Research Software Alliance

By Michelle Barker  On 8 September 2025, the OECD hosted a landmark hybrid event titled Access to Research Software: Opportunities and Challenges in Paris. This workshop marked the launch of a new initiative under the Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy (CSTP) and builds on a strong legacy of OECD work on open science.

Towards coordinated international policy approaches to support research software: Highlights from the OECD workshop

7–8 September 2026 | Sheffield, UK &amp; online (co-located with RSECon26)

Join a global gathering of leaders and change-makers advancing strategic coordination, sustainability, and collaboration across the research software community. IRSC fosters global cohesion, community connection, and strategic impact to strengthen research software as a vital part of research and innovation.

International Research Software Conference

This month’s news includes: Research software community news, including FutuRSI: the Conception of a German Research Software Institution Funding opportunities, including the Simons Foundation’s Scientific Software Research Faculty Award International Research Software Conference (IRSC) Software plagiarism and AI create new challenges for publishing integrity International Data Week (IDW) 2025 co-located event: Supporting research software in

ReSA Newsletter: September 2025

This month’s news includes: Research software community news, including Understanding Critical Software for UKRI Digital Research Infrastructure Funding opportunities, including the 2026 BSSw Fellowship Program Nominations open for Research Software Community Leadership Forum (CLF) Opportunities to get involved with community initiatives, including Software Heritage’s OSPO-RADAR survey Resources Community events, including EOSC Symposium 2025

ReSA Newsletter: August 2025

This month’s news includes: Research software community news, including Lessons Learned from FAIRCORE4EOSC and FAIR-IMPACT: Research Software Outputs Funding opportunities, including NSF’s Computational and Data-Enabled Science and Engineering Announcing the Research Software Community Leadership Forum (CLF) – nominations now open Elevating research software: A new era in international policy ReSA membership update - Schmidt Sciences Join a

ReSA Newsletter: July 2025

This month’s news includes: Research software community news, including the Nature commentary, “Stop treating code like an afterthought: record, share and value it” Funding opportunities, including the DisCouRSE Flexible Fund Towards coordinated international policy approaches to support research software: Highlights from the OECD workshop Actionable FAIR4RS Task Force Updates: Bhavesh Patel Presents at USRSE’25 Opportunities to get involved

ReSA Newsletter: October 2025

October 2023  Authors: Kim Hartley and Michelle Barker  We are proud to report that the second International Research Software Funders Workshop, co-hosted by the Digital Research Alliance of Canada (the Alliance) and the Research Software Alliance (ReSA) from 18-20 September was a great success.

Investing in People: Anticipating the Future of Research Software

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By Michelle Barker, Chris Erdmann, Eric Jensen, Kim Hartley, Anna Henriksson, Suné Joubert October 2024 The 2024 International Research Software Funders Workshop continued to progress the way funders sustain and support research software.

International Research Software Funders Workshop 2024 – Building a Sustainable Future for Research Software

January 2024  This downloadable report features ReSA’s engagement in 2023 with key decision makers and influencers involved with research software across the globe, as well as the broader research software community. Citation: Hartley, Kim &amp; Barker, Michelle (2024). Research Software Alliance Community Report 2023. Zenodo.

Research Software Alliance Community Report 2023

Cross-posted by Better Scientific Software (BSSw) and ReSA. How can we reframe research software engineering (RSE) to place diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as a central organising principle in the community? This compelling question was the impetus for the Vive la différence - research software engineers workshop, a hybrid event that took place both in person at the Lorentz Center in Leiden, the Netherlands, from 19-22 April 2022;

Vive la différence - research software engineers

September, 2024

Authors: Michelle Barker, Wilhelm Hasselbring Directions for Research Software Engineering Research RSE research is a new direction in the evolving field of Research Software Engineering (RSE). This concept was highlighted in a panel chaired by Wilhelm Hasselbring (Kiel University) at RSECon in September 2024.

Directions for Research Software Engineering Research

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By Michelle Barker, Sandra Gesing, Rowland Mosbergen, Uwe Schmitt, Carlos Martinez-Ortiz September 2024 The RSE Worldwide sessions at this year’s Research Software Engineering Conference (RSECon) in the UK continue to address the importance of connecting these emerging communities with the global research software community.

RSE Worldwide: Opportunities to Strengthen the Global RSE Community

Image courtesy of Bongkarn Thanyakij from Pexels via canva. Cross-posted on 17 February 2022. Meet our Founding Members!

 February 17, 2022

The Research Software Alliance (ReSA) is honored to announce the six Founding Members of its international community: Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC): The ARDC enables the Australian research community and industry access to nationally significant, digital research infrastructure.

Meet our Founding Members!

By Michelle Barker, Leyla Jael Castro, Bernadette Fritzsch, Daniel S. Katz, Carlos Martinez-Ortiz, Anna Niehues, Alexander Struck, Qian Zhang  [This blog past has been cross-posted by the Software Sustainability Institute, Netherlands eScience Center, and others.]  The FAIR for Research Software (FAIR4RS) Principles aim to promote and encourage the findability, accessibility, interoperability, and reusability (FAIR) of research software.

The FAIR for Research Software Principles after two years: an adoption update

15 September 2023  DOI: 10.59350/a0wh3-y3057   Image source: Prostock-studio, Shutterstock  We are pleased to announce that Version 1.0 of the Amsterdam Declaration on Funding Research Software Sustainability (ADORE.software) is now released.

ADORE.software is ready for signing

April, 2023 Author: Saranjeet Kaur Bhogal Introduction This blog explores my thoughts on the potential role of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) in promoting the growth of a Research Software Engineering (RSE) community in Asia-Pacific. The significance of this lies in the fact that NRENs have not traditionally been significantly involved in supporting RSE groups in other regions.

Can National Research and Education Networks be a focal point for Research Software Engineers in some regions?

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3884311 Cross-posted on 8 June 2020 by the Netherlands eScience Centre, Software Sustainability Institute, and US Research Software Sustainability Institute Photo from Wikimedia Evidence for the importance of research software June 8, 2020 Authors: Michelle Barker, Daniel S. Katz and Alejandra Gonzalez-Beltran This blog analyses work evidencing the importance of research software to research outcomes, to enable the research

Evidence for the importance of research software

April, 2023  Author: Saranjeet Kaur Bhogal Introduction   This blog explores my thoughts on the potential role of National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) in promoting the growth of a Research Software Engineering (RSE) community in Asia-Pacific. The significance of this lies in the fact that NRENs have not traditionally been significantly involved in supporting RSE groups in other regions.

4 September 2023  Authors: Eric Allen Jensen, Daniel S. Katz  DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.8312543    Research software is the unsung hero of modern science. Yet it often plays second fiddle to traditional scholarly outputs such as journal articles. As research grows increasingly computational, the need to recognise software contributions becomes imperative. However, there are a number of challenges that must be overcome to achieve this.

Elevating Research Software: Developing a Roadmap

October, 2022

Authors: Michelle Barker

 Introduction

The Research Software Alliance (ReSA) has been expanding their 2020 mapping of the international research software community landscape (Katz et al., 2020), to assist in fulfilling the ReSA mission to bring research software communities together to collaborate on the advancement of research software.

Expanding the mapping of the global research software community

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3699950 Cross-posted on 11 March 2020 by the Netherlands eScience Centre, Software Sustainability Institute, US Research Software Sustainability Institute and US Research Software Engineering Photo from Pixabay The Research Software Alliance (ReSA) and the Community Landscape

 March 11, 2020

Authors: Daniel S. Katz, Michelle Barker, Paula Andrea Martinez, Hartwig Anzt, Alejandra Gonzalez-Beltran, and Tom Bakker

The Research Software Alliance (ReSA) and the community landscape

February, 2023

This downloadable report documents the Research Software Alliance (ReSA) engagement in 2022 with key decision-makers and influencers in research software across the globe, as well as the broader research software community.

ReSA 2022 Year in review

Image: Carole Goble presenting “Research Software Sustainability Takes a Village”. Photo credit: Annelies Verhelst

 November, 2022

Authors: Michelle Barker, Valentina Azzarà, Tom Bakker, Lieke de Boer, Neil Chue Hong, Maria Cruz, Niels Drost, Joris van Eijnatten, Maaike de Jong, Daniel S. Katz, Carlos Martinez-Ortiz, Veronica Pang This blog post is being cross-posted by the Research Software Alliance and Netherlands eScience Center.

Global gathering of research software funders sets the agenda for supporting sustainable research software

Daniel S. Katz, Maria Cruz, Michelle Barker, and Florian Mannseicher at the Global Research Council annual meeting in Interlaken, Switzerland - May 2024


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Authors: Kim Hartley, Michelle Barker, Daniel S. Katz Given that software is an integral component of research processes and a widely used instrument for scientific research in all fields, funders have increasingly recognised and valued research

Funder community focuses on crucial role of research software

August, 2022

Authors: Daniel S. Katz, Tom Honeyman, Paula Andrea Martinez, Michelle Barker, Leyla Jael Castro, Neil Chue Hong, Morane Gruenpeter, Jennifer Harrow, Anna-Lena Lamprecht, Carlos Martinez-Ortiz, Fotis Psomopoulos Introduction This blog post describes the need for, the work towards, and the recent completion of version 1.0 of the FAIR Principles for Research Software (FAIR4RS Principles v1.0). It also briefly discusses the

FAIR for Research Software (FAIR4RS): A summary

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3884311 Cross-posted on 8 June 2020 by the Netherlands eScience Centre, Software Sustainability Institute, and US Research Software Sustainability Institute Photo from Wikimedia Evidence for the importance of research software

 June 8, 2020

Authors: Michelle Barker, Daniel S. Katz and Alejandra Gonzalez-Beltran This blog analyses work evidencing the importance of research software to research outcomes, to enable

Image courtesy of icon king1 from freeicons.io. Posted on 24 February 2022. Overview of research software funding landscape

 February 24, 2022

By Michelle Barker and Daniel S. Katz DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6102487 This report aims to provide a brief overview of the funding landscape for research software throughout its life cycle.

Overview of research software funding landscape

Image by Lightspring on Shutterstock. Cross-posted on 9 December 2021 by the Netherlands eScience Centre and the Software Sustainability Institute. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5762703 Research software is essential for research data, so how should governments respond?

 December 9, 2021

Authors: Michelle Barker, Neil Chue Hong, Daniel S. Katz, Mark Leggott, Andrew Treloar, Joris van Eijnatten, Selina Aragon.

Research software is essential for research data, so how should governments respond?

June 2023 Authors: Kim Hartley, Michelle Barker, Mark Leggott, Daniel S. Katz DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7986715 How Can Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) Support Research Software? Did you know that an organisational Open Source Program Office (OSPO) has the potential to improve sustainability of research software in universities, governments, and civic institutions?

How Can Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) Support Research Software?

Image was created with the assistance of AI.

By Michelle Barker, Kim Hartley, Daniel S. Katz, Richard Littauer, Qian Zhang, Shurui Zhou, Jyoti Bhogal August 2024 [This blog post has been cross-posted by the Netherlands eScience Center and the Software Sustainability Institute.] Abstract This position paper provides a statement on the criticality of research software in artificial intelligence (AI)-driven research and makes

Research software is critical to the future of AI-driven research

June 2024  By Michelle Barker, Domhnall Carlin, Jeremy Cohen, Eric A. Jensen, Catherine M. Jones, Carlos Martinez Ortiz and Dan Rudmann  As software has become an increasingly important element of research across almost all domains, there is a need for better recognition of the importance and value of software to modern research processes and outputs.

Resources for supporting policy change in research institutions in practice

December 2023  Author: Saranjeet Kaur Bhogal  In 2023 I was engaged by the Research Software Alliance (ReSA) as a Community Manager for the Asia region, as part of the ReSA mission to advance the research software ecosystem by collaborating with decision makers and key influencers.

Advocating for Research Software Engineering in Asia: 2023 in Review

Participants of the first Research Software Indaba held in Cape Town, South Africa in May 2023.

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By Anelda Van der Walt (Director, Talarify) 6 December 2023 The African continent is home to some of the world’s most significant multi-country research projects.

Navigating the Unseen: Unveiling the Scope of African Research Software and Systems Engineering

Image: Carole Goble presenting “Research Software Sustainability Takes a Village”. Photo credit: Annelies Verhelst November, 2022 Authors: Michelle Barker, Valentina Azzarà, Tom Bakker, Lieke de Boer, Neil Chue Hong, Maria Cruz, Niels Drost, Joris van Eijnatten, Maaike de Jong, Daniel S. Katz, Carlos Martinez-Ortiz, Veronica Pang This blog post is being cross-posted by the Research Software Alliance and Netherlands eScience Center.

October, 2022 Authors: Michelle Barker Introduction The Research Software Alliance (ReSA) has been expanding their 2020 mapping of the international research software community landscape (Katz et al., 2020), to assist in fulfilling the ReSA mission to bring research software communities together to collaborate on the advancement of research software.

September, 2022

Authors: Michelle Barker and Daniel S. Katz DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7117842 1. Introduction Commonly identified issues in the research software community include how to encourage people into research software career paths, how to retain them, and how to encourage a diverse range of people to enter the sector.

Encouraging entry, retention, diversity and inclusion in research software careers

September, 2022 Authors: Michelle Barker and Daniel S. Katz DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7117842 1. Introduction Commonly identified issues in the research software community include how to encourage people into research software career paths, how to retain them, and how to encourage a diverse range of people to enter the sector.

August, 2022 Authors: Daniel S. Katz, Tom Honeyman, Paula Andrea Martinez, Michelle Barker, Leyla Jael Castro, Neil Chue Hong, Morane Gruenpeter, Jennifer Harrow, Anna-Lena Lamprecht, Carlos Martinez-Ortiz, Fotis Psomopoulos Introduction This blog post describes the need for, the work towards, and the recent completion of version 1.0 of the FAIR Principles for Research Software (FAIR4RS Principles v1.0). It also briefly discusses the principles

Cross-posted on 21 June 2022. FAIR Principles for Research Software Released June 21, 2022 FAIR4RS Working Group Steering Committee We are pleased to announce the release of version 1.0 of the FAIR Principles for Research Software (FAIR4RS Principles), after about 2 years of work by over 500 people.

FAIR Principles for Research Software Released

Image courtesy of Bongkarn Thanyakij from Pexels via canva. Cross-posted on 17 February 2022. Meet our Founding Members! February 17, 2022 The Research Software Alliance (ReSA) is honored to announce the six Founding Members of its international community: Australian Research Data Commons (ARDC): The ARDC enables the Australian research community and industry access to nationally significant, digital research infrastructure.

Kim Hartley, Michelle Barker, Daniel S. Katz

(Photo credit: Annelies Verhelst)

Authors: Kim Hartley, Michelle Barker, Daniel S. Katz Given that software is an integral component of research processes and a widely used instrument for scientific research in all fields, funders have increasingly recognised and valued research software and the people who develop and maintain it as fundamental and vital to research globally.

Image by Lightspring on Shutterstock. Cross-posted on 9 December 2021 by the Netherlands eScience Centre and the Software Sustainability Institute. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5762703 Research software is essential for research data, so how should governments respond? December 9, 2021 Authors: Michelle Barker, Neil Chue Hong, Daniel S. Katz, Mark Leggott, Andrew Treloar, Joris van Eijnatten,Selina Aragon.

Paula Andrea Martinez

May, 2023 Author: Paula Andrea Martinez Introduction The ReSA Task force on

 “Research institution policies to support research software”

aims to collect institutional policies for further dissemination as examples and encouragement to increase the value of research software assets worldwide.

Research institution policies to support research software - Task Force

Cross-posted by Better Scientific Software (BSSw) and ReSA

. How can we reframe research software engineering (RSE) to place diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) as a central organising principle in the community?

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3699950 Cross-posted on 11 March 2020 by the Netherlands eScience Centre, Software Sustainability Institute, US Research Software Sustainability Institute and US Research Software Engineering Photo from Pixabay The Research Software Alliance (ReSA) and the Community Landscape March 11, 2020 Authors: Daniel S. Katz, Michelle Barker, Paula Andrea Martinez, Hartwig Anzt, Alejandra Gonzalez-Beltran, and Tom Bakker ReSA’s mission

February, 2023 This downloadable report documents the Research Software Alliance (ReSA) engagement in 2022 with key decision-makers and influencers in research software across the globe, as well as the broader research software community.

Image courtesy of icon king1 from freeicons.io. Posted on 24 February 2022. Overview of research software funding landscape February 24, 2022 By Michelle Barker and Daniel S. Katz DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6102487 This report aims to provide a brief overview of the funding landscape for research software throughout its life cycle. This report explains the methodology, considers available information, and suggests future work.

April 2025  ReSA has released its 2024 Community Report, highlighting another impactful year of global collaboration to advance research software and support the people behind it. This year’s highlights include the Research Software Funders Forum’s involvement in the Global Research Council’s annual meeting and the successful hosting of its third international workshop in Sweden.

Research Software Alliance 2024 Community Report

By Kim Hartley &amp; Michelle Barker  Research software and the people who support it have emerged over the past decade from behind the scenes to become a recognised cornerstone of open science. Research software is now commonly recognised as central to the global research ecosystem, on par with data, publications, and hardware.

Elevating research software: A new era in international policy

June 2023 Authors: Kim Hartley, Michelle Barker, Mark Leggott, Daniel S. Katz DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7986715

 How Can Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) Support Research Software?

Did you know that an organisational Open Source Program Office (OSPO) has the potential to improve sustainability of research software in universities, governments, and civic institutions?

By Kim Hartley &amp; Michelle Barker  May 2025  The Research Software Alliance (ReSA) is delighted to welcome the Research Data Alliance (RDA) as our latest Organisational Member, further deepening the longstanding, collaborative relationship between our two organisations. Over the years, ReSA and RDA have built a strong foundation of joint initiatives that advance the global research ecosystem.

Strengthening global collaboration: ReSA welcomes the Research Data Alliance as an Organisational Member

FAIR4RS Working Group Steering Committee

Cross-posted on 21 June 2022. FAIR Principles for Research Software Released

 June 21, 2022

FAIR4RS Working Group Steering Committee We are pleased to announce the release of version 1.0 of the FAIR Principles for Research Software (FAIR4RS Principles), after about 2 years of work by over 500 people.