The URSSI 2026 Summer School on Research Software Engineering is a three-day, hands-on workshop focused on practices for developing sustainable research software. The school is aimed at early-career researchers who already have basic experience with programming, Git, and the Unix shell.
| Event Information | Details |
|---|---|
| Event Name | URSSI 2026 Summer School on Research Software Engineering |
| Application Deadline | May 1, 2026 |
| Event Dates | June 8-10, 2026 |
| Website | https://urssi.us/blog/2026/04/17/applications-now-open-for-the-2026-urssi-summer-school-on-research-software-engineering/ |
| Limits on participation | Participants are limited to U.S.-based students and researchers. |
Description
The US Research Software Sustainability Institute (URSSI) is hosting a three-day workshop on research software engineering skills from June 8-10, 2026, in Boston, Massachusetts, at Northeastern University.
The workshop is designed for early-career researchers, particularly graduate students and postdocs, who are comfortable with basic skills such as using the Unix shell, version control with Git, and Python programming, and who want to learn more about best practices for developing research software.
The current application deadline is May 1, 2026. Please see the event website for deadline updates.
Target Audience
The ideal participant is a graduate student or postdoc who understands the basics of programming and version control but wants additional training in software development practices. Participants are expected to have familiarity with the Unix shell, Python, and Git at approximately the level taught in a Software Carpentry workshop.
Participants are limited to U.S.-based students and researchers.
Program Topics
This hands-on workshop will cover topics needed for developing sustainable research software, including:
- Software design and modularity
- Collaborative software development via GitHub
- Software testing in Python
- Peer code review
- Packaging and distributing Python software
- Documentation
- Licensing
- Reproducibility
- Open science practices, including software citation
The school will include lectures along with open hacking time so participants can apply the covered concepts to a project they bring to the workshop.
Please check the event website for full details and updates.
