Whenever we come up with a good idea, there’s always the worry that the rest of the world won’t share in our excitement. Not so, the Agents network. We’ve been slowly ramping up publicity over the last couple of weeks, and the applications have started to flood in (just yesterday, we received eight applications, and at 13.27 today, it looks like we'll break that record). Even better, we’re getting applications from all round the country and from all disciplines.

This is great news for the Agents network of course, but what does it mean to everyone else? If we get enough applications, it will lead to a network of researchers who will be able to tell us exactly where we need to focus our resources. This means that we can make the greatest impact on the quality and sustainability of research software. And that means better software for everyone.

Keep the applications coming. And if you want to make sure that your research is part of our network, spread the word and get someone to become an Agent!