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CESSDA’s progress and recent achievements
Mon 19 Jan 2026

CESSDA’s progress and recent achievements

A new report, “Measuring what matters”, highlights CESSDA’s continued progress in promoting open science, increasing access to high-quality social science data, and strengthening collaborations across disciplines and beyond Europe.

The SSH Open Marketplace invites you to 8 hands-on workshops to strengthen FAIR and digital research skills
Thu 15 Jan 2026

The SSH Open Marketplace invites you to 8 hands-on workshops to strengthen FAIR and digital research skills

8 new SSH Open Marketplace workshops, hosted by the SSH Open Marketplace Editorial Board, are now available for signups. The workshops are intended to strengthen FAIR and digital research skills in the Social Sciences and Humanities cluster.

Now hiring: Legal Officer
Mon 12 Jan 2026

Now hiring: Legal Officer

CESSDA ERIC's Main Office is looking to hire a new Legal Officer with specialisation in HR to join our team in Bergen, Norway and help with day-to-day project-related operations.

Now hiring: Project Manager
Mon 12 Jan 2026

Now hiring: Project Manager

CESSDA ERIC's Main Office is looking to hire a new Project Manager to join our team in Bergen, Norway and help with day-to-day project-related operations.

The UK Data Service’s reaches 10,000 datasets in its collection
Thu 18 Dec 2025

The UK Data Service’s reaches 10,000 datasets in its collection

The UK Data Service has reached numerous major landmarks since its inception in 1967, but is still very much committed to pushing the boundaries of innovation in the world of data, both in the UK and across the world.

Building Community-Specific FAIR Benchmarks: Insights from the OSTrails
Fri 12 Dec 2025

Building Community-Specific FAIR Benchmarks: Insights from the OSTrails

In this joint blog post, John Shepherdson (Project Consultant, CESSDA ERIC) and Allyson Lister (FAIRsharing Coordinator - Content & Community, University of Oxford; and ELIXIR-UK) describe a recent workshop they co-led where community representatives began the creation of Benchmarks, to assist with FAIR-compliance, tailored to their specific requirements.