index – R Consortium

David P. Wilkinson, Elliot Gould

aggreCAT is an open-source R package hosted on CRAN designed for mathematically aggregating expert judgments

Jun 23, 2026

Supply Chain Planning with R: An Interview with Nicolas Nguyen, Developer of the planr R Package

supply chain

Nicolas Nguyen discusses how the planr R package brings demand and supply planning workflows from spreadsheets into reproducible, programmable R workflows.

Jun 22, 2026

Survival Analysis with nlmixr2

Justin Wilkins and the nlmixr2 Development Team show how to fit parametric time-to-event models in nlmixr2 using the package’s custom log-likelihood interface.

May 28, 2026

Open Source Makes AI Better

Terry Christiani, Executive Director

Investing in people, languages, and shared infrastructure gives companies a stronger foundation for AI.

May 20, 2026

Beyond Feasibility: Learning from FDA’s Response to WebAssembly and Container-Based Submissions

The R Consortium R Submissions Working Group received the FDA’s review letter for Pilot 4, summarizing the evaluation of using WebAssembly and Docker containers to package…

May 14, 2026

Investing in the R Community: Our Support for Global R Events in 2026

top level projects

In 2026, the R Consortium is supporting global R events and community initiatives to strengthen collaboration, accessibility, and long-term ecosystem growth.

Apr 15, 2026

Collaborating between Bioconductor and R-universe on Development of Common Infrastructure

top level projects

The rOpenSci Team, The Bioconductor Team

R-consortium ISC top-level project R-universe is working with Bioconductor to help gradually modernize parts of its infrastructure, while accommodating the project’s scale…

Apr 8, 2026

Q1 2026 Update: Community Growth, Collaboration, and Momentum Across the R Ecosystem

I have focused my efforts as executive director in building a sustainable, annual platform for community events. These events provide a collegial and relevant venue for…

Terry Christiani, Executive Director

Mar 19, 2026

Igniting an R Movement in the Philippines: RNVSU’s Open Science Vision

Dr. Orville D. Hombrebueno, Romnick Pascua, Mer Joseph Q. Carranza, Richard J. Taclay, and Mart Jasper G. Antonio, organizers of the R User Group of Nueva Vizcaya State…

Mar 11, 2026

Jeremy Horne on Building Inclusive R Communities Across the UK

Jeremy Horne, organizer of the Birmingham R User Group and founder of the data and analytics consultancy Datacove, recently spoke with the R Consortium about rebuilding…

Mar 2, 2026

R Submissions Working Group: 2026 Plans and 2025 Success

The R Consortium Submission Working Group is excited to announce a new Pilot 6 and Pilot 7. This post includes news on Pilot 4 (Containers and Webassembly), Pilot 5…

Feb 13, 2026

Bringing Students, Researchers, and Industry Together with R in Malaysia

Richie Yu Yong Poh, organizer of the Malaysia R User Group, recently spoke with the R Consortium about building a national R community centered around its annual conference.

Feb 5, 2026

From nlmixr2 Working Group: nlmixr2 inter occasion variability

nlmixr2, a R-based open-source nonlinear mixed-effects modeling software package that can compete with commercial pharmacometric tools and is suitable for regulatory…

Feb 3, 2026

Statistical Inference for Persistence Diagrams

Manon Simonot, Aymeric Stamm

{inphr} supports statistical inference for samples of persistence diagrams from persistent homology. It focuses on comparing populations of diagrams across different data…

Jan 28, 2026

Contributing to base R with Coding Equity and Joy - Inside the R Contributors Project

Ella Kaye, Research Software Engineer at the University of Warwick and one of the organizers of the R Contributors project, also on Meetup, recently spoke with the R…

Jan 13, 2026

Crops, Code, and Community Build R-Mob User Group in Australia

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Dr. Asad (Md) Asaduzzaman, organizer of R-Mob, the R user group at Charles Sturt University (CSU), Australia, discusses how his group is strengthening R capacity in…

Jan 12, 2026

Applied Epidemiology in R: Cape Town R User Group’s Contribution to Global Immunization

Jared Norman and Retselisitsoe Monyake, organizers of the Cape Town R User Group, recently spoke with the R Consortium about strengthening South Africa’s R community and…

Jan 7, 2026

2025 in Review: Growth, Community, & Momentum

Terry Christiani, executive director, R Consortium

members

This Year in Review post nicely recaps the R Consortium’s 2025 highlights—major community events (R/Medicine, useR!, R+AI), continued growth of sponsored RUGs and R-Ladies+…

Dec 18, 2025

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…

Dec 18, 2025

Empowering Government Professionals in Nepal Using R programming for Forestry Data Analysis

Prakash Lamichhane, Research Officer at Ministry of Forests and Environment, Nepal

environment

In a seven-day program run by the Forest Research and Training Center (Koshi Province, Nepal) with EnviroDataR Group Nepal, participants learned practical workflows (data…

Dec 17, 2025

Reviving Budapest Users of R Network and Reversing Diabetes: How Gergely Daroczi Brings Data to Life with R

Gergely Daroczi, organizer of the Budapest Users of R Network (BURN), recently spoke with the R Consortium about his efforts to reignite Hungary’s R community after the…

Dec 16, 2025

Johnson & Johnson’s Success Story: A Hybrid R/SAS Strategy for FDA Submission

Johnson & Johnson shares how a pragmatic hybrid R/SAS workflow—SAS for ADaM derivation and R for TFLs—enabled successful FDA submission while maintaining reviewer-friendly…

Dec 15, 2025

Bridging Gaps and Breaking Barriers: A Year of R Innovation with the China PharmaRUG

Joe Zhu, Roche, Yanli Chang, Johnson & Johnson

Guest post: In 2025, the China PharmaRUG connected local and global R-in-pharma communities through hybrid events, an APAC track at R/Pharma, and a strategy-focused session…

Dec 11, 2025

Growing an R Community in a Shifting Tech Landscape: The Story of R-Ladies Zurich

Luisa Barbanti, organizer of R-Ladies Zurich, shares how her team keeps a technically focused R community thriving in Switzerland as tools, workplaces, and expectations…

Dec 9, 2025

Expanded FDA eCTD File Format Support for R Packages — A Milestone Achieved Through Industry–FDA Collaboration

A milestone! FDA expands accepted R file formats, resulting directly from joint work between industry and FDA through the R Consortium Submissions Working Group.

Dec 8, 2025

A First for Pakistan: Karachi R User Group Builds R Ecosystem from Scratch

Muhammad Uzair Aslam, founder of the Karachi R User Group, spoke with the R Consortium about growing an open and volunteer-led R community in Pakistan—one of the first of…

Dec 4, 2025

R Consortium announces JD Long as keynote speaker for R!sk 2026

The R Consortium is pleased to announce that James “JD” Long, CTO at Palomar, and co-author of R Cookbook, will deliver the keynote address at R!sk 2026, being held…

Dec 4, 2025

Connecting Pharma, Students, and R: Ronak Shah on Strengthening the Pune R Ecosystem

Ronak Shah, co-organizer of the Pune R User Group in India, is energizing a growing R community that connects students, professionals, and data enthusiasts across the city.

Dec 2, 2025

nlmixr2 is Becoming an R Consortium Working Group

The vision of nlmixr2 is to develop a R-based open-source nonlinear mixed-effects modeling software package that can compete with commercial pharmacometric tools and is…

Nov 26, 2025

From the `adas.utils` Package to R-Trento: Paolo Bosetti on Building Tools and Community

Paolo Bosetti discusses his path from creating the adas.utils package to fostering collaboration with the R-Trento community.

Nov 25, 2025

Expanding the Reach of R Across Cleveland’s Data and Tech Community

Alec Wong, organizer of the Cleveland R Users Group, recently spoke with the R Consortium about energizing the local R community and supporting data professionals in a…

Nov 24, 2025

kuzco | Computer Vision made easy

Discover how {kuzco} advances computer vision with LLMs, simplifying analysis and enhancing accessibility.

Nov 22, 2025

Introducing `{geodl}`: An R package for geospatial semantic segmentation

{geodl}introduces cutting-edge deep learning approaches tailored for geospatial applications.

Nov 20, 2025

Jarl: just another R linter

Remove bad patterns in your R code in the blink of an eye.

Etienne Bacher

Nov 20, 2025

mini007 - A Lightweight Framework for Multi-Agent Orchestration in R

Discover mini007, a new R package for orchestrating multi-agent frameworks in LLM workflows.

Nov 16, 2025

Brand your docs, apps, and ggplots using LLMs

Elevate your R projects with {brandthis}: Effortlessly craft branded documents using large language models.

Gradient Boosting Machines (GBMs) in the Age of LLMs and ChatGPT

Exploring the relevance of Gradient Boosting Machines in the AI and LLM era. Are GBMs still the best?

Keeping LLMs in Their Lane: Focused AI for Data Science and Research

Explore Joe Chang’s insights on responsibly harnessing LLMs in data science and research.

Me, Myself, and Claude: Scaling an R Consultancy with AI-Assisted Development

How Jasmine Daly uses AI-assisted development to scale an R-based data science consultancy, deepen R intuition, and say yes to bigger, more meaningful projects.

Tracking the Evolution of R and Python Tools for GenAI

Insights into building GenAI applications using R and Python, focusing on model interfaces, context handling, and result validation.

R+AI: Use RAG from your database to gain insights into the R Consortium

At R+AI 2025, Oracle Machine Learning’s Mark Hornick and Sherry LaMonica showed how R users can apply Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) to R Consortium blog data using…

Nov 14, 2025

Learning Shiny, Together: A Collaborative Reading Club Around Mastering Shiny in Buenos Aires

R-Ladies Buenos Aires & R in Buenos Aires User Group

R-Ladies Buenos Aires and R en Buenos Aires organized a community-based reading club to learn Mastering Shiny together, creating a supportive environment for learning and…

Nov 4, 2025

The Sovereign Tech Fund invests $450,000 in R Foundation to Enhance R’s Sustainability and Security

R Foundation embarking on a crucial project to modernize R’s core infrastructure, improve its maintainability, and fortify its supply chain.

Oct 2, 2025

Oracle R Distribution 4.4.1 Now Available with Enhanced Performance

Oracle releases Oracle R Distribution 4.4.1 with up to 2.5× faster performance via Intel MKL optimizations, available across supported platforms.

Sep 10, 2025

🚀 R Consortium Technical Grant Cycle Opens Today — Your Chance to Make a Mark

The R Consortium Infrastructure Steering Committee (ISC) has opened the second grant cycle of 2025. Learn how to apply for funding to support your R community infrastructure…

Sep 1, 2025

Spotify Stats and Real Estate Insights: R User Group Finland Builds Practical Projects

Vicent Boned and Marc Eixarch, organizers of the R User Group Finland, spoke with the R Consortium about how they revived the local R community by focusing on fun, practical…

Aug 25, 2025

How R Powers Cancer Research and Community Teaching in Austria

Ekaterina Akimova-Höpner, founder of the R-Ladies Salzburg chapter, recently spoke with the R Consortium about using R to support cutting-edge cancer research and building a…

Aug 20, 2025

R Loves Math: cpp11armadillo connects R with Armadillo C++ linear algebra library, prioritizes prioritize safety over speed

cpp11armadillo connects R with the Armadillo C++ linear algebra library through the modern cpp11 interface, providing developers with safer, more flexible tools for…

Aug 19, 2025

Julia Silge on Fostering a Technical, Inclusive R Community in Salt Lake City

How do you sustain an active R community in a region without a central tech hub?

Jul 29, 2025

R for Health Technology Assessment (HTA): Identifying Needs, Streamlining Processes, Building Bridges

members

Join the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) working group in building a strategy for standardization or automation for the HTA process.

Jul 11, 2025

R+AI Call for Proposals

Join us at R+AI 2025, Nov 12-13, 2025, our inaugural conference dedicated to the open-source R community and every facet of artificial intelligence.

Jul 10, 2025

UPDATED: Teaching R to investigative journalists in Brazil

The Brazilian Association of Investigative Journalism (Abraji)’s annual international congress will take place on July 10th-13th, 2025, in São Paulo, Brazil. - UPDATED with…

Jul 7, 2025

Strength in Numbers

environment

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality

How developing an analytics community at the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has led to technological integrations and process improvements.

Jul 1, 2025

“Visualise, Optimise, Parameterise!” - Writing dataviz code - UPDATED

Enhance your R plots with parameterization to create reusable and interactive visualizations.

Jun 29, 2025

A Framework for Cohort Building in R - Nuria Mercade-Besora and Edward Burn

Simplify patient cohort management in R with CohortConstructor, using OMOP Common Data Model for healthcare data.

In the Nix of Time: Creating a reproducible analytical environment with Nix and {rix}

Explore how Nix and {rix} transform Shiny app development with seamless reproducibility.

REDCapSync and RosyREDCap for standardized data pipelines and exploratory data analysis

REDCapSync & RosyREDCap streamline clinical data analysis with R, enhancing research insights & efficiency.

The power of {targets} package for reproducible data science

Explore how the targets package in R enhances reproducibility in data science workflows.

First Steps with SQL in R: Making Data Talk

Discover SQL’s power in R for clinical data analysis with Chris Battiston’s beginner-friendly workshop.

Quarto Dashboards: from zero to publish in one hour

Discover the power of Quarto Dashboards for data visualization with Professor Çetinkaya-Rundel’s guide!

Supporting R learners on the job during interesting times: A panel of R educators

Insights from R/Medicine 2025 panel on supporting R learners.

Using R shiny to perform and automate decision-analytic modeling for cost-effectiveness analysis

Visualising data for patients: create accessible charts

Learn to create accessible, clear charts in R with colorblind and autism-friendly palettes, enhancing inclusivity.

Advanced Distance Metrics for High-Dimensional Clustering: introducing ‘distanceHD’ R-package

R Consortium, Software Development

Discover distanceHD, a new R package for high-dimensional clustering with innovative distance metrics.

An Accelerometry Biomarker Framework with Application in Vigilance in UK Biobank Data

This R/Medicine 2025 talk looks into using accelerometry as a biomarker for assessing vigilance.

R Consortium, Healthcare

Application of attention mechanism to improve performance of llm/mllm used across R/Medicine

Explore how attention mechanisms improve regulatory submissions in R/Medicine, enhancing efficiency and accuracy.

Bedside to Bench - Reinventing medicine with AI

Explore how AI is revolutionizing medical discovery, from knee pain to sudden cardiac death, as discussed by Dr. Ziad Obermeyer at R/Medicine 2025.

Bootstrap inference made easy: p-values and confidence intervals in one line of code

Learn how to simplify your use of bootstrap methods in R with the boot.pval package for more reliable statistical inference.

Co-occurrence analysis and knowledge graphs for suicide risk prediction

Explore how R packages nlpembeds and kgraph revolutionize mental health diagnostics with NLP.

Dengue Forecasting Addressing the Interrupted Effect from COVID-19 Cases

Addressing COVID-19’s impact on Dengue forecasting using adaptive statistical models in Sri Lanka.

Ethical Considerations of Contrasts in Statistical Modeling of Medical Equity

Explore how coding choices in R impact healthcare equity, focusing on ethical implications in regression analysis.

Improving Reproducibility of Medical Research with Controlled Vocabularies

The crux of reproducibility lies in the precise and consistent implementation of the original work.

Mix, Pour, Share: The rUM Cocktail for Biomedical Project Packaging

Discover rUM 2.2, a game-changer for biomedical research reproducibility, developed at the University of Miami.

Model Evaluation: From Machine Learning to Generative AI

R/Medicine 2025 Keynote Day 2: Dr. Erin LeDell explores the evolution of AI evaluation from deterministic models to complex generative AI systems.

No More Copy-Paste: Automating Patient Inquiry Tracking in Pharma with Shiny

Automating patient inquiry tracking in pharma with R Shiny: A game-changer in specialty pharma coordination.

nonprobsvy – An R package for modern methods for non-probability survey

Discover nonprobsvy, an R package for non-probability sample inference, enhancing survey analysis.

Opening Remarks - Day 2

Day 2 Opening Remarks for R/Medicine 2025: Emily Zabor covers R’s role in medical innovation and research.

Optimizing Public Healthcare Cost Recovery with R: A Use Case from Argentina

Discover how Buenos Aires leverages R to optimize healthcare cost recovery, enhancing efficiency & sustainability.

Preprocessing Electronic Health Records for Analysis-Ready Data in an Asthma Cohort

Kimberly Lactaoen tackles EHR data challenges in asthma research using R’s tidyverse suite.

rainbowR: A community for LGBTQ+ folks who code in R

lgbtq+

Discover rainbowR, a supportive community for LGBTQ+ R coders promoting inclusivity and activism.

Refactor or Preserve? Challenging ‘If It Ain’t Broken, Don’t Fix It’ Mindset in Shiny App Lifecycle

Explore the balance between refactoring and preserving in Shiny app lifecycle with Dror Berel’s insights.

Retrospective clinical data harmonisation reporting using R and Quarto

Explore Jeremy Selva’s approach to clinical data harmonization using R and Quarto, enhancing transparency and efficiency in reporting.

riskcalc.org: A Repository of Risk Calculators for Medical Decision Making

Exploring riskcalc.org, a platform for clinical risk calculators using R, Shiny, and open-source tools.

Rix: reproducible data science environments with Nix

Boost R reproducibility with Nix and {rix}! Explore tools for consistent data science environments.

R/Medicine 2025 - Closing Remarks - Final Day - Michael Kane

Closing remarks from Michael Kane at R/Medicine 2025: community, innovation, and future directions.

R/Medicine 2025 Opening Remarks - Thursday

R/Medicine 2025 is officially underway! Opening remarks on Day One by Emily Zabor, R/Medicine 2025 chair.

R/Medicine Day 1 Closing Remarks

Highlights and insights from Day 1 of R/Medicine 2025 with Peter Higgins’ closing remarks.

Supercharging Statistical Analysis with ARDs and the {cards} R Package

Discover how the {cards} R package revolutionizes statistical analysis with the ARD Model for reproducibility.

Swimmer Plots with ggswim

ggswim is an R package developed to ease the creation of swimmer plots.

`teal` Mastery: From Pre-built Modules to Custom Module Creation

Explore teal in R for interactive clinical data analysis with Dony Unardi. Learn to build and extend Teal apps.

Unified Deep Learning Survival Analysis for Competing Risk Modeling with Functional Covariates

Discover a deep learning framework for ICU patient care, enhancing predictions for post-discharge outcomes.

Unlocking Statistical Consistency Across Platforms: The CAMIS Project

Find out how CAMIS is fostering collaboration, transparency, and reliability in the field of statistical analysis.

Validating Shiny Apps in Regulated Environments

Explore practical strategies for validating Shiny apps in regulated environments without stifling innovation.

What to Do When Shiny Packages Don’t Fully Support Your Idea

Explore how React.js can extend Shiny’s capabilities for building advanced, interactive applications!

{redquack}: An R Package for Memory Efficient REDCap-to-DuckDB Workflows

Discover {redquack}, a package for memory-efficient REDCap data workflows with DuckDB.

Jun 21, 2025

AOUSDOHtools: R Package for Social Determinants of Health Survey data in All of Us Research Program

Discover AOUSDOHtools, an R package simplifying Social Determinants of Health data analysis.

Examining Factors Associated with Depressive Severity Among Cancer Survivors

Examining factors linked to depressive symptoms in cancer survivors using NHIS data

kidney.epi R Package for Facilitating Research in Diabetes, Kidney, Heart, and Other Diseases

Discover the kidney.epi R package for advancing chronic kidney disease research and analysis.

MIIPW: An R package for Generalized Estimating Equations with missing data integration

Explore the MIIPW R package for tackling missing data in longitudinal studies using advanced statistical methods.

How are Vaccination Rates and Case Rates Changing for Measles in 2025?

Winners of the Data Competition in the Professional category Harrison Plate & Shonushka Sawant analyze US measles vaccination trends at R/Medicine 2025.

Identifying Measles Immunity Gaps in the US: A Comprehensive Analysis by Iko Musa

Explore Iko Musa’s student competition-winning analysis on US measles immunity gaps using R tools at R/Medicine 2025!

Introduction to R for Clinical Data

This workshop is designed to bridge the gap between healthcare and data science by providing a comprehensive introduction to R and its application in clinical research.

Personal R Administration

Learn how to streamline your R workflow, manage packages efficiently, and secure your projects with insights from the R/Medicine 2025 workshop.

pretestcad: An R package to calculate PreTest Probability (PTP) for Coronary Artery Disease (CAD)

Automating CAD pretest probability calculations with the pretestcad R package for improved patient care.

Bridging the Gap: Introducing RHealth for Healthcare Predictive Modeling in R

Introducing RHealth: Bridging R and AI for healthcare predictive modeling with deep learning

Demystifying LLMs with Ellmer

Accessing LLMs programmatically opens up a whole new world of possibilities, letting you integrate LLMs into your own apps, scripts, and workflows.

rainbowR: Fostering an Inclusive Space for LGBTQ+ Coders in the R Community

lgbtq+

Discover Rainbow R: A community connecting LGBTQ+ R coders through activism and support!

Simplifying R Package Documentation with pkgdown and GitHub Pages

Learn how pkgdown combined with GitHub Pages simplifies creating and maintaining R package documentation websites.

A Community-Powered Future for Regulatory R: Introducing Our Fundraising Campaign

“We’ve officially launched a fundraising campaign for the Regulatory R Repository — a critical initiative built to support the safe, efficient, and confident use of R…

Jun 10, 2025

Brewing Success with R.U.M.: How Inclusivity Fuels Manchester’s Thriving R Community

The R User Group at the University of Manchester (RUM) is bringing together a diverse community of students, researchers, and staff dedicated to advancing their skills in R…

Jason Cory Brunson, Alexsei Luchinsky, Umar Islambekov

Jun 9, 2025

Tidy topological machine learning with TDAvec and tdarec

Topological data analysis (TDA) is increasingly integrated into machine learning. This project introduces two R packages—TDAvec and tdarec—to bridge TDA with the Tidymodels…

Jun 4, 2025

R Consortium Awards First Round of 2025 ISC Grants

The R Consortium’s Infrastructure Steering Committee (ISC) is proud to announce the first round of 2025 grant recipients. These seven projects are receiving support to…

May 29, 2025

Exploring `{kuzco}`: Making Computer Vision for R Easily Accessible

Interview with Frank Hull, data scientist, open source contributor, and developer of {kuzco}, an R package for image classification and computer vision using large…

May 22, 2025

Quantifying Participation Risk with R and R Shiny: A New Frontier in Financial Risk Modeling

R Consortium Community Assistant, Caitlyn Oda

Goran Lovric and Simon Aigner, from Raiffeisenlandesbank Oberösterreich (Raiffeisen State Bank of Upper Austria), demonstrate innovative uses of R for modeling participation…

May 21, 2025

Reproducibility Without Containers: Bruno Rodrigues Introduces Nix and the `{rix}` R Package

R Consortium Community Assistant, Caitlyn Oda

How can we ensure long-term reproducibility across operating systems, platforms, and time? Bruno Rodrigues believes the answer lies in Nix—and a package he developed for the…

May 19, 2025

A unifying toolbox for handling persistence data

Topological data analysis (TDA) is a rapidly growing field that uses techniques from algebraic topology to analyze the shape and structure of data. At its core, TDA provides…

Aymeric Stamm, Jason Cory Brunson

May 16, 2025

Disease Outbreak Mapping, Open Source, and Outreach - Unijos R Users Group in Nigeria Leads the Way

Iko Musa, founder of the Unijos R Users Group at the University of Jos (UNIJOS), Nigeria, spoke with the R Consortium about how the group built an inclusive and…

May 9, 2025

Microservices, Randomization APIs, and R in the Medical Sector – Warsaw’s Data Community in Focus

Kamil Sijko, organizer of both the R Users and R-Ladies Warsaw groups, recently spoke with the R Consortium about the evolving R community in Poland and the group’s efforts…

May 1, 2025

Data Engineering, Scientific Applications and AI - Inside R User Group Philippines’ Growth

Joe Brillantes, organizer of the R User Group Philippines, shares how the group has evolved with new interests emerging among its members.

Apr 24, 2025

Quarterly Round Up from the R Consortium

Executive Director Terry Christiani highlights upcoming events like R/Medicine 2025 and useR! 2025, opportunities for non-members to join Working Groups, and tons more!

Terry Christiani

Apr 23, 2025

Strengthening R Communities Across Borders: Ozan Evkaya on Organizing the Edinburgh R User Group

Ozan Evkaya, one of the local organizers of the Edinburgh R User group, recently spoke with the R Consortium about his journey in the R community and his efforts to…

Apr 16, 2025

R in Maine: Connecting Ecologists, Medical Researchers, and Data Scientists

Donald Szlosek, the MaineR Users Group organizer, recently spoke with the R Consortium about the group’s transition from a city-based meetup to a statewide community and its…

Apr 4, 2025

Revitalizing the Melbourne Users of R Network: Hybrid Events, Collaboration, and the Future of R

Lito P. Cruz, organizer of the Melbourne Users of R Network (MELBURN), spokes about the group’s efforts to engage data professionals across government, academia, and…

Mar 31, 2025

Exploring geometa: An R Package for Managing Geographic Metadata

geometa provides an essential object-oriented data model in R, enabling users to efficiently manage geographic metadata. The package facilitates handling of ISO and OGC…

Mar 20, 2025

Looking forward to seeing you at useR! 2025 this year!

This year, useR! 2025 will be held at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, on August 8-10, 2025. Registration is now open!

Mar 14, 2025

A new year and the same, unwavering commitment

As we open our first round for Infrastructure Steering Committee call for proposals and R User Groups’ submissions, we want to take a moment to reiterate our mission as the…

Terry Christiani

Mar 6, 2025

Promoting R in Nigeria: How Unilorin R User Group is Making an Impact

Dr. M.K. Garba and Ezekiel Ogundepo, organizers of the University of Ilorin, shortened to Unilorin R User Group, recently spoke with the R Consortium about their efforts to…

Mar 3, 2025

R Submissions Working Group: Pilot 5 Launch and more!

The R Consortium Submission Working Group is excited to announce a new Pilot 5 that aims to deliver an R-based Submission to the FDA using Dataset-JSON. This post also…

Feb 28, 2025

Seville R Users Group: R’s Role in Optimization Research and Stroke Prevention

Alberto Torrejon Valenzuela, organizer of the Seville R Users Group, recently spoke with the R Consortium about the dynamic growth of the R community in Seville and the…

Feb 13, 2025

Connecting Nebraska Through R: Jeffrey Stevens’ Journey of Community Building

Jeffrey Stevens, organizer of the Nebraska R User Group, recently spoke with the R Consortium about his efforts to establish a vibrant R community across Nebraska.

Feb 6, 2025

New R User Group in Thailand is Building Awareness of R

Dr. Nathakhun Wiroonsri and the RxTH User Group are aiming to make R more accessible and appealing across industries, especially among the younger generation.

Jan 29, 2025

R en Buenos Aires: New Generations Working to Strengthen the Community

I believe it is essential to reengage in activities to invite new generations to participate, explore new tools and opportunities, and collaborate in a space that welcomes…

Jan 23, 2025

Transforming Academic Research with R in Santa Rosa, Argentina

Marina Cock, co-organizer of R-Ladies Santa Rosa, recently spoke with the R Consortium about the growth of the R community in La Pampa and the transformative role of R in…

Jan 17, 2025

A Clinical Reporting Collaborative Triumph: Roche’s NEST and Admiral Teams

Joe Zhu, Leena Khatri, Emily de la Rua, Edoardo Mancini, Kangjie Zhang, Daphne Grasselly

Details on Roche’s NEST and admiral teams’ open source R packages and their partnership building reusable functions and utilities, testing documentation, and more.

Jan 15, 2025

User-Friendly Technical Cookbook-Style CRAN Guide for New R Programmers Ready

Jasmine Daly, Beni Altmann

The CRAN Cookbook is creating a user-friendly, technical cookbook-style guide to help new R programmers and package maintainers navigate the CRAN submission process

Jan 7, 2025

Introducing R to Malawi: A Community in the Making

David Mwale, the R Users Malawi group organizer, recently spoke with the R Consortium about his efforts to establish and grow the R community in Malawi.

Dec 30, 2024

Navigating Economic Challenges Through Community: The Journey of R-Ladies Buenos Aires

Betsabe Cohen, organizer of R-Ladies Buenos Aires, recently spoke with the R Consortium about the growth and diversity of the R community in Argentina and its role in…

Dec 27, 2024

Books, Beginners, and Big Ideas: Beatriz Milz on Fostering R-Ladies São Paulo’s Vibrant Community

Beatriz Milz, a co-organizer of R-Ladies São Paulo, recently spoke with the R Consortium about the vibrant growth of the R community in São Paulo and its commitment to…

Dec 23, 2024

Moving forward to meet new challenges in 2025

Empowering Girls in Data Science: The R-Girls-School Network Initiative

How R has impacted students and teachers at an inner city girls’ school in the UK

Dec 3, 2024

R-Universe Named R Consortium’s Newest Top Level Project

R-universe is a platform for improving publication and discovery of research software in R, developed by rOpenSci.

Dec 3, 2024

Empowering Data Science in Mexico: R-Ladies Querétaro on Inclusivity and Growth

Driselda Sánchez-Aguirre, co-founder and organizer of R-Ladies Querétaro, recently spoke with the R Consortium about her journey in building a welcoming, diverse R community…

Dec 2, 2024

Bridging the Real-Time Gap: How INWT is Bringing Apache Kafka to the R Ecosystem

In a recent interview with the R Consortium, Andreas Neudecker, solution architect at INWT, a data and analytics company located in Berlin, Germany, shared insights into the…

Nov 12, 2024

Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Working Group Kickoff: Building a Collaborative Vision in R for HTA

On October 31, 2024, the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Working Group convened for its first general meeting, marking the beginning of an exciting industry-wide…

Nov 4, 2024

Reviving Sheffield R User Group and Building Tools for Thyroid Cancer Prediction

Neil Shephard, co-organizer of the Sheffield R User Group in Sheffield, United Kingdom (also on fosstodon), recently spoke to the R Consortium about his journey from Genetic…

Nov 1, 2024

Streamlining API Integration: Jon Harmon’s Journey with the api2r Package

The R package api2r simplifies the process of wrapping APIs in R. The R Consortium interviewed Jon Harmon, Principal Data Solutions Engineer at Atorus, about this R…

Oct 30, 2024

ConectaR, Podcasts, and Datathons: How the San Carlos R User Group in Costa Rica is Connecting Latin America’s Data Lovers

Frans van Dunné, organizer of the San Carlos R User Group, on growing the R community in Costa Rica and Latin America through ConectaR, podcasts, and datathons.

Oct 23, 2024

Endophytes, Oaks, and R: How R-Ladies Morelia is Cultivating Science and Community in Morelia, Mexico

Goretty Mendoza, the organizer of the R-Ladies Morelia, recently spoke to the R Consortium about her experience with the group and her work using R in molecular biology.

Guest Post contributed by Andrea Luciani, Bank of Italy, Directorate General for Economics, Statistics and Research, maintainer of the bimets package (Time Series and…

Oct 18, 2024

The U.S. Federal Reserve quarterly model in R

Guest Blog Post

Oct 16, 2024

Empowering Dengue Research Through the Dengue Data Hub: R Consortium Funded Initiative

The Dengue Data Hub, an ambitious initiative funded by the R Consortium ISC, transforms how researchers access and utilize dengue-related data.

Oct 15, 2024

R/Pharma 2024, Virtual, October 29-November 1, Includes New Dedicated Asia-Pacific (APAC) Track

R/Pharma 2024 is coming up Oct 29-Nov 1, 2024. This is a free event, fully virtual. For the first time, R/Pharma will be including a dedicated Asia-Pacific (APAC) track…

Oct 14, 2024

Using R to Submit Research to the FDA: Pilot 4 Successfully Submitted to FDA Center for Drug Evaluation and Research

The R Consortium is excited to announce that, on September 20, 2024, the R Submissions Working Group successfully submitted its latest test submission package—featuring a…

Oct 9, 2024

Cakes, Code, and Community: Rasmus Bååth’s Secret to Reviving the CopenhagenR UseR Group

After joining the Copenhagen R User Group in 2013, Rasmus Bååth took the lead in reviving the group in 2023 after a period of inactivity. Under his guidance, the group now…

Oct 8, 2024

Announcing the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Working Group

The HTA WG has a mission of promoting the use of R in all aspects of HTA analytics, including both clinical assessment and economic evaluation.

Oct 1, 2024

Unlocking Chemical Volatility: How the volcalc R Package is Streamlining Scientific Research

“Kristina Riemer, director of the CCT Data Science Team at the University of Arizona, and Eric Scott, Scientific Programmer and Educator in the CCT Data Science Team, the…

Sep 23, 2024

Free Boba Tea and Technical R Topics Lure Young Learners to New Brunei R User Group

The R community in Brunei may be small, but it is growing thanks to the efforts of the Brunei R User Group.

Sep 20, 2024

Empowering Data Science: How R is Transforming Research in Cameroon

“NyAvo RATOVO-ANDRIANARISOA, the co-founder of the R Community Cameroon, recently spoke with the R Consortium about the rapid growth of the R community in Cameroon and the…

Sep 12, 2024

Thank You, Joseph Rickert: A Legacy of Leadership and Innovation in the R Community

“As we announce the end of Joseph (Joe) Rickert’s tenure as the Executive Director of the R Consortium, we reflect on his remarkable contributions that have significantly…

Sep 10, 2024

R-Ladies Bariloche in Argentina: Fostering a Different Approach to Leadership

“Lina Moreno, founder and organizer of the R-Ladies Bariloche chapter in Argentina, recently shared her journey with the R Consortium.”

Sep 6, 2024

The 2024 ISC Grant Program will begin Accepting Applications Soon!

The R Consortium is excited to announce the second cycle of the 2024 Infrastructure Steering Committee (ISC) Grants Program.

Aug 30, 2024

R4SocialScience: Empowering Social Science Research with R in India

Dr. Mohit Garg, organizer of the R4SocialScience group in Delhi, India recently talked to the R Consortium about his experience of starting an R user group.

Aug 27, 2024

News from R Submissions Working Group – Pilot 3 Successfully Reviewed by FDA

The R Consortium is pleased to announce the successful completion of the Pilot 3 Submission which extended the work done in Pilots 1 and 2 by generating the ADaM datasets.…

Aug 26, 2024

Building Bridges in Haifa, Israel: How the New R User Group in Haifa is Establishing a Diverse R Community

Despite Haifa’s relatively small size, it boasts a diverse R community, including professionals from high-tech companies, academia, and startups.

Aug 20, 2024

A New R Community in Ahmedabad, India, focused on Clinical Research and Pharmaceutical Industries

The R Consortium recently interviewed Sanket Sinojia, organizer of the Ahmedabad R User Group (ARUG). With over 14 years of experience in statistical programming and data…

Aug 12, 2024

R Consortium Grants Committee Announces New Chair

The R Consortium is pleased to announce that Katherine Jeschke has been appointed Chair of the Grants Committee.

Aug 2, 2024

Pharma RUG: The Rise of R in China’s Pharmaceutical Industry

PharmaRUG, China organizer Joe Zhu, spoke with the R Consortium about the growing R community and the increasing use of R in the pharmaceutical industry in China. The group…

Aug 1, 2024

R-Ladies Rome: Empowering Women in Data Science Through Collaboration and Innovation

Federica Gazzelloni, co-organizer of R-Ladies Rome, recently spoke with the R Consortium about the fast-growing R community in Rome.

Jul 26, 2024

Empowering the R Community: Insights from Myles Mitchell of the Leeds Data Science Group

The R Consortium recently interviewed Myles Mitchell, co-organizer of the Leeds Data Science group, to discuss the local R community and the group’s recent activities.

Jul 22, 2024

Kolkata R User Group: A Rich History with Statistics

The R Consortium recently spoke with Samrit Pramanik of the Kolkata R User Group about his experience starting a new R User Group in India.

Jul 12, 2024

Diving into R with Isabella Velasquez: Perspectives from R-Ladies Seattle

Isabella started as a beginner but has become a key figure in the R community thanks to the supportive and collaborative learning environment.

Jul 3, 2024

R Consortium’s Submission Working Group: Advancing R for Regulatory Success at PharmaSUG 2024

The R Submission Working Group is making significant strides in promoting the use of R for regulatory submissions in the pharmaceutical industry.

Jul 2, 2024

R Addicts Paris: Promoting Diversity in R

R Addicts Paris, one of France’s oldest and largest R user groups with 1,800 members, continues to foster a strong R community under Vincent Guyader’s leadership.

Jun 25, 2024

The Crucial Role of Release Control in R for Healthcare Organizations

The R programming language, a general purpose language developed by statisticians that grows dynamically through the contributions of a worldwide community of developers, is…

Guest Blog Post

Jun 24, 2024

Bridging the Digital Divide: Umar Isah Adam on Expanding R Access for Kano, Nigeria Students

Umar Isah Adam, the founder and organizer of the R User Group Kano, Nigeria, spoke with the R Consortium during the pandemic about his efforts to engage the next generation…

Jun 17, 2024

Keith Karani Wachira: Leading the Dekut R Community in Kenya and Innovating with R

Keith Karani Wachira, the Dekut R Community organizer based in Nyeri, Kenya, was recently interviewed by the R Consortium and shared his journey in the R community, which…

Jun 11, 2024

Full-time Korea R User Group Founder Victor Lee Sees AI Future for R and Quarto Textbooks

The R Consortium recently interviewed Victor Lee, organizer of the Korea R User Group, about his role establishing and expanding the Korean R community.

Jun 4, 2024

R4HR in Buenos Aires: Leveraging R for Dynamic HR Solutions

Marcela Victoria Soto, co-organizer of the R4HR -Club de R para RRHH, Buenos Aires, Argentina, recently updated the R Consortium about the group’s recent activities.

May 30, 2024

Enhancing Clinical Trial Data Sharing with R Consortium’s R Submissions Working Group

The R Consortium’s working group R Submissions Working Group is spearheading an innovative approach to clinical trial data sharing, according to a feature in Nature. This…

May 29, 2024

One More Step Forward: The R Consortium Submission Working Group’s Presentation to Swissmedic on Regulatory Submission using R and Shiny

On January 30, 2024, the R Consortium Submission Working Group made a presentation to Swissmedic in Bern, Switzerland, with 10 attendees in person and 50 online.

Guest Authors

May 29, 2024

Collaborative Growth: The Botswana R User Group and Regional Partnerships

Edson Kambeu, founder and organizer of the Botswana R User Group, shares his plans to implement data into local businesses in the new growing R Community in Botswana.

May 24, 2024

Gergely Daróczi’s Journey: Empowering R Users in Hungary

Gergely Daróczi, the founder and organizer of the Budapest Users of R Network, updated the R Consortium about the group’s recent activities.

May 16, 2024

Enhancing R: The Vision and Impact of Jan Vitek’s MaintainR Initiative

The R Consortium recently interviewed Jan Vitek, a professor at Northeastern University’s Khoury College of Computer Sciences. He specializes in programming languages…

May 15, 2024

Tackling Hurdles: Embracing Open Source Packages in Pharmaceutical Research

In the dynamic field of pharmaceutical research, open source R packages offer incredible potential to innovate and enhance efficiency.

May 14, 2024

The Evolution of Melbourne’s Business Analytics and R Business User Group

Maria Prokofieva, organizer of the Business Analytics and R Business User Group, spoke to the R Consortium last year about the Adoption of R by the Actuaries Community in…

May 13, 2024

R/Medicine is coming June 10-14, 2024 – See Top Five R Medicine Talks from Previous Years

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What to get a feel for the kind of content will be available at R/Medicine 2024?

Apr 30, 2024

Bridging Gaps: Tunis R User Group’s Journey in Democratizing R in Bioinformatics

Last year, the R Consortium had a conversation with Amal Tlili, the co-organizer of the Tunis R User Group, regarding the Use of R for Marketing and CRM in Tunisia…

Apr 26, 2024

Navigating R’s Impact in Vienna: Insights from the Finance and Pharmaceutical Sectors

The R Consortium recently spoke with Mario Annau, co-organizer of the Vienna R User Group. During the conversation, he discussed the use of R in the finance and…

Apr 19, 2024

Building Data Highways: Kirill Müller’s Journey in Enhancing R’s Database

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Kirill Müller is the author of the {DBI} package, which helps to connect R and database management systems (DBMS). The connection to a DBMS is achieved through…

Apr 18, 2024

Decade of Data: Celebrating 10 Years of Innovation at the New York R Conference

Come celebrate 10 YEARS of the New York R Conference! This year’s conference takes place May 16th & 17th with workshops May 15th. We are taking a trip down memory…

Apr 15, 2024

The Impact of R on Academic Excellence in Manchester, UK

The R Consortium recently spoke with the organizing team of the R User Group at the University of Manchester (R.U.M.). R.U.M. aims to bring together R users of all levels…

Apr 10, 2024

EARL Early Bird Tickets Are Now Available!

Contributed by Abbie Brookes, Senior Data Analyst at Datacove Datacove is pleased to announce the availability of tickets for the upcoming EARL (Enterprise Applications of…

Apr 8, 2024

R/Medicine Coming June 10-14, 2024 – Call for Abstracts Open – Keynotes Announced

The R/Medicine conference provides a forum for sharing R based tools and approaches used to analyze and gain insights from health data. Conference workshops provide a way to…

Apr 5, 2024

Unlocking Financial Insights: Join Us at the R Finance Conference

Are you ready to delve into the world of finance through the lens of R? Look no further than the R Finance Conference (May 18, 2024, University of Illinois Chicago)…

Apr 4, 2024

Empowering R Enthusiasts: SatRDays London 2024 Unveiled

SatRDays London 2024 is set to ignite the data science community with a vibrant lineup of speakers and a rich array of topics ranging from survival analysis to geospatial…

Mar 28, 2024

Aligning Beliefs and Profession: Using R in Protecting the Penobscot Nation’s Traditional Lifeways

Angie Reed sampling Chlorophyll on the Penobscot River where a dam was removed In a recent interview by the R Consortium, Angie Reed, Water Resources Planner for the…

Mar 27, 2024

Elevate Your R Community with the 2024 RUGS Grant Program

The R Consortium is rolling out its 2024 R User Groups (RUGS) Grant Program, and it’s an opportunity you don’t want to miss. The program, which aims to foster vibrant…

Mar 26, 2024

Offa R Users Group: Empowering Data-Driven Education in Nigeria

The R Consortium had a conversation with Anietie Edem Udokang, who is the founder and organizer of the Offa R Users Group (ORUG). He discussed the emerging local R community…

Mar 19, 2024

R-Ladies Goiânia: Promoting Diversity and Inclusion in Local R Community

Fernanda Kelly, founder and organizer of the R-Ladies Goiânia, recently talked to the R Consortium about the group’s efforts to provide a learning and networking platform to…

Mar 13, 2024

ISC-funded Grant: Secure TLS Connections in {nanonext} and {mirai} Facilitating High-Performance Computing in the Life Sciences

Contributed by Charlie Gao, Director at Hibiki AI Limited {nanonext} is an R binding to the state of the art C messaging library NNG (Nanomsg Next Generation), created as a…

Mar 12, 2024

The Cleveland R User Group’s Journey Through Pandemic Adaptations and Baseball Analytics

Last year, R Consortium talked to John Blischak and Tim Hoolihan of the Cleveland R User Group about their regular structured and casual virtual meetups during the pandemic.…

Mar 7, 2024

Apply Now! R Consortium Infrastructure Steering Committee (ISC) Grant Program Open for Proposals!

Help build R infrastructure! We’re opening the call for proposals for the 2024 Infrastructure Steering Committee (ISC) Grant Program. The R Consortium is dedicated to…

Mar 1, 2024

The R Consortium 2023: A Year of Growth and Innovation

Excerpted from the Annual Report Access the annual report here! Letter from the Chair — Mehar Pratap Singh, Chairman Welcome to the 2023 Annual Report of the R Consortium.…

Feb 28, 2024

Moffitt Cancer Center Bio-Data Club’s New Chapter in Spatial Data Analysis and Enhanced Hackathon Collaboration

The R Consortium recently reconnected with Paul Stewart, founder of Moffitt Cancer Center Bio-Data Club in Tampa, Florida. Since the last update on January 6th, 2023, the…

Feb 27, 2024

Recap: R Validation Hub Community Meeting

Join the R Validation Hub mailing list! The recent R Validation Hub Community meeting brought together around 50 participants to explore the concept of validation within the…

Feb 23, 2024

Join our R/Medicine Webinar: Quarto for Reproducible Medical Manuscripts

Join the R Consortium for an enlightening webinar on March 20th, 2024, at 4:00 PM ET, featuring Mine Cetinkaya-Rundel, Professor of the Practice of Statistical Science at…

Feb 21, 2024

R-Ladies Cotonou – A Community that Makes R Accessible for French-Speaking African Women

Nadejda Sero, the founder of the R Ladies Cotonou chapter, shared with the R Consortium her experiences learning R, the challenges of running an R community in a developing…

Feb 20, 2024

Unlocking the Power of R for Insurance and Actuarial Science: Webinar Series Recap

The R Consortium recently hosted a webinar series tailored specifically for insurance and actuarial science professionals. This series, called the R/Insurance webinar…

Feb 14, 2024

Ann Arbor R User Group: Harnessing the Power of R and GitHub

The R Consortium talked to Barry Decicco, founder, and organizer of the Ann Arbor R User Group, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Barry shared his experience working with R as…

Feb 13, 2024

Unraveling the term “Validation”: Join the Discussion at the R Validation Hub Community Meeting on February 20, 2024

Dive into the world of validation at the first R Validation Hub community meeting of the year…

Feb 12, 2024

R Consortium Infrastructure Steering Committee (ISC) Grant Program Accepting Proposals starting March 1st!

This initiative is a cornerstone of our commitment to bolstering and enhancing the R Ecosystem. We fund projects contributing to the R community’s technical and social…

Feb 8, 2024

Improving with R: Kylie Bemis Unveils Enhanced Signal Processing with Matter 2.4 Upgrade

The R Consortium connected with Kylie Bemis, assistant teaching professor at the Khoury College of Computer Sciences at Northeastern University. She has created matter, an R…

Feb 7, 2024

Join Our Upcoming Webinar: Master Tidy Finance & Access Financial Data with Expert Christoph Scheuch

Tidy Finance isn’t just a method; it’s a movement in financial economics. This webinar will introduce you to this innovative approach, which is grounded in the principles of…

Feb 6, 2024

Natalia Andriychuk on RUGs, Pfizer R Center of Excellence, and Open Source Projects: Fostering R Communities Inside and Out

The R Center of Excellence (CoE) at Pfizer supports various business lines at Pfizer, providing technical expertise, training on R and associated tools, promoting best…

Feb 2, 2024

Webinar for R and Databases! How Oracle Machine Learning for R Helps with ML and Massive Datasets

Are you seeking faster R data processing and enhanced machine learning capabilities for massive datasets in databases?

Jan 30, 2024

2024 RUGS Program Progress: Reviewing Grants and Empowering R Communities

Quick update on the 2024 R User Groups (RUGS) Program. The review of the first batch of grants is in progress, marking the beginning of the awarding phase.

Jan 24, 2024

Satellite Data with R: Unveiling Earth’s Surface Using the ICESat2R Package

The R Consortium recently connected with Lampros Sp. Mouselimis, the creator of the ICESat2R package, discussing the ICESat-2 mission, a significant initiative in…

Jan 16, 2024

Rebooting the Warsaw R Community in 2024: Insights from Kamil Sijko’s Journey and Future Aspirations

Recently, Kamil Sijko of the Warsaw R User Group discussed with the R Consortium his transition from academia to leading data science in the business sector.He noted the…

Jan 15, 2024

From Vision to Action: Pfizer’s R Adoption Odyssey – Join the Webinar on February 8, 2024

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In the rapidly evolving sphere of pharmaceutical data analysis, a significant transition is taking place – the shift from traditional SAS to the versatile R programming…

Jan 12, 2024

Join “Fake it Until You Make it: How and Why to Simulate Data” – First Glasgow User Group Event of the Year

Last year, Antonio Hegar of the R Glasgow user group shared the challenges of organizing an R user group in Glasgow. The group now regularly hosts events, attracting local R…

Jan 10, 2024

R for Public Health Data Analysis in Karachi, Pakistana

The Karachi R User Group, Pakistan, hosted its second event, ‘Unveiling the Power of R Shiny Dashboards,’ on December 30, 2023. The R Consortium spoke with Uzair Aslam, the…