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Welcome to The University of Texas at Austin Open Source Program Office (UT-OSPO)

The UT-OSPO empowers researchers to take full advantage of open source software in their work. We aim to engage faculty and students in an open source participation pathway.

The UT-OSPO is a member of the The University of Texas System Open Source Program Office (Texas-OSPO) which has been launched to support the creation, use, and management of open source software across the UT System. The initial pilot includes staff from UT Austin, UT Dallas, UT El Paso, and UT San Antonio. This Texas-OSPO team creates training and other resources for use by UT System researchers to better understand and support open source software.

Open source software is software released under a license that grants others the rights to access, use, distribute, and modify the source code. Open source software development in academia can benefit researchers by allowing for greater sustainability, transparency, collaboration, and impact, and is often required by funding agencies. 

The UT-OSPO is generously funded by a grant from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation 
(Grant number grant number: G-2023-20944)
 

Learn about UT-OSPO

Meet Our Team

Experts from the Texas Advanced Computing Center (TACC), central IT services, University of Texas Libraries, and the School of Information.

Discover Resources

Learn about the UT-OSPO Participation Pathway and Open Source community websites.

Get Training

Find training opportunities in-person, virtual, or sessions previously recorded.

Review Reports

See what UT-OSPO has been up to since launching in August 2023.

UT-OSPO News

UT System Advances Open Source Leadership with New Program Office

Oct. 16, 2025
OSPO will connect campuses, train researchers, and support open science across Texas
Breakout Session

UT-OSPO Engages in Sustainability Workshop with the Apereo Foundation and Ithaka S+R

Sept. 18, 2025
Katy Brown from the Oden Institute and Kimberly Ray from the Brainlife project joined OSPO Director, Angela Newell, at the Sustaining Open Source Software in the Research Enterprise Workshop hosted by Ithaka S+R and the Apereo Foundation.
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2025 Geoscience Hackathon Coming Up 10/10 - 10/12

Sept. 8, 2025
Registration is now open for the 2025 Geoscience Hackathon that will be taking place 10/10 - 10/12.
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Dr. Claus Wilke Shares His Secrets on Contributing to an Open Source Project

May 15, 2025
Dr. Claus Wilke, computational Biologist with Integrative Biology, shared his experience working with open source software projects.

OSPO Project Highlighted in Presentation at CNI (View Video)

April 8, 2025
Michael Shensky and Bryan Gee presented at the Coalition for Networked Information Spring 2025 Member Meeting on April 8, 2025 in Milwaukee, WI about projects focused on measuring the open sharing of research outputs by UT Austin researchers.
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UT-OSPO Events

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Scheduled
Friday December 5, 2025, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Perry-Castaneda Library (PCL) Scholars Lab
Are you ready to take the next step in your tech career? Join us for Open to Work, an interactive event designed to help students explore pathways in technology and open source software development.
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