🎙️ New episode of the ODISSEI podcast is out now! @drtomemery.bsky.social speaks with Lana Fani, Managing Director of the Netherlands Cohorts Consortium, about how linking data across cohorts could open up findings that a single study could seldom reach on its own. 🔗 Listen here: edu.nl/gef8x

ODISSEI would like to warmly congratulate the six projects that have been awarded funding in the MAG 2026-1 round 👏 The researchers will investigate a wide range of pressing social questions using @cbsstatistiek.bsky.social microdata. 🔗 Check out the winning projects at: edu.nl/uq7gb

🎓 That’s a wrap on SICSS-ODISSEI 2026! Two weeks of computational social science, community, and hands-on research at Erasmus University Rotterdam. A big thank you to everyone who taught, organised, and showed up! See you in 2027 👋

We’re delighted to announce @arnoutvanderijt.bsky.social (EUI) as a keynote speaker at the ODISSEI Conference 2026! His work spans social networks, computational social science, and social stratification.

The call for papers for the ODISSEI Conference 2026 closes on 26 June at 18:00 CE(S)T, just a few days away. Haven't submitted your abstract? Now is the time! This year's conference marks 10 years of ODISSEI, and that's what we'd like the programme to reflect. 📄 Submit your abstract: edu.nl/hyyyk

How can games change research culture? 🧩 On this month's ODISSEI podcast, @drtomemery.bsky.social talks with Jack Fitzgerald about replication, and why it needs to be more embedded in research. That's why the Replication Games were developed, Jack explains. 🎧 Tune in to learn more: edu.nl/eqhuc

ODISSEI has two open positions on its Management Board: its Chair and a Scientific Member. Both positions offer an opportunity to help guide ODISSEI through its next phase of growth and ensure that the infrastructure continues to serve the scientific community. Apply by 26/06, 17:00 🔗 edu.nl/4kg7n

📣 Submit your paper to the ODISSEI Conference! We're celebrating 10 years of advancing Dutch social science research infrastructure. Open to all (computational) social science researchers, in the Netherlands and beyond. 🔗 Submit your abstract: edu.nl/hyyyk

📢 LISS panel Grant 2026 is open! Up to 6 grants for survey data collection, including CBS microdata & data donation options. Open to ODISSEI member organization researchers; early-career researchers encouraged. 📅 Information event, 23 June: edu.nl/fa74j Deadline: 24 Sept 2026. 🔗 edu.nl/8wetc

What can COVID-19 teach us about education in the age of AI? @chrisbail.bsky.social, Professor at Duke University & co-founder of the Summer Institutes in Computational Social Science, joins @drtomemery.bsky.social on the ODISSEI podcast to reflect on the evolution of SICSS. 🎧 edu.nl/atf9j

📢 Reminder: Apply to the @odissei-soda.bsky.social SoDa Fellowship 2026! If you’re an early-career social scientist in 🇳🇱 looking to strengthen your data science skills, this is your sign💡 The fellowship offers a 3–6 month paid position, expert mentorship, and more! Deadline: June 11 🔗 edu.nl/xut9k

We’re excited to share the Action Plan Towards FAIR Implementation in Dutch SSH 🎉 FAIR principles are widely endorsed, but implementation is hard. This plan identifies key challenges and points to actionable solutions. Many thanks to all contributors who shaped it! 📄 Read more: edu.nl/x847c

How can data science approaches solve problems in social science research? 🔭 That's the question that led Maike Weiper to her first @odissei-soda.bsky.social drop-in session. Since then, she’s become a SoDa fellow and trained machine-learning algorithms for her PhD project. 🔗 edu.nl/r4u33

Nominations for the ODISSEI Open Science Award 2026 are now open! We’re looking for researchers or teams in computational social science who are leading by example: making their research outputs open, FAIR, and impactful. ⏱️ Deadline to nominate: 30 September 2026 👉 edu.nl/nxcmy

We are in Utrecht for the ODISSEI & CLARIAH event #SupportingGraduateSchoolsusingResearchInfrastructure. What’s on the agenda? So far, how many excellent datasets are available for graduate students, and how ODISSEI can help graduate schools and programme coordinators connect students to these data

For the ODISSEI Conference 2026 we are celebrating 10 years of social science infrastructure in the Netherlands. Your research belongs in the conversation: submit your abstract! 📅 24 November 2026, Utrecht ⏱️ Abstracts due 26 June 2026 🔖 Free to attend 🔗 edu.nl/hyyyk

🎧 New episode! How do you make social science research more accessible? @kturek.bsky.social tells @drtomemery.bsky.social about the Comparative Panel File, an open-source project bringing together survey data from across the world. 🌍 Listen here: odissei.transistor.fm/episodes/the...

Two weeks to go until ODISSEI & CLARIAH-NL’s full-day event for graduate school directors and programme coordinators to explore how research infrastructure can power SSH graduate education ⭐ 🔗 odissei-data.nl/event/resear... 📅 April 23, 10:00–17:00 CET 📍Utrecht

📣 Early-career social scientists in the Netherlands: the SoDa Fellowship 2026 is open! Develop data science skills, receive expert mentorship & access national data infrastructure, all while working on your own project 🌟 📆 Deadline: June 11 🔗 edu.nl/xut9k @odissei-soda.bsky.social

Three new positions are open at the University of Amsterdam within the Macroscope project, a joint initiative between ODISSEI and CLARIAH for large-scale social, cultural & digital research. Thread below 🧵 🗓 Application deadline: April 10 @jesstpiotrowski.bsky.social @theoaraujo.bsky.social

Just one day left for Early Bird Registration for the IPDLN Conference 2026 - don’t miss the chance to secure your spot! Find more information about the conference programme and registration below 👇

Today at 15:00 CET is the deadline to apply to MAG 2026-1! Read more and send your application via this link: edu.nl/ecpnr

Join us in Utrecht on April 23rd 🎓 ODISSEI, together with CLARIAH, is hosting an all-day event exclusively for graduate school directors and coordinators. Come and explore what research infrastructures can offer graduate education in the Social Sciences and Humanities 💡 👉 edu.nl/jqwk4

Early Bird registration for the IPDLN Conference 2026 closes March 31 — just one week left! ⏳ Join 11 workshops on linked data, trusted research environments, data governance, community engagement, and more. 🔗 Register now: edu.nl/mrnvv

🎧 New podcast episode: making use of ODISSEI infrastructure! @drtomemery.bsky.social talks with @kasiakarpinska.bsky.social about how ODISSEI can improve your research and make it easier 💡 ➡️ They also introduce the ODISSEI Early Career Board 🔗 Listen to the podcast episode here: edu.nl/dvdcf

Just over one week left to apply ⏱ Make sure to submit your proposal for MAG 2026-1 by March 26th at 15:00. Researchers at ODISSEI member organisations are eligible to apply, and we particularly encourage those in their early-career to do so. 🔗 Find out more here: edu.nl/ecpnr

ODISSEI is excited to launch the Early Career Board, an initiative to strengthen the voice and engagement of early career researchers in our community. Please welcome the members of the 2026 Board: @elenacandellone.bsky.social, Oskar Veerhoek, Goan Booij, and Tilbe Atav. Read more about them below 👇

The programme for the 2026 @ipdln.bsky.social Conference is live. The topics range from life trajectories to secure data environments 🔖 Early-bird registration is open until 31 March 2026! 📆 13-16 July, 2026 📍 @erasmusuniversity.bsky.social 🔗 ipdln.org/2026-ipdln-c...

Planning to submit a proposal for MAG 2026-1? Together with @cbsstatistiek.bsky.social, we’re hosting a short online Q&A session💡 📆 3rd of March, 14:00-15:00 Join via this link: edu.nl/j3t4r

Only one day left to apply to the SICSS ODISSEI Summer School 2026! Read more about the opportunities this programme offers below, and make sure to apply before the deadline ⏳

Due to the high number of extraordinary proposals for the 2025 LISS panel Grant, ODISSEI and Centerdata have decided to award additional projects 🌟 The grantees will explore themes surrounding domestic gender imbalances, political polarization, and more. Read more here: edu.nl/nv8x4

One week left to apply for the SICSS-ODISSEI Summer School 2026. ✨ Participation is free ✨ The programme is accredited with 5 ECTS @essb-erasmusuni010.bsky.social l Deadline: 28 February 📆 8–19 June 📍 @erasmusuniversity.bsky.social 🔗 edu.nl/nftwb

Microdata Access Grant 2026-1 applications are now open. Researchers at ODISSEI member organisations are eligible to apply. Application deadline: March 26, 15:00 CET ⏱ Have questions before you apply? Join our Q&A with @cbsstatistiek.bsky.social 📆 March 3, 14:00–15:00 CET → edu.nl/wdfc8

Today at 12:00, join us for an Online Introduction to High-Resolution Geospatial LISS Data in SANE 🧑‍💻 🔗 zoom.us/j/93104040907

Almost at the end of a very intense 3-day CBS Replication Games! Co-organised by @odissei.bsky.social and @i4replication.bsky.social, 19 researchers (6 teams) came together to replicate 6 papers using Dutch admin data from top economics journal @fialalenka.bsky.social @jackfitzgerald.bsky.social

Join us this Wednesday to gain insights into working with high-resolution LISS panel geospatial data in SANE. 📆 18 February, 12-13 hours odissei-data.nl/event/online...

Discover the transformative potential of administrative data linkage … and more! Get your early bird tickets for the 2026 @ipdln.bsky.social before March 31.  📆 July 13-16 📍Erasmus University Rotterdam Learn more and register here: edu.nl/fdtvm

From medical imaging to building sustainable research tools 🛠️ In the latest episode of the podcast, Adrienne Mendrik tells @drtomemery.bsky.social about Eyra, the open science software solution for science she co-founded. 🎧 Listen to the podcast here: edu.nl/kd6w9

Applications are still open for the SICSS–ODISSEI Summer School 2026! Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to access ODISSEI infrastructure and learn advanced computational methods✨ Submit your application before 28 February ⏳ Learn more and apply here: edu.nl/3t8pc

@ipdln.bsky.social is opening nominations for the role of Director (2027–2028 term) 💼 The role provides strategic leadership for the future of the network, including overseeing the 2028 IPDLN Conference. For more info: edu.nl/egxdf

Curious about what high-resolution geospatial LISS panel data enables for social science research? Join this online session 🧑‍💻 @drtomemery.bsky.social and Joris Mulder (LISS panel) will walk participants through using this data in SANE. 📆 18 February, 12-13 hours 🔗 odissei-data.nl/event/online...

Sometimes the smallest things tell the biggest stories 💡 @drtomemery.bsky.social explains in @itcooperativesurf.bsky.social latest feature how studying families reveals how society works. Everyday choices ripple into culture, trust, and misinformation. 🔗 www.surf.nl/en/story/fam...

❗Registration for the 2026 @ipdln.bsky.social Conference is now open❗ Join us at @erasmusuniversity.bsky.social between 13-16 July to discuss empirical studies using population and administrative datasets. Early bird registration closes on 31 March. Learn more here: ipdln.org/registration/

Results for the LISS panel Grant 2025 and the MAG 2025-2 are now available! ⭐ To learn more about the grant recipients and their projects, click here: edu.nl/9c9w8 Keep an eye out for the next rounds of grant applications in Feb (MAG 2026-1) and May (LISS panel Grant) @cbsstatistiek.bsky.social

What can the past tell us about modern society? 🔎 Kristina Thompson from @w-u-r.bsky.social joins us for the latest episode of the ODISSEI podcast to discuss trends at the intersection of history and public health. Listen to the episode here: edu.nl/uqf3f

ODISSEI Summer School 2026 is now open for applications📣 8–19 June | @erasmusuniversity.bsky.social | 5 ECTS. Learn to work with high-resolution, sensitive data in a secure environment and apply your skills in group research projects. Deadline: 28 Feb 2026 Participation is free 🔗 edu.nl/3t8pc

ODISSEI is hiring a Chief Technology Officer!📣 Shape the future of computational social science by building the technical infrastructure researchers need to understand society. 💡Unique role combining technology, data science & social research impact. Learn more and apply: edu.nl/cm9em

What does "AI-ready" research infrastructure look like? In our new podcast episode, we talk with @mercecrosas.bsky.social from Barcelona Supercomputing Center about how AI is transforming social science infrastructure and what researchers need in an AI-driven landscape Listen here: edu.nl/a966w

⏳ 4 days left to submit your abstract for the 2026 @ipdln.bsky.social Conference, organised by ODISSEI at @erasmusuniversity.bsky.social ✨ Empirical studies 🔗 Population sata linkage 🧪 Methods ⚖️ Ethics Deadline: 14 Dec. Submit 👉 edu.nl/yjnhc #PopulationData #Research #SocialScience

ODISSEI is launching a Early Career Network 🌱 to support #PhD candidates & #postdocs! Lead events, shape strategy & spot training/data needs. Board applications open for ECRs until 9 Dec 📅 Apply 👉 forms.gle/fSrWiMqDeEvP...