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New version of CESSDA Vocabulary Service is released
Mon 26 Jun 2023

New version of CESSDA Vocabulary Service is released

Earlier this year CESSDA has released version 3.0.0 of the CESSDA Vocabulary Service which was a great milestone for our infrastructure. Since May, version 3.2.0 is available – which means that this unique tool is more stable, more usable and has more features than before.

CESSDA supporting social science data archiving in Ukraine
Tue 20 Jun 2023

CESSDA supporting social science data archiving in Ukraine

The operations of the Kyiv Archive were greatly impacted by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, leading to the urgency to safeguard the valuable data accumulated and the risks of it being destroyed. In response, the CESSDA General Assembly has approved a special line of funding to support the Kyiv Archive. In particular the upgrade of the archive to the international standards and to provide support to its operations.

Switzerland Becomes Full Member of CESSDA ERIC, Strengthening Research Collaboration in Europe
Fri 9 Jun 2023

Switzerland Becomes Full Member of CESSDA ERIC, Strengthening Research Collaboration in Europe

Switzerland has been granted full membership in the Consortium of European Social Science Data Archives (CESSDA ERIC), as unanimously approved by the CESSDA General Assembly on June 8, 2023.

CESSDA Recognised for its contributions to Open Science best practices
Wed 24 May 2023

CESSDA Recognised for its contributions to Open Science best practices

CESSDA has been recognised in the new Horizon Europe Programme Guide and the Open Research Europe publishing platform for its contribution to Open Science practices. These recognitions highlight the importance of trusted repositories in Open Science practices, particularly in preserving and making research data accessible.

CESSDA is hiring the Head of Information & Technology (IT)
Mon 22 May 2023

CESSDA is hiring the Head of Information & Technology (IT)

We are looking to hire the Head of IT to work at CESSDA Main Office in Bergen, Norway. Join our team!

BY-COVID Policy Brief: Open data to support European pandemic preparedness
Fri 19 May 2023

BY-COVID Policy Brief: Open data to support European pandemic preparedness

The BY-COVID project has published a policy brief summarising learnings and policy recommendations to support pandemic preparedness. CESSDA Data Catalogue is highlighted as one of the data resources in the COVID-19 Data Portal!