Glasgow · 26–27 November 2026
RSE-hackathon
Two days of building research software engineering tools in Glasgow.
Research Software Engineering (RSE) practice and training remain fragmented along disciplinary lines: each field reinvents tooling, conventions, and teaching material, so we will conduct an open hackathon to prototype discipline-overarching RSE frameworks — shared, reusable building blocks that work across the social sciences, life sciences, and the humanities rather than within a single silo.
In two days, the team will produce an overall system design (such as a UML diagram) and a working end-to-end prototype. We will use a thin-slice approach: rather than spending time building a complete database or UI, we will connect just enough of each layer to show a user interacting with a real, working feature.
Other ideas for projects and prototyping are of course more than welcome!
Practical information
The hackathon takes place at University of Glasgow, Scotland on the 26th and 27th of November, 2026 at the advanced Research Centre at University of Glasgow, 11 Chapel Lane, G11 6EW.
Day 1: lightning talks framing the challenges, team formation, and prototyping (09.00 to 17.00)
Day 2: build a short showcase and a community roadmap for carrying winning prototypes forward. (09.00 to 17.00)
Hybrid attendance for remote contributors is also possible.
Join the conversation on our Matrix room.
The coolest module gets an award and stiped.
