The COVID-19 pandemic poses a major challenge to global society. More than ever, science can contribute with its findings to overcoming the crisis. AUSSDA therefore offers a platform for social science studies on COVID-19 from Austria.

From February 17th to March 1st, our data repository at data.aussda.at. was not available. We used this time for improving our data repository and preparing it for the future. Learn more about the new features here.

AUSSDA publishes the first part of the social science archive of GfK Austria. The first 100 volumes from about 80 studies date back to the second half of the 20th century and deal with a wide variety of topics: from immigration policy to hopes for the future. In the future, thousands of studies will be available to researchers on demand.

Before the turn of the year, we look back on 2019.

In the upcoming months and years, the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) supports the harmonisation of data infrastructures and research cultures on our continent. Three new videos, shot at the University of Vienna and other locations, highlight, what you need to know about EOSC.

At the beginning of October, the EU project EOSC-Pillar launched a survey on 'National Initiatives'. The aim is to examine national and thematic initiatives on research data and infrastructures in five European countries. AUSSDA at the Vienna University Library is leading this survey. Around 2000 scientific institutions in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany...