STEERS Policy event: Better software, better research

Registration

In-person registration
In-person registration deadline
Fri 12 Dec 2025
https://elixir-events.eventscase.com/attendance/event/index/45339/EN?step=login
Date: Wed 14 Jan 2026 - 13:30 to 18:00
CET
Location

nhow Brussels Bloom Hotel
Rue Royale 250
1210 Brussels
Belgium

This in-person event, organised as part of ELIXIR-STEERS, brings together stakeholders from policy, research and infrastructure communities to explore the evolving role of research software in science. While the definition and boundaries of research software remain topics of active discussion, its importance in driving scientific innovation and reproducibility is widely recognised.

Through two expert-led panels, we will examine the challenges and opportunities involved in treating research software as a first-class research output, on par with data and publications. We will also address barriers to implementation and explore the impact of applying FAIR principles to increase the adoption and sustainability of research software.

Agenda

Note: This is a preliminary agenda – more details will be available in due course

Date Time Title People Details
to Registration and Lunch
to Welcome and introduction Andy Smith
to Keynote session Michael Arentoft, Head of Unit, Research Infrastructures, European Commission European Commission
to Panel discussion Silvio Tosatto
Fotis Psomopoulos		 Research software as a first-class citizen in science
to Coffee break and group photo
to Panel discussion Carole Goble
Peter Maccallum
Dr. Guido Juckeland, Helmholtz-Zentrum , Emmy Tsang, CZI, Invest in Open Infrastructure, Morane Gruepeter, Head of Open Science Operations at Software Heritage 		Adopting FAIR research software: challenges and impact
to EU AI for Science Strategy and the Resource for AI Science in Europe (RAISE) initiative Liviu Stirbat, Head of Unit, DG RTD, European Commission European Commission
to Networking reception
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