R Consortium
@rconsortium.bsky.social
The central mission of the R Consortium is to support to the R Foundation and key organizations developing, maintaining, distributing R software through the identification, development and implementation of infrastructure projects.
R Consortium: 2025 in Review—growth, community, and a ton of momentum! Highlights: R/Medicine 2025, useR!, R+AI; Submissions WG + expanded FDA eCTD support for R packages; 13 infra projects funded; YouTube +1,472; LinkedIn +1,769.
r-consortium.org/posts/2025-i...
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December 18, 2025 at 6:58 PM
R Consortium: 2025 in Review—growth, community, and a ton of momentum! Highlights: R/Medicine 2025, useR!, R+AI; Submissions WG + expanded FDA eCTD support for R packages; 13 infra projects funded; YouTube +1,472; LinkedIn +1,769.
r-consortium.org/posts/2025-i...
#rstats
r-consortium.org/posts/2025-i...
#rstats
Fantastic! $650k awarded via the Research Software Maintenance Fund for “Enabling the Next Generation of Contributors to R”—mentoring new contributors, modernizing R’s dev infrastructure, and strengthening the R Foundation.
r-consortium.org/posts/650K-f...
#rstats
r-consortium.org/posts/650K-f...
#rstats
R Consortium - Enabling the Next Generation of Contributors to R
The Software Sustainability Institute (UK) has awarded a grant of USD $650,000 under the Research Software Maintenance Fund, to the project Enabling the Next Generation of Contributors to R.
r-consortium.org
December 18, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Fantastic! $650k awarded via the Research Software Maintenance Fund for “Enabling the Next Generation of Contributors to R”—mentoring new contributors, modernizing R’s dev infrastructure, and strengthening the R Foundation.
r-consortium.org/posts/650K-f...
#rstats
r-consortium.org/posts/650K-f...
#rstats
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An #RStats blog entry by Heather Turner explains the new Research Software Maintenance Fund grant.
blog.r-project.org/2025/12/17/r...
blog.r-project.org/2025/12/17/r...
RSMF: Enabling the Next Generation of Contributors to R - The R Blog
blog.r-project.org
December 18, 2025 at 8:46 AM
An #RStats blog entry by Heather Turner explains the new Research Software Maintenance Fund grant.
blog.r-project.org/2025/12/17/r...
blog.r-project.org/2025/12/17/r...
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These are the kinds of stories that I just love from the @rconsortium.bsky.social. Helping people analyze and communicate results from complex datasets? YAY! Help support the stewardship of public lands with data driven decision making? Hell YEAH! #rstats
Nepal gov forestry staff completed a 7-day R training (wrangling, dataviz, stats, basic mapping) led EnviroDataR Group Nepal—with measurable gains from pre/post tests.
r-consortium.org/posts/empowe...
#rstats #nepal #opensource #forestry
r-consortium.org/posts/empowe...
#rstats #nepal #opensource #forestry
December 17, 2025 at 9:59 PM
These are the kinds of stories that I just love from the @rconsortium.bsky.social. Helping people analyze and communicate results from complex datasets? YAY! Help support the stewardship of public lands with data driven decision making? Hell YEAH! #rstats
Nepal gov forestry staff completed a 7-day R training (wrangling, dataviz, stats, basic mapping) led EnviroDataR Group Nepal—with measurable gains from pre/post tests.
r-consortium.org/posts/empowe...
#rstats #nepal #opensource #forestry
r-consortium.org/posts/empowe...
#rstats #nepal #opensource #forestry
December 17, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Nepal gov forestry staff completed a 7-day R training (wrangling, dataviz, stats, basic mapping) led EnviroDataR Group Nepal—with measurable gains from pre/post tests.
r-consortium.org/posts/empowe...
#rstats #nepal #opensource #forestry
r-consortium.org/posts/empowe...
#rstats #nepal #opensource #forestry
Gergely Daróczi on reviving Budapest Users of R Network (BURN) + using R with Strava data for daily insights—his personal diabetes story.
r-consortium.org/posts/revivi...
#rstats #opensource #strava #rprogramming
r-consortium.org/posts/revivi...
#rstats #opensource #strava #rprogramming
December 16, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Gergely Daróczi on reviving Budapest Users of R Network (BURN) + using R with Strava data for daily insights—his personal diabetes story.
r-consortium.org/posts/revivi...
#rstats #opensource #strava #rprogramming
r-consortium.org/posts/revivi...
#rstats #opensource #strava #rprogramming
There's still time! CFP deadline is Dec 14!
R!sk 2026 welcomes talks about risk in all areas where it’s an impactful element in your work—from healthcare and climate to cybersecurity, supply chain, and beyond.
rconsortium.github.io/Risk_website...
#rstats #opensource
R!sk 2026 welcomes talks about risk in all areas where it’s an impactful element in your work—from healthcare and climate to cybersecurity, supply chain, and beyond.
rconsortium.github.io/Risk_website...
#rstats #opensource
December 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
There's still time! CFP deadline is Dec 14!
R!sk 2026 welcomes talks about risk in all areas where it’s an impactful element in your work—from healthcare and climate to cybersecurity, supply chain, and beyond.
rconsortium.github.io/Risk_website...
#rstats #opensource
R!sk 2026 welcomes talks about risk in all areas where it’s an impactful element in your work—from healthcare and climate to cybersecurity, supply chain, and beyond.
rconsortium.github.io/Risk_website...
#rstats #opensource
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Lead by Heather Turner and based at the University of Birmingham, team and partners include Gabriel Becker, Kylie Bemis, Mikael Jagan, @jeroenooms.bsky.social, the R Core Team, @rconsortium.bsky.social, @r-foundation.bsky.social, @posit.co, Google, A2-Ai.
December 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Lead by Heather Turner and based at the University of Birmingham, team and partners include Gabriel Becker, Kylie Bemis, Mikael Jagan, @jeroenooms.bsky.social, the R Core Team, @rconsortium.bsky.social, @r-foundation.bsky.social, @posit.co, Google, A2-Ai.
China PharmaRUG’s 2025 highlights: R for modern, regulated clinical reporting—hybrid events, APAC talks, plus momentum on validation + AI governance.
Read: r-consortium.org/posts/bridgi...
#rstats #pharma
Read: r-consortium.org/posts/bridgi...
#rstats #pharma
December 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
China PharmaRUG’s 2025 highlights: R for modern, regulated clinical reporting—hybrid events, APAC talks, plus momentum on validation + AI governance.
Read: r-consortium.org/posts/bridgi...
#rstats #pharma
Read: r-consortium.org/posts/bridgi...
#rstats #pharma
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So excited about this win for the R Foundation and R Core team. The @rconsortium.bsky.social gets to play a small role in supporting these efforts. 2026 is already shaping up to be another amazing year for #rstats. Congratulations!
R Consortium applauds the R Foundation & R Core on receiving a major new investment in R’s future.
More than $650K (£499,981.21) over 24 months for “Enabling the Next Generation of Contributors to R,” modernizing infra, governance & mentoring new contributors!
www.software.ac.uk/rsmf-round-1...
More than $650K (£499,981.21) over 24 months for “Enabling the Next Generation of Contributors to R,” modernizing infra, governance & mentoring new contributors!
www.software.ac.uk/rsmf-round-1...
RSMF Round 1 Projects | Software Sustainability Institute
Round 1 of the Research Software Maintenance Fund awarded just under £3 million to 13 projects selected for their potential to deliver high impact, value for money, feasibility, and quality. The funde...
www.software.ac.uk
December 11, 2025 at 9:48 PM
So excited about this win for the R Foundation and R Core team. The @rconsortium.bsky.social gets to play a small role in supporting these efforts. 2026 is already shaping up to be another amazing year for #rstats. Congratulations!
R Consortium applauds the R Foundation & R Core on receiving a major new investment in R’s future.
More than $650K (£499,981.21) over 24 months for “Enabling the Next Generation of Contributors to R,” modernizing infra, governance & mentoring new contributors!
www.software.ac.uk/rsmf-round-1...
More than $650K (£499,981.21) over 24 months for “Enabling the Next Generation of Contributors to R,” modernizing infra, governance & mentoring new contributors!
www.software.ac.uk/rsmf-round-1...
RSMF Round 1 Projects | Software Sustainability Institute
Round 1 of the Research Software Maintenance Fund awarded just under £3 million to 13 projects selected for their potential to deliver high impact, value for money, feasibility, and quality. The funde...
www.software.ac.uk
December 11, 2025 at 6:08 PM
R Consortium applauds the R Foundation & R Core on receiving a major new investment in R’s future.
More than $650K (£499,981.21) over 24 months for “Enabling the Next Generation of Contributors to R,” modernizing infra, governance & mentoring new contributors!
www.software.ac.uk/rsmf-round-1...
More than $650K (£499,981.21) over 24 months for “Enabling the Next Generation of Contributors to R,” modernizing infra, governance & mentoring new contributors!
www.software.ac.uk/rsmf-round-1...
R-Ladies Zurich is growing an inclusive R community in the middle of a shifting tech and startup landscape.
Luisa Barbanti, organizer of R-Ladies Zurich, shares how they’re nurturing new leaders, keeping events relevant for new and long-time R users.
r-consortium.org/posts/growin...
#rstats
Luisa Barbanti, organizer of R-Ladies Zurich, shares how they’re nurturing new leaders, keeping events relevant for new and long-time R users.
r-consortium.org/posts/growin...
#rstats
December 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
R-Ladies Zurich is growing an inclusive R community in the middle of a shifting tech and startup landscape.
Luisa Barbanti, organizer of R-Ladies Zurich, shares how they’re nurturing new leaders, keeping events relevant for new and long-time R users.
r-consortium.org/posts/growin...
#rstats
Luisa Barbanti, organizer of R-Ladies Zurich, shares how they’re nurturing new leaders, keeping events relevant for new and long-time R users.
r-consortium.org/posts/growin...
#rstats
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This is at the core of our mission: providing a neutral space for industry, academia, and government to collaborate in addressing issues that impact the whole community and provide improvements and/or enhanced experiences for the community. #rstats
A milestone for #rstats: FDA expands accepted eCTD file formats for R packages, based on joint work between industry, FDA, and the R Consortium Submissions WG. Details: r-consortium.org/posts/expand...
#fda #regulatory #clinicaltrials
#fda #regulatory #clinicaltrials
December 8, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This is at the core of our mission: providing a neutral space for industry, academia, and government to collaborate in addressing issues that impact the whole community and provide improvements and/or enhanced experiences for the community. #rstats
A milestone for #rstats: FDA expands accepted eCTD file formats for R packages, based on joint work between industry, FDA, and the R Consortium Submissions WG. Details: r-consortium.org/posts/expand...
#fda #regulatory #clinicaltrials
#fda #regulatory #clinicaltrials
December 8, 2025 at 3:48 PM
A milestone for #rstats: FDA expands accepted eCTD file formats for R packages, based on joint work between industry, FDA, and the R Consortium Submissions WG. Details: r-consortium.org/posts/expand...
#fda #regulatory #clinicaltrials
#fda #regulatory #clinicaltrials
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4/4 🙏 Agradecimiento especial a @rconsortium.bsky.social, @ropensci.org y RSE Chile por su apoyo
Y un enorme reconocimiento al comité organizador, al comité científico, a tutores y a toda la comunidad que hizo posible esta edición. Gracias por ser parte de #LatinR2025. ¡Nos reencontramos en 2026!
Y un enorme reconocimiento al comité organizador, al comité científico, a tutores y a toda la comunidad que hizo posible esta edición. Gracias por ser parte de #LatinR2025. ¡Nos reencontramos en 2026!
December 7, 2025 at 12:47 PM
4/4 🙏 Agradecimiento especial a @rconsortium.bsky.social, @ropensci.org y RSE Chile por su apoyo
Y un enorme reconocimiento al comité organizador, al comité científico, a tutores y a toda la comunidad que hizo posible esta edición. Gracias por ser parte de #LatinR2025. ¡Nos reencontramos en 2026!
Y un enorme reconocimiento al comité organizador, al comité científico, a tutores y a toda la comunidad que hizo posible esta edición. Gracias por ser parte de #LatinR2025. ¡Nos reencontramos en 2026!
The R Consortium is excited to announce James “JD” Long as keynote speaker for R!sk 2026, our new online event on using R for risk. Join us Feb 18–19, 2026!
It's not just for insurance—if you use R in climate, healthcare, lots more...
Details: r-consortium.org/posts/r-cons...
#rstats #risk
It's not just for insurance—if you use R in climate, healthcare, lots more...
Details: r-consortium.org/posts/r-cons...
#rstats #risk
December 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The R Consortium is excited to announce James “JD” Long as keynote speaker for R!sk 2026, our new online event on using R for risk. Join us Feb 18–19, 2026!
It's not just for insurance—if you use R in climate, healthcare, lots more...
Details: r-consortium.org/posts/r-cons...
#rstats #risk
It's not just for insurance—if you use R in climate, healthcare, lots more...
Details: r-consortium.org/posts/r-cons...
#rstats #risk
Karachi R User Group is building an R ecosystem from scratch—driven by energy, commitment, and volunteer effort, with support from the R Consortium RUGS program.
Read the full story: r-consortium.org/posts/a-firs...
#rstats
Read the full story: r-consortium.org/posts/a-firs...
#rstats
December 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Karachi R User Group is building an R ecosystem from scratch—driven by energy, commitment, and volunteer effort, with support from the R Consortium RUGS program.
Read the full story: r-consortium.org/posts/a-firs...
#rstats
Read the full story: r-consortium.org/posts/a-firs...
#rstats
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Stressing, for those in our far flung corner of the world, that this is an online event where you prerecord your talk.
Add your voice to the R community! R!sk 2026 Call for Proposals is open through Dec 7, 2025. Share how you use R to calculate, measure, and mitigate risk across finance, insurance, climate, healthcare & more.
Submit now: rconsortium.github.io/Risk_website/
#rstats #riskmanagement
Submit now: rconsortium.github.io/Risk_website/
#rstats #riskmanagement
December 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Stressing, for those in our far flung corner of the world, that this is an online event where you prerecord your talk.
Add your voice to the R community! R!sk 2026 Call for Proposals is open through Dec 7, 2025. Share how you use R to calculate, measure, and mitigate risk across finance, insurance, climate, healthcare & more.
Submit now: rconsortium.github.io/Risk_website/
#rstats #riskmanagement
Submit now: rconsortium.github.io/Risk_website/
#rstats #riskmanagement
December 2, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Add your voice to the R community! R!sk 2026 Call for Proposals is open through Dec 7, 2025. Share how you use R to calculate, measure, and mitigate risk across finance, insurance, climate, healthcare & more.
Submit now: rconsortium.github.io/Risk_website/
#rstats #riskmanagement
Submit now: rconsortium.github.io/Risk_website/
#rstats #riskmanagement
Connecting pharma professionals, master’s students, and R users in one local community!
Ronak Shah and the Pune R User Group are using campus-based and hybrid meetups supporting India’s fast-growing pharma + R ecosystem.
r-consortium.org/posts/connec...
#rstats #opensource #pharma
Ronak Shah and the Pune R User Group are using campus-based and hybrid meetups supporting India’s fast-growing pharma + R ecosystem.
r-consortium.org/posts/connec...
#rstats #opensource #pharma
December 2, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Connecting pharma professionals, master’s students, and R users in one local community!
Ronak Shah and the Pune R User Group are using campus-based and hybrid meetups supporting India’s fast-growing pharma + R ecosystem.
r-consortium.org/posts/connec...
#rstats #opensource #pharma
Ronak Shah and the Pune R User Group are using campus-based and hybrid meetups supporting India’s fast-growing pharma + R ecosystem.
r-consortium.org/posts/connec...
#rstats #opensource #pharma
R!sk 2026 CFP is open! 📣
Two weekends left to submit your R talk on risk (finance, insurance, ops, climate, healthcare, more).
Deadline Dec 7, 2025 ➜ rconsortium.github.io/Risk_website...
#Risk2026 #rstats #datascience #riskmanagement
Two weekends left to submit your R talk on risk (finance, insurance, ops, climate, healthcare, more).
Deadline Dec 7, 2025 ➜ rconsortium.github.io/Risk_website...
#Risk2026 #rstats #datascience #riskmanagement
November 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
R!sk 2026 CFP is open! 📣
Two weekends left to submit your R talk on risk (finance, insurance, ops, climate, healthcare, more).
Deadline Dec 7, 2025 ➜ rconsortium.github.io/Risk_website...
#Risk2026 #rstats #datascience #riskmanagement
Two weekends left to submit your R talk on risk (finance, insurance, ops, climate, healthcare, more).
Deadline Dec 7, 2025 ➜ rconsortium.github.io/Risk_website...
#Risk2026 #rstats #datascience #riskmanagement
nlmixr2 is becoming an R Consortium Working Group!
Open-source NLME modeling in R that can compete with commercial pharmacometric tools and support regulatory submissions.
More: r-consortium.org/posts/nlmixr...
#RStats #pharma
Open-source NLME modeling in R that can compete with commercial pharmacometric tools and support regulatory submissions.
More: r-consortium.org/posts/nlmixr...
#RStats #pharma
November 26, 2025 at 6:31 PM
nlmixr2 is becoming an R Consortium Working Group!
Open-source NLME modeling in R that can compete with commercial pharmacometric tools and support regulatory submissions.
More: r-consortium.org/posts/nlmixr...
#RStats #pharma
Open-source NLME modeling in R that can compete with commercial pharmacometric tools and support regulatory submissions.
More: r-consortium.org/posts/nlmixr...
#RStats #pharma
New R Consortium interview with Dr Paolo Bosetti on R-Trento (R-TUG): from the adas.utils package to an R community across academia, industry & public sector.
r-consortium.org/posts/from-t...
#rstats #RConsortium
r-consortium.org/posts/from-t...
#rstats #RConsortium
November 26, 2025 at 12:18 AM
New R Consortium interview with Dr Paolo Bosetti on R-Trento (R-TUG): from the adas.utils package to an R community across academia, industry & public sector.
r-consortium.org/posts/from-t...
#rstats #RConsortium
r-consortium.org/posts/from-t...
#rstats #RConsortium
R is thriving in Cleveland!
We spoke with Alec Wong from the Cleveland R Users Group about career planning, hiring in an AI world, and building bridges with local Python and open data communities.
Read more: r-consortium.org/posts/expand...
#rstats #opensource
We spoke with Alec Wong from the Cleveland R Users Group about career planning, hiring in an AI world, and building bridges with local Python and open data communities.
Read more: r-consortium.org/posts/expand...
#rstats #opensource
November 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
R is thriving in Cleveland!
We spoke with Alec Wong from the Cleveland R Users Group about career planning, hiring in an AI world, and building bridges with local Python and open data communities.
Read more: r-consortium.org/posts/expand...
#rstats #opensource
We spoke with Alec Wong from the Cleveland R Users Group about career planning, hiring in an AI world, and building bridges with local Python and open data communities.
Read more: r-consortium.org/posts/expand...
#rstats #opensource
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📢 R Dev Day @ New Zealand 2025
🏢 Auckland University
🌐 Remote, Americas / Asia-Pacific
📅 Tue 16 - Wed 17 Dec
Registration deadline: Sunday 7 Dec
pretix.eu/r-contributo...
Attend this free event to collaborate on contributions to #RStats.
#RDevDay #RSEng
🏢 Auckland University
🌐 Remote, Americas / Asia-Pacific
📅 Tue 16 - Wed 17 Dec
Registration deadline: Sunday 7 Dec
pretix.eu/r-contributo...
Attend this free event to collaborate on contributions to #RStats.
#RDevDay #RSEng
R Dev Day @ New Zealand 2025
Dec. 16th – 17th, 2025
pretix.eu
October 1, 2025 at 7:12 AM
📢 R Dev Day @ New Zealand 2025
🏢 Auckland University
🌐 Remote, Americas / Asia-Pacific
📅 Tue 16 - Wed 17 Dec
Registration deadline: Sunday 7 Dec
pretix.eu/r-contributo...
Attend this free event to collaborate on contributions to #RStats.
#RDevDay #RSEng
🏢 Auckland University
🌐 Remote, Americas / Asia-Pacific
📅 Tue 16 - Wed 17 Dec
Registration deadline: Sunday 7 Dec
pretix.eu/r-contributo...
Attend this free event to collaborate on contributions to #RStats.
#RDevDay #RSEng