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* Add draft of 2026 event * Update docs/source/open-software-summer-school/funding.md Co-authored-by: Alessandro Felder <[email protected]> * update schedule and colour theme * Update docs/source/open-software-summer-school/index.md Co-authored-by: Niko Sirmpilatze <[email protected]> * Update docs/source/open-software-summer-school/index.md Co-authored-by: Niko Sirmpilatze <[email protected]> * Update docs/source/open-software-summer-school/index.md Co-authored-by: Niko Sirmpilatze <[email protected]> * Update docs/source/open-software-summer-school/index.md Co-authored-by: Niko Sirmpilatze <[email protected]> * hyphenate OS * Remove plural * Add note about more details to follow --------- Co-authored-by: Adam Tyson <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: Alessandro Felder <[email protected]> Co-authored-by: niksirbi <[email protected]>
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# External sources of travel funding
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Although limited fee waivers and travel stipends will be available, we encourage applicants to investigate alternative
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sources of funding as early as possible. If local funding from your lab/institute is not possible, external sources include:
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- [IBRO Neuroscience - Training Grants](https://ibro.org/grant/neuroscience-training-grants)
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- [Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds Travel Grants](https://bifonds.de/fellowships-grants/travel-grants.html)
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- [Royal Society of Biology – Travel Grants](https://www.rsb.org.uk/travel-grants.html)
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- [hellobio - Early Career Scientist Grants](https://hellobio.com/scientist-grants-travel-grants-and-awards)
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- [Open Bioinformatics Foundation – Event Awards](https://www.open-bio.org/event-awards/)
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- [Guarantors of Brain - Travel Grants](https://guarantorsofbrain.org/grants/travel-grants/)
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- [Biochemical Society - General Travel grants](https://www.biochemistry.org/grants-and-awards/grants-and-bursaries/general-travel-grants)
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- [Society for Experimental Biology - Company of Biologists Travel grant](https://www.sebiology.org/grants/grant-overview.html)
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- [Anatomical Society Symington Bequest](https://www.anatsoc.org.uk/grants-prizes/grants/the-symington-bequest/)
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# Open Software Summer School
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**The NIU Open Software Summer School brings together researchers, developers, and users of open-source neuroscience software for some hands-on training, community-building and hacking.**
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The [the 2025 event](2025/index) (known as Open Software Week) brought together 44 attendees from 12 countries to learn about open source approaches for handling large images, processing microscopy data and analysing video behavioural data.
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The event will return, **bigger and better**, in summer 2026 at the [Sainsbury Wellcome Centre](https://maps.app.goo.gl/CzWFFjXJZwX87aMj6)
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in London, U.K. Details are being finalised, but take a look at the details of [the 2025 event](2025/index) for an idea of what you can expect.
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We are excited to announce the second **NIU Open Software Summer School**, taking
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place in **August 2026** at the [Sainsbury Wellcome Centre](https://maps.app.goo.gl/CzWFFjXJZwX87aMj6)
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in **London, UK**. This event will bring together researchers, developers, and users of open-source software for some hands-on training, community-building and hacking.
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Dates of the 2026 event are TBC, but we expect applications to open in early 2026.
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[The 2025 event](2025/index) (known as Open Software Week) brought together 44 attendees from 12 countries to learn
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about open-source approaches for handling large images, processing microscopy data and analysing video behavioural data.
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In 2026, we will return, with an expanded two-week program adding a new *Extracellular Electrophysiology* track,
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additional satellite events, guest lectures and opportunities for researchers to present their own work.
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## Schedule
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![](/_static/osw_images/OSSS_2026_schedule.png)
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There are four tracks targeted to different audiences.
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We encourage you to read each track's description and choose the one(s) that best fits your interests. More details
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be added before registration opens.
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:::{grid-item-card} {fas}`video;sd-text-secondary` Animals in Motion
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:img-top: /_static/osw_images/animals-in-motion-card.png
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Use open-source tools to track
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and analyse animal motion from video footage.
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:::{grid-item-card} {fas}`layer-group;sd-text-primary` Large array data
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:img-top: /_static/osw_images/big-imaging-data-card.png
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Bridging technical gaps and communities to process and analyse
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large 3D datasets with open-source tools.
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:::{grid-item-card} {fas}`brain;sd-text-warning` BrainGlobe
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Use the BrainGlobe ecosystem of computational neuroanatomy tools
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to analyse whole-brain microscopy datasets.
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:::{grid-item-card} {fas}`bolt;sd-text-info` Extracellular Electrophysiology
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:img-top: /_static/osw_images/ephys-card.png
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Using open source tools to process and analyse large extracellular electrophysiology data (e.g. from silicon probes)
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You may register for week 1, week 2 or both. However, you can only register for one track per week, i.e:
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- **Week 1**: either *Animals in Motion* or *Large Array Data*.
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- **Week 2**: either *BrainGlobe* or *Extracellular Electrophysiology*.
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## Key Dates
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| Date | Event |
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| December 1st 2025 | Applications open |
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| January 31st 2026 | Applications close |
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| March 2026 | Applicants are notified of acceptance |
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| July 2026 | Optional preparatory month begins |
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| August 17-21 2026 | Week 1: *Animals in Motion* & *Large Array Data* |
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| August 24-28 2026 | Week 2: *BrainGlobe* & *Extracellular Electrophysiology*
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## Preparatory month
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All four tracks require a basic knowledge of scientific Python programming. If you don't have this background, that's
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totally fine, we will be running an asynchronous preparatory course in the month before the summer school. Training
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materials and exercises will be shared with participants, and OSSS instructors will be available to answer any questions.
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**This preparatory course is mandatory for those without Python experience, and requires a minimum of four hours per week
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commitment for four weeks prior to the summer school**
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## Fees
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- **Academic**: £300 per week
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- **Industry**: £600 per week
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### Financial Assistance
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A number of fee waivers will be available to applicants who would not otherwise be able to attend the summer school.
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A limited number of travel stipends will also be available, but we encourage applicants to apply for
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[independent travel funding](funding).
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## Feedback from previous summer schools
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![](/_static/osw_images/OSW_2025.jpg)
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**Participants (having a great time) at the hackathon in 2025**
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## Selected quotes from previous attendees
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### Selected quotes from previous attendees
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> Sparked a bit of a eureka moment after months of agonising over how to analyse my data!
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> Thank you again for organizing this amazing event
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```{toctree}
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:caption: Index
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funding
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2025/index
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