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Scientific Diplomacy Forum at #EuARe2024: Enhancing Diplomacy through Research and Science
Fri 24 May 2024

Scientific Diplomacy Forum at #EuARe2024: Enhancing Diplomacy through Research and Science

On 20 May 2024, the European Academy of Religion hosted the Scientific Diplomacy Forum at the historic Palazzo Steri in Palermo, Italy. The event, co-sponsored by RESILIENCE Research Infrastructure and FSCIRE – Fondazione per le Scienze Religiose, gathered diplomats, politicians, and scholars to discuss the critical role of research infrastructures and scientific programmes in enhancing diplomacy.

Driving Open Science forward: Switzerland founds the SSHOC-CH open cluster
Wed 8 May 2024

Driving Open Science forward: Switzerland founds the SSHOC-CH open cluster

On April 24, 2024, in Bern, Switzerland, over 60 representatives from various national research infrastructures, the Swiss nodes of European ERICs and long-term projects within the social sciences and humanities met to establish the “Social Science and Humanities Open Cluster Switzerland (SSHOC-CH)”. This initiative aims to enhance collaboration, find synergies among social sciences and humanities infrastructures, and coordinate national resources to better support SSH scholars in their research and in managing their data in the spirit of Open Science and FAIR principles.

CESSDA Spotlight on the Social Sciences Data Archive of North Macedonia
Thu 25 Apr 2024

CESSDA Spotlight on the Social Sciences Data Archive of North Macedonia

The Social Science Data Archive of North Macedonia (MK DASS) is in the process of becoming a national infrastructure and North Macedonia is already a member of CESSDA. Hear from Professor Aneta Cekikj.

Spotlight on the Norwegian Agency for Shared Services in Education and Research
Tue 23 Apr 2024

Spotlight on the Norwegian Agency for Shared Services in Education and Research

Sikt develops and delivers services for education and research that makes life easier for students and employees. Norway is a member and host of CESSDA ERIC. Hear from Sikt Product Manager, Data Management Bodil Agasøster.

Spotlight on the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research
Tue 16 Apr 2024

Spotlight on the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research

LISER (formerly CEPS/INSTEAD) is a Luxembourgish public research institute under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research and is a CESSDA partner. Hear from Thierry Kruten, Head of Data Center at LISER.

Spotlight on the Icelandic Social Science Data Service
Tue 9 Apr 2024

Spotlight on the Icelandic Social Science Data Service

The Icelandic Social Science Data Service (DATICE) is the Icelandic infrastructure for Social Science and Humanities (SSH) Data and a CESSDA service provider. Iceland is a member of CESSDA. Hear from Kjartan Ólafsson, Manager of DATICE.