FORS is the Swiss centre of expertise in the social sciences.

We support social science research by collecting and providing survey data for Swiss and international research projects, building on our expertise in designing and implementing surveys.

We ensure the long-term archiving and open dissemination of research data, and offer methodological, data management, and technical support.

We foster national and international collaborations and actively promote Open Research Data to encourage data sharing and reuse.

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Events

Fifth edition of the CNES Seminar Series: “Conducting Immigrant Election Studies: Insights from the Field”

25/11/2025

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.

Webinar: Informed consent and its implications for data sharing, anonymisation, and ethical research practices

11/12/2025

Learn how to handle informed consent and its impact on data sharing, anonymisation, and ethical research.

Data Live: Your monthly Q&A on data management and data sharing

11/12/2025

Do you have questions about managing and sharing your social science research data? We’ve got answers. Every second Thursday of the month from 13:00 to 14:00 online.

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News

New research topic published in Frontiers in sociology How do factors like social origin, education, migration background, or gender shape life chances over time? Consult the editorial and the full research topic. Read more	FORS launches new visual Identity We are pleased to launch our modernised visual identity, which reflects our evolution and aligns with our activities and ongoing development. Read more
FORS Expertise in Data Collection and Methodology From questionnaire design to data analysis, FORS offers comprehensive methodological support for your surveys. Contact us to discuss your needs and request an offer. Read more	FORS joins SENPro SENPro (Swiss EOSC Node Prototype) aims to assess and prototype a national interdisciplinary node of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC), enabling Switzerland to better connect its research data infrastructures to the European Open Science ecosystem. Read more