2025-10-09-RST-NL-meet-up

Research Software Training NL Fenne Riemslagh 2025-10-09 Introductions The Netherlands eScience Center is a national center for innovative software solutions in academic research. Our Research Software Engineers •help researchers interpret results, •make tools and methods reusable for the wider research community, •co-author research and methodological publications. •Teach workshops and develop lesson material. INSERT/EDIT AN IMAGE WANT TO KNOW MORE? Go to the tab 'SLIDEBUILDER’ and click on the button ‘INSPIRATION' 1If necessary, delete the existing image by using the ‘Backspace key’. Select the placeholder, go to the tab ‘Slidebuilder’ and click on the button ‘Images’. 2Select the preferred category and image and click on ‘Insert’. Insert 3To scale or drag the image, go to the tab ‘Picture Tools - Format’ and click on the button ‘Crop’. Scale the image itself with the spheres and scale the image frame with the brackets. Crop Inspiration Images Introduction | 1x Paula Martinez Lavanchy Research Data and Software Training Coordinator I am part of the Research Data and Software team at TU Delft Library, where I lead the implementation of our RDS training vision and the development of its associated training programme that helps researchers manage their data and software effectively. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1448-0917 [email protected] CHOOSING TEXT LEVELS 1•Bullet 2 Under the tab ‘Home’, use the list level-buttons to choose a text level. Choose from: •Sub-bullet 3Default text 4Title/Quote 5Subtitle 6 1. Numerical bullet 7 a. Alphabetical bullet 8 Source 9 Default text WANT TO KNOW MORE? Go to the tab 'SLIDEBUILDER’ and click on the button ‘INSPIRATION' Home Text level down Text level up Inspiration Vision for Research Data & Software management training at TU Delft: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5615099 Agenda for today 13:00 - 13:30 Walk-in with coffee & tea 13:30 - 14:00 RST-NL project + RST landscape presentation 14:00 - 15:00 Speed-dating; getting to know your fellow software trainers 15:00 - 15:15 Break 15:15 - 16:15 Set goals for the RST-NL network and define SIGs together 16:15 - 17:00 Drinks Do you want to connect to fellow Research Software Trainers? Research Software Training NL is a network bringing together and facilitating training organizations in the Netherlands in the areas of research software, programming skills, applied data science, computational skills and open source. Website: researchsoftwaretraining.nl Email: [email protected] RST-NL history & future •Vision: Equip all academic researchers in the Netherlands with excellent programming skills to push methodological and scientific boundaries within their fields. •Mission: Strengthen research software training capacity through collaboration across the Dutch academic ecosystem. •Origin: Community evolved from a meeting organised in 2020 by Paula Martinez Lavanchy, Mateusz Kuzak, and Carlos Teijeiro Barajas. •Today: The network was funded in 2024 by Open Science NL to bring (new) software trainers together under the umbrella of RST-NL. •Next step: Vacancy for RST-NL Network Coordinator now online! •Network Coordinator – Research Software Training Netherlands (RST-NL) (0.8–1.0 FTE) - eScience Center Main events timetable Educating yourself Activities/events During onboarding & meet-up events: oYou can find other software trainers and coordinators and share expertise on: ▪Training programme development ▪Research software workshop organization ▪Lesson materials and development ▪Pedagogical techniques for research software training oSend people from your organization to other research institutes' training events! oGet more information about professional development opportunities such as the trainings mentioned earlier. Coding café's The CAFE (Code Along, Feel Empowered) Method National network of Programming Cafes using the CAFEmethod, providing resources, guidance, and a community-building framework to enhance coding literacy among programmers in research. •TDCC-NES project: oExpand the CAFÉ playbook oHost roadshow and kickstart events to introduce and establish new Programming Cafes oCommunity repo with formats and session materials Please contact Aleksandra Wilczynska, 4TU.ResearchData for more info! GHOST •Games of Horror for Open Science Training •Developed Open Science Against Humanity and Open Loves Science •Teaches about Open Science (with a heavy focus on software) in a fun way https://ghostcollective.github.io/ NL-RSE •The Dutch community for Research Software Engineers •Core team meets once a month •Meetups: 3-4 times per year •Worked together on a report on RSE professionalization •National research software day 25th of November! https://nl-rse.org/ Reproducibility network •National consortium with the goal to increase the quality and efficiency of research in the Netherlands •NLRN coordinates, supports and strengthens initiatives on reproducibility and transparency in all scholarly disciplines. •Connects communities, research institutions and research policy makers •CODECHECKS – check blog oAs a service now at 4TU! https://reproducibilitynetwork.nl/ OSC-NL •Open Science Communities Netherlands •Present at every university in the Netherlands, started in Utrecht in 2018 •Talk to them about the importance of software for Open Science •Open Science Festival 24th of October in Groningen! https://osc-international.com/open-science-community-the-netherlands/ National infrastructure supporting these communities Other RSE organisations worldwide Let’s stay in touch https://www.researchsoftwaretraining.nl/ [email protected] +31 (0)20 460 4770 @eScienceCenter Netherlands Escience Center @[email protected] Speed-dating 1. Name, affiliation, sticker animal 2. What was your favorite primary or high-school teacher and why? Or: What’s the most unusual job you’ve ever had (or wanted to try)? 3. What do you currently work on? RST-NL input 4 corners of the room, 10-15 min per corner, add sticky-notes: 1.Communication: how do you want to stay up-to-date to trainings & events of RST-NL? How do you want to give your input to RST-NL? 2.Networking/Events: what type of events do you want to have? How often? Input for the meeting on the 5th of March? 3.Training: what type of training do you need to be able to fulfill your job? How can we support you in other ways? What resources do you need? 4.Special Interest Groups: what co-working groups or topics would you like to have? Any ideas for the next meeting 5th of March?