CodeRefinery Research Software Tools Workshop

When: September 9–11, 11:00–15:30 CEST + every Wednesday from September 17 to October 22, 2025, 12:00–14:30 CEST
Where: online

Research software is often written on the fly – under pressure from grant deadlines, dissertations, or the need to “just automate this one thing.” But code created this way tends to be poorly documented, hard to share, and increasingly unmaintainable over time. And yet, sharing, reusability, and transparency are central pillars of open science. This is precisely where the CodeRefinery community comes in – and this autumn, they are once again offering their popular workshop on tools and practices for research software development.

The workshop will take place online from September 9 to 11, 2025, followed by six Wednesday afternoon sessions through October 22. While the topics build on each other, full attendance is not required – the format is flexible and accessible to anyone who may wish to revisit selected lessons later on.

The course is designed especially for researchers who already write code – whether in Python, R, MATLAB, or any other language – and who want to learn how to use tools such as Git, testing frameworks, documentation systems, and modular programming techniques. It also emphasizes collaborative workflows, which are crucial for data management and tool development in the open science ecosystem.

The workshop is run by an international team of instructors and coordinators behind the CodeRefinery project, supported by the Nordic e-Infrastructure Collaboration (NeIC). The project has long promoted good software practices in research communities across Europe. The teaching is interactive, with live broadcasts, hands-on exercises, and even the option to work on your own code (“bring your own code”).

If you’d like a preview of the teaching style, recordings from the spring edition of the workshop (March–April 2025) are available on YouTube. The full materials are publicly available and can also serve as a solid starting point for self-study.

The workshop is completely free and open to anyone who wants to improve their coding workflow, understand modern tools, or simply connect with a community committed to sharing knowledge, resources, and an open approach to science.

More information and registration details are available here.

Last updated on August 1, 2025