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The webinar FAIR and CARE Principles covered the theory behind the FAIR and CARE principles, followed by practical applications illustrated through two case studies. The webinar concluded with a 30-minute discussion.

After a brief introduction to Open Science, the origins of the DMP, and the various requirements from funder and legal perspectives, the webinar presented two case studies of particular interest to the humanities and social sciences. These followed the SNSF template and focused on projects that c...

This short tutorial shows you how to quickly and easily create and manage your social science project on SWISSUbase, the platform used by FORS – the Swiss Centre of Expertise in the Social Sciences. Step by step, the video guides you through the process of submitting your project, helping you com...

The new Federal Act on Data Protection (nFADP) is now effective in Switzerland. Do you have questions on what data protection laws imply for your research? Are you insecure how to share your data and related research materials while respecting the legal requirements? Do you want to know where to...

This webinar explores the importance of documenting research data and provides practical guidance on how to do so effectively. It covers documentation at multiple levels – including both project-level and data-level – and outlines the key requirements for preparing data for deposit and long-term...

This guide addresses qualitative data anonymisation from a theoretical, legal and practical perspective. After defining qualitative data anonymisation and addressing some common forms of resistance when it comes to anonymising such data, this guide presents the main anonymisation techniques. It a...

In the social sciences, requirements from funders and journals to make data available often present difficulties for researchers because of data protection issues. Anonymisation is a good solution for addressing the challenges of personal and sensitive data. This FORS Guide provides some practica...

This FORS Guide calls on all parties involved to commit to best practices regarding data citation. It first explains why researchers and students should cite the data they use, and how to cite data correctly. It also focuses on the practice of major Swiss journals and data publishers in social sc...

In social science research there is a push towards open research and open data. Open Data implies that researchers make their data available to other researchers so that the data can be re-used. This Guide describes the requirements and provides researchers with guidance on how and where to share...

This webinar gives an introduction to the key principles of qualitative data anonymization and guides researchers through the different techniques for anonymising their data, as well as file handling procedures. It also addressed some common concerns expressed by researchers, and how to possibly...