsky.social fairmetroline.org
With session by @esciencecenter.bsky.social #FenneRiemslagh on reproducible research software
27 & 28 January: Introduction to Deep Learning. This workshop covers the basics of deep learning in a practical and hands-on manner. Upon completion, you will be able to train your first neural network and understand what next steps to take to improve the model.
Register now! buff.ly/vr9Tdi8
Join us for the 1-day workshop Reproducible Research through Reusable Code and create more impact with your software! Bring your own code and learn how to use GitHub and write clear documentation. You will enable others to use your code, and also your future self. buff.ly/e4pZeso
