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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hi All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The Software Sustainability Institute are starting to run Research Software Camps twice a year which will run for a fortnight and explore a topic around research software. Details of the first one, on research
accessibility, below. Please do circulate to people you think might be interested.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Neil<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Research Software Camp on research accessibility<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The <a href="https://www.software.ac.uk/">Software Sustainability Institute</a> will host its first online <a href="https://www.software.ac.uk/RSCamp-research-accessibility">Research Software Camp on research
accessibility</a> from Monday 22 February to Friday 5 March 2021. This is a free online event encompassing live sessions, web resources and social media activities. It will focus on different aspects of research accessibility, ranging from making tools, techniques,
datasets, software and protocols used in research reproducible, open and sustainable, to exploring formats and tools to facilitate and improve accessibility for people with disabilities. We welcome anyone involved with research and research software from all
career stages to attend any or all of the live sessions, and take part in our social media and website activities.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Keynote talk</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://chjh.nl/">Chris Hartgerink</a>, from Liberate Science, will deliver a <a href="https://www.software.ac.uk/news/dr-chris-hartgerink-deliver-keynote-talk-our-research-software-camp-research-accessibility">pre-recorded
keynote talk</a> on “Social Model of Inaccessibility” which will become available first thing on Monday 22 February, followed by a live Q&A session with Chris on 24 February at 3:30pm GMT via Zoom. This will allow participants to ask questions and start conversations
around Chris’ talk. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/research-software-camp-chris-hartgerinks-keynote-talk-live-qa-tickets-137794590329">Register for free live Q&A with Chris.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Registration is also open for two free workshops:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">"Sustainable Software Development for Researchers” </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">At this workshop, attendees will learn about the basic steps to prepare code for sharing with others and make it ready for citation in a research paper. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">This workshop is run by <a href="https://www.dlr.de/sc/en/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-1192/1635_read-28643/sortby-lastname/">Carina Haupt</a>, Head of Group Software at the German Aerospace Centre. It consists
of two sessions taking place on Thursday 25 February 13:00 to 17:00 GMT and Friday 26 February 9:00 to 12:30 GMT – participants attend both sessions. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/research-software-camp-sustainable-software-development-for-researchers-tickets-139626658093?aff=erelpanelorg">Register
on Eventbrite</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">“Boost your research reproducibility with Binder” </span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">During this free workshop, we will discuss reproducible computing environments and why they're important, show examples of others’ projects in <a href="https://mybinder.org/">mybinder.org</a> and help you
learn how to prepare a binder-ready project. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The workshop is run by The Turing Way, and will take place on Wednesday 3 March 2021, 10:00 to 16:30 GMT. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/research-software-camp-boost-your-research-reproducibility-with-binder-tickets-138852787425">Register
on Eventbrite.</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Feel free to circulate this email among your colleagues. You can also help us spread the word by retweeting us:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://twitter.com/SoftwareSaved/status/1357337438511800322/" title="https://twitter.com/SoftwareSaved/status/1357337438511800322/">Sustainable Software Development
for Researchers tweet.</a><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><a href="https://twitter.com/SoftwareSaved/status/1356612099326291969" title="https://twitter.com/SoftwareSaved/status/1356612099326291969">Boost your research reproducibility
with Binder tweet.</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If you have any questions please get in touch via info@software.ac.uk.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Neil Chue Hong MPhys FBCS (he/him)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Director, Software Sustainability Institute and Senior Research Fellow, EPCC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Open Research Software<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">My normal working hours are 9:30-18:00 (Mon-Fri). Do not feel pressure to reply to this email outside your own working hours.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Calendar invites: N.ChueHong@epcc.ed.ac.uk | Google Drive invites: N.ChueHong@googlemail.com
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Room 2.43, EPCC, University of Edinburgh, The Bayes Centre, 47 Potterrow, Edinburgh, EH8 9BT, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Tel: +44 (0)131 650 5957 | http://www.software.ac.uk/ | @npch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">LinkedIn: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/neilchuehong<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8876-7606</span></p>
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