CESSDA consolidates
and strengthens European
social science research.
Find Research Data
The CESSDA Data Catalogue contains tens of thousands of European studies and data collections held by our Service Providers.
CESSDA Data CatalogueLearn Data Management
The Data Management Expert Guide (DMEG) is a comprehensive guide to Research Data Management and FAIR data principles.
Data Management Expert GuideNews
CESSDA Contributes to European Dialogue on Data and Democracy at MEDem Conference 2025
The MEDem Conference 2025, held on 29–30 September at GESIS, Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences in Cologne by Prof. Alexia Kat...Events
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Mon 3 Nov 2025
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Wed 5 Nov 2025
EOSC Symposium 2025
Please mark your calendars for the EOSC Symposium 2025, the largest and most in-demand event on t...
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Tue 4 Nov 2025
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Thu 6 Nov 2025
Utsikt Conference 2025
*IN NORWEGIAN* Sikt invites you to three days of research, science, insights, networking, and pr...
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Tue 18 Nov 2025
RDA in Europe Annual Summit
This November, RDA Europe and RDA France will collaborate to stage the inaugural RDA in Europe An...
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COVID-19
CESSDA and its national Service Providers are especially committed to supporting coronavirus-related research. For this purpose, we provide a number of resources such as our COVID-19 interview series, lists of relevant studies in the Data Catalogue, and Service Provider activities.
Read more on our COVID-19 pageThe Consortium
CESSDA - the Consortium of European Social Science Data Archives - provides large-scale, integrated and sustainable data services to the social sciences.
CESSDA in a nutshell
CESSDA's members seek to strengthen and promote European research in the social sciences, and to facilitate access to data regardless of borders.
Benefits of membershipAccessing and Using Data
CESSDA maintains a number of digital tools for researchers, students and archivists, such as:
Building Data Services
CESSDA provides strategy, expertise and support for promoting and maintaining standards and trust in social science research.
Depositing Data
CESSDA – through its European network of national Service Providers – operates a number of specialised repositories for depositing social science research data.
To find out more about depositing your data with a trusted CESSDA partner, simply get in touch with your national CESSDA Service Provider.
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