07-05-2012
RECSM presents the short course "Evaluation and improvement of survey questions using Survey Quality Prediction (SQP)"
The course will be held on July 2-3 in Barcelona and will be dictated by 3 RECSM researchers: Melanie Revilla, Diana Zavala, and Willem Saris. The deadline for registration is June 22.  For complete information click on the following link.

 25-04-2012
Registration for the 12th European Social Survey (ESS) Training Course is now open
The course will take place on October 8-9 in Ljubljana, Slovenia and will be dictated by two researchers of RECSM: Melanie Revilla and Diana Zavala. Course topic: "Prediction of quality of survey questions using the program SQP: Improvement of questions and correction for measurement errors". Deadline for applications: May 21. Find complete information at the following link.

 16-04-2012
Publication of a New Call for Tenders: Sixth Round of the European Social Survey
The Call for Tenders to carry out the fieldwork of the Sixth Round of the European Social Survey was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on April 5th, 2012. The submission deadline is May 30th, 2012 at 17h00 (Spanish time).  All relevant information is available at the following link. All documents are available on UPF's Website at the following link.

 12-03-2012
Seminar "Causal inference for policy evaluation: case studies and statistical complications"
The seminar will take place on the Auditori of the Mercè Rodoreda Building of Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Three experts on the subject will be our guest speakers: Dr. Leonardo Grilli (University of Florence), Dr. Michela Bia (CEPS/INSTEAD, Luxembourg) and Dr. Bruno Arpino (RECSM - UPF).  For complete information, click here.

 17-02-2012
RECSM presents the short course "Statistical methods for policy evaluation and causal inference in observational studies"
The course will be held at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona) in March 28-29, 2012.  It will be dictated by Dr. Bruno Arpino, Professor at Universitat Pompeu Fabra and member of RECSM.  Registration deadline is March 16.  For detailed information, click here.

 14-02-2012
Short video of the Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology
Universitat Pompeu Fabra has prepared a short video of our group.  In it, you will be able to get to know some of the research we do, our connection to the European Social Survey, and meet some of our members.  To see it, click here.

 27-10-2011
First release of ESS round 5 data and documentation
Edition 1.0 of the ESS5 data and documentation is now available from the ESS Data Web Site at http://ess.nsd.uib.no.  In this first edition data and documentation for the following 20 countries are included: Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russian Federation, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and United Kingdom.

 26-07-2011
RECSM team at the ESRA Conference in Lausanne
The members of the RECSM team were present at the European Survey Research Association's 4th Conference, both presenting their latest work and coordinating sessions.  The conference was held at Lausanne on 19-22 July, 2011.  To see some pictures of the team while in Lausanne, click here.

 07-06-2011
Prof. Dr. Willem E. Saris has been awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Debrecen in Hungary
RECSM's director, Prof. Dr. Willem E. Saris, has been awarded the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Debrecen in Hungary, in recognition to his outstanding contributions to social science and scientific methodology. Congratulations!  If you would like to see some photos of the ceremony, click here.

 15-04-2011
Seminar "Probability vs. non-probability sampling"
The seminar will take place on June 1st at UPF. It is free of charge and no prior registration is necessary. 3 experts will discuss the pros and cons of probabilistic and non-probabilistic sampling designs: Dr. Matthias Ganninger (GESIS-Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, Germany), Prof. Dr. Jaak Billiet (Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium) and Mr. José Luis Melero (TNSGlobal - Spain). For complete information, click here.

 04-02-2011
Seminar: "Comparative research: Advantages and disadvantages of the different methodological approaches"
The seminar will take place on February 11th at 10h00. Three experts on the subject will be our guest speakers: Dr. Bart Meuleman (University of Leuven), Dr. Elmar Schlüter (WZB Berlin) and Dr. Marco Steenbergen (University of Bern).  For more information, click here.

 28-01-2011
Daniel Oberski is now a Doctor!
Daniel Oberski, researcher of the RECSM, has succesfully defended his PhD. dissertation entitled "Measurement Error in Comparative Surveys".  As a result, Daniel recently obtained his PhD. degree from Tilburg University, in the Netherlands.  Congratulations Daniel!  To see some pictures from his graduation ceremony, click here.

 29-11-2010
Seminar: "The quality of measures frequently used in longitudinal studies"
The seminar is free of charge and will take place on December 17th at 10h00, at Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Two experts on the subject will be our guest speakers: Dr. William van der Veld (Radboud University Nijmegen, the Netherlands) and Dr. Toni Toharudin (Padjadjaran University, Indonesia).  For complete information, click here.

 13-09-2010
RECSM presents "New Developments in Survey Methodology" Course + Seminar Series
RECSM presents its "New Developments in Survey Methodology" Course + Seminar Series, to be held throughout the 2010-2011 academic year.  The series will bring together some of the foremost experts in current survey methodology topics.  For complete information, click here.

 19-07-2010
RECSM Annual Report 2009-2010
RECSM's annual report of activities is ready.  It includes an overview of the activities organized by RECSM during 2009-2010, publications produced by its members, papers presented at professional meetings, working paper series, awards received and advice offered to external institutions.  To view or download it, please click here.