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Why Data Citation Matters: Practical Recommendations from CESSDA's Irena Brvar
At a recent OPERAS 2026 conference, Irena Vipavc Brvar, Research Data Management Specialist at the Slovenian Social Science Data Archives (ADP), highlighted the growing importance of data citation as a cornerstone of open science. Drawing on her experience within the Consortium of European Social Science Data Archives (CESSDA), she demonstrated how proper data citation improves research transparency, reproducibility, and recognition of the substantial effort involved in collecting and managing research data.
From new members to new frontiers: 2025 Annual Report
CESSDA has released its 2025 Annual Report, offering an overview of the consortium’s activities, achievements, and continued development throughout the past year. The report highlights CESSDA’s growing role in the European and international research infrastructure landscape, supporting open science, trustworthy data repositories, metadata standards, data reuse, and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
Day 4 at CESSDA 50: Looking ahead to the future of research infrastructures
The final day of the CESSDA 50 conference focused on the future: the future of research infrastructures, the future of social science data, and the role CESSDA can play in a rapidly changing research landscape.
Day 3 at CESSDA 50: Reflecting on the past, present, and future of social science data
The third day of the CESSDA 50 conference marked the opening of the public part of the programme, bringing together representatives from research infrastructures, policy, data services, and the wider research community to reflect on CESSDA’s role in the European Research Area.
CESSDA communications group gathers in Bergen for workshops and team building
While the CESSDA Service Providers’ Forum gathered at Kulturhuset on day two of the CESSDA 50-year anniversary conference, communications officers from several member organisations gathered in Sikt’s offices for a day full of interactive workshops, knowledge sharing, and a trip up Bergen’s most famous mountain.
ERIC Forum calls for stronger role for research infrastructures in FP10
The ERIC Forum has published a new position paper, ERICs at the Heart of Europe’s Research and Innovation System and FP10, setting out its vision for the role that European Research Infrastructure Consortia should play in the European Union’s next Framework Programme.