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Resources to help make your research accessible

As part of the inaugural SSI Research Software Camp on research accessibility, we’ve gathered some useful resources. Research accessibility is a broad topic and this list gives a taster of the different areas.

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Strengthening the RSE community with podcasting

Dr Peter Schmidt, Senior Research Software Developer, University College London tells us about two podcasts he is involved in and how he hopes they will strengthen the RSE community.
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The Institute's highlights from 2020 and upcoming opportunities

We take a look back at some of the highlights at the Institute from last year, and some of the exciting things happening in 2021.
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News

Free RIOT Science Club conference on Open Research: A Vision for the Future

RIOT Science Club are hosting a conference on Open Research: A Vision for the Future on 2 March from 12.20 to 17.10 GMT. It's free to attend and open to all.
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Join the rOpenSci community call on their statistical software review project

rOpenSci are hosting the first in a series of community calls on their statistical software review project Tuesday 2 March at 17:00 UTC.
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Announcing the mini-workshops and demo sessions at Collaborations Workshop 2021

One of the many opportunities to start a new collaboration during the Collaborations Workshop 2021 (CW21) is through the mini-workshops and demo sessions. This year we’ll have ten 30-minute sessions related to the themes of CW21: FAIR Research Software, Diversity & Inclusion, and Software Sustainability.

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Events

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Research Software Camp: Research Accessibility

Our inaugural online Research Software Camp on Research Accessibility will take place from 22 February to 5 March 2021.

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Collaborations Workshop 2021

Collaborations Workshop 2021 (CW21) takes place from Tuesday, 30 March to Thursday, 1 April 2021 online. The Software Sustainability Institute’s Collaborations Workshop series brings together researchers, developers, innovators, managers, funders, publishers, policy makers, leaders and educators to explore best practices and the future of research software.
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Collaborations Workshop 2020

Collaborations Workshop 2020 (CW20) takes place from Tuesday, 31st March to Thursday, 2nd April 2020 online. The Software Sustainability Institute’s Collaborations Workshop series brings together researchers, developers, innovators, managers, funders, publishers, leaders and educators to explore best practices and the future of research software.
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"We were already following a lot of best practice and it was very good to get this confirmation. We're not computer scientists and don't come from a software development background - we're all scientific programmers - so it was good to get some confirmation that what we do is on the right track"

- Andreas Hegar, CGAT