Events

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

10/07/2025

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.

Register for the 29th Summer School in Social Sciences Methods in Lugano

07/08/2025 - 22/08/2025

With a wide selection of courses covering diverse methodologies, participants can refresh, deepen, and expand their analytical toolkit. Five experts from FORS will be teaching three courses at this year’s Summer School.

News

Celebrating 25 Years of Longitudinal Surveys in Switzerland

The SHP & TREE co-hosted a well-attended conference at UNIL on June 4–5, 2025, featuring a rich programme on key social topics such as education, health, migration & methodology.

Publication of the first partial data release of ISSP 2022 Family and Changing Gender Roles V

The release of ISSP 2022 Family and Changing Gender Roles V includes data from Switzerland and 21 additional ISSP member countries.

New Discussion Paper on Funding and Governance of Research Infrastructures

This paper by FORS Director Georg Lutz and Rita Gautschy (DaSCH) is an important reference for shaping future policy and ensuring the long-term sustainability of research infrastructures in Switzerland.

The new cumulative Selects dataset (1971-2023) is now available

The Selects cumulative dataset provides a pooled set of Swiss election survey data which covers the period between 1971 and 2023.