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...

We're hiring a Junior Researcher Data Management 🔎 Help improve metadata workflows, build tools for better data management, and support our training and outreach with researchers. Know someone who fits? Please share! 🌟 www.eur.nl/en/working-a...

ODISSEI is leading the 2026 IPDLN Conference! 📢 Call for papers is open for talks, posters & workshops until 14 Dec 2025. Join a global community on population & administrative data. 📍@erasmusuniversity.bsky.social 🗓️13‑16 July 2026 Submit your abstract 👉 ipdln.org/2026-ipdln-c...

10 days left to apply for the CBS Replication Games, organised by ODISSEI & the @i4replication.bsky.social. Reproduce recent economics papers with @cbsstatistiek.bsky.social microdata. 📍Utrecht, Feb 2026. Apply by 30 Nov 👉 lnkd.in/e3G3YxYn

Kiesraad published a pre-release of the 2025 election results, but the data isn't analysis-friendly. Our @odissei-soda.bsky.social team turned it into an easy-to-use database for researchers. It’s open data and ready to explore. Download & code 👉 github.com/sodascience/...

🎙️ New ODISSEI Podcast episode! Flavio Hafner & @maltelueken.bsky.social from @esciencecenter.bsky.social discuss how Research Software Engineers support social science research, share examples from projects, and explore collaboration and future opportunities. 🎧 Listen: edu.nl/8bf7m

Today, Diego Buitrago-Mora and @javiersanmillan.bsky.social (from the @erc-segue.bsky.social project at TU Delft) presented their work on urban economic segregation at the @odissei.bsky.social conference. A great way to get feedback and connect. Thank you to the organizers and participants 🍁

We’re wrapping up the day with our final presentation, a keynote by @mercecrosas.bsky.social! 🤖✨ Merce dives into what it takes to build AI readiness in the computational social sciences and humanities. #ODISSEI2025

Exciting day? For sure but we’re not done yet! Our scientific director @daob.nl is kicking off the closing keynote and awards session 🪩 #ODISSEI2025

Are you looking for a way to analyse textual data? @sof14g1l.bsky.social describes how the researchers can interact with AmCat, Amsterdam Content Analysis Toolkit #ODISSEI2025

The third parallel session of the day is in full swing — but let’s take a quick peek into our ODISSEI Marketplace, where partners and infrastructure developers are showcasing their latest software and tools! First time at our conference – ASReview💛 asreview.nl #ODISSEI2025

Best poster I've ever seen -- check how the shape reflects the contents! (By Anastasia Vybornova & @trivikrama.bsky.social) #ODISSEI2025

We continue with the 2nd parallel session of the day and @lboeschoten.bsky.social is talking about data donation

@dieuwkezwier.bsky.social discusses how the primary school outcomes of Dutch pupils are shaped by neighbourhood and school contexts🧑‍🏫

@odissei.bsky.social "FAIR Vocabularies are really needed in social science research", data managers and researchers agree on this, and @angelicamaineri.bsky.social presented practical work in SSHOC-nl on this direction.

Are you at the #ODISSEI conference? Then don't forget to pass by my poster, where I talk about what shapes the #ClimateChange narrative in #Mexico.

This year we’re introducing a new format to the conference – interactive workshops session. @odissei-soda.bsky.social team leads the workshop on annotation using LLM🤓 There will be a follow up event in January, keep an eye on our website!

We’re continuing with the first parallel session of the day! Diving into the corporate and employment data with FIRMBACKBONE🖥️

Are you at the @odissei.bsky.social Conference today? The Portal team released an update, improving centralized search for social science datasets available in various repositories in the Netherlands. The Portal will be showcased at conference, by Ricarda Braukmann of DANS a.o. Come say hi!

Today at @odissei.bsky.social conference in Utrecht. Hoping to find good vocabularies to recommend to @tudelftlibrary.bsky.social and @unileiden.bsky.social researchers. Found already also extremely interesting studies on all areas of social sciences.

@drtomemery.bsky.social kicks off the day by sharing the news about the new funded project – the Macroscope! #ODISSEI2025

Today is the day! Our annual ODISSEI Conference at Jaarbeurs, Utrecht! We’re looking forward to the whole day of insightful and inspiring discussions✨🙌🏻 #ODISSEI2025

The world’s first Macroscope is coming to the Netherlands 🇳🇱 NWO just awarded €16.8M to build this groundbreaking research infrastructure—co-led by @odissei-soda.bsky.social and CLARIAH, coordinated by @erasmusuniversity.bsky.social #Research #Innovation odissei-data.nl/2025/11/03/t...

🚀 1 week to go! Dive into the world of computational social science at ODISSEI Conference 2025 – workshops, demos & research projects that spark innovation. ⚡🧠 📍 Utrecht, 4 Nov → odissei-data.nl/event/odisse...

Just 2 weeks to go until our ODISSEI Annual Conference 2025! 🗓️ 4 November 2025 | 📍 Jaarbeurs, Utrecht | 🆓 FREE REGISTRATION Register 👉 odissei-data.nl/event/odisse...

🔬 Join the CBS Replication Games! ODISSEI & @i4replication.bsky.social are bringing researchers together to reproduce findings from 6 economics papers published in top journals since 2020 using @cbsstatistiek.bsky.social microdata. Apply by Nov 30: edu.nl/yhk7q

Try it yourself at the ODISSEI Conference 2025! 🧠 LLMs for data annotation 🗝️ SANE for sensitive data 💻 Software showcase with metasyn & SURF Cloud. Hands-on workshops to explore tools, ask questions & boost your research. Claim your spot 👉 odissei-data.nl/event/odisse...

🚀 Ready to dive into the future of social science research? Join us on November 4 at Royal Jaarbeurs, Utrecht, for cutting-edge insights on computational social sciences. 🎤 Keynotes: @mercecrosas.bsky.social & @melindacmills.bsky.social Register and check the programme 👉 edu.nl/men7n

Interested in using @cbsstatistiek.bsky.social microdata for your research? 💻 The ODISSEI Microdata Access Grant funds 6 projects per round and offers step-by-step support. Join the Q&A on 23 Sept (15:00–16:00 CET) to learn more & ask questions: odissei-data.nl/event/microd...

🎉 This week, Marcel Das marks 25 years as the director of Centerdata! To celebrate, we invited him to the ODISSEI Podcast to discuss the LISS Panel: how it operates, the studies it supports, and why it matters for research. 🎧 Listen here: odissei.transistor.fm/episodes/ope...

✨ There’s still time to nominate for the ODISSEI Open Science Award 2025! ✨ Celebrate researchers making computational social science more open, reusable & impactful. ⏰ Deadline: 26 Sept. Nominate here 👉 odissei-data.nl/2025/06/26/c...

Starting the academic year with FAIR data ✨ On 25–26 Sept in Utrecht, we are hosting a writing sprint & strategy meeting to co-create the SSH Action Plan for FAIR. More information and registration: odissei-data.nl/event/fair-i...

New ODISSEI podcast! 🎙️ We talk with Bella Struminskaya about @share-eric.bsky.social, why this European study on ageing matters, what challenges it faces, and how ODISSEI helps link SHARE to data like LISS & @cbsstatistiek.bsky.social 🎧 Listen here: odissei.transistor.fm/episodes/sha...

🔍 Nominations open: ODISSEI Open Science #Awards 2025! 🏆 Celebrating researchers & teams making social science more transparent, reproducible & reusable. Know someone making a difference? Or part of a project that should be recognised? 👉 edu.nl/48uy8 #OpenScience #FAIR

🎓 What a ride! SICSS-ODISSEI 2025 brought together 20+ students for Python bootcamp, ML, and talks on ethics, corp networks & CSR. Week 2 = projects with FIRMBACKBONE data & SANE. Thanks to @esciencecenter.bsky.social, SoDa team, and all our brilliant speakers! 👏 #SICSS #SummerSchool

🚨 Just 2 more days to apply for the ODISSEI Conference 2025! Submit your abstract (max 300 words) on topics incl. computational social science, ethics & more. ⭐Keynotes: @melindacmills.bsky.social & @mercecrosas.bsky.social 🗓️ Deadline: 27 June, 18:00 odissei-data.nl/2025/04/22/o...

💡We're seeking your input: which sensitive datasets from private firms or government agencies should we prioritise? Help us understand how to make these datasets available for research. Join us tomorrow at 12:00 for an interactive session

🔍 ODISSEI is drafting a proposal to make sensitive data available to the SSH community. We need your input: which datasets should we target, and how should we share them? 💬 Join our Q&A: 🗓 19 June, 12:00–12:45 🔗 Register: odissei-data.nl/event/input-...

📝 FAIR in SSH needs your input! Join the Community Writing Sprint 📍 Utrecht or Online | 📅 Thu 25 Sept Let’s untangle the real bottlenecks in FAIR implementation & co-write the Action Plan for the Dutch SSH. Open to RDM pros, researchers, policy makers & more! 🔗 Info & registration: edu.nl/vbwxh

Just 2 more weeks left to apply for the ODISSEI Conference 2025! 📣 Keynotes: @melindacmills.bsky.social and @mercecrosas.bsky.social Submit your abstracts (max 300 words) by June 27

🦄Join the June 17 #DataStewards Interest Group (DSIG) meeting on @odissei.bsky.social infrastructure #LucasvanderMeer @angelicamaineri.bsky.social Connect with peers and share insights #datastewardship. Everyone is welcome 🗓️ June 17, 13-14.45 CEST ✏️ Agenda & Registration tdcc.nl/dsig/dsig-me...

Our ODISSEI LISS panel Grant Information event is tomorrow! Grab your spot 👉 odissei-data.nl/event/liss-i...

🗓️ On 27 May (9:30–10:30 CEST), together with Centerdata, we will hold an online information session on the new ODISSEI LISS panel Grant. The session will cover the Call and the option to collect data via data donation. More info and registration👉 odissei-data.nl/event/liss-i...

The new ODISSEI Podcast episode is out! 🎧 @drtomemery.bsky.social talks with @lisasivak.bsky.social about the PreFer Data Challenge, benchmarking, and data challenges. Listen here👉 odissei.transistor.fm/episodes/ben...

New on the ODISSEI Insights blog: how the NetAudit project uses @cbsstatistiek.bsky.social microdata and network embeddings to study the Dutch population through social ties and make those insights interpretable for researchers 🌐 @maltelueken.bsky.social Megha Khosla 🔗 edu.nl/gjr6t

🧠 Share your insights on FAIR in Dutch SSH! We’re gathering input from data stewards, RDM experts & policy professionals to understand how #FAIR is implemented in practice. ~15 mins and anonymous. Please share! 🔗 edu.nl/aujab @angelicamaineri.bsky.social

📢 Call for Papers is now open for the ODISSEI Conference 2025! 🎉 Submit your abstract (max 300 words) on topics incl. computational social science, ethics & more. ⭐Keynotes: @melindacmills.bsky.social & @mercecrosas.bsky.social 🗓️ Deadline: 27 June 🔗 odissei-data.nl/odissei-conf...

🧑‍🔬 Are you considering applying for the MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship in 2025? If your research is in the social sciences and you’re aiming to develop a competitive, data-rich proposal, @odissei.bsky.social is here to help!