SSI Advances Digital Research in Arts and Humanities Through Fellowship Programme
The Software Sustainability Institute (SSI), founded in 2010, plays a pivotal role in transforming arts and humanities research by promoting best practices in software development. Through its Fellowship Programme, the SSI supports researchers in gaining essential digital skills and establishing communities of practice. The 2025 cohort includes fellows like Godwin Yeboah, who is building a regional network for digital humanities engineers in the Midlands, and Milena Dobreva, focusing on sustaining tools for digitized collections. Other fellows, Nicky Nicolson and Phil Reed, are advancing digital specimen data usage and expanding competency toolkits for cultural institutions, respectively. Beyond fellowships, the SSI offers training via collaborations workshops and research software camps, alongside a comprehensive resource hub. These initiatives aim to bridge skills gaps, ensure long-term infrastructure for digital projects, and recognize the vital contributions of software developers to scholarship. By empowering fellows to become ambassadors of good computational practices, the SSI enhances research quality and fosters collaboration across disciplines, ultimately embodying its motto: ‘better software, better research’.
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SSI Advances Digital Research in Arts and Humanities Through Fellowship Programme
The Software Sustainability Institute (SSI), founded in 2010, plays a pivotal role in transforming arts and humanities research by promoting best practices in software development. Through its Fellowship Programme, the SSI supports researchers in gaining essential digital skills and establishing communities of practice. The 2025 cohort includes fellows like Godwin Yeboah, who is building a regional network for digital humanities engineers in the Midlands, and Milena Dobreva, focusing on sustaining tools for digitized collections. Other fellows, Nicky Nicolson and Phil Reed, are advancing digital specimen data usage and expanding competency toolkits for cultural institutions, respectively. Beyond fellowships, the SSI offers training via collaborations workshops and research software camps, alongside a comprehensive resource hub. These initiatives aim to bridge skills gaps, ensure long-term infrastructure for digital projects, and recognize the vital contributions of software developers to scholarship. By empowering fellows to become ambassadors of good computational practices, the SSI enhances research quality and fosters collaboration across disciplines, ultimately embodying its motto: ‘better software, better research’.
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