Open call: FAIR Competence Funding for Research Data Management and Research Software Engineering
July 12, 2026
Dear all,
As part of a broader initiative to implement the FAIR principles (Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability and Reusability) for digital research objects such as research code, data, notes, metadata and images, ETH Zurich is opening a second call for the FAIR Competence Funding scheme.
In this second call for proposals, FAIR Competence Funding will provide up to CHF 50k for a maximum of 12 months to support the further training of Research Data Management and Research Software Engineering specialists, as well as the expansion of the services they provide to the ETH research community. Proposals from researchers with RSE and/or RDM responsibilities in research groups are also welcome.
More ...RSE Newsletter #2 - 2026Q2
June 22, 2026
Dear all,
Welcome to the second issue of the Swiss Research Software Engineering Community Newsletter! In this edition, we recap recent community events and look ahead to key events coming in 2026.
Updates from Switzerland
ETH Zurich FAIR Competence Funding Initiative
After the end of the ETH domain ORD program, ETH Zurich launched the ETH Zurich FAIR Competence Funding. This funding is a part of the institution-wide ETH FAIR Coalition, led by Annette Oxenius (Vice President for Research) and Ueli Weidmann (Vice President for Infrastructure and Sustainability).
More ...DS/RSE Task Questionnaire
June 9, 2026
Do you identify as a research software engineer or data steward or even both? How do these two roles differ in their daily work and how are they similar?
To answer these questions, the ETH Domain Data Stewardship Network developed a task survey.
We need your help! All you need to do is tell us your role, and fill out which tasks are most relevant for your role. It takes 5 minutes or even less, and is completely anonymous. The survey closes end of July.
More ...RSE Romandie Meet-Up
June 2, 2026
The first RSE Romandie meet-up to bring industry and academic RSEs together under the same roof was a resounding success! A bit more than 40 participants gathered to learn about the RSE trade and various research projects. But the most important parts were the coffee/tea/juice pauses to discuss and get to know each other! Click for more information, pictures, and the link to the talks.
More ...Registration and the call for proposals for the Swiss RSE Day are now open.
April 30, 2026
We are thrilled to announce that registration form for the Swiss RSE day 2026 is open. You can also submit contribution proposals in the same form.
For more details see https://rse.swiss/swiss_rse_day/
Open-source software services meet-up: special edition 'Fragilités et souveraineté numérique'
March 4, 2026
On the 4th March 2026 the Center for Digital Trust (C4DT) organised a special edition of our twice-yearly open-source software services meet-up with an external guest speaker, David Monniaux from CNRS / Université Grenoble Alpes.
David’s presentation “Fragilités numériques” on the fragility of our digital ecosystem was followed up with a panel discussion on how this relates to digital sovereignty, in our society at large and in academia and at EPFL in particular.
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