Events
This page highlights key events such as conferences, workshops, community calls, and other collaborative activities where the Digital Research Competencies Framework has been presented, discussed, or developed further. These events provide opportunities to gather feedback, share progress, and engage with the wider community.
2026
OER26 Conference
June 22, 2026 – June 23, 2026 Open University, Milton Keynes
Association for Learning Technology conference "Openness Reimagined: Continuity, Change and Shared Vision" with presentation on DIRECT framework for learning technologists
Phil Reed, Aleksandra Nenadic, Dave Horsfall, Adrian D'Alessandro
dRTP workshop (Open Research Fellowship)
June 4, 2026 The University of Manchester
The University of Manchester dRTP workshop 2: support for data stewards and recognition for all RTPs. Report: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.21412174
Phil Reed, Aleksandra Nenadic, Saskia Lawson-Tovey, Zuzanna Zagrodzka, Ian Gifford, Holly Ranger, Qwin Saika, Adrian Harwood, Bill Ayres, Tristan Martin
Collaborations Workshop 2026 (CW26)
April 28, 2026 – April 30, 2026 ICC Belfast
Workshop: Strengthening the Research Software Community
David Horsfall, Phil Reed, Sara Villa, Aleksandra Nenadic, Jonathan Cooper, Samantha Ahern, Adrian D'Alessandro, Emma Hogan, Mike Simpson, Kirsty Pringle
DisCouRSE Focus Group: Team Culture and Leadership in dRTP contexts
Jan. 19, 2026 King's College London
Dave Horsfall
2025
Careers and Skills for Data-driven Research (CaSDaR) Hybrid Event Launch
Sept. 18, 2025 Library of Birmingham, England
Lightning talk at the launch of Careers and Skills for Data-driven Research (CaSDaR)
Phil Reed
Satellite Training Community Day, RSECon25
Sept. 12, 2025 Oculus, University of Warwick
Workshop for capturing and mapping training and learning opportunities
Dave Horsfall, Toby Hodges, Weronika Filinger, Phil Reed, Samantha Ahern, Jonathan Cooper, Aman Goel
RSECon25
Sept. 9, 2025 – Sept. 11, 2025 Oculus, University of Warwick
Workshop for user experience testing the web app visualisations and profiles
Dave Horsfall, Adrian D’Alessandro, Aman Goel, Aleksandra Nenadic, Phil Reed, Emma Hogan, Muhammad Salihu, Gabriel Hanganu
SSI internal ideas meeting
Sept. 2, 2025 Online
Presentation + activity to explore the framework
Aleksandra Nenadic
N8 CIR RSE Annual Meeting, July 2025
July 10, 2025 The Bar Convent, York
Lightning talk
Aman Goel
UK-Ireland Digital Humanities Association Event 2025
June 17, 2025 – June 18, 2025 University of Glasgow
Workshop for capturing a digital humanities voice in the framework, part of SSI Fellowship for Phil Reed
Phil Reed, Dave Horsfall, Aleksandra Nenadic, Lucia Michielin, Anna-Maria Sichani
Open Research Conference 2025, Manchester
June 9, 2025 – June 10, 2025 The University of Manchester
Aleks and Phil lightning talk at The University of Manchester
Aleksandra Nenadic, Phil Reed
Collaborations Workshop 2025 (CW25)
May 13, 2025 – May 15, 2025 Stirling Court Hotel, University of Stirling
Proposal; Workshop notes & blogpost & Hack Day notes; Workshop slides, Hack Day slides
Workshop: Aleksandra Nenadic, David Horsfall, Eli Chadwick, , Aman Goel, Phil Reed, Adrian D’Alessandro, Jonathan Cooper Hack Day: Phil Reed, Aleksandra Nenadic, Patricia Loto, Adrian D’Alessandro, Bryn Ubald, Andrew Gait, Tamora James, Connor Aird, Ryan Smith
SSI Fellows Community Call February 2025
Feb. 24, 2025 Online
10 minute talk given as a part of the regular SSI Fellows Community calls
Aman Goel
2024
CarpentryConnect Heidelberg 2024
Nov. 12, 2024 – Nov. 14, 2024 Heidelberg, Germany
Aleks, Toby, Matt B working on submissions
RSECon24
Sept. 3, 2024 – Sept. 5, 2024 Newcastle University, UK
Submit panel in collaboration with Met Office via Emma; Submit workshop focused on defining & categorising skills
Becky Osselton, Emma Hogan, Aleksandra Nenadic, Matt Craddock, Gabriel Hanganu, Eli Chadwick, Dave Horsfall
Collaborations Workshop 2024 (CW24)
April 30, 2024 – May 2, 2024 Scarman, Warwick University
Lightning talk/workshop; Target discussions, invite people to short interviews
Dagstuhl Seminar 24161 Research Software Engineering: Bridging Knowledge Gaps
April 14, 2024 – April 19, 2024 Schloss Dagstuhl, Leibniz Center for Informatics in Wadern, Germany
Toby attending and will try to promote project
DRI Retreat 2024
March 18, 2024 – March 22, 2024 Pendulum Hotel and Conference Centre, Manchester
Emma & Sam attending; Emma involved in panels; Promote project via panels and poster
2023
Professionalising data science roles workshop
Oct. 2, 2023 The Alan Turing Institute, London
Dave Horsfall
RSE Conference 2023
Sept. 5, 2023 – Sept. 8, 2023 Bay Campus, Swansea University
Dave Horsfall, Hannah Williams, Matthew Bluteau
RSLondonSouthEast 2023
July 17, 2023 South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London
Hannah Williams, Diego Alonso Álvarez
UK Carpentries Community Call
June 26, 2023 Online
Aleksandra Nenadic, Matthew Bluteau, Dave Horsfall
RSE South Workshop
May 16, 2023 University of Reading
Hannah Williams presented the RSE Skills and Competency Framework during the RSE South Workshop 2023 in May
Hannah Williams
UKHSA (internal presentation)
May 12, 2023 UKHSA
Hannah Williams delivered an internal presentation on the Digital Research Competencies Framework to share insights with colleagues and gather feedback.
Hannah Williams
SSI CW23 Hack Day 2023
May 4, 2023 University of Manchester
At the SSI CW23 Hack Day in May 2023, the DIRECT Framework was first conceived as participants, including Dave Horsfall and Matthew Bluteau, collaborated to identify gaps in existing research competency frameworks and began building a community-led skills toolkit for digital research.
Aleksandra Nenadic, Aman Goel, Dave Horsfall, Diego Alonso Álvarez, Eli Chadwick, Iain Barrass, Hannah Williams, Lieke de Boer, Paul K Korir, Martin O’Reilly, Matthew Bluteau, Nadine Spychala, Sean Marshallsay