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News from SOEP - Concise in the current SOEPnewsletter (March 2026)

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:25:00 +0200

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News from SOEP - Concise in the current SOEPnewsletter (March 2026)

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:25:00 +0200

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Register now for the online workshop series SOEPcampus: Learn to use the SOEP over lunch

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:40:00 +0200

In March/April 2026 our online over lunch seminar series returns with one last workshop this year. The workshop provides a comprehensive, practical introduction to the data of the Socio-economic Panel (SOEP) on three Wednesdays during lunchtime. Participants will learn about the study's content, ...

SOEP User Conference 2026 - Call for Papers

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:39:00 +0200

The call for papers for the 16th International German Socio-Economic Panel User Conference is online. SOEP 2026 will take place from July 8-9, 2026, in Berlin, and researchers from all disciplines are invited to submit an abstract. We particularly welcome contributions addressing meta-science, ...

The Wave 2 Scientific Use File of the German Social Cohesion Panel (SCP) is now available!

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 09:22:00 +0200

The SCP is a longitudinal study that captures multiple aspects of social cohesion in Germany. It is based on a representative population sample drawn from the German population registers and was carried out for the first time in 2021 (n=17,027). In addition to randomly selected anchor persons, the ...

Cristóbal Moya successfully defended his dissertation

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:20:00 +0200

On December 11, Cristóbal Moya successfully defended his dissertation with the title “The Politics of Unjust Inequalities: From Injustice Perceptions to Protest and Redistribution” at Bielefeld University. The committee included Prof. Dr. Carsten Sauer (supervisor and first reviewer, Bielefeld ...

Jürgen Schupp enters well-deserved retirement

Sat, 20 Dec 2025 12:28:00 +0200

Last week, SOEP celebrated Jürgen Schupp and his forthcoming (at the end of the year) retirement. During the ceremony, he humorously referred to himself as SOEP's “dinosaur.” During his 41 years at DIW Berlin, he initially worked as a research assistant, then as the survey manager in the ...

Sascha dos Santos wins NEPS Publication Award 2025

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:28:00 +0200

Sascha dos Santos and his co-authors were honored for their contribution to the European Sociological Review entitled "Does training beget training over the life course? Cumulative advantage in work-related non-formal training participation in Germany and the UK" by the interdisciplinary jury of the ...

Neil Murray successfully defended his dissertation

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 18:09:00 +0200

On December 10, Neil Murray successfully defended his dissertation with the title “The Dynamics of Risk Preferences: Empirical Perspectives on Adaptation and Behavior” at Freie Universität Berlin (FU Berlin). The committee included Prof. Dr. Carsten Schröder (supervisor and first reviewer, FU ...

More cohesion on climate issues?

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:57:00 +0200

More cohesion on climate issues? The vast majority (71 percent) of Germans would like to see their politicians do much more to combat climate change, with 83 percent reporting they are concerned about climate change. At the same time, many people are worried about the economic consequences of ...

More cohesion on climate issues?

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 18:57:00 +0200

The vast majority (71 percent) of Germans would like to see their politicians do much more to combat climate change, with 83 percent reporting they are concerned about climate change. At the same time, many people are worried about the economic consequences of climate policy. Only eight percent are ...

News from SOEP - Concise in the current SOEPnewsletter (November 2025)

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0200

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News from SOEP - Concise in the current SOEPnewsletter (November 2025)

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SOEP-IS: Call for Submissions

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 08:12:00 +0200

SOEP-IS: Call for Submissions The SOEP Innovation Sample (SOEP-IS) is designed to enable innovative data collection for the research community. It is particularly well suited to establishing new and target-group-specific measurement instruments in long-term surveys, to conducting short- and long ...

SOEP-IS: Call for Submissions

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 08:12:00 +0200

The SOEP Innovation Sample (SOEP-IS) is designed to enable innovative data collection for the research community. It is particularly well suited to establishing new and target-group-specific measurement instruments in long-term surveys, to conducting short- and long-term experiments, and to ...

Register now for the online workshop series SOEPcampus: Learn to use the SOEP over lunch

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 17:45:00 +0200

In Nov/Dec 2025 our online over lunch seminar series returns with one last workshop this year. The workshop provides a comprehensive, practical introduction to the data of the Socio-economic Panel (SOEP) on three Wednesdays during lunchtime. Participants will learn about the study's content, data ...

SOEPcampus@DIW Berlin: In-person workshop on November 17-18, 2025

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 14:35:00 +0200

On November 17 and 18, 2025 we are organizing a two-day in-person workshop on the Socio-Economic Panel (SOEP) at DIW Berlin. In addition to presentations on the study itself, its data structure, sampling design, and weighting strategy, hands-on sessions will offer a practical approach to the ...

Register now for the “2nd Leibniz Open Science Day 2025: Better Science for Better Policies”

Mon, 29 Sep 2025 12:25:00 +0200

SOEP/DIW Berlin (together with ZBW, WZB, and RWI) is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the "2nd Leibniz Open Science Day 2025: Better Science for Better Policies", taking place on 27 October 2025 at the Leibniz-Association, Berlin. This year’s keynote will be delivered by Prof. ...

Barbara Stacherl has successfully defended her dissertation

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:09:00 +0200

On September 9, Barbara Stacherl successfully completed her dissertation entitled “Spatial Healthcare Access: Measurement, Health-Related Outcomes, and Healthcare Utilization” with summa cum laude at Bielefeld University. Barbara submitted and defended her dissertation as part of the Public Health ...

News from SOEP - Concise in the current SOEPnewsletter (June 2025)

Thu, 03 Jul 2025 15:03:00 +0200

The SOEPnewsletter June 2025 is now availabe in English and German. If you would like to receive the new issues automatically by e-mail, please subscribe to the mailing list.

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