Events

FORS Lunch Seminar: Rethinking Inclusive Survey Design: A Cross-National Case Study @IHS on Representing Gender Minorities

05/05/2026

This presentation examines Rethinking Inclusive Survey Design: A Cross-National Case Study at IHS on representing gender minorities.

CNES Seminar Series: Fundraising Strategies: Experiences, Ideas and Practical Insights in a Challenging Era for Electoral Research

19/05/2026

The CNES Seminar Series casts a spotlight on different National Election Studies that share their experiences in designing and conducting election studies. Register now for this event.

FORS-DaSCH webinar on Reproducibility, Linked Open Data & Semantic Interoperability

21/05/2026

This webinar explores how shared data infrastructures, linked open data, and transparent research practices can strengthen reproducibility and interoperability in the social sciences and humanities.

News

Pre-announcement: Call for questions for Selects 2027

Researchers will have a unique opportunity to include new questions in the various surveys that will be carried out during and after the election year.

The Swiss Household Panel Workshop 2026

The next Swiss Household Panel (SHP) workshop will take place from the 2nd to the 4th of June 2026 at the University of Lausanne. Register now.

The FORS Annual Report 2025 is now available

We have just published our 2025 FORS Annual Report, which provides an overview of our main activities and developments over the past year.

Publication of the international data release ISSP 2023 – National Identity & Citizenship

This data release covers Switzerland and 28 other member countries. It provides comparative data on national pride, immigration, citizenship, democracy, trust in institutions, globalization, and populist attitudes.