🚨We need input from research librarians on practices that improve research reproducibility at your institutions, as part of a Knowledge Exchange survey that closes soon! 📖Details: knowledge-exchange.info/news/articles/… 📋Survey: reproducibility.limesurvey.net/683984 cc: LIBER Europe Michelle Barker (she/her)

Today we launch "The The hidden REF 5% Manifesto" to encourage HEIs to submit at least 5% of their non-traditional research outputs to @ref2028. Sign the manifesto and help us create a research culture that recognises everyone involved in research. hidden-ref.org/the-5-percent-…

Derek Malcolm was always a witty and delightful presence at BFFS events - he will be missed.

📅 Save the date for our first Practitioner's Hub event, featuring: - Neil P Chue Hong (he/him｜they/them) from Software Sustainability Institute - Lauren Wool from London Gov - Simon from The Alan Turing Institute / Lloyd's Register Foundation - Kirstie Whitaker from The Alan Turing Institute Moderated by Jennifer Ding 🌟 Register here: turing-uk.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

Wonderful way to start my festival with Isobel McArthur’s delightful operatic romp through the floors of The Grand Old Opera House Hotel and a very excited Traverse Theatre audience #travfest23

People who are *not* research software engineers, or work closely with them - what do you think a research software engineer does? Guesses welcomed!

I’m particularly interested in what you think goes on in an average day for a Research Software Engineer!

The winners of tonight’s BIG Film Quiz… Quiztopher Walken! Well done and thank you to everyone who joined, we had a whopping 20 teams! 🥳

Today we’re launching applications for the majority of our playwriting supports for 2024. Applications are now open for our Mentoring Programme, Disabled Playwright Support Programme, Bursaraidh Leasachaidh Dealbh-chluich Gàidhlig & Self-led Projects. playwrightsstudio.co.uk/support-for-pl…

Delighted to announce that I have been appointed Chief Scientific Adviser at Department for Culture, Media and Sport — very much looking forward to working with colleagues and stakeholders across the wider DCMS portfolio: gov.uk/government/new…

EPCC is part of the new European EVERSE project, which will work to create a framework for #researchsoftware & code excellence, with the overall ambition of accelerating research & innovation. Article by EPCC's Neil P Chue Hong (he/him｜they/them) : edin.ac/3T3jp5f INAB_CERTH Software Sustainability Institute

It is with deep sadness that we mark the passing of Scottish cultural icon, John Byrne. John’s contribution to the Scottish cultural landscape was incalculable and his loss to it immense. /1

For the last year I've been working hard on something I think is really valuable for the Edinburgh and Scottish games ecosystem. I'm delighted to say it's now official! We're launching a new undergrad in Games Development and Production in 2024! Deets below, please share! 🧡👇

Super awesome news for the Scottish games scene! Amicable Animal - CRT7 Demo Out Now! 🏳️‍🌈🦝 is a brilliant educator and games maker - the perfect person to be leading this new undergrad programme.

We are delighted to announce, in partnership with The University of Edinburgh a new Collaborative Doctoral Award: Pasts, Presents and Futures of Digitally-Mediated Theatre. We'll be opening up our archives and offices in order to delve into digital theatre practice and how it has evolved.

Come and do a PhD with Chris Elsden and me at Design Informatics, working with the magnificent Traverse Theatre on digitally mediated theatre! Fully funded SGSAH studentship, for Sept entry. Apply here: eca.ed.ac.uk/scholarship/ah… Please RT!

Very proud to see this great report published! A little step forward more reproducible science. A big congratulation to Knowledge Exchange for the hard work and more especially to Michelle Barker (she/her) and Neil P Chue Hong (he/him｜they/them), as well as to the whole team of experts !

New JOSSCast: Open Source for Researchers episode! 💬 Text Augmentation for NLP 🥳 @KCEnevoldsen on Augmenty ✨ hosts Arfon Smith & Abby Cabunoc Mayes

The 2024 Film Society of the Year Awards have begun 🥳 Stay tuned for this year’s winners… 🧵

Congratulations to EPCC 's Kirsty Pringle whose poster was judged in first place at #RSECon24. Also well done to EPCC 's Kara Moraw and Neil P Chue Hong (he/him｜they/them) who came second.