This blog post was sent to us by Ruxandra Neatu, Tom Hawes, Kolen Cheung and Jeremy Pike, who were part of the RSE South West meetup at the University of Exeter on 20 Feb 2026. The third RSE South West meeting took place at the University of Exeter, bringing together 52 participants from across the region. The programme featured two keynote talks and 12 short talks (5–10 minutes) organised around three themes: “Community and Recognition in RSE”, “Methods, Practices, and Tools” in Research Softwa