Improving Research Software Quality in Europe

Tuesday 24 Nov 2026, 09:00 → 17:00 Europe/Zurich

An EVERSE stakeholder engagement event.

This event aims to communicate EVERSE’s unique experiences across a wide range of research software concerns, building on ISO standards such as openness, community engagement and FAIR principles. To explore pathways for collaboration, we are bringing together diverse stakeholders – including policymakers, researchers, research software engineers, infrastructure providers and community leaders – who are advancing research through high-quality, sustainable software.

1 Welcome and introduction

2 Welcome from the European Commission: The Strategic Vision for Research Software in Europe

3 Keynote: Global Policies for Research Software

4 Keynote: Defining Excellence: The EVERSE Framework and RSQkit

10:30 Refreshment break

5 Panel Discussion: Recognising Software as a Scientific Output

6 Interactive Breakout Session: Shaping Credit and Recognition for Research Software Contributors

This breakout session will focus on how the EVERSE Credit and Recognition Framework can support more visible and structured recognition of contributions to research software, training and related community activities. We will discuss practical ways to make these contributions easier to track, showcase and value across the research software ecosystem.

12:30 Lunch

7 Interactive Townhall Session: Sustaining the Virtual Institute and Policy Alignment

8 Panel Discussion: Federating Quality: Scaling Across EOSC Clusters

9 Closing and Next Steps

10 Networking