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Alastair Dunning appointed Director of Dutch Service Provider DANS
Mon 31 Aug 2026

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.

CRONOS-3 longitudinal weights now available
Thu 27 Aug 2026

CRONOS-3 longitudinal weights now available

Longitudinal weights can now be applied to any analysis of data from the first five waves of the self-completion panel survey (CRONOS-3) – fielded as part of the Infra4NextGen project. But what does that actually mean?

Italian Service Provider DASSI granted CoreTrustSeal Certification
Mon 24 Aug 2026

Italian Service Provider DASSI granted CoreTrustSeal Certification

After a remarkably short review process for a first-time application, the Data Archive for Social Sciences in Italy (DASSI) has received its CoreTrustSeal certification, recognising its commitment to trustworthy and sustainable research data management.

Maria Rujano joins CESSDA ERIC's Project Management team
Mon 17 Aug 2026

Maria Rujano joins CESSDA ERIC's Project Management team

CESSDA ERIC's strengthens its project management team by adding Maria Rujano. Until recently, Maria worked for ECRIN ERIC in Paris, but has now joined the CESSDA team in Bergen, Norway.

Positioning CESSDA for the AI era: Strategy Addendum published
Tue 28 Jul 2026

Positioning CESSDA for the AI era: Strategy Addendum published

Artificial intelligence, machine-actionable data, and an evolving European research landscape are reshaping how research data are created, discovered, shared, and reused. To ensure that CESSDA ERIC remains at the forefront of these developments, CESSDA has published a Strategy Addendum that updates its strategic priorities through 2029.

All photos from the CESSDA 50 conference are now available
Mon 20 Jul 2026

All photos from the CESSDA 50 conference are now available

During the 4-day conference in June, CESSDA Main Office team, with assistance from UK Data Service, photographed every session, workshop, keynote, and event that took place. All photos are now available for browsing and download via the links below.