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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) (she/her) .. more

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Matthis @ Real Scientists DE @realscientists.de · 12h

[Admin] Hallo alle miteinander, hier bei @realscientists.de ist spontan eine Woche frei geworden: die ab dem 20. Oktober. Wenn ihr schon immer mal eine Woche lang diesen Account bespielen wolltet, ist JETZT eure Gelegenheit dazu.

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Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · 19h

Today is fully dedicated to all the exciting research happening at @gesis.org. Beatrice Rammstedt opened the GESIS research day this morning and now we have various sessions on computational and survey methods and current social science research.

A presentation slide with a network graph depicting collaborations of GESIS researchers across topics.

Beatice Rammstedt standing at a speake's desk in front of a presentation slide, opening the GESIS research day

Topics of GESIS research papers depicted as networks

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Center for Advanced Internet Studies @cais-research.bsky.social · 2d

It’s almost time! This Thursday, our conference “Creating Spaces for Digital Futures” starts at the Makerspace of Ruhr University Bochum.
📺 Join the livestream of our panel "Academic Freedom: Foundations for the Future" on Friday, 9:30 AM: www.cais-research.de/creating-spa...
#CAISdigitalfutures2025

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Sebastian Stier @sebstier.bsky.social · 7d

📢 We're hiring a Doctoral Student in Research Software Engineering for Digital Behavioral Data!
Work at the intersection of computer science and social science, develop innovative tools, and pursue your doctoral degree with us.

👉 Apply here: www.gesis.org/en/institute...

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GESIS Leibniz Institut für Sozialwissenschaften

www.gesis.org

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Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · 8d

Social-Media-Daten zwischen Forschung und Infrastrukturen - nachhaltige Archivierung, Erschließung und Bereitstellung: An der @dnb-aktuelles.bsky.social finden vom 17.-19.03.2026 die Social Media Access Days statt. Wir freuen uns über Einreichungen bis zum 31.10.2025. www.dnb.de/DE/Professio...

Call for Submissions: Social Media Access Days

www.dnb.de

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forschungsdaten.info @forschungsdaten.info · 8d

Aktionswoche zum Umgang mit Daten: Love Data Week (09.02.-13.02.2026)

Auch 2026 bietet forschungsdaten.info einen Überblick zu Veranstaltungen im deutschsprachigen Raum.

forschungsdaten.info/fdm-im-deuts...

#FDMPower #LoveData26 #Forschungsdaten #Forschungsdatenmanagement #FDM #RDM #OpenScience

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Digital Curation Centre @digitalcuration.bsky.social · 9d

📢Registration is now open for #IDCC26

Multiple tickets options are now available⬇️
🐦Early bird
🗺️Lower Middle-Income Countries
🧑‍🎓Student
☀️One day tickets (Tuesday or Wednesday)
🎫Book by 31 October 2025 to take advantage of the Early Bird rate⬇️
dcc.ac.uk/events/idcc2...

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · 13d

This article overviews the current landscape of needs related to public data. We recognize that it isn't just about data rescues or data preservation. All the pieces and organizations need to work together to protect the public data system.

cep.org/blog/preserv...

Preserving and Rebuilding Public Data Systems: A Framework for Funders | The Center for Effective Philanthropy

As federal policies make access to public datasets more difficult, what can funders do to preserve, protect, and rebuild vital databases?

cep.org

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Digital Curation Centre @digitalcuration.bsky.social · 13d

🏨Venue announcement!🏨

#IDCC26 will be hosted in the Hotel Esplanade Zagreb next year from 16-18 February.

Check out the venue now, ahead of an exciting announcement next week....

➡️https://dcc.ac.uk/events/idcc26/venue-and-accommodation

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Datendealerin 🌷☕ @datendealerin.bsky.social · 15d

It's from this wonderful #RDM coffee table book by @nfdixcs.bsky.social which will make its way to our department's social room, thanks to @kwelle.bsky.social 😊

🔗 nfdixcs.org/meldung/new-...

New standards: NFDIxCS publication on best practices in research data and software management published

Research data is the foundation of science and research, providing new insights into natural, social or artificial processes. Similarly, research software is essential for collecting data and accessin...

nfdixcs.org

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Data Rescue Project #DataRescue @datarescueproject.org · Aug 30

Don't forget: We are counting on you to help #SaveOurSigns this holiday weekend. Check out our priority list and take some pics! Only you can prevent censorship!

Save Our Signs: Let’s Get It Done

Help us finish strong with #SaveOurSigns this Labor Day. Plus, if you’re in NYC, come see us in person!

www.datarescueproject.org

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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften @gesis.org · Aug 5

📢 Call for Applications: KODAQS Academy Certificate Program!
6-month online course for early-career researchers on how to handle social science data with high-quality standards. 📆 Oct 2025 - Mar 2026. 🔗www.gesis.org/en/ges...
@florianbemmann @gesis <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5hvzun4bla4ysn3uftgzzl5a" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@gesistraining @kodaqs
#kodaqs #dataquality

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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften @gesis.org · Aug 4

#jobs #stellenangebote #GESISjobs #jobfairy
🎓 Join GESIS Cologne as a #Postdoc in Platform Data & Computational Social Science!
💻 Work internationally, shape DSA data access, and develop your research.
Apply now:
www.gesis.org/en/ins...

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Johannes B. Gruber @jbgruber.bsky.social · Aug 1

New job ad @gesis.org:

👉 Research on Platform Data and #CSS
👉 Coordinate access to online platform data (#DSA)
👉 100% TV-L 14, 4 years with possible tenure
❗good German language abilities

No Deadline, apply soon 👇!

Postdoctoral Researcher for Platform Data and Computational Social Science at GESIS

100% TV-L 14, 4 years with possible tenure, starting on October 1, 2025 our Departments Computational Social Science (CSS) and Data Services for the Social Sciences (DSS) located in Cologne

www.gesis.org

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Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · Jul 29

*JOB* join us at @gesis.org to work on new approaches for making data from online platforms usable for (computational) social science. Feel free to reach out to @sebstier.bsky.social or me for details about this position.

Sebastian Stier @sebstier.bsky.social · Jul 29

🚀 New postdoc position for Platform Data & Computational Social Science
Join us to drive @gesis.org' efforts around the Digital Services Act (DSA) and conduct research with online platform data
💼 TV-L EG 14 | Location: Cologne
📌 Apply now: www.gesis.org/en/institute...
#DSA #CSS #DataScience

Details

GESIS Leibniz Institut für Sozialwissenschaften

www.gesis.org

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Weizenbaum-Institut @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social · Jul 29

To all the #DSA experts and data access enthusiast out there, before you go on holiday, sign up & save the date for the #dsa40 data access days in Berlin, September 25 & 26!

2 days with keynotes, panels, expert insights and practical guidance 👉 dsa40collaboratory.eu/data-access-...

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Sebastian Stier @sebstier.bsky.social · Jul 29

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GESIS Leibniz Institut für Sozialwissenschaften

www.gesis.org

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damewendydbe.bsky.social @damewendydbe.bsky.social · Jan 4

My first post on BlueSky. Is anybody out there. If you know me and see this please repost.

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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften @gesis.org · Jul 8

#Forschungsinfrastruktur #mitGESISindieZukunft
GESIS ist mit dem Konzept #RIDLOP auf der Shortlist für das nationale Priorisierungsverfahren für Forschungsinfrastrukturen!

Ziel: Datenzugang zu großen Online-Plattformen für die Wissenschaft ermöglichen.

Mehr zum Projekt: www.gesis.org/ridlop

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Florence Smith Nicholls @florencesn.bsky.social · May 16

The University of Glasgow & the British Library have announced a fully funded PhD Studentship on "Fanfiction and Online Fan Communities: Collecting Practice and Inclusion in a National Collection"

www.gla.ac.uk/scholarships...

University of Glasgow - Scholarships & funding - AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) PhD StudentshipsearchSearch iconClose menu iconMenu icon bar 1Menu icon bar 2Menu icon bar 3

www.gla.ac.uk

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Reposted by Gianmarco De Francisci Morales, Damian Trilling, Katrin Weller

Ingmar Weber @ingmarweber.de · Jul 22

If you're @ic2s2.bsky.social #IC2S2 and are looking for a faculty position, get in touch. @uni-saarland.de is hiring.
Right now, there's an open call in Computer Science @saarland-informatics-campus.de: www.uni-saarland.de/fileadmin/up...
Soon, there'll be open calls in the Social Sciences.

www.uni-saarland.de

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Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · Jul 17

*JOB* join the amazing Computational Social Science group at GESIS. Postdoc position with tenure option in Köln / Cologne.

GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften @gesis.org · Jul 17

#jobs #stellenangebote #GESISjobs #jobfairy
Job Opening! We're seeking a Postdoc in Computational Social Science to join our team at GESIS! Apply now:

www.gesis.org/en/ins...

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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften @gesis.org · Jul 17

#jobs #stellenangebote #GESISjobs #jobfairy
Job Opening! We're seeking a Postdoc in Computational Social Science to join our team at GESIS! Apply now:

www.gesis.org/en/ins...

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Alexia Katsanidou @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social · Jul 16

🚨 We're hiring!
Join our CSES Team @gesis.org Cologne as a Senior Researcher. If you’re into comparative electoral research and love diving into data, this is your moment.
Come shape global democracy with us! 🌍📊
www.gesis.org/en/institute...

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Reposted by Fabio Giglietto, Stefan M. Herzog, Katrin Weller

Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Jul 14

The discussions about big platforms are intense. The systemic risks are real.

Now the #DSA Delegated Act is finally here to ensure data access for researchers. Time to put this system to work.

W @lkseiling.bsky.social, we show how @techpolicypress.bsky.social

www.techpolicy.press/time-to-deli...

Time To Deliver: Stakeholder Roles In The EU’s Delegated Act On Data Access | TechPolicy.Press

The Delegated Act on data access under the DSA provides much-needed clarity about both the access process and expectations towards the actors involved in it.

www.techpolicy.press

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Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf @hhu.de · Jul 10

Die Termine für drei @heicad.bsky.social Lectures im Juli, November und Januar stehen fest!
Am 17.07.2025 kommt Prof. Dr. Lothar Wieler vom @hpi.bsky.social auf den Campus des UKD, um einen Vortrag über Precision Public Health (PPH) im digitalen Zeitalter zu halten. 1/3

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Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · Jul 9

Thank you!

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Alexia Katsanidou @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social · Jul 9

We invite paper submissions to our workshop on Earth Observation Data in the Social Sciences @gesis.org
⏳November 26-28, 2025
🎓Keynotes Prof. Dr. Monika Kuffer (University of Twente)
Dr. Ana Andries (University of Surrey).
⏱️Deadline August 6th
✉️abstracts (max. 500 words) to [email protected]

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Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · Jul 8

The German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space announced their shortlist for their prioritization process for large research infrastructures - and we are on it! So keeping fingers crossed that we can build RIDLOP - Research Infrastructure for Data from Large Online Platforms soon.

GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften @gesis.org · Jul 8

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DSA40 Data Access Collaboratory @dsa40collaboratory.bsky.social · Jul 2

📢 Big news for platform researchers across Europe and beyond:

Today, the @ec.europa.eu adopted the Delegated Act for Article 40 of the Digital Services Act (DSA) – a long-anticipated milestone enabling researchers to request access to non-public platform data under Article 40.4.

dark blue background. on it, there is text saying "The Delegated Act on 40.4 DATA ACCESS is here", "Delegated Act on 40.4 DATA ACCESS" is yellow, the other text is white.

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