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Meet Prof. Katrin Weller, the new head of the GESIS data archive
In March last year, Professor Katrin Weller took over as the new Scientific Director of the Department for Data Services for the Social Sciences (DSS) at GESIS in Cologne (Köln). But who is Professor Katrin Weller?

New Chair and Vice Chair for CESSDA’s General Assembly
AUSSDA’s Matthias Reiter-Pázmándy has been elected as the new chair of CESSDA’s General Assembly. Sikt’s Vigdis Kvalheim replaces him as the vice chair.

CESSDA looks back on eRImote
From June 2022 to November 2024, CESSDA participated in the eRImote project (European Research Infrastructures - Pathway to Improved Resilience through Digital and Remote Access) and contributed to improve the accessibility and resilience of Research Infrastructures.

CESSDA in HumMingBird - a throwback
The HumMingBird project, an ambitious European research initiative uniting 16 partners across 10 countries, recently concluded with significant contributions from CESSDA partners.

FSD included in Finland’s national roadmap for research infrastructures
At the end of 2024, CESSDA’s Finnish Service provider, The Finnish Social Science Data Archive (FSD) was included in Finland’s national roadmap for research infrastructures for 2025-2028.

OSCARS prepares for 2nd Open Call for Open Science projects and services
The 2nd OSCARS Open Call for Open Science Projects and Services took place on January 15th, 2025. 900 registrants and 560 institutions expressed interest in participating and submitting projects and services during the online preparations for the Open Call.