The Research Software Day Berlin & Brandenburg takes place in Berlin on June 3, 2026. The event brings together researchers who (want to) develop software with networking and training initiatives for research software engineering, computer scientists interested in this domain, as well as RDM teams, data stewards, librarians and other research managers who are increasingly confronted with software questions.

The aim of the Research Software Day is to learn, share and strengthen local communities around research software as a key component of open and responsible research. It is organized by the Berlin University Alliance (BUA) and the de-RSE e.V. – Society for Research Software in Germany, in cooperation with the Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity.

In addition to the face-to-face event on June 3, online training events are organized during the whole week of June 1-5, 2026 (the first ever Research Software Week in Germany!).

The Research Software Day offers opportunities for

• hands-on coding training for researchers, 
• discussing overarching research software topics, like legal questions, software quality or AI research governance as well as
• getting to know (other) research software initiatives.

Please find the program and event registration here: https://forschungssoftware.info/RSdays/2026/Berlin/.

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Target Audience

Aim: 80 people

• main group: researchers, PhDs, PostDocs who write code
• professors, PIs of projects in which research software questions may arise
• computer scientists interested in research software
• RDM teams, data stewards and librarians who may get questions about software management
• research managers & funding referents confronted with questions on research software
• transfer offices and initiatives in charge of informing about software patenting

Place

Rooms sponsored by Matters of Activity Excellence Cluster (HU Berlin)
Sophienstr. 22a, 10178 Berlin
Large meeting room for 80 people + 3 small workshop rooms (10-20 people)

Funding

The BUA and their programs CORe and Open Science Ambassadors cover the costs for the RS Day and have staff assigned to the event organization. The event is greatly supported by the de-RSE association. We also gladly acknowledge local support from the Cluster of Excellence Matters of Activity, who will host the event.