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+title: "Research Coding Community Fair brings together researchers and technical teams across the University!"
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+DisCouRSE is pleased to share highlights from the Research Coding Community Fair, held at the University of Exeter on **Tuesday 19th May 2026**. 
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+The event brought together researchers, technical teams, and digital research communities to showcase coding support, training, tools, and collaboration opportunities. Supported by [Bioinform@exe via ELIXIR-UK](https://sites.exeter.ac.uk/bioinformatexe/) and the DisCouRSE Flexible Fund Round 1 project, [Building Connected Technical Networks](https://discourse-network.github.io/projects/1-42-building-networks/). The event highlighted the value of connecting researchers and sharing expertise.
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+The session opened with Liam Berrisford, who shared the vision for the Research Coding Community, followed by talks on Communities in Digital Research from Hugh Gifford (Bioinform@exe) and Ruxandra Neatu (LSI Genomics Club).The afternoon concluded with AI, Genomics, and Society, featuring research applications from Philippe Young, Stuart Cannon, Krishnendu Bera, and Darren Schreiber.
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+Find out more about the event on the [Research Coding Community Fair webpage](https://research-coding-community.github.io/Community_Fair/). For more information about the Research Coding Community please contact the [team](https://research-coding-community.github.io/Research_Coding_Community/home_page.html_).