🎉 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-...

Back2School this summer? 🧑‍🎓 @gesis.org and @forsresearch.bsky.social are hosting summer schools in re hosting summer schools for Survey Methodology and Social Science methods, respectively. GESIS: www.cessda.eu/Events/CESSD... FORS: www.cessda.eu/Events/CESSD...

The cumulative Selects dataset (1971–2023) is now available! Explore over 50 years of Swiss election surveys in one place. Download: doi.org/10.48573/2w7...

Tackling data challenges isn’t a solo mission — we’re here for you for free. Wrestling with a data management plan? Unsure how to handle ethical/legal questions or just want to know how others share their data? You're not alone. And we're here to help. 🕐 13:00–14:00 CET 📅 Next session: May 8, 2025

To strengthen our team *Data Tools & Services*, we are hiring a Project Manager (80–100%) 📍 Lausanne | 🗓️ Start: Aug/Sept | 📝 Permanent contract 🕘 Apply by May 9 🔗 forscenter.ch/about-fors/s... #ResearchJobs #ProjectManager #SocialSciences #FORS

Deux enfants, sinon aucun ? Notre dernier numéro démontre : Entre 1946 et 2022, la Suisse oscille entre le modèle à deux enfants et celui sans enfant. 30 % des femmes diplômées du supérieur n’ont pas d’enfant. www.socialchangeswitzerland.ch?p=4514

Zwei Kinder oder gar keine? In der Schweiz hat sich seit dem Babyboom das Zwei-Kind-Modell etabliert – gleichzeitig wächst das Modell ohne Kinder, besonders bei Akademikerinnen. 30 % der Frauen mit Hochschulabschluss bleiben kinderlos. www.socialchangeswitzerland.ch?p=4522

New article out in Survey Research Methods with Oliver Lipps and @anketresch.bsky.social🥳 Asking for Panel Consent in Web Surveys: Choice, Opt-in, or Opt-out? In short: If you have the choice, opt for opt-out😉 Full article here: doi.org/10.18148/srm... @forsresearch.bsky.social @sspunil.bsky.social

🚨New brief released! “The battle for trust: Advancing the social science data ecosystem” explores how the #TRUST, #FAIR, and #CARE principles support long-term data preservation and responsible data sharing. Read more 👉 www.cessda.eu/News/CESSDA-... #OpenData #Trust #FAIR #ResearchInfrastructure

Time running out for IASSIST 2025 early bird prices!🐣 @iassistdata.bsky.social would love for you to join us in Bristol, United Kingdom, for its anniversary conference from June 3 to June 6, 2025! 🇬🇧 Sign up now for early bird discount prices for the full 4-day event at 👉 lnkd.in/dA5YPpxC

Our Annual Report 2024 is out! Interested in how social science is evolving in🇨🇭? Have a look at our activities — from our surveys to ongoing progress in data management & archiving. We remain committed to quality, accessibility & supporting the research community. forscenter.ch/wp-content/u...

Cette actualité fait référence à la publication “Beyond tradition? How Gender Ideology Impacts Employment and Family Arrangements in Swiss Couples” ➡️ doi.org/10.1177/0891... Co-autrice de l’article: Notre collaboratrice Christina Bornatici 👍

Looking forward to exchanges on #ElectionStudies with German and Austrian colleagues @gles.bsky.social #AUTNES #Selects at @forsresearch.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social @sspunil.bsky.social @anketresch.bsky.social @lukaslauener.bsky.social @eliemichel.bsky.social

The next #CNES Seminar on May 13th will discuss #sampling in challenging circumstances 🤔💡and feature presentations by Laura Stephenson (Canadian Election Study) and @rdassonneville.bsky.social & @dieterstiers.bsky.social (Belgian election studies). Register now to attend this free online event!👇

Our new service for data users: ➡️ Data Live, your monthly Q&A on data management and data sharing in Switzerland 🇨🇭. Experts from our FORS Data Management & Archiving Services answer your questions. ⏰ Every second Thursday of the monsth, 1pm–2pm CET starting April 10, 2025 forscenter.ch/data-live/

Registration is now open! Join us for the conference “Celebrating 25 Years of Longitudinal Surveys in Switzerland” 🇨🇭 📅 June 4–5, 2025 📍 University of Lausanne 🔗 Register by 20 May: forscenter.ch/25-years-of-... Preliminary programme available here: conftool.net/longitudinal...

Call for Papers ➡️ Conference on Social Monitoring & Reporting in Europe: Demographic Challenges & Opportunities & their Impact on Well-being October 6–8, 2025 | Villa Vigoni, Italy 📌Submission deadline: April 30. Submit your abstract now ➡️ All info: forscenter.ch/wp-content/u...

We are pleased to announce the release of the MOSAiCH/ISSP 2024 data on Digital Societies and related topics, collected in spring 2024. The dataset and documentation are available on SWISSUbase: www.swissubase.ch/en/catalogue...

What pressing social or political issue should be explored in Switzerland? Your chance to shape the MOSAiCH Survey 2026. We are inviting researchers to propose survey questions that will complement the ISSP 2026 Role of Government VI module. Submit your proposal by April 21, 2025. ⬇️

The data from the fourth wave of the Selects Panel 2023 is now available for download ▶️ www.swissubase.ch/en/catalogue... ▶️Our Swiss Election Study Selects has been investigating turnout and electoral behaviour in federal elections since 1995. www.selects.ch

Vi siete mai chiesti come vengono trattati i vostri dati quando partecipate a una delle nostre indagini FORS? Per garantire una totale trasparenza, abbiamo creato un breve video che vi porta dietro le quinte dei nostri processi di sicurezza dei dati. rec.unil.ch/videos/sicur...

Haben Sie sich jemals gefragt, wie Ihre Daten verarbeitet werden, wenn Sie an einer unserer FORS-Erhebungen teilnehmen? Um volle Transparenz zu gewährleisten, haben wir ein kurzes Video erstellt, das Ihnen einen Blick hinter die Kulissen unserer Datenschutzprozesse gibt. rec.unil.ch/videos/daten...

Vous êtes-vous déjà demandé comment vos données sont traitées lorsque vous participez à l’une de nos enquêtes FORS ? Afin de garantir une transparence totale, nous avons créé une courte vidéo qui vous emmène dans les coulisses de nos processus de sécurité des données. rec.unil.ch/videos/secur...

📢 FORS supports the 29th Summer School in Social Sciences Methods in Lugano. 🗓 August 7–22, 2025 📍 Università della Svizzera italiana (USI), Lugano 🇨🇭 ➡️Enhance your methodological skills in a structured & collaborative environment! REGISTER NOW ➡️ www.usi.ch/it/formazion...

You can still register for this free online workshop. ⬇️

Enhancing Open Research Data (ORD) in Switzerland The Sounding Board of Service Providers has released a key report packed with insights & recommendations to strengthen Switzerland’s ORD ecosystem 🇨🇭, while fostering global research collaboration 🌍. ▶️ openresearchdata.swiss/resources/en...