# Announcements **URL:** https://aiida.discourse.group/c/announcements/6.md [Latest](https://aiida.discourse.group/latest.md) · [Categories](https://aiida.discourse.group/categories.md) · [Tags](https://aiida.discourse.group/tags.md) --- ## [About the Announcements category](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/about-the-announcements-category/22)
**Author:** [@admin](https://aiida.discourse.group/u/admin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2023, 10:29am UTC](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/about-the-announcements-category/22 "2023-06-30T10:29:05Z")
Low traffic category for important announcements, mostly AiiDA releases and AiiDA Events. For announcements out of the AiiDA community (packages, meetups, advertisements etc.), use the Community category instead. --- ## [Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2026](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/google-summer-of-code-gsoc-2026/706)
**Author:** [@geiger\_j](https://aiida.discourse.group/u/geiger_j)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2026, 5:50pm UTC](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/google-summer-of-code-gsoc-2026/706 "2026-09-06T17:50:39Z")
Dear all, Just like in the last years, in 2026, AiiDA is again participating in the Google Summer of Code (GSoC) program under the NumFocus umbrella. As you can see in the GSoC timeline excerpt below, we will ourselves… --- ## [Starting to work on AiiDA v3 on \`main\` branch with breaking changes](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/starting-to-work-on-aiida-v3-on-main-branch-with-breaking-changes/764)
**Author:** [@agoscinski](https://aiida.discourse.group/u/agoscinski)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 8:27am UTC](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/starting-to-work-on-aiida-v3-on-main-branch-with-breaking-changes/764 "2026-09-04T08:27:12Z")
Hello everyone, We have started making major changes for AiiDA v3 on the main branch. For your projects, please do not pin to main. We generally do not recommend using the main branch for any production code, but especi… --- ## [2 PhD opportunities at PSI (Switzerland)](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/2-phd-opportunities-at-psi-switzerland/728)
**Author:** [@giovannipizzi](https://aiida.discourse.group/u/giovannipizzi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2026, 7:37pm UTC](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/2-phd-opportunities-at-psi-switzerland/728 "2026-05-22T19:37:41Z")
Two PhD positions at PSI Switzerland — Materials Software and Data Group (Dr. Giovanni Pizzi) We are advertising two PhD positions at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), both within the Materials Software and Data Group … --- ## [New aiida.net is live 🎉 come take a look!](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/new-aiida-net-is-live-come-take-a-look/722)
**Author:** [@ali-khosravi](https://aiida.discourse.group/u/ali-khosravi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2026, 1:53pm UTC](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/new-aiida-net-is-live-come-take-a-look/722 "2026-04-28T13:53:39Z")
Hey folks :hand\_with\_fingers\_splayed: The new aiida.net just went live! Have a click around when you get a sec and see what’s new. Spotted something broken, weird, or got a cool idea for the site? Drop it as a sub-issu… --- ## [AiiDA v2.8.0 released](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/aiida-v2-8-0-released/718)
**Author:** [@geiger\_j](https://aiida.discourse.group/u/geiger_j)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 8:22am UTC](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/aiida-v2-8-0-released/718 "2026-03-19T08:22:07Z")
Hey everyone :wave: In the beginning of this week, we released a new version of AiiDA, v2.8.0 :rocket: This minor release comes with a number of new and exciting features, as well as bug fixes, making the code more pow… --- ## [AiiDA v2.7.3 released](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/aiida-v2-7-3-released/704)
**Author:** [@agoscinski](https://aiida.discourse.group/u/agoscinski)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 10:36am UTC](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/aiida-v2-7-3-released/704 "2026-02-03T10:36:24Z")
Dear AiiDA users, We released the patch release v2.7.3 with important fixes to the transport and scheduler modules used in the CalcJob (for details please see the CHANGELOG.md). We strongly encourage you to upgrade to v… --- ## [AiiDA v2.7.2 released](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/aiida-v2-7-2-released/699)
**Author:** [@geiger\_j](https://aiida.discourse.group/u/geiger_j)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/aiida-v2-7-2-released/699 "2025-12-10T13:59:24Z")
Hey everyone :wave: We just released a new version of AiiDA, v2.7.2 :rocket: This patch release comes with a number of important bug fixes to the CLI, storage, archive, and transport modules, so we strongly recommend u… --- ## [AiiDA v2.7.0 released](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/aiida-v2-7-0-released/628)
**Author:** [@geiger\_j](https://aiida.discourse.group/u/geiger_j)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2025, 8:21am UTC](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/aiida-v2-7-0-released/628 "2025-06-25T08:21:02Z")
Hey everyone :wave: We just released a new version of AiiDA, v2.7.0. This minor release comes with a number of new and exciting features, as well as bug fixes. You can read more about it in our recent blog post, as well… --- ## [PhD Opportunity: Autonomous simulations+experiments (PSI/EPFL, Switzerland)](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/phd-opportunity-autonomous-simulations-experiments-psi-epfl-switzerland/609)
**Author:** [@giovannipizzi](https://aiida.discourse.group/u/giovannipizzi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 9:20pm UTC](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/phd-opportunity-autonomous-simulations-experiments-psi-epfl-switzerland/609 "2025-05-07T21:20:44Z")
The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI (www.psi.ch), in collaboration with the EDMX doctoral school in Materials Science and Engineering at EPFL (www.epfl.ch), is seeking a highly motivated PhD student for an exciting project o… --- ## [Google Summer of Code (GSoC) 2025](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/google-summer-of-code-gsoc-2025/550)
**Author:** [@jusong.yu](https://aiida.discourse.group/u/jusong.yu)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2025, 7:03am UTC](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/google-summer-of-code-gsoc-2025/550 "2025-03-28T07:03:01Z")
AiiDA is plan to participate in Google Summer of Code (GSOC) 2025 as the sub-organization under the NumFocus umbrella in 2025. This thread is for any discussions leading up to GSOC 2025. If you’re interested in working … --- ## [Post-doc/RSE at Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Switzerland: Materials Cloud Development](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/post-doc-rse-at-paul-scherrer-institute-psi-switzerland-materials-cloud-development/508)
**Author:** [@giovannipizzi](https://aiida.discourse.group/u/giovannipizzi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2024, 3:28pm UTC](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/post-doc-rse-at-paul-scherrer-institute-psi-switzerland-materials-cloud-development/508 "2024-12-01T15:28:33Z")
Dear Colleagues, We invite applications for a post-doc position (research software engineer) in the Materials Software and Data Group at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI). The role focuses on developing the Materials Cl… --- ## [Official AiiDA LinkedIn page](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/official-aiida-linkedin-page/465)
**Author:** [@geiger\_j](https://aiida.discourse.group/u/geiger_j)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 20, 2024, 12:47pm UTC](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/official-aiida-linkedin-page/465 "2024-09-20T12:47:32Z")
Dear AiiDA users, We’re happy to announce the launch of the official AiiDA LinkedIn page :tada: We will use the platform to communicate general announcements, release updates, blog posts, and much more. The first post … --- ## [AiiDA v2.6.2 released](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/aiida-v2-6-2-released/447)
**Author:** [@geiger\_j](https://aiida.discourse.group/u/geiger_j)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2024, 8:53am UTC](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/aiida-v2-6-2-released/447 "2024-08-07T08:53:52Z")
Hey everyone :wave: We just released the latest version of AiiDA, v2.6.2. This patch release comes with a number of bug fixes and additions to the documentation. You can find a list of all changes in the changelog. Hap… --- ## [AiiDA v2.6 released](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/aiida-v2-6-released/423)
**Author:** [@sphuber](https://aiida.discourse.group/u/sphuber)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2024, 6:51am UTC](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/aiida-v2-6-released/423 "2024-07-02T06:51:44Z")
We just released the latest version of AiiDA. This minor release comes with a number of features that are focused on user friendliness of the CLI and the API.The changelog contains a list of all changes including a nice … --- ## [AiiDA v2.5 released](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/aiida-v2-5-released/208)
**Author:** [@sphuber](https://aiida.discourse.group/u/sphuber)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2023, 9:12pm UTC](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/aiida-v2-5-released/208 "2023-12-20T21:12:16Z")
We just released the latest version of AiiDA. This minor release comes with a number of features that are focused on user friendliness of the CLI and the API. The changelog contains a list of all changes including a nice… --- ## [AiiDA Questionnaire 2024](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/aiida-questionnaire-2024/376)
**Author:** [@admin](https://aiida.discourse.group/u/admin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 24, 2024, 8:35am UTC](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/aiida-questionnaire-2024/376 "2024-05-24T08:35:47Z")
Dear AiiDA User, We are excited to invite you to participate in the AiiDA Questionnaire 2024! Your feedback is invaluable in helping us enhance AiiDA and ensure it continues to meet the needs of our diverse research com… --- ## [1 post-doc position at PSI (Switzerland) on high-throughput materials discovery via AiiDA](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/1-post-doc-position-at-psi-switzerland-on-high-throughput-materials-discovery-via-aiida/167)
**Author:** [@giovannipizzi](https://aiida.discourse.group/u/giovannipizzi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2023, 5:09pm UTC](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/1-post-doc-position-at-psi-switzerland-on-high-throughput-materials-discovery-via-aiida/167 "2023-11-20T17:09:09Z")
One new post-doc opportunity is open in the Materials Software and Data Group led by Dr. Giovanni Pizzi, part of the Laboratory for Materials Simulations, at the Paul Scherrer Institute (PSI), Switzerland. The successfu… --- ## [Do you like AiiDA discourse?](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/do-you-like-aiida-discourse/45)
**Author:** [@jusong.yu](https://aiida.discourse.group/u/jusong.yu)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/do-you-like-aiida-discourse/45 "2023-09-23T17:34:18Z")
Hi all, Thank you all for the nice work this week. This post is the follow up test to see if the Announcement Category channel can be Alternative of mailing list. You should all get a email of this post. Only staff use… --- ## [AiiDA plugin registry improved](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/aiida-plugin-registry-improved/110)
**Author:** [@jusong.yu](https://aiida.discourse.group/u/jusong.yu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2023, 7:38am UTC](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/aiida-plugin-registry-improved/110 "2023-09-19T07:38:01Z")
Dear AiiDA community, Thanks to great work by our Google Summer of Code student, Ahmed Basem, we have recently released some major improvements to the AiiDA plugin registry: Documentation: The registry now automatical… --- ## [AiiDA coding week](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/aiida-coding-week/37)
**Author:** [@mbercx](https://aiida.discourse.group/u/mbercx)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2023, 10:35am UTC](https://aiida.discourse.group/t/aiida-coding-week/37 "2023-07-04T10:35:05Z")
Hi all! :wave: In just a little while we’ll be kicking off the AiiDA coding week! Here’s the HackMD document where we’ve been working on the topics/tasks for the week: For those joining remotely, we’ll be using the A…