Events

Webinar: Informed consent in the social sciences and humanities

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.

DReMSS Expert Workshop: Integrating Generative AI in Questionnaire Design, Evaluation and Testing

15/12/2025

Join us for the first expert workshop within the DReMSS Sessions: Monday, 15 December 2025, from 13:00 to 16:00, in Room 5621 (Géopolis, UNIL).

News

Final ESS Round 11 data release

The European Social Survey (ESS) has released the final data for Round 11 (2023/24). Data from all 30 participating countries, including Switzerland, is now accessible via the ESS Data Portal.

Participate in the ‘Good Life’ Data Challenge!

The LIVES Centre is launching the “Good Life” Data Challenge. Use SHP data to explore what predicts a happy, meaningful, and psychologically rich life. Submit a brief theory-driven proposal by 15 February 2026.

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.

FORS präsentiert seine neue visuelle Identität

Diese modernisierte visuelle Identität spiegelt unsere Entwicklung wider. Sie steht im Einklang mit unseren aktuellen Aktivitäten und Schwerpunkten.