Netherlands eScience Center
@esciencecenter.bsky.social
We are the Dutch national centre of expertise for research software.
As another year of innovation and collaboration comes to a close, we look back at the wonderful opportunities we’ve had to support the scientific community through open and sustainable research software. We look forward to continuing this journey with you in the coming year! Happy holidays!
December 25, 2025 at 10:00 AM
As another year of innovation and collaboration comes to a close, we look back at the wonderful opportunities we’ve had to support the scientific community through open and sustainable research software. We look forward to continuing this journey with you in the coming year! Happy holidays!
Read our December newsletter with updates on projects and workshops, new blogs and of course the December Roundup. mailchi.mp/esciencecent....
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December 23, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Read our December newsletter with updates on projects and workshops, new blogs and of course the December Roundup. mailchi.mp/esciencecent....
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Are you interested in developing your own module in #JASP?
Join our free hackathon on 16-17 February 2026.
More information and registration:
jasp-stats.org/2025/11/21/a...
@jaspstats.bsky.social
Join our free hackathon on 16-17 February 2026.
More information and registration:
jasp-stats.org/2025/11/21/a...
@jaspstats.bsky.social
December 19, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Are you interested in developing your own module in #JASP?
Join our free hackathon on 16-17 February 2026.
More information and registration:
jasp-stats.org/2025/11/21/a...
@jaspstats.bsky.social
Join our free hackathon on 16-17 February 2026.
More information and registration:
jasp-stats.org/2025/11/21/a...
@jaspstats.bsky.social
New blog! ✍️
The DReaMS community is committed to advancing research software management (RSM) through training, and emphasising the importance of sustainability, version control, and FAIR and Open Science. Read the account of the community meetup:
blog.esciencecenter.nl/strengthenin...
The DReaMS community is committed to advancing research software management (RSM) through training, and emphasising the importance of sustainability, version control, and FAIR and Open Science. Read the account of the community meetup:
blog.esciencecenter.nl/strengthenin...
December 9, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New blog! ✍️
The DReaMS community is committed to advancing research software management (RSM) through training, and emphasising the importance of sustainability, version control, and FAIR and Open Science. Read the account of the community meetup:
blog.esciencecenter.nl/strengthenin...
The DReaMS community is committed to advancing research software management (RSM) through training, and emphasising the importance of sustainability, version control, and FAIR and Open Science. Read the account of the community meetup:
blog.esciencecenter.nl/strengthenin...
🎁✨ This Sinterklaas, the eScience Center unwraps a poetic tribute to research software engineers — the quiet heroes behind FAIR, reliable science. Read our festive ode!
blog.esciencecenter.nl/a-special-gi...
blog.esciencecenter.nl/a-special-gi...
A special gift, December 5th
A special gift (December 5th) Ode to the research software engineer Sinterklaas is a Dutch tradition featuring Saint Nicholas, who is said to arrive from Spain with his helpers and travel across …
blog.esciencecenter.nl
December 5, 2025 at 7:53 AM
🎁✨ This Sinterklaas, the eScience Center unwraps a poetic tribute to research software engineers — the quiet heroes behind FAIR, reliable science. Read our festive ode!
blog.esciencecenter.nl/a-special-gi...
blog.esciencecenter.nl/a-special-gi...
In a pilot workshop this week we taught our new lesson materials about Natural Language Processing for the first time. We thank all the participants for the positive and constructieve feedback we received.
We will be offering the workshop in 2026. We'll keep you posted!
We will be offering the workshop in 2026. We'll keep you posted!
December 4, 2025 at 3:50 PM
In a pilot workshop this week we taught our new lesson materials about Natural Language Processing for the first time. We thank all the participants for the positive and constructieve feedback we received.
We will be offering the workshop in 2026. We'll keep you posted!
We will be offering the workshop in 2026. We'll keep you posted!
November was filled with seminars, conferences and workshops and the eScience Center was very busy gathering and disseminating knowledge. In our November Roundup we share just a few of the interesting events organised in the research software community. 👉 www.esciencecenter.nl/news/novembe...
December 1, 2025 at 6:15 AM
November was filled with seminars, conferences and workshops and the eScience Center was very busy gathering and disseminating knowledge. In our November Roundup we share just a few of the interesting events organised in the research software community. 👉 www.esciencecenter.nl/news/novembe...
NRSD 2025 was a great success, thanks to the professional organisation by TU Delft and NL-RSE and the funding provided by TU Delft, LCRDM and Open Science NL. There was substantial input from the eScience Center, and we took home many insights and much inspiration! Read our account: buff.ly/bNB26sh
November 28, 2025 at 1:40 PM
NRSD 2025 was a great success, thanks to the professional organisation by TU Delft and NL-RSE and the funding provided by TU Delft, LCRDM and Open Science NL. There was substantial input from the eScience Center, and we took home many insights and much inspiration! Read our account: buff.ly/bNB26sh
National Research Software Day was a succes in itself, but an especially memorable day for Fenne Riemslagh: she won 2000 euros of TDCC-NES funding for starting-up a soft skill training in 2026. We will share more about the details of her plan next year!
November 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
National Research Software Day was a succes in itself, but an especially memorable day for Fenne Riemslagh: she won 2000 euros of TDCC-NES funding for starting-up a soft skill training in 2026. We will share more about the details of her plan next year!
At the eScience Center we pride ourselves on sharing stories about our work and our projects. We sometimes need a little push to get started, especially when you have a lot of ideas in you head. RSE @pabrod.bsky.social has just the scheme to remove that writers block.
buff.ly/1UyCaD9
buff.ly/1UyCaD9
November 27, 2025 at 6:25 AM
At the eScience Center we pride ourselves on sharing stories about our work and our projects. We sometimes need a little push to get started, especially when you have a lot of ideas in you head. RSE @pabrod.bsky.social has just the scheme to remove that writers block.
buff.ly/1UyCaD9
buff.ly/1UyCaD9
"Thought provoking discussions, and role playing grumpy researchers who do not want to fill in an software management plan".
👆
A quote from our Research Software Support Training.
Sounds interesting? Subscribe to our Training Newsletter for 2026 workshop updates: buff.ly/MKdAoeo
👆
A quote from our Research Software Support Training.
Sounds interesting? Subscribe to our Training Newsletter for 2026 workshop updates: buff.ly/MKdAoeo
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"Thought provoking discussions, and role playing grumpy researchers who do not want to fill in an software management plan".
👆
A quote from our Research Software Support Training.
Sounds interesting? Subscribe to our Training Newsletter for 2026 workshop updates: buff.ly/MKdAoeo
👆
A quote from our Research Software Support Training.
Sounds interesting? Subscribe to our Training Newsletter for 2026 workshop updates: buff.ly/MKdAoeo
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🎙️ New ODISSEI Podcast episode!
Flavio Hafner & @maltelueken.bsky.social from @esciencecenter.bsky.social discuss how Research Software Engineers support social science research, share examples from projects, and explore collaboration and future opportunities.
🎧 Listen: edu.nl/8bf7m
Flavio Hafner & @maltelueken.bsky.social from @esciencecenter.bsky.social discuss how Research Software Engineers support social science research, share examples from projects, and explore collaboration and future opportunities.
🎧 Listen: edu.nl/8bf7m
November 14, 2025 at 10:41 AM
🎙️ New ODISSEI Podcast episode!
Flavio Hafner & @maltelueken.bsky.social from @esciencecenter.bsky.social discuss how Research Software Engineers support social science research, share examples from projects, and explore collaboration and future opportunities.
🎧 Listen: edu.nl/8bf7m
Flavio Hafner & @maltelueken.bsky.social from @esciencecenter.bsky.social discuss how Research Software Engineers support social science research, share examples from projects, and explore collaboration and future opportunities.
🎧 Listen: edu.nl/8bf7m
What’s it like to work at the eScience Center? Hear it directly from the people who work here.
👉 check out Jason's story: www.esciencecenter.nl/our-stories/
👉 check out Jason's story: www.esciencecenter.nl/our-stories/
November 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
What’s it like to work at the eScience Center? Hear it directly from the people who work here.
👉 check out Jason's story: www.esciencecenter.nl/our-stories/
👉 check out Jason's story: www.esciencecenter.nl/our-stories/
Grateful to @odissei.bsky.social for having us on their podcast! 🎙️ We enjoyed diving into this hot topic: making science more reproducible, sustainable, and efficient!
Check out the episode here 👇:
odissei.transistor.fm/episodes/dat...
Check out the episode here 👇:
odissei.transistor.fm/episodes/dat...
🎙️ New ODISSEI Podcast episode!
Flavio Hafner & @maltelueken.bsky.social from @esciencecenter.bsky.social discuss how Research Software Engineers support social science research, share examples from projects, and explore collaboration and future opportunities.
🎧 Listen: edu.nl/8bf7m
Flavio Hafner & @maltelueken.bsky.social from @esciencecenter.bsky.social discuss how Research Software Engineers support social science research, share examples from projects, and explore collaboration and future opportunities.
🎧 Listen: edu.nl/8bf7m
November 17, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Grateful to @odissei.bsky.social for having us on their podcast! 🎙️ We enjoyed diving into this hot topic: making science more reproducible, sustainable, and efficient!
Check out the episode here 👇:
odissei.transistor.fm/episodes/dat...
Check out the episode here 👇:
odissei.transistor.fm/episodes/dat...
The Netherlands eScience Center is looking for an Executive Director. Interested candidates are invited to contact Holtrop Ravesloot via reacties@holtropravesloot.nl or view the vacancy on our website buff.ly/o3ku6BO (in Dutch).
Apply by 23 November via reacties@holtropravesloot.nl
Apply by 23 November via reacties@holtropravesloot.nl
November 12, 2025 at 9:55 AM
The Netherlands eScience Center is looking for an Executive Director. Interested candidates are invited to contact Holtrop Ravesloot via reacties@holtropravesloot.nl or view the vacancy on our website buff.ly/o3ku6BO (in Dutch).
Apply by 23 November via reacties@holtropravesloot.nl
Apply by 23 November via reacties@holtropravesloot.nl
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱!
On 25 November, we celebrate National Research Software Day with
🔸 Keynote talks: Prof. Eric-Jan Wagenmakers and Dr. Connie Clare
🔸 Parallel sessions
🔸 Unconference sessions
𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀!
For more info and registration 👉 nl-rse.org/pages/nrsd-2...
On 25 November, we celebrate National Research Software Day with
🔸 Keynote talks: Prof. Eric-Jan Wagenmakers and Dr. Connie Clare
🔸 Parallel sessions
🔸 Unconference sessions
𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀!
For more info and registration 👉 nl-rse.org/pages/nrsd-2...
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘃𝗲𝗱!
On 25 November, we celebrate National Research Software Day with
🔸 Keynote talks: Prof. Eric-Jan Wagenmakers and Dr. Connie Clare
🔸 Parallel sessions
🔸 Unconference sessions
𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀!
For more info and registration 👉 nl-rse.org/pages/nrsd-2...
On 25 November, we celebrate National Research Software Day with
🔸 Keynote talks: Prof. Eric-Jan Wagenmakers and Dr. Connie Clare
🔸 Parallel sessions
🔸 Unconference sessions
𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗮 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝘀!
For more info and registration 👉 nl-rse.org/pages/nrsd-2...
"What I created during my time at the eScience Center is not limited to one specific purpose but can immediately be deployed in other people's research. I’m proud to have made an impact in that way."
@fjwillemsen.bsky.social about his time as a PhD student at the eScience Center: buff.ly/NhZrOqk
@fjwillemsen.bsky.social about his time as a PhD student at the eScience Center: buff.ly/NhZrOqk
November 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
"What I created during my time at the eScience Center is not limited to one specific purpose but can immediately be deployed in other people's research. I’m proud to have made an impact in that way."
@fjwillemsen.bsky.social about his time as a PhD student at the eScience Center: buff.ly/NhZrOqk
@fjwillemsen.bsky.social about his time as a PhD student at the eScience Center: buff.ly/NhZrOqk
🍂 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗽
From research software funding to firefighting, from magma oceans to coding cafes: the Netherlands eScience Center had a very busy month of October.
Read all about it 👉 www.esciencecenter.nl/news/october...
From research software funding to firefighting, from magma oceans to coding cafes: the Netherlands eScience Center had a very busy month of October.
Read all about it 👉 www.esciencecenter.nl/news/october...
November 5, 2025 at 5:30 AM
🍂 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗽
From research software funding to firefighting, from magma oceans to coding cafes: the Netherlands eScience Center had a very busy month of October.
Read all about it 👉 www.esciencecenter.nl/news/october...
From research software funding to firefighting, from magma oceans to coding cafes: the Netherlands eScience Center had a very busy month of October.
Read all about it 👉 www.esciencecenter.nl/news/october...
The eScience Center actively engages with the global scientific community at various events and conferences, and we would love to meet you there! So if you plan on attending any of the conferences mentioned on our website, don't hesitate to contact us. www.esciencecenter.nl/news/meet-us...
November 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The eScience Center actively engages with the global scientific community at various events and conferences, and we would love to meet you there! So if you plan on attending any of the conferences mentioned on our website, don't hesitate to contact us. www.esciencecenter.nl/news/meet-us...
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Join us at the #ODISSEI Annual Conference on 4 November!
Research Software Engineers Malte Lüken, Flavio Hafner and José Angel Daza will be there to answer all your questions about the services of the Netherlands eScience Center.
➡️ More info: odissei-data.nl/event/odisse...
Research Software Engineers Malte Lüken, Flavio Hafner and José Angel Daza will be there to answer all your questions about the services of the Netherlands eScience Center.
➡️ More info: odissei-data.nl/event/odisse...
ODISSEI Conference 2025 - ODISSEI – Open Data Infrastructure for Social Science and Economic Innovations
ODISSEI is hosting its next live conference in Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, on 4 November 2025.
odissei-data.nl
October 16, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Join us at the #ODISSEI Annual Conference on 4 November!
Research Software Engineers Malte Lüken, Flavio Hafner and José Angel Daza will be there to answer all your questions about the services of the Netherlands eScience Center.
➡️ More info: odissei-data.nl/event/odisse...
Research Software Engineers Malte Lüken, Flavio Hafner and José Angel Daza will be there to answer all your questions about the services of the Netherlands eScience Center.
➡️ More info: odissei-data.nl/event/odisse...
Are you attending the @odissei.bsky.social Conference on 4 November? Please visit the Netherlands eScience Center booth and meet our Research Software Engineers.
🚀 1 week to go! Dive into the world of computational social science at ODISSEI Conference 2025 – workshops, demos & research projects that spark innovation. ⚡🧠
📍 Utrecht, 4 Nov → odissei-data.nl/event/odisse...
📍 Utrecht, 4 Nov → odissei-data.nl/event/odisse...
ODISSEI Conference 2025 - ODISSEI – Open Data Infrastructure for Social Science and Economic Innovations
ODISSEI is hosting its next live conference in Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, on 4 November 2025.
odissei-data.nl
November 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Are you attending the @odissei.bsky.social Conference on 4 November? Please visit the Netherlands eScience Center booth and meet our Research Software Engineers.
On 11 November we will host a breakout session with #SURF at the NWO Community Day Earth and Environmental Sciences. Join Senior RSE Meiert Grootes from 11:00 – 11:45 hrs for a sessioin about EO data: safeguarding access and availability for research in NL.
Register here: buff.ly/TpQ01OA
Register here: buff.ly/TpQ01OA
October 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
On 11 November we will host a breakout session with #SURF at the NWO Community Day Earth and Environmental Sciences. Join Senior RSE Meiert Grootes from 11:00 – 11:45 hrs for a sessioin about EO data: safeguarding access and availability for research in NL.
Register here: buff.ly/TpQ01OA
Register here: buff.ly/TpQ01OA
📣 We are looking for a Programme Officer who wants to
• work at the forefront of cutting-edge research
• coordinate and execute the call development process from planning through completion
• be part of a team of intelligent, collaborative and ambitious people
Please see buff.ly/FU2JBVU
• work at the forefront of cutting-edge research
• coordinate and execute the call development process from planning through completion
• be part of a team of intelligent, collaborative and ambitious people
Please see buff.ly/FU2JBVU
October 29, 2025 at 7:34 AM
📣 We are looking for a Programme Officer who wants to
• work at the forefront of cutting-edge research
• coordinate and execute the call development process from planning through completion
• be part of a team of intelligent, collaborative and ambitious people
Please see buff.ly/FU2JBVU
• work at the forefront of cutting-edge research
• coordinate and execute the call development process from planning through completion
• be part of a team of intelligent, collaborative and ambitious people
Please see buff.ly/FU2JBVU
Why would a for-profit company want to invest in Open-Source Software? Our collaborator, the creator of the statistics software #JASP (@jaspstats.bsky.social), will tell you why 👉 buff.ly/OOz8Y6Y...
Medium
blog.esciencecenter.nl
October 28, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Why would a for-profit company want to invest in Open-Source Software? Our collaborator, the creator of the statistics software #JASP (@jaspstats.bsky.social), will tell you why 👉 buff.ly/OOz8Y6Y...
🔸Are you passionate about education and open-source software?
🔸Do you enjoy helping researchers improve their software skills?
🔸Do you have experience with event organization?
🔸Do you want to work at the forefront of cutting-edge international research?
Then this is the job for you! buff.ly/5UfbOLw
🔸Do you enjoy helping researchers improve their software skills?
🔸Do you have experience with event organization?
🔸Do you want to work at the forefront of cutting-edge international research?
Then this is the job for you! buff.ly/5UfbOLw
October 27, 2025 at 6:23 AM
🔸Are you passionate about education and open-source software?
🔸Do you enjoy helping researchers improve their software skills?
🔸Do you have experience with event organization?
🔸Do you want to work at the forefront of cutting-edge international research?
Then this is the job for you! buff.ly/5UfbOLw
🔸Do you enjoy helping researchers improve their software skills?
🔸Do you have experience with event organization?
🔸Do you want to work at the forefront of cutting-edge international research?
Then this is the job for you! buff.ly/5UfbOLw