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Call for Round 13 questions now open

The call for proposals to include a module of questions in Round 13 of the European Social Survey (ESS) is now open.

Call
| 2 min read

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ESS Conference 2024: Call for papers now open

The call for papers for next year’s International European Social Survey (ESS) Conference in Lisbon, Portugal, is now open. The deadline for abstracts is Wednesday 31 January 2024.

Call, Events
| 3 min read

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New Horizon Europe project to begin next year

A new €9.75m project funded by the European Commission will bring together outputs from key social science research infrastructures to inform the NextGenerationEU recovery plan and European Union youth policy.

Corporate
| 5 min read

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ESS celebrates 10 years of being an ERIC

Today (Thursday 30 November) marks the tenth anniversary of the European Social Survey (ESS) becoming a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC).

Corporate
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ESS agrees partnership with General Social Survey

The European Social Survey (ESS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the General Social Survey.

Corporate
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New General Assembly Chair and advisory boards

The European Social Survey (ESS) has announced a new Chair of its General Assembly and revised membership of two advisory boards.

Corporate
| 4 min read

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Understandings and evaluations of democracy

A new report that analyses the latest European Social Survey (ESS) data measuring attitudes towards democracy in 31 countries was formally launched earlier this week.

Reports
| 3 min read

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Pre-announcement: Call for rotating modules

The call for academic teams to apply to field questions in Round 13 (2027) of the European Social Survey (ESS) will be published in January 2024.

Call
| 3 min read

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New Topline Findings report on digital social contacts

A new European Social Survey (ESS) report that analysed data measuring the use of digital communication was launched at an online event earlier today (Tuesday 17 October).

Reports
| 3 min read