Registration is now open! The @usi.ch Swiss Summer School in Social Sciences Methods celebrates its 30th edition. 30 one-week workshops + 3 preliminary statistics courses to boost your methods skills & connect internationally. Info & registration: www.usi.ch/en/formazion...

Love Data Week Switzerland (9–11 Feb) We offer 3 short online sessions: Generate file lists in minutes www.researchdatasupport.ch/event/genera... Find & download data on SWISSUbase www.researchdatasupport.ch/event/search... Use AI to draft a README (11 Feb) www.researchdatasupport.ch/index.php/ev...

Very happy to see this article published in @cogitatiopag.bsky.social 🥳! Using data from Selects (@forsresearch.bsky.social) and @smartvote.bsky.social, we compare political elites and voters on the question of closer (or looser) relations between CH and the EU

We are always impressed by how much can be achieved when research infrastructures work together across Europe. This KPI report “Measuring what matters” looks back at 2020–2024 and offers a very concrete overview of progress and impact.

Registration is now open! The @usi.ch Swiss Summer School in Social Sciences Methods celebrates its 30th edition. 30 one-week workshops + 3 preliminary statistics courses to boost your methods skills & connect internationally. Info & registration: www.usi.ch/en/formazion...

Love Data Week Switzerland is back! 💘 Why not tune into our two 15-minute online sessions? 🫱 Generate a Complete File List of Your Folder in Minutes ➡️ 9.2.2026 www.researchdatasupport.ch/event/genera... 🫱 Use AI to Create a README File ➡️ 11.2.2026 www.researchdatasupport.ch/event/use-ai...

Are you working with social science data from FORS — or planning to soon? Our award recognises outstanding research by young researchers based on secondary data. ➡️Submit your paper to the FORS Data Re-use Award and get the chance to win up to CHF 1’000. ➡️ forscenter.ch/fors-data-re...

Still time to submit your paper. The deadline is April 30, 2026.

The MOSAiCH Call 2027 is open! Propose questions for the MOSAiCH Survey 2027 & collect survey data in Switzerland. The module complements ISSP 2027: Social Networks & Social Resources II. Deadline: 20 April 2026 Fieldwork: Spring 2027 | Data: Early 2028 👉 Info: forscenter.ch/wp-content/u...

Pleased to share information about the Good Life Data Challenge launched by the LIVES Centre — a unique opportunity to work with long-term longitudinal data from the Swiss Household Panel (SHP), covering 1999–2025. www.centre-lives.ch/en/appel/cal... @unil.bsky.social

Did you miss the last #CNES Seminar on #migrant #electionstudies? 😧 don't panic: you can now (re-)watch the recordings on our website: www.cnes.community/index.php/ev... 😌 💡

J'ai parlé avec @letemps.ch sur la #classe moyenne et les réponses des partis à la problématique du pouvoir d'achat @forsresearch.bsky.social www.letemps.ch/suisse/a-ber...

Interested in data from the Selects Panel Survey? 7 waves follow the same respondents between the 2019 election campaign & the 2023 federal elections. Download the data www.swissubase.ch/en/catalogue... and the overview of the concepts & questions www.swissubase.ch/en/catalogue...

Pour en savoir plus: www.socialchangeswitzerland.ch?p=4514

A new research topic shows how longitudinal data can uncover causal mechanisms, distinguish permanent from temporary effects, and track how inequalities evolve in response to social or policy changes. 👉 Explore the full Research Topic www.frontiersin.org/research-top...

Infra4NextGen just released new data summaries and an inventory of 11,000 survey questions. Links👇 infra4nextgen.com/resources/da... tool.infra4nextgen.eu/inventory.html

📘 Coordonné par des chercheuses de l’ISS, de FORS et de la BFH, la revue suisse de sociologie consacre son dernier numéro aux effets des mutations du travail sur les inégalités de genre. ▶️ A lire: www.unil.ch/news/fr/1760... @dessociales.bsky.social @bfh-ch.bsky.social @forsresearch.bsky.social

We are launching our refreshed visual identity to better reflect our growth, partnerships, and evolving role in social science research. ➡️ New logo & brand manual: forscenter.ch/usage-guidel...

Looking forward to the GREC workshop @sspunil.bsky.social @forsresearch.bsky.social @matthiasenggist.bsky.social @eliemichel.bsky.social @anketresch.bsky.social @dweisstanner.bsky.social @pauluswagner.bsky.social @klaudiakoxha.bsky.social @philiprathgeb.bsky.social @lukaslauener.bsky.social

The next #CNES Seminar on November 25th will delve into #migrant #electionstudies and feature presentations by Johannes Bergh (Norwegian National Election Studies) and Achim Goerres (Immigrant German Election Study). Register now to attend this free online event! 🤩 Register here: lnkd.in/gQe9_f6g

Our new teaser introduces the video “A Short Introduction to the Structure of SWISSUbase”, giving a glimpse into the platform’s three-level architecture — projects, datasets & files. We help you organise, preserve & share your data. 🎬 Teaser: youtu.be/1yoqSFknNH4 📽️ Full video: youtu.be/1lM2DBSqoAk

Join us in Lausanne! @sspunil.bsky.social @forsresearch.bsky.social

Get free, professional advice on social science data – no registration required The next FORS Data Live – Your Social Science Data Q&A session takes place Thursday, 9 October 2025, 13:00–14:00 CEST, online via Zoom. Participation is free and open to all — no sign-up needed. forscenter.ch/data-live/

FORS Guide out now ! ⬇️ Measuring assigned sex, gender identity & sexual orientation in population surveys Practical guidance to help researchers and survey practitioners measure gender differences more accurately — with methods & key question recommendations. forscenter.ch/fors-guides/fg-2025-00026

Get to know @forsresearch.bsky.social!🇨🇭 Learn how CESSDA's Swiss Service Providerconnect researchers, data, and expertise across Switzerland and beyond! www.cessda.eu/News/CESSDA-... #SocialScience #OpenScience #Switzerland #DataScience #DataResearch

🎉 Call for submissions for the 4th ISSP User Conference on Health and Healthcare! 🗓️ Date: November 24, 2025 🕧 Time: 12:30 – 16:30 CET 📌 Submission Deadline: October 20, 2025 📄 Details & guidelines: lnkd.in/e5-3dzwB

Register now: Advanced Skills in Research Data Management & Open Science 📅 17–21 Nov 2025 | 📍 @usi.ch Hands-on training for doctoral & postdoctoral researchers on planning, curating & sharing research data responsibly. 👉 Info & registration: www.usi.ch/it/formazion...

How can we better include older adults in nursing & retirement homes in surveys? Exclusion creates bias & leaves social outcomes incomplete. We welcome insights on methodological hurdles, ethical dilemmas, fieldwork experiences & innovative solutions. surveyinsights.org/wp-content/u...

Join our first DReMSS webinar in collaboration with @sspunil.bsky.social Rethinking Gender Measures in Population Surveys Mon, 15 Sept 2025 | 🕐 13:00–14:00 CEST | Online Speakers: @stephsteinmetz.bsky.social & Roxane Mordasini (FORS) All info and access link: forscenter.ch/events-train...

New FORS–DaSCH webinar on ⬇️ How to effectively document research data 👉25 Sept 2025, 14–15:30 Discover how documentation ensures usability, reproducibility & long-term access. 👉Register here: newsletter.forscenter.ch/newsletter/i... 👉Further info: forscenter.ch/fors-dasch-w...

Wie teilen Schweizer Paare Erwerbstätigkeit & Hausarbeit auf? Christina Bornatici (FORS) & Isabelle Zinn analysieren fast 20 Jahre Daten des Swiss Household Panel (2002–2020). 👉 Ein spannender Beitrag zu Werten, Familienrealität & Politik in der Arbeitsteilung: 🔗 www.defacto.expert/2025/07/30/t...

We are excited to share Vol. 3, Issue 2 (2025) of Survey Methods: Insights from the Field. Featuring research on: -Mail delivery issues in COVID-era sampling -Cognitive interviews in Lebanon -Fraud prevention in online surveys in Nigeria Read all open-access articles here 👉 www.surveyinsights.org

Looking back at #ESRA25: Celebrating our 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 winner! We’re pleased to recognize 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗵 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝘆 (@hebrewuniversity.bsky.social) with the 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 for her paper: 🔍 𝘐𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘚𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘺 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘛𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘜𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘎𝘪𝘣𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘚𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦

Joint work with Daniel Oesch, Oliver Lipps, @roujman.bsky.social & Erik Bihagen of @unil.bsky.social @forsresearch.bsky.social & @sofi.su.se, we hope OEP proves to be a useful addition to the social science research toolbox

Great initiative, great programme!

4th ISSP User Conference on Health and Healthcare November 24, 2025 | 12:30-16:30. The CALL FOR ABSTRACTS is open! Deadline for submission is October 20, 2025. Details and submission guidelines: issp.org/wp-content/u...

In two days! FORS Data Live – Your Social Science Data Q&A ➡️ Got questions about data management, sharing or reuse in the social sciences? 📷 Thursday 10th of July 2025, 12:30–13:00 CEST, Online via Zoom. No registration needed 📷 Details + zoom link: forscenter.ch/data-live/

Looking for social science data for your research? ➡️ Our new video shows how to search and download ready-to-use datasets on SWISSUbase. 🎬 Teaser: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qodV... 📽️ Full tutorial: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z4O... @snsf.ch @sshoc-ch.bsky.social @opendataswiss.bsky.social

Les données Selects ont permis d’examiner si les jeunes générations de votant·e·s se détournent véritablement des partis traditionnels. → Newsletter SelectsActuel forscenter.ch/wp-content/u... → Vous y trouverez aussi des résultats issus de la dernière enquête Selects.

Kürzlich konnte anhand von Selects-Daten untersucht werden, ob sich die jüngeren Wählergenerationen tatsächlich von den traditionellen Parteien abwenden. Mehr dazu im neuen Newsletter SelectsAktuell – inklusive Ergebnissen der jüngsten Befragung. →SelectsAktuell forscenter.ch/wp-content/u...

🎥 Watch our teaser: youtu.be/zu0CKsOov8I Make your social sciences project visible with SWISSUbase — the Swiss platform to register and promote your research. FORS supports you every step of the way. 👉 info.swissubase.ch #SWISSUbase #OpenScience #FORS #SocialScience

SHP & TREE marked 25 years of longitudinal research in🇨🇭 with a conference @unil.bsky.social on June 4–5. 100+ participants gathered to exchange on the value & future of long-term surveys. Great teamwork, rich discussions & shared commitment to key social questions. forscenter.ch/projects/swi...

💬 Today ! Next live session 🟢 FORS Data Live – Your Social Science Data Q&A ➡️ Got questions about data management, sharing or reuse in the social sciences? 🗓 Thursday 12 June 2025 🕒 12:30–13:00 CEST 📍 Online via Zoom 💡 Free and open – no registration needed ➡️ Info+ forscenter.ch/data-live/

🧹👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Christina Bornatici, doctorante à @dessociales.bsky.social à l'UNIL et chargée de recherche à @forsresearch.bsky.social, nous explique quels sont les principaux facteurs qui influent sur la répartition des tâches domestiques dans le Point J sur RTS. 🎧 A écouter !

New publication with @bjarneck.bsky.social on public opinion toward supporting Ukraine in Europe out in @jeppjournal.bsky.social @forsresearch.bsky.social @sspunil.bsky.social

Submit your abstract now ‼️ To commemorate 25 years of longitudinal surveys in Switzerland, submit your paper NOW for a special issue titled "25 Years of Longitudinal Surveys in Switzerland: Analysing Social Dynamics in Switzerland and Beyond". forscenter.ch/wp-content/u...

🌍 The 2025 ISSP General Meeting kicks off this week in Pula, Croatia! On the agenda: the 2026 Role of Government and 2027 Social Networks & Social Resources modules. We are also thrilled to welcome Ukraine back to the programme—bringing ISSP membership to 45 countries. #ISSPGA25

A new discussion paper by Georg Lutz (FORS) & Rita Gautschy (DaSCH) looks at the gaps in 🇨🇭research infrastructure policy. They propose a new framework in the RIPA law to support sustainable, well-governed infrastructures. 🔗 zenodo.org/records/1538...

👉Register now! FORS-DaSCH webinar on Authority data, standards, and metadata – essential tools to ensure consistency, discoverability, and interoperability in research data. With Rita Gautschy (DaSCH) & Auriane Marmier (FORS) 🕑 May 28, 2025 | 14:00–15:30 💻 Online forscenter.ch/fors-dasch-w...

New FORS Guide out now! Capturing the last phase of life in surveys by Clément Meier. ▶️ Challenges like cognitive decline, health problems & mortality — and how to deal with them in survey research. ⬇️ Read: forscenter.ch/fors-guides/... Watch the summary: rec.unil.ch/videos/fors-...