Virtual special issue in European Sociological Review to celebrate ECSR 2025 annual conference
To celebrate the European Consortium for Sociological Research’s 2025 Annual Conference, the European Sociological Review has published a Virtual Special Issue to showcase the intellectual and methodological dynamism and creativity of the community.
Read the full issue at: https://academic.oup.com/esr/pages/demography-and-social-inequality
IAB Special Lecture of the year 2025, featuring Prof. Sarah Halpern-Meekin
IAB Special Lecture of the year 2025, features Prof. Sarah Halpern-Meekin from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. The lecture, titled “Labor force participation among prime-age men in the United States: Considerations of dignity and health,” will take place on Thursday, December 4, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 11:30 PM in room E10 at the IAB and online via MS Teams.
The IAB Special Lecture Series brings outstanding international researchers across the social sciences to Nuremberg to present their pioneering work. The speakers are selected for their exceptional academic merit, significant contributions to their fields, and their role in shaping global research agendas. The series provides a unique opportunity for IAB researchers and colleagues from collaborating institutions to follow cutting-edge research and engage in insightful discussions with the speaker.
To learn more about Prof. Sarah Halpern-Meekin and her talk, and to register for an onsite or online ticket, please visit this link: https://eveeno.com/iab-speciallecture
For those who participate online, please note: the MS-Teams link will be sent to all registered persons by e-mail shortly before the Special Lecture (approx. 30 minutes before the start of the event).
Call for papers: SASE 2026 Mini-Conference MC03 – Social and Political Dynamics of Insecurity, Bordeaux 1–3 July (one virtual session 22–24 June)
‘Precarity’ and ‘insecurity’ encompass more than mere employment uncertainty; they refer to the micro-experiences of socioeconomic insecurity faced by working class individuals and the shrinking middle class (often referred to as the ‘squeezed middle’) worldwide. Our mini-conference is concerned with advancing the empirical and theoretical understanding of the social and political manifestations and effects of socioeconomic insecurity around the world.
The mini-conference aims to 1) clarify the interplay between macro-processes and micro-manifestations of precarity, 2) bridge the gap between economic and cultural strands in socioeconomic studies, and 2) deepen the understanding of the relationship between insecurity and contemporary forms of social and political conflicts around the world, and the contextual factors that shape insecurity in the new global order.
Conference Organisers: Lorenza Antonucci (University of Cambridge), Elena Ayala-Hurtado (Princeton University), Hequn Wang (UCLouvain), Joaquín Prieto (International Inequalities Institute, LSE), Sarah Payne (Yale University).
Deadline for abstract submission: 16 December 2025
Submit you abstract here
See full mini-conference description (MC03) here.
DPIR’s Spring School in advanced social science research methods
The Department of Politics and International Relations is delighted to announce that applications forOxford Spring School in Advanced Research Methods 2026 are now open!
The course will run from Monday 23 March – Friday 27 March 2026, inboth in-person and online formats.
Course Fees: The fee for a single course is £1,075 for in-person attendees, and £625 for online attendees. Apply before 12 noon on 7 January 2026 to receive a £50 ‘early bird’ discount! Those selecting a course bundle will receive an additional 20% discount on the second course fee. DPIR alumni and applicants who have previously attended Oxford Spring School are eligible to receive an extra 10% discount on course fees – please email springschool@politics.ox.ac.uk for your discount code!
Further details: Oxford Spring School in Advanced Research Methods 2026 | DPIR
Call NEPS Add-on 2025 – Opening NEPS next to external content and surveys
Members of the scientific community now have the opportunity to either contribute questions totalling up to two minutes to the outcome surveys (NEPS Add-on Model 1) or to invite NEPS participants to take part in their own quantitative or qualitative survey via the LIfBi (NEPS Add-on Model 2). LIfBi offers a mandatory information event for researchers who wish to submit proposals as part of the add-on.
Submissions are possible until 23 January 2026
Date options and more information: please see here!
INVEST Conference 2026 “Building equal societies: from scientific findings to societal transformation” (Turku, 6–8 May 2026)
For the third time, we gather in Turku to explore how science can drive social change and help build fairer, more resilient societies. The INVEST Conference 2026 brings together researchers, policymakers, and professionals from around the world to discuss how evidence can truly transform welfare states and improve people’s lives.
This international, interdisciplinary conference covers a broad range of fields – from sociology, social policy, and economics to psychology, child psychiatry, and epidemiology. It provides a unique platform for dialogue between research and practice.
Keynote Speakers:
Kathryn Paige Harden Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin
Philip N. Cohen Professor of Sociology and Demography, University of Maryland
On 6 May 2026 we have a Pre-Conference Workshop: Research Published – Social Impact Achieved?
This practical, hands-on workshop focuses on how to turn research findings into meaningful, lasting impact. Participants will explore concrete tools for communicating results effectively and for strengthening the bridge between science and society.
Call for papers: 9 February 2026
More information INVEST Conference 2026 – INVEST
Call for the ‘Good Life’ Data Challenge
The LIVES Centre at the University of Lausanne launches the ‘Good Life’ Data Challenge, which addresses the question: what predicts the feeling of having lived a happy, meaningful, and interesting life thus far? It is based on three new items currently fielded in the Swiss Household Panel (1999-2025). Proposals (600-800 words) can be submitted by 15 February 2026. Selected teams will preregister their analyses, co-author a collective publication, and receive CHF 1,000.
Deadline for proposals: 15 February 2026
Please refer to the call here.
One Epidemic, Many Estimates (1EME) Project.
LSE is convening a “many analyst” project in which teams will analyse data from the 1918-20 influenza pandemic using excess mortality methods of their choice (solo researchers also welcome). This will be followed by a workshop at the LSE on 21-22 May 2026. The analyses submitted and the discussions at the workshop will be written up into a manuscript with all analysts eligible for authorship. Enrolment in the “many analysts” project will be open for the next few months, with final submissions due by 15 March 2026.
More details can be found here.
Contact Hampton Gaddy (h.g.gaddy@lse.ac.uk) with any questions.
GESIS Spring Seminar – Advanced Regression Modeling
The seminar designed for advanced graduate or PhD students, post-docs, and senior researchers. In 2026, our focus will be on Advanced Regression Modeling. Extensive hands-on exercises and tutorials complement the lectures in each course.
The Spring Seminar 2026 will take place both online and at GESIS Cologne, Germany, from 9 to 27 March 2026.
For registration and detailed course descriptions, please visit https://t1p.de/spring2026.