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CESSDA celebrates 50th anniversary with conference
Fri 27 Mar 2026

CESSDA celebrates 50th anniversary with conference

This year, CESSDA ERIC turns 50, marking the occasion with a four-day conference in Bergen, Norway. While the program for day 1 and 2 are exclusively for members of CESSDA, day 3 and 4 are open for all audiences.

DDI Alliance suite of products now codified by an ISO standard
Thu 19 Mar 2026

DDI Alliance suite of products now codified by an ISO standard

On 6 March 2026, the International Organisation for Standardisation released ISO/PAS 25955, formally recognising the Data Documentation Initiative (DDI) within the ISO standards framework.

DANS celebrates anniversary with European Recognition
Tue 17 Mar 2026

DANS celebrates anniversary with European Recognition

After 20 years of growth, DANS, CESSDA’s Dutch Service Provider, received a distinguished recognition for the service Data Station Archeology – one of the largest archeological data archives worldwide.

CESSDA joins three new Horizon Europe projects
Thu 12 Mar 2026

CESSDA joins three new Horizon Europe projects

The projects seek to to strengthen access, AI readiness and FAIR integration in EOSC.

SODHA Launches DAMAR to Strengthen Archiving of Sensitive Data
Fri 6 Mar 2026

SODHA Launches DAMAR to Strengthen Archiving of Sensitive Data

Since October 2024, the Social Sciences and Digital Humanities Archive (SODHA) has been developing a new initiative aimed at addressing one of the most pressing challenges in research data management: the sustainable and secure archiving of sensitive data.

How can you best communicate your scientific findings to a broader audience?
Fri 6 Mar 2026

How can you best communicate your scientific findings to a broader audience?

A new interactive training course on how to communicate research produced as part of the Infra4NextGen project is now available. In 60 minutes, researchers are taught why, how, where, and to whom they should promote their findings.