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Advancing cross-domain research data interoperability: CESSDA joins CDIF4EOSC
Researchers increasingly need to combine information from different disciplines to answer complex questions. Yet bringing datasets together is often far from straightforward. Different metadata standards, vocabularies, data structures and access conditions can make data difficult and time consuming to combine, even when the individual datasets are already well documented.
New release of ELSST Thesaurus
The September 2026 release of ELSST (Version 7) includes revisions to the Science and Technology hierarchy and related terms. The revision was needed to ensure that the thesaurus reflects modern society.
Get to know AUSSDA: Shaping the social science landscape in Austria
Get to know AUSSDA! Franziska Krauss, Communications Officer at our Austrian Service Provider, has written to us with an update on what’s been going on at AUSSDA recently, and gives us new insights in the many services and resources they offer.
French Service Provider Progedo achieves CTS certification!
Following in the footsteps of their Italian colleagues, CESSDA’s French Service Provider, Progedo, also achieved CoreTrustSeal Certification for its data repository, Quetelet-Progedo
CESSDA 50 post-conference report published!
This summer, CESSDA celebrated its 50th anniversary with a 4-day conference held in Bergen, Norway. Over 200 community members and invited speakers from all around the world actively took part in discussions on a broad range of topics – from the European Research Area to the application of AI in social science research.
Alastair Dunning appointed Director of Dutch Service Provider DANS
Alastair Dunning has been appointed the new Director of DANS, Dutch Centre of Expertise and National Repository, CESSDA’s Dutch Service Provider. Alastair will step into the role on 5 October this year. He succeeds Anja Smit, who retired earlier this year.