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Subcommunity Spotlight: UK Carpentry Community

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Subcommunity Profile

The UK Carpentries community brings together people involved in teaching computational research skills, including Carpentry Instructors, helpers, and workshop coordinators.

The community has long-standing links with the Software Sustainability Institute, the well-developed UK RSE landscape, and several RSE groups with a strong interest in training, including the large groups that support the national supercomputing service and organisations like the Met Office. While the first Instructor Trainer Training workshop for the UK community was hosted in 2014, the UK Carpentries was formalised in 2021.

Software Carpentry Governance Committee - Goals for 2026

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000

Looking for New Committee Members!

The Software Carpentry Governance Committee is excited to share our plans for this year below.

We are looking for a couple of members to join the team, as several of this year’s committee members had to step away due to other commitments. If you are excited about helping to shape the future of the Software Carpentry lesson program and would like to participate, please fill in the application form, or send an email to Toby Hodges to indicate your interest or ask questions.

Calling for Beta Pilot Workshops: Building Better Research Software

Wed, 06 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000

We recently published a new version of Building Better Research Software, a lesson in The Carpentries Incubator designed to serve as a “next steps” workshop after Software Carpentry. Previously known as FAIR Research Software, the curriculum has undergone significant changes over the last few months, and we are now seeking Carpentries Instructors willing to teach it in their communities and provide feedback to further improve it.

Lesson Profile

Title: Building Better Research Software
Lesson site: https://carpentries-incubator.github.io/better-research-software/
Lesson repository: https://github.com/carpentries-incubator/better-research-software/
Teaching time: The lesson is designed to be taught in two full days or four half days

Learning Objectives

After following the lesson, learners will be able to: