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.
More ...EPFL RSE Lightning Talks
February 26, 2026
Another wonderful RSE Lightning Talks at EPFL with 20 participants, including 3 joining us remotely via Zoom. Thanks to all the presenters for taking the time to prepare and share their work. The interactive group discussion led by Carine Dengler about using LLMs in coding tasks rounded off the event. We wrapped up the event with pizza and networking.
More ...International 2026 RSE survey is now live!
January 23, 2026
The 🌐 international 2026 #RSE survey https://softwaresaved.limequery.com/611257 is now live, and for the first time, #Switzerland 🇨🇭is participating!
You don’t need to be called a research software engineer to complete the survey. Your formal job title is irrelevant – if you write code for academic research as part of your work, we want to hear from you!
The survey collects a considerable amount of detail about your role, the type of work you do, your working practices, job satisfaction, and demographics. This means it will take around 20 minutes to complete – we appreciate that this is a significant amount of time to ask for, and we thank you for it!
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