From 7b0a2b37e655866c8adad7981d0834dbb703a08d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rmckenzie24 Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:37:17 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 1/3] Create 2026-07-21-direct-leadership-retreat.md --- _posts/2026-07-21-direct-leadership-retreat.md | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) create mode 100644 _posts/2026-07-21-direct-leadership-retreat.md diff --git a/_posts/2026-07-21-direct-leadership-retreat.md b/_posts/2026-07-21-direct-leadership-retreat.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f4b1897 --- /dev/null +++ b/_posts/2026-07-21-direct-leadership-retreat.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +--- +title: "DIRECT Leadership Retreat Shapes the Future of Digital Research Competencies!" +summary-image: "/assets/images/direct-leadership-retreat.jpeg" +summary-image-desc: "DisCouRSE Network+ Logo" # Used for alt tag on the image; important for accessibility +categories: + - direct-leadership-retreat. +--- + +DisCouRSE shares updates from the DIRECT Leadership Retreat, held on **6–7 July 2026** at the Alan Turing Building in Manchester. + +Funded through the DisCouRSE Network+ Flexible Fund – [DIRECT Framework Development project](https://discourse-network.github.io/projects/1-9-DIRECT-framework-dev/) and supported by the Software Sustainability Institute, the two-day retreat brought together the DIRECT Framework leadership team to review progress, strengthen the project's direction, and plan future developments. Discussions focused on improving project documentation, developing clearer career pathways for digital Research Technical Professionals (dRTPs), advancing the DIRECT Web Application, and creating resources for institutions, funders, and the wider research community. + +Key outcomes included the launch of a dedicated Zenodo community for open project outputs, a funding bid submission to the SHAREing Network+ Flexible Fund, planning for future funding opportunities, and preparations to present the framework at RSECon26. The team also opened proposals on dRTP role families and career pathways for community feedback. + +Find out more about the DIRECT Framework through the project's [GitHub organisation](https://github.com/direct-framework) and [DIRECT Web Application](https://directframework.com/), and get involved in shaping the future of digital research competencies. From 265ae25f72f2dfd70800da8d3d5e6d7ba062c737 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rmckenzie24 Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:44:14 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 2/3] Update 2026-07-21-direct-leadership-retreat.md --- _posts/2026-07-21-direct-leadership-retreat.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_posts/2026-07-21-direct-leadership-retreat.md b/_posts/2026-07-21-direct-leadership-retreat.md index f4b1897..722205a 100644 --- a/_posts/2026-07-21-direct-leadership-retreat.md +++ b/_posts/2026-07-21-direct-leadership-retreat.md @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "DIRECT Leadership Retreat Shapes the Future of Digital Research Competen summary-image: "/assets/images/direct-leadership-retreat.jpeg" summary-image-desc: "DisCouRSE Network+ Logo" # Used for alt tag on the image; important for accessibility categories: - - direct-leadership-retreat. + - direct-leadership-retreat --- DisCouRSE shares updates from the DIRECT Leadership Retreat, held on **6–7 July 2026** at the Alan Turing Building in Manchester. From 2355b8ea9e27c2fb882587db2ad1b46c1ac2992a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: rmckenzie24 Date: Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:52:45 +0100 Subject: [PATCH 3/3] Update 2026-07-21-direct-leadership-retreat.md --- _posts/2026-07-21-direct-leadership-retreat.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/_posts/2026-07-21-direct-leadership-retreat.md b/_posts/2026-07-21-direct-leadership-retreat.md index 722205a..30bc47b 100644 --- a/_posts/2026-07-21-direct-leadership-retreat.md +++ b/_posts/2026-07-21-direct-leadership-retreat.md @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ --- -title: "DIRECT Leadership Retreat Shapes the Future of Digital Research Competencies!" +title: "DIRECT Leadership Retreat Shapes the Future of Digital Research Competencies" summary-image: "/assets/images/direct-leadership-retreat.jpeg" summary-image-desc: "DisCouRSE Network+ Logo" # Used for alt tag on the image; important for accessibility categories: