12 nov 2024

Third edition of the CNES Seminar Series: “Online Panels in National Election Studies: Opportunities and Challenges”

The CNES Seminar Series casts a spotlight on different National Election Studies that share their experiences in designing and conducting election studies. Free online event.

25 - 29 nov 2024

Intensive course on RDM and Open Science in the social sciences

Elevate your research in today’s data-driven world by gaining critical skills in Research Data Management (RDM) and Open Science.

Past events

06 nov 2024

Série de webinaires FORS-DaSCH : Gestion des données pour les sciences sociales et humaines

FORS et DaSCH (Swiss National Data and Service Center for the Humanities) lancent une nouvelle série de webinaires en ligne sur la gestion des données pour les chercheuses et chercheurs en sciences humaines et sociales. Le premier webinaire porte sur la thématique “Planning Data Management”.

05 nov 2024

FORS Lunch seminar on Clinical development using innovative trial designs and mixed methods

Join us at Géopolis for this lunch seminar with Martina Rothenbühler Scientific Program Manager and Data Protection Officer at the Diabetes Center Berne (DCB).

08 - 29 oct 2024

Lunch Seminar Series on Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Save the dates for the FORS Lunch Seminars on AI: 24 September, 8 October & 29 October 2024 (12:45 pm to 1:45 pm in the AULA of the IDHEAP at UNIL- Mouline, Chavannes-près-Renens). Bojana Tasic, Head of the Infrastructure and Development Unit at FORS, will lead these sessions.

07 - 09 oct 2024

Conference “Social Monitoring and Reporting in Europe”, Villa Vigoni, Italy

The theme of the 18th Conference “Social Monitoring and Reporting in Europe” (October 7-9, 2024) is “Fears, Worries and Anxieties in Contemporary Europe. Is there a societal climate change and what are the consequences for quality of life?”.

04 - 05 sept 2024

Schweizer Methodenfestival für qualitative Forschungsmethoden 

In 15 Ateliers können sich Interessierte über den aktuellen Stand verschiedener Methoden informieren und Fragen sowie ihre eigenen Projekte mit Expertinnen und Experten diskutieren.

09 - 23 août 2024

28th Summer School in Social Science Methods

FORS is happy to be present at the 28th Summer School in Social Science Methods in Lugano. Check out the programme.

04 - 07 juin 2024

The registration for the SHP workshop in June is still open

The Swiss Household Panel (SHP) workshop will take place in Lausanne from the 4th to the 7th of June 2024.

28 mai 2024

Join us for the next Methods and Research Meeting 

We welcome Thomas Louail, CNRS researcher in computational social science. The title of his presentation is “Unveiling social desirability scales by comparing individuals’ responses to an online survey with their streaming history data”. The seminar will take place at Géopolis, room 5799, University of Lausanne from 12:15 to 13:30.

15 avril 2024

Appel à projets ch-x : enquête sociologique auprès de la jeunesse 2026/2027

Pour l’enquête 2026/2027, les ch-x sont à la recherche d’un chercheur/d’une chercheuse qui réalisera le projet sur la base d’un concept qu’il/elle aura développé dans le cadre des directives ch-x.

12 - 16 févr 2024

Love Data Week Switzerland

We are delighted to inform you about a series of dedicated sessions scheduled for the Love Data Week Switzerland. Join them online for free.

30 janv 2024

Next presentation of the FORS-SSP Methods & Research Meeting with Florian Keusch

Professor Florian Keusch from the University of Mannheim will give a presentation on the Quality of Digital Behavioral Data.

28 nov 2023

Sharing personal data through a data repository

Are you involved in the provision of data management support to social science researchers in Swiss research institutions? Then register for this free online workshop.

20 oct 2023

Call for abstracts: ISSP user conference on Environment

The International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) is delighted to announce its second ISSP User Conference, scheduled for December 4, 2023 around the topic of Environment. Submit your abstract till October 20, 2023.

14 - 15 juin 2023

12th International Conference of Panel Data Users in Switzerland

This edition includes sessions covering topics, such as health and well-being, education and labour market, families, gender, ethnic minorities and migration, politics and attitudes, survey methodology, and longitudinal methods.

27 - 28 mars 2023

Advance Care Planning Dialogue Workshop

10 years of advance directives in Switzerland: an interdisciplinary public health perspective on advance care planning