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New event on leadership for dRTPs!

Explore how leadership can influence a healthy team culture in a dRTP context. Exchange ideas and practices, hear case studies. Organised by DisCouRSE

19 January 2026 @ King's College London. Register at the link
DisCouRSE Focus Group: Team Culture and Leadership in dRTP contexts
Participants in this DisCouRSE first focus group1 are gathered to explore how leadership can influence a healthy team2 culture in a dRTP context, with the aim of exchanging ideas and practices. The fo...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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Free online intro training: Shell, Git & Python for research workflows.
8–10 Dec 2025 via #STEPUP.
For PhD students, researchers & tech professionals developing software or processing data. Software Carpentries lessons.
Register: tinyurl.com/3cksw5w6
#RSE #dRTP #UKRI
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STEP-UP Software Carpentry workshop: Introductory Shell, Git, and Python for Research
Developing a Strategic TEchnical Platform for University technical Professionals
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November 12, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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New blog: Can we use dRTP job descriptions to identify their training needs? TL;DR: nah, too generic. But why? tinyurl.com/yc4f5nre
Recruiting digital research technical professionals: do job descriptions reflect the work they do?
The STEP-UP team wanted to know whether digital Research Technical Professional (dRTP) job descriptions reflect emerging patterns of competencies across the sector. If so we might be able to use them ...
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November 5, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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Free online intro training: Shell, Git & Python for research workflows.
8–10 Dec 2025 via #STEPUP.
For PhD students, researchers & tech professionals developing software or processing data. Software Carpentries lessons.
Register: tinyurl.com/3cksw5w6
#RSE #dRTP #UKRI @carpentries.carpentries.org
STEP-UP Software Carpentry workshop: Introductory Shell, Git, and Python for Research
Developing a Strategic TEchnical Platform for University technical Professionals
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November 3, 2025 at 1:02 PM
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Welcome to the University of Westminster PhD students who have joined the STEP-UP dRTP champions programme, along with students from King's, Imperial and UCL! Find out about who they are and what they'll be doing. tinyurl.com/46a4rd4t
Westminster doctoral researchers partner with London universities to promote use of digital technologies in research
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October 27, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Next week! Building central research computing facilities at London universities
📅 Wed 22 Oct, 12:30–16:00
📍 Bush House, KCL
Topics: centralisation models, cost recovery, grant support, governance, community building, disciplinary differences, cybersecurity.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/45vavw3z
Register here – Building central research computation facilities at London universities – Bush House Lecture Theatre 3 (BH(NE)0.01 ), Strand Campus, King’s College London, London
Building central research computation facilities at London universities – Bush House Lecture Theatre 3 (BH(NE)0.01 ), Strand Campus, King’s College London, London, Wed 22 Oct 2025 - What does it take ...
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October 17, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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🚀 Sign up for the 2025 Crick Data Challenge!
Join a team of 5–10 to tackle real data problems from Crick scientists over 3 days.
📍Crick Institute, London
📅 12–14 Nov | 🗓️ Deadline: 17 Oct
🔗 Register here tinyurl.com/32n5k3sv
🔍 More info: crickdatachallenge.github.io/website/
October 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Upcoming #dRTP training at KCL has reserved places for dRTPs from Westminster, Imperial and UCL!

👉 Software Carpentry: Intro to Python, version control, Unix shell
📅 3 & 4 November
🔗 tinyurl.com/djmdecmv

👉 Performance Profiling & Optimisation for Python
📅 5 November
🔗 tinyurl.com/4jjap6fz
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October 7, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Have your say in UK digital research infrastructure for Arts, Humanities, and Culture!

CCP-AHC www.ccpahc.ac.uk is holding regional engagement events in Oct/Nov 2025.

Attend to shape the future of digital research infrastructure for HASS disciplines and contribute to a national roadmap.
Toward a new CCP for Arts, Humanities, and Culture research (CCP-AHC)
www.ccpahc.ac.uk
October 2, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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Next event: Building central research computing facilities at London universities
📅 Wed 22 Oct, 12:30–16:00
📍 Bush House, KCL
Topics: centralisation models, cost recovery, grant support, governance, community building, disciplinary differences, cybersecurity.
🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/45vavw3z
Register here – Building central research computation facilities at London universities – Bush House, Strand Campus, King’s College London, London
Building central research computation facilities at London universities – Bush House, Strand Campus, King’s College London, London, Wed 22 Oct 2025 - What does it take to build a central research comp...
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September 30, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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NEW mentoring scheme for research software, data, & computing infrastructure professionals in London and the SE.
💬 Monthly meetings for 6 months
👥 Mentees & mentors welcome
🎯 Career planning, skills development etc
📅 Start in Nov 2025
🔗 Sign up: step-up.ac.uk/mentoring/
#dRTP #Mentoring
September 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
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What skills underpin digital RTP roles, and where’s the training for them?
STEP-UP is mapping courses to core competencies in research software, data & computing infrastructure.
See the current map at RSECon25 (OC0.02, 10 Sept).
Blog: step-up.ac.uk/blog/2025-08...
What are the training pathways into being a dRTP?
A core aspect of STEP-UP is providing our community with the support to develop the skills that they need. These should create additional routes for individuals to widen their skills, especially at mo...
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September 1, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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Write code for research? Make it count.
🔍 Learn how to:
• Choose the right licence
• Navigate IP & copyright
• Make your code reusable & citable
• Align with funder & institutional policies

Thursday 4 September, 12:30-17:00
🎟️ Book now: tinyurl.com/3kvvjh4x
#RSE #FAIRSoftware #OpenResearch #dRTP
Select tickets – Recognising research software: licensing, credit, and quality – Imperial South Kensington Campus
Software is a cornerstone of modern research, but too often it’s overlooked as a formal research output. This session is for re...
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August 20, 2025 at 8:56 AM
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142 dRTPs joined us at the STEP-UP RSLondon Conference 2025 — our biggest yet! With parallel tracks for research software, data, and compute infrastructure, it marked a shift in format, scale and community. Thanks to all who presented and attended! Read our reflections here: tinyurl.com/492pdxht
August 18, 2025 at 11:18 AM
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Calling all researchers who write code: do you want to ensure your code is protected, reusable, and citable? Join us at Imperial on 4 September for a workshop on licensing, credit & quality.
🍽️ Lunch at 12:30 | 🛠️ Workshop at 13:00
🎟️ Book now: tinyurl.com/3kvvjh4x
#RSE #FAIRSoftware #dRTP
Select tickets – Recognising research software: licensing, credit, and quality – Imperial South Kensington Campus
Software is a cornerstone of modern research, but too often it’s overlooked as a formal research output. This session is for re...
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August 4, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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🚨 Schedule now live! 🚨 for research software, data, or computing infra conference STEP-UP RSLondon 2025 – grow your local community!
📅 7 July | 📍 One Birdcage Walk
🗓️ See the schedule: tinyurl.com/2e537aaa
🔗 Register for free: tinyurl.com/y6t6f2eb
#STEPUP #RSLondon #dRTP #RSE #DataSteward
STEP-UP RSLondon 2025: Draft Schedule
Developing a Strategic TEchnical Platform for University technical Professionals
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June 23, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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Please see my short survey about #digitalhumanities research skills for my @softwaresaved.bsky.social SSI Fellowship work. Closes 11 June. forms.gle/a6NuKVttpVHj...
I am leading a workshop about digital competencies and career development at the @ukiedh.bsky.social
annual event in Glasgow, 18 June.
Giving a Digital Humanities voice: Digital Research Competencies Framework mini survey for UK-Ireland DHA Annual Event 2025
Do you use digital research skills in a social science, arts or humanities subject area? We are running a workshop about digital competencies and career development at the UK-Ireland Digital Humanitie...
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May 12, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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🚀 Working in research software, data, or computing infra in London?
Join us at STEP-UP RSLondon 2025 – your local space to connect, learn & grow!
📅 7 July | 📍 One Birdcage Walk
🔗 Register for free: www.tickettailor.com/events/stepu...
#STEPUP #RSLondon #dRTP #RSE #DataSteward
June 9, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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🛠️ Join Imperial RSE Community for Session 2 of the Research Software Conversation series!
🔧 Topic: Software for hardware control & automation
🗓️ 17 June | 🕐 13:00 BST
📍 Online & Blackett LT2
🎙️ Dr Matthew Ward: “Building a Solution Processing Robot”
#RSE #LabAutomation #dRTP
June 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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RSEs, data stewards, sysadmins - what do you need to support Open Science? Researchers - what tech support helps you build open research culture?
Join the convo!
📅 3 June, 2–4pm
🎪 UCL Open Science Festival 2025
🔗 pretix.eu/ucl-arc/step...
#RSE #DataSteward #OpenScience #hpc
June 2, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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Imperial RSE community spring get-together, Friday 30 May, 2-5pm @ White City. Including: modelling and simulation for radiation detection tech, Imperial's HPC and RSE Experience Programme, The PITHIA e-Science Centre and discussion of how to support dRTP careers. Join us! tinyurl.com/muup3ph5
STEP-UP / RSLondon / Imperial RS Community Spring Get-together
To bring together researchers and digital Research Technical Professionals working with software, data and computing infrastructure
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May 27, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Job Alert: Open Research Manager (RDM & Metrics) at King's College London. Salary: £44k-52k. Closing date: 1 June 2025. Permanent contract.

www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/114545-...
Open Research Manager (RDM & Metrics)
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May 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
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Great insights at the STEP-UP event @UniWestminster yesterday! London #dRTPs shared how they support research software, data & infra—central teams vs embedded individuals, evolving roles & strategic leadership. Many thanks to all speakers!
🔗 step-up.ac.uk
#RSE #HPC #DigitalResearch #STEPUPProject
Project website for STEP-UP - A Strategic TEchnical Platform for University Technical Professionals
Developing a Strategic TEchnical Platform for University technical Professionals
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May 13, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Digital Research Technical Professional community event at Imperial on 30 May - come and talk about your current challenges and opportunities in research software, research data and research computing infrastructure #drtp
STEP-UP / RSLondon / Imperial RS Community Spring Get-together
To bring together researchers and digital Research Technical Professionals working with software, data and computing infrastructure
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May 6, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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When is it better for research data, software and computing infrastructure people to be embedded in research groups vs in central teams?

Join us on Monday 14 May 2025 to explore how different universities in London organise their software, data and computing infrastructure professionals. #drtp
Research software, data and computing infrastructure best practice
When is it better for digital research technical professionals to be embedded in research groups vs in central teams?
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April 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM