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A grant from the Software Sustainability Institute will go towards improving the sustainability and maintainability of R packages used in paleontological research.

• community
• sustainability
• reproducibility
• paleontology
• earth science
• grant
• fossils
• maintenance
• open science
• welcome
• package development

Introducing two new editors for rOpenSci statistical software peer review

• Software Peer Review
• editors
• rOpenSci team

Open call for the rOpenSci Champions Program 2026, 2025 wrap-up, coworking, new package, package news

• newsletter

Finding a new maintainer for your R package can be a overwhelming task. In this post, we share practical tips and strategies to help you find people that can contribute and take over your package.

• package development
• tech notes
• maintenance
• contributors
• community

a post where we reflect on a year of shared learning and collaboration. Take a look at our wrap-up and our plans for 2026.

• community