Connecting Research Data and Software Communities: Sharing Experiences and Creating Opportunities

Join STEP-UP, the University of Cambridge Data Service and Reproducible Research Cambridge on 10 February 2026 during Love Data Week for an event focused on bridging research software and research data communities.

As recognition grows of the increasingly vital role that “digital Research Technical Professionals” (dRTPs) play in undertaking research, we will bring together representatives of two key communities within the dRTP space. Whether you consider yourself to be a Research Software Engineer, a Data Steward or Champion, a researcher or just someone interested in software or data, join us for keynotes, lighting talks and discussion to share our experiences, build connections and identify new opportunities for supporting, recognising and rewarding research software and research data practitioners.

Schedule

10:30-10:35 Welcome and introduction
10:35-11:45 Keynote speakers
      *    Dr Gita Moghaddam, Principal Investigator, Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge
      *    Dr Martin O'Reilly, Director of Research Engineering, Alan Turing Institute
11:45-12:00 Coffee/tea and networking
12:00 -13:00 Lightning talk session 1
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-15:00 Lighting talk session 2
15:00-15:15 Break and network 
15:15-16:15 World Café session
16:15-16:30 Wrap-up

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