# Feature Preview: JupyterLab environments, data from Zenodo & session launch links

**URL:** <https://renku.discourse.group/t/feature-preview-jupyterlab-environments-data-from-zenodo-session-launch-links/1147>\
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**Created:** [6 May 2025 07:35 UTC](https://renku.discourse.group/t/feature-preview-jupyterlab-environments-data-from-zenodo-session-launch-links/1147 "2025-05-06T07:35:45Z")\
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**Post date:** [6 May 2025 07:35 UTC](https://renku.discourse.group/t/feature-preview-jupyterlab-environments-data-from-zenodo-session-launch-links/1147/1 "2025-05-06T07:35:45Z")

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Join the **Renku Feature Preview** on 2025-05-08T13:00:00Z to get a live demo of the features coming in the next Renku release!

These are the new features we’ll be demoing:

🧑‍💻 Improvements to the new **code-based environments** for building your own Renku session environments from an `environment.yml` or similar:

- A **new user interface for sessions** makes it easier to manage environment builds.
- You can select **JupyterLab for your environment interface** (not only VSCodium).

📄 **Connect data from Zenodo** & other data repositories to your Renku project.

🛜 **Share Session Launch Links** to give people direct links to launch Renku sessions.

Here you can find the calendar event:  
[Renku-Feature-Preview-2025-05.ics](https://renku.discourse.group/uploads/short-url/nsKN76JoG0OSTODQAHhqNqAjRdH.ics) (1.0 KB)