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Katrin Weller

Katrin Weller

@kwelle.bsky.social

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Scientific director of the department "Data Services for the Social Sciences" at GESIS in Köln, Germany (@gesis.org).
Professor for Research Data Management for the Social Sciences at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf (@hhu.de)

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Communication & Media Studies 33%

Computer science 31%

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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften @gesis.org · 1d

#LoveData26 #FDMPower #thematiccollections #researchtopic
Are you looking for data for your research topic?

Our database is also organized by subject area so that you can get a quick overview of the data we have available.

Reposted by Katrin Weller

ZB MED - Informationszentrum Lebenswissenschaften @zbmed.bsky.social · 9d

📅 Mittwoch, 11.02.2026 | 14–16 Uhr

Im Rahmen des FDM Jour Fix der Landesinitiative fdm.nrw stellt Birte Lindstädt den Zertifikatskurs Forschungsdatenmanagement vor.

Der Kurs wird in Kooperation von ZB MED, TH Köln, ZBIW und fdm.nrw durchgeführt.

Reposted by Katrin Weller

KODAQS @kodaqs.bsky.social · 9d

Join us for the #KODAQS #Toolbox #Talk tomorrow!

Yannik Peters will present #TextPrep, a tool to assess how preprocessing methods can improve the quality of social media data.

🗓️ Thursday, 5 Feburary, 2026, 1-2 pm.
📌 Online, register here: www.gesis.org/angebot/wiss...

Reposted by Katrin Weller

Florian Schulz @flociologist.bsky.social · 14d

I've always appreciated what FreDA offers on women's and men's attitudes toward family processes! @freda-panel.bsky.social #sociology #demography

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FDM der HHU @fdm.hhu.de · 17d

Love Data Week 2026
Where’s the Data?
09.–13. Februar 2026
Eine internationale Woche rund um Forschungsdaten und gutes Datenmanagement. forschungsdaten.info/fdm-im-deuts...
#LoveData26 #FDMPower

Rote Schrift auf weißen Hintergrund: Love Data Week 2026. Dadrunter ein Herz aus vielen Icons zum FDM, z.B. eine Cloud, ein Schloss, eine Datenbank...Und unten drunter steht das Datum: 9.-13.Feb 2026

Reposted by Katrin Weller, Gesis Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften

Datendealerin 🌷☕ @datendealerin.bsky.social · 19d

💕 Die AG Inklusion im #FDM ist wieder bei der #LoveDataWeek dabei!

💕 Am Montag, 09. Februar, um 11:30 Uhr: Barrierefreie Datenreports in R

💕 Anmeldung: forschungsdaten-thueringen.de/veranstaltun...

💕 Wir sehen uns! 🥰

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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften @gesis.org · 25d

#savethedate #LoveData26 #FDMPower #comingsoon

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Wikimedia Foundation @wikimediafoundation.org · 25d

Have you met the Wikipede? In another universe, maybe it has been Wikipedia's logo for over two decades. Community members submitted many designs, proposed changes, and debated them openly 🧵⬇️ (1/5)

Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · Jan 14

Some sessions on the first day are in German, but the rmain part will be in English.

You can also register for online attendance! (but of course I'd love to meet many of you onsite in Frankfurt)

Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · Jan 14

The event will also feature a pre-conference workshop/datasprint and a tutorial on preparing data access applications under the Digital Services Act. #DSA #digitalservicesact

Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · Jan 14

Keynote by Prof. Axel Bruns (Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane) titled "Nearly a Decade after the APIcalypse: Where Are We Now on Social Media Data Access?"

Reposted by David Lazer, Axel Bruns, Luca Rossi , and 1 more David Lazer, Axel Bruns, Luca Rossi, Johannes Breuer

Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · Jan 14

Join us in Frankfurt or online: "Social Media Access Days" - Social media data between research and infrastructure – sustainable archiving, cataloguing and access. March 17-19. Featuring a keynote by @snurb.info. Full program and registration details at: www.dnb.de/EN/Kulturell...

Social Media Access Days

Social media data between research and infrastructure – sustainable archiving, cataloguing and access.

Reposted by Johannes Breuer

Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · Jan 14

if you missed @dscheykopp.bsky.social present on the Digital Services Act in the @nfdi.de Social Media - Show and Tell Series, you can now read our blog post about his talk here: textplus.hypotheses.org/15885 #dsa #article40dsa #digitalservicesact

Brave New Data Access World: What the Digital Services Act (DSA) Means for Researcher Access to Digital Platforms

The Digital Services Act (DSA) is reshaping how researchers access social media data. From new legal rights to platform transparency obligations, this blog explores what the DSA means for research and...

textplus.hypotheses.org

Reposted by Axel Bruns

Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · Jan 12

This Friday 16.1. - you can still sign up to join us for this talk by Julian Jaursch / Bundesnetzagentur #dataaccess #digitalservicesact #dsa #article40

Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · Dec 23

January 16, 2026: Julian Jaursch from the German Digital Service Coordinator @bnetza.bsky.social will introduce the EU's #DSA Data Access Portal during the series "Show & Tell – Social Media Data in Research Practice". Register here: events.gwdg.de/event/1259/ #digitalservicesact #platformdata

Applications via the EU's DSA Data Access Portal: An Introduction

Researchers can submit requests to the EU's "Data Access Portal" to obtain non-public data from very large online platforms in certain cases. What information do researchers need to provide and what d...

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DANS @dans-knaw-nwo.bsky.social · Jan 6

Help us shape the programme for the DANS Open Day 2026! 🤝To ensure an insightful and inspiring day, we'd love to hear what you'd like to experience at the DANS Open Day. Let us know via this link: edu.nl/mbqyv

Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · Jan 5

reminder: please register for this talk by Julian Jaursch if you want to learn more about the #DigitalServicesAct and the DSA Data Access portal next week!

Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · Dec 23

January 16, 2026: Julian Jaursch from the German Digital Service Coordinator @bnetza.bsky.social will introduce the EU's #DSA Data Access Portal during the series "Show & Tell – Social Media Data in Research Practice". Register here: events.gwdg.de/event/1259/ #digitalservicesact #platformdata

Applications via the EU's DSA Data Access Portal: An Introduction

Researchers can submit requests to the EU's "Data Access Portal" to obtain non-public data from very large online platforms in certain cases. What information do researchers need to provide and what d...

Reposted by Sabine Pahl, Katrin Weller, Johannes Breuer

GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften @gesis.org · Dec 29

Call for Proposals: Schwerpunktthema „#Immigration und Einstellungen gegenüber ethnischen und religiösen #Minderheiten“ im #ALLBUS 2027

Der ALLBUS 2027 ist als selbstadministrierte Mixed-Mode-Erhebung (schriftlich-postalisch/online) geplant. Die Befragungsdauer beträgt insgesamt ca. 45 Minuten.

Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · Dec 23

"Show & Tell - Social Media Data in research practice" is an initiative of @nfdi4culture.bsky.social, @berd-nfdi.bsky.social, @konsortswd.bsky.social and #Text+. Julian Jaursch's talk is one of three presentations on #DSA topics curated by @jbgruber.bsky.social @yapete.bsky.social and me.

Reposted by Axel Bruns, Sebastian Stier

Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · Dec 23

January 16, 2026: Julian Jaursch from the German Digital Service Coordinator @bnetza.bsky.social will introduce the EU's #DSA Data Access Portal during the series "Show & Tell – Social Media Data in Research Practice". Register here: events.gwdg.de/event/1259/ #digitalservicesact #platformdata

Applications via the EU's DSA Data Access Portal: An Introduction

Researchers can submit requests to the EU's "Data Access Portal" to obtain non-public data from very large online platforms in certain cases. What information do researchers need to provide and what d...

Reposted by Katrin Weller

Democracy Reporting International @democracyreporting.bsky.social · Dec 12

Your Data Access toolkit 👇🏽

Our latest update shows major platforms still make researcher access slow, inconsistent, and overly restricted.

We clearly lay out what data’s available, what’s missing, and how platforms and the European Commission can fix it.

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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften @gesis.org · Dec 11

#jobs #stellenangebote #GESISjobs #jobfairy
Arbeiten Sie bei GESIS und profitieren Sie von vielen Vorteilen.
youtu.be/t1KcoQxuvmQ...

Wir suchen für #Köln oder #Mannheim im Team #Drittmittel eine*n Referent*in Drittmittel
(EG 13 TV-L, bis zu 100 % Arbeitszeit, unbefristet):
gesis.jobs.personio....

Arbeiten bei GESIS

Profitieren Sie von vielen Vorteilen! Wir stellen attraktive Arbeitsplätze in Köln oder Mannheim bereit und bieten Ihnen großzügige Homeoffice-Regelungen. Bei uns wird die Vereinbarkeit von Beruf und Familie großgeschrieben und unsere Mitarbeitenden profitieren von unserem betrieblichen Gesundheits

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theresa gessler @gessler.bsky.social · Dec 1

We're looking for a colleague (postdoc) 📢 @politikuhh.bsky.social
3+3 years
Doing your own research while teaching 2.5 courses per semester
Research agenda with links to our team (democracy, digital politics, political competition/behaviour)
DL 🗓️ 05/01
stellen.uni-hamburg.de/jobposting/6...

Research Associate (Postdoc) Political Science § 28 Subsection 2 HmbHG

stellen.uni-hamburg.de

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Coimisiún na Meán @cnam-ie.bsky.social · Nov 21

⏱️There's still time to register for our #TrustedFlagger information session on 3 December. This hybrid event will provide updates and learnings regarding the Trusted Flagger status introduced by the Digital Services Act Regulation (DSA). Register at the link below 👇🏼

Microsoft Forms

forms.office.com

Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · Nov 13

Congrats to Bonnie (and @cessda.bsky.social)!

CESSDA ERIC @cessda.bsky.social · Nov 13

Big news from the ERIC Forum annual meeting!
CESSDA Director Bonnie Wolff-Boenisch has just been elected Chair of the Executive Committee of the ERIC Forum. Eija Juurola, Director General of ACTRIS ERIC, becomes the new Vice Chair.
read more: www.cessda.eu/News/CESSDA-...
#ERICForum #SSHOC

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CESSDA ERIC @cessda.bsky.social · Nov 13

Big news from the ERIC Forum annual meeting!
CESSDA Director Bonnie Wolff-Boenisch has just been elected Chair of the Executive Committee of the ERIC Forum. Eija Juurola, Director General of ACTRIS ERIC, becomes the new Vice Chair.
read more: www.cessda.eu/News/CESSDA-...
#ERICForum #SSHOC

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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften @gesis.org · Nov 12

Unser #DatensatzdesMonats: Einblicke in die Querdenken-Szene 2021: Einstellungen, Motive und politische Orientierung von Marvin Stein (Socium Universität Bremen).
#Facts: standardisierte, quantitative Online-Befragung auf Telegram im August 2021 mit 5.543 Interviews:

doi.org/10.4232/1.14540

Reposted by Sebastian Karcher, Katrin Weller

404 Media @404media.co · Nov 10

This week we have a conversation between Sam and two of the leaders of the independent volunteer archiving project Save Our Signs, an effort to archive national park signs and monument placards.

Podcast: A Massive Archiving Effort at National Parks (with Jenny McBurney and Lynda Kellam)

This week we have a conversation between Sam and two of the leaders of the independent volunteer archiving project Save Our Signs, an effort to archive national park signs and monument placards.

www.404media.co

Reposted by Katrin Weller, Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft

forschungsdaten.info @forschungsdaten.info · Nov 10

Neues von @konsortswd.bsky.social und @ratswd.bsky.social: Open Call: Beiträge für die 10|KSWD ‒ Konferenz für Sozial- und Wirtschaftsdaten gesucht.

forschungsdaten.info/nachrichten/...

#Forschungsdaten #Forschungsdatenmanagement #FDM #RDM #OpenScience

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Thorsten Quandt @thorstenquandt.bsky.social · Nov 1

🎓 We’re hiring!
Two researcher / PhD positions in the ERC project DANCE – Dark Nerd Communities at the University of Münster 🇪🇺
🧮 Quantitative: survey, lab + field experiments
🎙️ Qualitative: ethnography, focus groups, interviews
Apply by 28 Nov 2025 👇
#AcademicJobs #ERC #PhD #CommunicationResearch

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Nicola Wessinghage (she/her) @nicolawessinghage.bsky.social · Oct 29

Heute Abend, 19 Uhr, auch online: im Digitalen Salon des @hiigberlin.bsky.social geht es um wichtiges Thema: die ökologischen Kosten der KI-Systeme und welche politischen und technischen Weichenstellungen für klimafreundliche Lösungen erforderlich sind leibniz-hbi.de/hbi-events/w...

Warum KI-Systeme einen ökologischen Preis haben

In der Veranstaltungsreihe „Digitaler Salon“ des Humboldt Instituts für Internet und Gesellschaft (HIIG) geht es unter dem Titel „Watt für’n Prompt“ um den ökologischen Preis von KI-Systemen. Katharin...