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

FORS Lunch Seminar: What Can SHARE Proxy Interviews Tell Us About Socioeconomic Inequalities in End-of-Life Care?

31/03/2026

This presentation examines how the recipience of end-of-life care in Europe changed in recent years, particularly before and after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Challenges of Anonymising and Sharing Qualitative Data in the Social Sciences

31/03/2026

Submit your call for this workshop session at the Swiss Sociological Association congress 2026 in September. Deadline: March 31, 2026

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DReMSS webinar on Harnessing Generative AI for questionnaire design, evaluation and testing.

20/04/2026

Join us for the next DReMSS webinar on “Harnessing Generative AI for questionnaire design, evaluation and testing”. With Patrick Sturgis (London School of Economics and Political Science) and Caroline Roberts (University of Lausanne).

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News

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.

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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.

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Latest Selects panel data available

The latest data from waves 1 to 5 of the Selects panel survey are now available on SWISSUbase. This survey follows the same respondents from the 2023 federal election campaign through to the 2027 elections.

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Registration is now open for the Swiss Summer School in Social Sciences Methods.

The Swiss Summer School in Social Sciences Methods celebrates its 30th Anniversary edition this year, offering 30 specialised 1-week workshops and three preliminary statistics courses.

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