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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 3h

📣Training avalible STEP-UP has a bumper crop of training coming up, see the website for full details and registration. Includes Database Design, Containers for Reproducible Research, AI-assisted Coding, Making Data FAIR and sustainable and Repository Selection. step-up.ac.uk/events/

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

📣Next week - training in London 🗓️ 7 October 2026 🗺️ Imperial South Kensington campus 🎟️ Free 9:30 - 17:00 Data Modelling and Database Design 9:30 - 16:00 Containers for Reproducible Research: Introduction to Podman and Apptainer See the website for details and registration: step-up.ac.uk/events/

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The Francis Crick Institute @crick.ac.uk · 29/09/2026

We're looking for undergraduate students at UK universities who are interested in scientific research to join one of our labs or facilities for 12 months as part of our sandwich student programme. Apply by 6 October: www.crick.ac.uk/careers-and-study/s…

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Sandwich students

Sandwich students join one of the Crick’s research groups or science technology platforms for 12 months to work on a research project.

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The Carpentries @carpentries.carpentries.org · 30/09/2026

⏰ Final reminder: Board Director nominations close on 9 Oct! Could you be our next Carpentries Board Director? We are inviting community members to self-nominate for up to 4 community-elected Board seats. 🗓️ Nominations close on 9 Oct 2026 (AoE).

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

📣Event: STEP-UP/RSLondon Community Connect 🗓️ 20 October ⏱️ 15:30 - 16:30 🗺️ Wellcome Collection 🎟️ Free 👉 See details here: step-up.ac.uk/events/ If you’re a digital Research Technical Professionals based in or near Central London, come along, grab yourself a beverage of choice and come and chat.

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

We have a bumper crop of training coming up in October and November, see the website for full details and registration. Includes Database Design, Containers for Reproducible Research, AI-assisted Coding, Making Data FAIR and sustainable and Repository Selection. step-up.ac.uk/events/

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STEP-UP Events

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CaSDaR @casdarnetwork.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Do you want to learn how to model your data for a database? Are you interested in understanding how to design a database schema that is efficient and effective? If so, this free course by @step-up.bsky.social is for you 👉 t.ly/FyS-C

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

📣Free Training: Containers for Reproducible Research: Introduction to Podman and Apptainer 🗓️7 October 🕑9:30-16:00 🗺️Imperial South Kensington 👉https://www.archer2.ac.uk/training/courses/261007-containers/ Introduction to the use of containers and for reproducible computational environments.

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Containers for Reproducible Research: Introduction to Podman and Apptainer

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Free Training: Data Modelling and Database Design 🗓️7 October 🕑9:30 - 17:00 🗺️Imperial, South Kensington 👉https://pretix.eu/ARC/2026-10-07-datab/ This course is for anyone who wants to learn how to model data for a relational database, especially research technology professionals.

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CaSDaR @casdarnetwork.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The total amount of funds available is £350k, spread across at least two application rounds. In each round we expect to fund several projects (up to £40k). The maximum allowed duration of each project is 12 months, but most projects are expected to be shorter. Apply here: t.ly/MByU4

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

📣 Next week - Sustainable Reality HPC/AI Showcase 🗓️ Saturday 26 September ⏱️ 10:00 - 16:00 🗺️ UCL East 🎟️ Free 👉 alces-flight.com/2026-ucl-roa... Our partners at @alcesflight.bsky.social and @ucl-arc.bsky.social are bringing hands-on HPC and AI experiences for undergraduate students directly to London.

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2026 UCL HPC/AI Showcase | Alces Flight

Our one-day event introduces students, educators, and researchers to the technologies, skills, and communities behind modern High-Performance Computing (HPC) and AI.

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

📣Next Week! STEP-UP/RSLondon Community Connect 🗓️ 24 September ⏱️ 15:30 - 16:30 🗺️ Somerset House 🎟️ Free 👉 See details here: step-up.ac.uk/events/ If you’re a digital Research Technical Professionals based in or near Central London, come along, grab yourself a beverage of choice and come and chat.

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

📣Sign up to the STEP-UP mentoring scheme, connecting and supporting digital Research Technical Professionals (dRTPs) working in research software, data, or computing infrastructure across London and the South East. step-up.ac.uk/mentoring/

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STEP-UP mentoring scheme

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

📣 Have Your Say: Understanding EDI in the UK DRI+ Community The CAKE-CoSeC EDI Working Group is running a short survey to understand experiences, priorities and challenges around EDI and what resources and support would be most useful. 📝 www.cake.ac.uk/news/CAKE-Co... ⏱️ 15–20 minutes

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Have Your Say: Understanding EDI in the UK DRI+ Community

Help us understand experiences, priorities and challenges around equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) across the UK DRI+ community.

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

📣Event: Sustainable Reality HPC/AI Showcase 🗓️ Saturday 26 September ⏱️ 10:00 - 16:00 🗺️ UCL East 🎟️ Free 👉 alces-flight.com/2026-ucl-roa... Our partners at @alcesflight.bsky.social and @ucl-arc.bsky.social are bringing hands-on HPC and AI experiences for undergraduate students directly to London.

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

📣Event: STEP-UP/RSLondon Community Connect 🗓️ 24 September ⏱️ 15:30 - 16:30 🗺️ Somerset House 🎟️ Free 👉 See details here: step-up.ac.uk/events/ If you’re a digital Research Technical Professionals based in or near Central London, come along, grab yourself a beverage of choice and come and chat.

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Research Software Alliance @researchsoftware.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

⏰ Current in-person pricing for #IRSC26 ends 7 Aug. Join leaders from across the global research software community on 7-8 Sept in Sheffield, UK + online to advance coordination, sustainability, and collaboration in the age of GenAI. Register: tinyurl.com/IRSC-registr... #ResearchSoftware

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CaSDaR @casdarnetwork.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Please fill in this form to apply to present a lightning talk 👉 t.ly/LTsFm The deadline to register to present a lightning talk is the 19th October 2026 with final decisions released on the 23rd October 2026.

Lightning talk submission for the CaSDaR Data Steward Conference 2026 is now open!

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

📣Training ByteSized dRTP: Secure Data Principles for Digital Research 🗓Wednesday 5 August 2026 🕑10:30-12:00 BST 💻Online 🎟️Free Register: forms.cloud.microsoft/pages/respon... This session will explore how to practically apply security-by-design principles, proportionate to research environments.

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Microsoft Forms

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Institute for Research Software @softwaresaved.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

🧭 The SSI Fellowship Programme opens for applications on Monday 10 August 2026. We fund researchers, research software engineers, and advocates working to improve computational practice in their field. www.software.ac.uk/news/ssi-fel...

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UK Research and Innovation @ukri.org · 21/07/2026

The UK Metascience Unit has launched the ‘National AI in Research’ Survey. We're looking for researchers across all disciplines and career stages to share their views on the use of AI in research. The survey will be published and used to inform national policy on AI in research.

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National AI in Research Survey

Please take the time to complete our survey. Your feedback is important.

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Research Software Alliance @researchsoftware.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Why does a two-day conference matter? Because it serves a goal far bigger to recognise research software and its personnel. That doesn’t happen by accident. It takes community leaders and champions aligning on a shared agenda. IRSC is where that alignment happens. www.researchsoft.org/irsc/

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

📣Developing a Sustainable Research Computing Environment at UK Universities 🗓Friday 24 July 2026 ⏱️10:30-16:00 BST 📍South Kensington Campus, Imperial 👉 step-up.ac.uk/events/20260... Join us to hear from speakers including @loiclnlg.bsky.social working on green and sustainable research computing.

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Coming up: 📣 Introduction to Containers with Docker and Singularity, 23 July, In person 📣Developing a Sustainable Research Computing Environment at UK Universities, 24 July, In person 📣Training: ByteSized dRTP: Secure Data Principles for Digital Research, 5 August, Online step-up.ac.uk/events/

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STEP-UP Events

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Hidden REF @hiddenref.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Why you should you nominate a colleague or submit your research to the Hidden REF Competition? Jenni Adams, one of our winners from the 2024 competition, explains how the competition is a valuable way of recognising all of the work that doesn't get recognised elsewhere in the research ecosystem.

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CaSDaR @casdarnetwork.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

We are now accepting bursary applications for the CaSDaR’s Data Steward Conference on the 17th-18th November 2026 at the Midland Hotel in Manchester 👉 t.ly/R88dW(Bursary value is £320pp for travel & accommodations) 📌 The deadline for applications is the 26th October 2026.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

We’ve opened the call for our Talent Development Awards which give up to £10k for researchers to learn new skills - eg in languages, research methods, quant/digital/AI. Apply by 7 October www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/funding/sche...

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The Talent Development Awards are available to promote the acquisition and advancement of skills in relevant areas by UK-based researchers, supporting innovative research methods, be that through skills development, collaboration or dissemination. The aim of the scheme is to enable researchers to build their skills and capacities in core areas to develop their current and future research.

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Carlos Cámara-Menoyo @ccamara.scholar.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/05/2026

I'm leading a research project aimed at understanding how Digital Research Competencies are taught across Higher Education and the role played by digital Research Technical Professionals (e.g. #RSE #DataScientist...) and I need your #help by filling it this #survey and circulating it to your […]

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

📣Developing a Sustainable Research Computing Environment at UK Universities 🗓Friday 24 July 2026 ⏱️10:30-16:00 BST 📍South Kensington Campus, Imperial College London 👉 step-up.ac.uk/events/20260... Join us to hear from speakers working on green and sustainable research computing at UK institutions.

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Developing a Sustainable Research Computing Environment at UK Universities

Developing a Strategic TEchnical Platform for University technical Professionals

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

📣 Introduction to Containers with Docker and Singularity 🗓️ Thursday 23 July 2026 ⏱️ 10:00 - 16:00 📍 In person, Hodgkin Building, SE1 1UL 🎟️ Free 👉 Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/kings... This workshop provides an introduction to software containers with Docker and Singularity/Apptainer.

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Select tickets – Introduction to Containers with Docker and Singularity – Hodgkin Building

Introduction to Containers with Docker and Singularity – Hodgkin Building, Thu 23 Jul 2026 - This workshop provides an introduction to software containers with Docker and Singularity/Apptainer. Contai...

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

A massive thank you to everyone who made #STEP-UP2026 so successful! Speakers, poster presenters, panel members, sponsors, organising committee, volunteers, the STEP-UP team, attendees and the team at The Francis Crick Institute. Can’t wait to see you at a future event! step-up.ac.uk/events/

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Fantastic key note from @Leontien Talboom, exploring the work of the Cambridge University Libraries and Archives Transfer Service recovering data from legacy carriers such as floppy disks, highlighting the practical and often undocumented expertise involved in making old digital objects readable.

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

📣Today is the the STEP-UP RSLondon Conference 2026! A fantastic opportunity to build the STEP-UP digital Research Technical Professionals community working across research software, research data and research computing infrastructure.

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

📣Three days to go: STEP-UP RSLondon Conference 2026! Bring together the STEP-UP digital Research Technical Professionals community working across research software, research data and research computing infrastructure. Safe travels, and see you Monday! step-up.ac.uk/events/step-...

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Open Research Calendar @openresearchcalendar.org · 25/06/2026

New Open Research Event 🎓📆 - Metadata Health Check Webinar with a focus on OJS held Online on 23/07/2026. For more info, view the event in our calendar.

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

📣One week to go until the STEP-UP RSLondon Conference 2026! This year’s Conference brings together individuals who work with or are interested in research software, research data and research computing infrastructure. 🔗 Registration here: www.tickettailor.com/events/stepu...

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STEP-UP RSLondon 2026: Schedule

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

📣Last chance to register for STEP-UP RSLondon Conference 2026, on Monday 29 June 2026 at The Francis Crick Institute. Full schedule is available on the website, including key note from Leontien Talboom. ⏱️ Registration closes noon tomorrow: www.tickettailor.com/events/stepu...

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Select tickets – STEP-UP RSLondon Conference 2026 – The Francis Crick Institute

STEP-UP RSLondon Conference 2026 – The Francis Crick Institute, Mon 29 Jun 2026 - Join us for the 7th regional community conference for digital Research Technical Professionals (dRTPs) in London and t...

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Fantastic talk yesterday by Dr. Teresa Gomez-Diaz, Gaspard-Monge Computer Science Laboratory (LIGM), Université Gustave Eiffel. She spoke about the challenges that still persist in the production, dissemination, and evaluation of research software. Slides here: step-up.ac.uk/events/20260...

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

📣Training ByteSized dRTP: Secure Data Principles for Digital Research 🗓️Tuesday 23 June 2026 🕑10:30-12:00 BST 💻Online 🎟️Free Register: step-up.ac.uk/events/bytes... This session will explore how to practically apply security-by-design principles, proportionate to research environments.

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

📣Full Schedule live for STEP-UP RSLondon Conference 2026 including Key Note by Leontien Talboom from Cambridge University Library 📆Monday 29 June 🕑10:00 - 17:00 🗺️Francis Crick Institute 🎟️Free 👉Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/stepu...

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Society of RSE @society-rse.org · 15/06/2026

Carlos Cámara-Menoyo and his colleagues are conducting a survey to understand the role people, methodologies and infrastructure play in the provision of digital research competencies across higher‑education institutions. Learn more and participate via the link below. society-rse.org/how-do-rses-...

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How do RSEs contribute to the teaching of digital technical competencies? - Society of Research Software Engineering

By Carlos Cámara-Menoyo The combination of domain knowledge, technical expertise and profound understanding of research makes RSEs a versatile and diverse profile that can contribute in many ways to…

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Digital Research Academy @digiresacademy.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

3 days to go! Vibe coding is fun. But is it reproducible? Could it be held to scientific investigation? "Beyond Vibe Coding"- free online workshop, June 5th 13:00–14:30 CET led by Ilona Lipp. Part of Research Software Week and funded by BUA. Register: buff.ly/EQ7YqjE

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CaSDaR @casdarnetwork.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

🌟 Sensitive Data Curation Skills Report: doi.org/10.5281/zeno... ⚡️ The report explores curation skills needs, training gaps, and barriers affecting professionals working with sensitive data across TREs/SDEs/Safe Havens.

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

📣Key note speaker for STEP-UP RSLondon Conference 2026: Leontien Talboom from Cambridge University Library 📆Monday 29 June 🕑10:00 - 17:00 🗺️Francis Crick Institute 🎟️Free 👉Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/stepu...

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Select tickets – STEP-UP RSLondon Conference 2026 – The Francis Crick Institute

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

🎉 It was lovely to welcome a new cohort of Imperial STEP-UP Research Technical Champions yesterday. We were joined by colleges from across Imperial to raise awareness of support that is available across the institution.

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CaSDaR @casdarnetwork.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

🚨 SAVE THE DATE! 🚨 We are delighted to invite you to the Hybrid CaSDaR Data Stewardship Conference 2026. Block your calendars! 🤩 📅 17th–18th November 2026 📌 The Midlands, Manchester and online Further details and registration information will be shared in late June!

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Second of two free, beginner-friendly online training sessions coming up in June, run by UCL ARC as part of the STEP-UP project. 📅 Mon 8 June | 10:30 - 12:30 | Tabular Data Collection Variable types, data dictionaries, and cleaner data collection. 👉 pretix.eu/ARC/2026-06-...

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Structuring Research Materials | Intro to Research Data Management (STEP-UP) UCL ARC [online]

Mon, June 1, 2026

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

One of two free, beginner-friendly online training sessions coming up in June, run by UCL ARC as part of the STEP-UP project. First up: 📅 Mon 1 June | 10:30 - 12:30 | Structuring Research Materials Folder structures, file naming, and version control. 👉 pretix.eu/ARC/2026-06-...

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Structuring Research Materials | Intro to Research Data Management (STEP-UP) UCL ARC [online]

Mon, June 1, 2026

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

UK-wide online careers event for ECRs in biomedical data science in autumn 2026. Help shape a workshop supporting interdisciplinary and non-traditional career paths. ~5 hrs May–Sept. Apply by 26 April: forms.office.com/e/ea9RRx0L91. Organised by @integrate-bio.bsky.social

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step-up.bsky.social @step-up.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

UX Day for Higher Education is a one-day conference for UX practitioners across universities. Join researchers, designers, PMs and developers to share real projects, constraints and lessons. 📍14 May 2026, King’s College London. CFP closes 19 April. Register : tinyurl.com/2yv33fd3

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UX Day for Higher Education 2026 | King's College London

UX Day is a one-day conference bringing together UX practitioners working across the Higher Education sector.

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