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We help people build better software, and we work with researchers, developers, funders and infrastructure providers to identify key issues and best practice in scientific software. The Software Sustainability Institute Blog 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. Read More A farewell to RSEs: reflecting on our progress and remaining barriers SSI Deputy Director Simon Hettrick reflects on the progress of Research Software Engineers as he steps down as a trustee of the Society of Research Software Engineering. Read More Highlights of the Fellowship Programme 2021 Launch Webinar The SSI Fellowship Programme 2021 Launch Webinar took place on 14 January and provided information about the Institute, the Fellowship Programme, the application process and considerations with regard to COVID-19. Read More see all News Registration open for Research Software Camp workshop: Sustainable Software Development for Researchers Registration is open for the workshop 'Sustainable Software Development for Researchers' or 'Bring your own Script and Make it Ready for Publication' by Carina Haupt, Head of Group Software at the German Aerospace Centre. The workshop is part of our Research Software Camp on research accessibility. Read More Future Forum workshop on code security There will be another Future Forum for the Secrious Project, Heriot-Watt University, on Saturday the 20 February 1-3pm. Read More Call for lightning talks at Collaborations Workshop 2021 Collaborations Workshop 2021 (CW21) will take place online from Tuesday 30 March to Thursday 1 April and the call for lightning talks is now open! Read More see all Events Research Software Camp: Research Accessibility Our inaugural online Research Software Camp on Research Accessibility will take place from 22 February to 5 March 2021. Read More 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. Read More 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. Read More see all "It adds development time, doing things right, but it's worth it. Our code is miles away from where it was. [The work has] really made a profound change to the way we do coding, even down to the way I write lines of code. We now understand the complexity involved in making things run smoothly – it's really been a very good learning experience" - Prashant Valluri, TPLS Subscribe Every Friday we send out a digest of the week's news and blog posts. Email Address     Ignore Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial 2.5 License. ©2010 - 2020 The University of Edinburgh on behalf of the Software Sustainability Institute. Privacy policy Website accessibility We use cookies on our website to support technical features that enhance your user experience. We also use analytics & advertising services. To opt-out click for more information. I've read it More information