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New version of ELSS Thesaurus released
The European Language Social Science Thesaurus (ELSST) is a broad-based, multilingual thesaurus for the social sciences. It is available in fifteen languages: Czech, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Romanian, Slovenian, Spanish and Swedish.
New Report Highlights Progress in Data Citation Practices Across CESSDA
A new report from the CESSDA Data Citation Working Group reveals that CESSDA’s Service Providers (SPs) across Europe are making significant progress in promoting and implementing consistent data citation practices.
GESIS Strengthens Its Role in Digital Behavioural Data Research
Digital behavioural data (DBD) is transforming the way researchers observe and understand social developments. Since 2013, CESSDA’s German Service Provider GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences has been at the forefront of integrating this emerging data source into social science research. What began as an exploratory effort has, since 2022, become one of GESIS’s major pillars, alongside its long-standing experience and services for survey data.
2nd OSCARS Open Call concludes with 12 projects selected
The second OSCARS Open Call for Open Science Projects and Services has concluded, with 12 projects selected for funding from 710 eligible applications, a strong response that underscores the research community’s engagement with the OSCARS programme.
CESSDA Contributes to European Dialogue on Data and Democracy at MEDem Conference 2025
The MEDem Conference 2025, held on 29–30 September at GESIS, Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences in Cologne by Prof. Alexia Katsanidou, brought together researchers, policymakers, and data journalists to explore the future of evidence-based democracy research.
CESSDA Highlighted in Norwegian Government’s White Paper on Research and Data Infrastructure
The Norwegian Government’s latest white paper on research policy, “Sikker kunnskap i en usikker verden” (Secure Knowledge in an Uncertain World, Meld. St. 14, 2024–2025), places strong emphasis on strengthening data infrastructure to meet the challenges of the digital era. Within this forward-looking framework, CESSDA (Consortium of European Social Science Data Archives) is highlighted as a leading example of how research-driven data infrastructures can generate value far beyond academia.