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Interested in the “data revolution” and what it means for research? Here’s why you should attend IASSIST2016
Tue 3 May 2016

Interested in the “data revolution” and what it means for research? Here’s why you should attend IASSIST2016

The theme of this year’s conference is “Embracing the ‘data revolution’: opportunities and challenges for research” and it is the 42nd of its kind, taking place every year. IASSIST2016 will take place in Bergen, Norway, from 31 May to 3 June, hosted by NSD - Norwegian Centre for Research Data.

GESIS, the German service provider for CESSDA, is recruiting
Thu 14 Apr 2016

GESIS, the German service provider for CESSDA, is recruiting

The position to be filled is that of Head of the Scientific Department “Data Archive for the Social Sciences”/University Professorship (W3) in Empirical Social Research.

CESSDA Persistent Identification Task Force established
Wed 6 Apr 2016

CESSDA Persistent Identification Task Force established

Being able to unambiguously locate and access digital data resources and then associate them with the related metadata is becoming more and more essential in the current digital era.

CESSDA Expert Seminar 2015 paves the way to a new working group
Fri 18 Mar 2016

CESSDA Expert Seminar 2015 paves the way to a new working group

The CESSDA Expert Seminar 2015 was held in the offices of DANS in The Hague from 30 November to 1 December 2015.

ESFRI Roadmap 2016 recognises CESSDA as a landmark in social and cultural innovation
Thu 10 Mar 2016

ESFRI Roadmap 2016 recognises CESSDA as a landmark in social and cultural innovation

On 10 March 2016, the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) launched its 2016 roadmap on Research Infrastructures in the framework of the Dutch Presidency of the European Union.

New name for NSD
Tue 1 Mar 2016

New name for NSD

Norwegian Social Science Data Services changes its name to NSD - Norwegian Centre for Research Data.