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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 12h

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the celebration of #InternationalRSEDay yesterday in Amsterdam. We had a great afternoon with lectures, networking and of course: cake 🎂 Shout-out to the NL-RSE core team for a fun and informative meetup!

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 21h

Come meet the eScience Center at National Open Science Festival at Delft University of Technology! We will share our stories. our experiences, and our resources, and help make connections. Hope to see you on October 14th🤞 opensciencefestival.nl

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

RSE Francesco Nattino will be at #CNG2026 in Snowbird, Utah Oct 6–9. He'll share lessons on building and benchmarking cloud-native datasets in a hands-on workshop, and presenting what we're trying to achieve with the #CLOUDNES project. Will we see you there? More info on CLOUD-NES: cloudnes.org

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴! We have vacancies for Research Software Engineers in Life Sciences, and Social Sciences & Humanities. Do you want to work at the forefront of cutting-edge international research? Apply now! www.esciencecenter.nl/vacancies/ The deadline for applications is 22 October 2026.

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Meet us at #NWOPhysics in Veldhoven! On Monday 5 October Gijs van den Oord and Jaro Camphuijsen will be present at our booth to answer your questions. On Tuesday 6 October you can meet up with Jaro and @George Dadunashvili to find out what the eScience Center can do for you. Will we see you there?

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Deep Learning workshop was a success, thanks to our participants and teachers Robin, @carschno.bsky.social, Angel and Alexander. Would you like to take this course as well? Subscribe to our newsletter and to know when we offer it again: esciencecenter.us8.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Only a few days left to nominate a researcher or research team for the Dutch Data Prize. This year it's not just about FAIR data but also FAIR software! 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝟯𝟬 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿. researchdata.nl/en/dutch-dat...

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Join the highly interactive, 2-day workshop at the Netherlands eScience Center in Amsterdam on parallel programming in #Python on Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 October. Deadline for registration is 7 October: www.esciencecenter.nl/event/parall...

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Yesterday our director Menno Rasch and community manager @neocarlitos.bsky.social had a great meeting with #TDCC-LSH at #Health-RI. We quickly discovered that there are quite a few opportunities to work together and will definitely continue our conversation in the future.

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

𝗡𝗟-𝗥𝗦𝗘 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁-𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟴𝘁𝗵: 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘂𝘀! On 8 October 2026, on the 6th International RSE Day, we are organising a local @nl-rse.bsky.social meet-up. Have a look at the preliminary programme and book your spot here: nl-rse.org/events/2026-...

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A fruitful day at the @opensciencenl.bsky.social network event for granted projects for Research on open science. We are involved in one project in particular, GUIDE-ME, but are very interested in hearing about other initiatives and to see how we can support other projects. @neocarlitos.bsky.social

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

What would a sovereign digital research landscape look like and what does it take to enable, build and sustain it? The eScience - Lorentz Center Competition call is for a workshop with a focus on Digital Sovereignty: www.lorentzcenter.nl/escience-cent

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Limestones hold crucial records of Earth’s climate history. But gaps in the fossil record may affect our inference on the natural succession of the species found in limestone strata. eScience Center RSEs developed CarboKitten jl. to solve this problem: www.esciencecenter.nl/news/carboki...

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

8 October: International RSE Day Celebration! On the sixth International RSE Day NL-RSE is organising a local event for the Dutch RSE community. Join us for a day with talks by Jannette Steyn and Elisa Chiarotto, and a lot of community building. Registration is free 👉 nl-rse.org/events/2026-...

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

𝗪𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀! Prices for Dutch research institute participants are 25 euros for in-person workshops, and 10 euros for online workshops. For industry participants, tickets will be 4 times the price. For more information, see: www.esciencecenter.nl/news/we-are-...

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The closing date for the submission of written applications for the 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 is 11 June 2026, 14:00 CET. Improve you chances and (re)watch the information session about the call: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf_u...

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Our colleagues are at the NWO Life conference, the annual scientific conference for Life scientists! If you're a researcher with open-source software challenges, be sure to stop by our booth! We'd love to provide some free advice. 😉

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

FINAL REMINDER: Ticket sales for the 𝗙𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 closes 𝟮𝟬 May. Receive a 25% discount on your participation fee! 📅 May 26 & 27 📍 Amsterdam For more information and registration see 👉 www.esciencecenter.nl/event/fundam...

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Our new Director, Menno Rasch, joined us on 1 May. Reflecting on his first week at the Netherlands eScience Center, he has this to say:

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Do you want to promote or improve the use of open and sustainable research software within your organization or discipline? Then you should apply to be a Research Software Sustainability Fellow! Join the online information event on 18 May 2026, 15:00 to 16:30 CEST. Reserve your spot buff.ly/UYVnKKq

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

14 May 2026: Deadline project proposals for Open and Sustainable Research Software Call 2026. For research teams that want to improve the sustainability of existing research software: this is your chance to receive dedicated Research Software Engineer (RSE) support. More info: buff.ly/T27my8f

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Working on text-based research projects? Join our workshop Fundamentals of natural language processing in Python on 26 and 27 May, now offered with a '𝘀𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴' 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝟮𝟱%! Sign up now! www.eventbrite.nl/e/fundamenta...

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Meet Eva Lekkerkerker, our Network Coordinator for Research Software Training NL. In her role, Eva will connect research software training communities at a national level, supports instructors, and facilitates knowledge exchange across institutions. More info: researchsoftwaretraining.nl/about/

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

𝗛𝗣𝗖 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 @ 𝗨𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗵𝘁 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 - 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻! June 1-12, in-person, Utrecht On June 4th and 5th, RSE's Johan Hidding and Leon Oostrum of the eScience Center will provide a course on Parallel Programming with Python: utrechtuniversity.github.io/hpc-spring-s...

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

𝗥𝗦𝗧-𝗡𝗟 𝗡𝗲𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁-𝘂𝗽 Join us on June 18th in Utrecht for an afternoon of lesson development matchmaking and summer drinks and maybe secure a free training spot on the Carpentries Collaborative Lesson Development Training (CLDT) via the DS4NES project! www.eventbrite.nl/e/lesson-dev...

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗶𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲: 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 Learn how to confidently write good quality and sustainable software to support your research. Online course, 4 Tuesday mornings, May 26-June 16. Because this is a pilot workshop, tickets are free of charge. Register: buff.ly/6ExrqHc?

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

WE ARE #HIRING! We are seeking passionate Research Software Engineers (RSEs) to join our dynamic team. Our RSEs are divided into 4 domains: ➡️ Environment & Sustainability ➡️ Life Sciences ➡️ Natural Sciences & Engineering ➡️ Social Sciences & Humanities Apply here: www.esciencecenter.nl/vacancies

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗦𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹: 𝗚𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘀 Centre for Digital Humanities - Utrecht University June 29-July 3 Utrecht Learn how to create your own software solutions to research problems. Registrations are open - deadline to apply: 1 May 2026 👉 buff.ly/j69ID3Z

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The eScience Center recently contributed to developing an open-access Rapid Evaluation Framework (REF) that dramatically speeds up the evaluation of climate models. Read the press release (cross-post from the Coupled Model Intercomparision Project): 👇️ www.esciencecenter.nl/news/scienti...

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

We are thrilled to announce that our SwiftMHC work, led by Dr. Li Xue’s Structural Bioinformatics Group, is published in Cell Reports Methods, co-authored by our RSE Cunliang Geng. A major step toward faster, more scalable, and sustainable AI for biomedical research. buff.ly/tFq7yQx

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

On 9 and 10 April we will be at NWO NAC, the Dutch Earth and Environmental Sciences Conference. Meet Yifat Dzigan, our Section Head Sustainability & Environment and follow a workshop by senior RSE Meiert Grootes about RS-DAT on Thursday 16:30 hrs and Friday 13:45 hrs. nwonac.nl/programme-it....

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Workshop 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗩𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗻: get hands-on experience with the most popular Python tools in the open community. 21 & 22 April in Amsterdam Registration for the workshop closes 15 April so register now! www.esciencecenter.nl/event/introd...

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Join us for the 2026 #NWO ICT.OPEN! On 15 April Fenne Riemslagh and Carlos Martinez will host an interactive session: 'How can Software Management Plans boost your research?' buff.ly/YCDm4iu Or join our Product Development Lead Jason Maassen on the Exhibition floor on 16 April: buff.ly/3RGNfkf

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

🗓️ DON'T FORGET! We're hosting an online information event on 9 April from 13:00 to 15:00 CET to talk all about the Call for Open and Sustainable Research Software 2026. Be sure to register here for the information event: www.eventbrite.nl/e/call-for-o...

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Congratulations to the participants of the GPU Programming workshop, who are now ready to start their journey into the world of programming GPUs. Make sure you know about next year's workshop in time & subscribe to our Quarterly Training Newsletter: esciencecenter.us8.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Getting started with Julia is relatively easy but making Julia code that runs fast is not so straightforward. The workshop Efficient Computing in Julia (14-15 April) teaches best practices as well as making Julia code performant. Registration closes April 8! www.esciencecenter.nl/event/effici...

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

📢 Last call for researchers! Have you sent in your project proposition for the 2026 Open eScience Call? The deadline is tomorrow! Don't want to miss out on the chance to collaborate with Research Software Engineers on your projects! Apply here: www.esciencecenter.nl/calls-for-pr...

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Did you miss the Information Session for the 2026 Open eScience Call? Not to worry, we have it on tape for you. If you did attend the session, the recording is a handy reminder: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z3T... The closing date for the submission of Project Propositions is 𝟯𝟬 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, 𝟭𝟰:𝟬𝟬 𝗖𝗘𝗧.

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

📣 Registration for the Introduction to Geospatial Raster and Vector Data with Phython workshop is now open! 👉️ 21 & 22 April in Amsterdam 👉️ Learn how Phython tools can be used to carry out practical geospatial data analysis tasks Register here: www.esciencecenter.nl/event/introd...

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Together w/ @opensciencenl.bsky.social we are excited to announce the call for Open and Sustainable Research Software 2026 is now open! 🎉 👉️ ~2000 in-kind contribution of RSE time 👉️ Up to €25.000 for workshops, training, community-building activities MORE: www.esciencecenter.nl/calls-for-pr...

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Do you need code to be fast and portable? Consider using Julia to write code that can run fast, anywhere. In this blog, Bart Schilperoort explains how to write Julia code than can run on any GPU, and why you would want to do that. 👉 blog.esciencecenter.nl/3710cc8362da...

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

“I love complex and challenging problems and as a Research Software Engineer I'm always looking at ways to make my solutions more generally applicable.” What’s it like to work at the eScience Center? Check out Djura's story: 👉 www.esciencecenter.nl/our-stories/...

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Please fill in @society-rse.org's 2026 International RSE Survey. You don’t need to be called an RSE to complete the survey. If you develop software for academic research as part of your work, they want to hear from you. @nl-rse.bsky.social www.software.ac.uk/news/2026-in...

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Sign up for a 20-hour interactive workshop to strengthen your use of Open Educational Resources in your training practices. The workshop is taught by Angelos Konstantinidis , educational advisor at the University of Groningen. Registration is open now - only 25 spots available: buff.ly/JsmYVj1

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

❗️ Don't forget to sign up for the GPU Programming workshop on 17 + 18 March. Registration closes on Tuesday 9 March. www.esciencecenter.nl/event/gpu-pr...

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

If you are considering submitting a proposal for the Open eScience Call 2026 and are new to the eScience Center, we strongly recommend attending the online information event on 5 March. There, we will inform you about the specific aims of the Open eScience Call. Register now👉 buff.ly/DTxrV76

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Planning on submitting a proposal for Open eScience Call 2026? Read Peter Kalverla's blog first to set your project up for success 👇 blog.esciencecenter.nl/5-tips-for-w...

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

𝟱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵: 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 OEC26 is open to researchers from all disciplines to receive in-kind support from eScience Center research software engineers. Interested? Register now for our information event on 5 March! www.eventbrite.nl/e/online-inf...

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

On 16 and 17 February, the #JASP team organised a #hackathon where 27 participants from 6 countries learned how to contribute to their own modules to the JASP ecosystem! Special thanks to @ejwagenmakers.bsky.social, @pabrod.bsky.social, Stefan Verhoeven & Zowi Mens for making the event a success!

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Netherlands eScience Center @esciencecenter.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Achieve incredible computing capabilities with our #GPU Programming workshops. We will teach you the basics knowledge of #Numba and #CuPy required to start a journey in the world of GPUs. Registration for our GPU Programming workshop is now open! 👉 buff.ly/gHllLb1

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