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We produce survey data for national and international surveys.

We provide tools for the information infrastructure in Switzerland and abroad.

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We do thematic and methodological research in empirical social sciences.

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14th Conference “Social Monitoring and Reporting in Europe”

14/10/2019 - 16/10/2019

Weakening social cohesion in Europe? Indicators, analysis and policy implications This is the theme of the 14th Conference “Social Monitoring and Reporting in Europe” at Villa Vigoni, Loveno di Menaggio, […]

Save the date! Next Panel Survey Methods Workshop

01/07/2020 - 02/07/2020

2020 workshop in Lausanne The next Panel Survey Methods Workshop will be hosted by FORS at the University of Lausanne on Wednesday 1st July and Thursday 2ndJuly, 2020. A call for papers will be […]

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The achievements of the Swiss Household Panel 20 years: Where did we come from and where will we go ? Twenty years ago began a great adventure with the launch of the first Swiss Household Panel (SHP) […] Read more	SWISSUbase. Our new archiving solution for Swiss universities SWISSUbase is a national data infrastructure solution for the long-term preservation and sharing of scientific research data across all scientific disciplines. Starting from FORSbase, an existing and proven national archive solution […] Read more
Final release of the ISSP 2017 Social Networks and Social Resources The ISSP team at the GESIS Data Archive is glad to announce the publication of the final release of the international ISSP 2017 Social Networks and Social Resources data file, […] Read more	Festival suisse des méthodes qualitatives sur l’open data La septième édition du Festival suisse des méthodes qualitatives se déroulera les lundi 9 et mardi 10 septembre 2019 à l’Université de Lausanne (bâtiment Géopolis). Selon une formule désormais bien […] Read more