FORS and the Swiss National Data and Service Center for the Humanities (DaSCH) offer a series of free online data management webinars. The webinars  are specifically designed for researchers in the humanities and social sciences who collect and/or process research data in the Swiss context.

The next webinar entitled Reproducibility, Linked Open Data & Semantic Interoperability will take place on May 21, 2026 (2:00-3:30 pm). This webinar will be hosted by Rita Gautschy (DaSCH) and Emilie Morgan de Paula (FORS). It will explore how reproducibility in the social sciences and semantic interoperability in the humanities can be strengthened through shared data infrastructures and linked open data approaches. The webinar will also introduce the broader context of the replication crisis and present some research practices that aim to improve transparency and verifiability in the research process.

Participants will learn how structured, machine-readable data and persistent identifiers enable transparent research workflows, facilitate data reuse, and support the verification of research results. The session will also discuss practices that support reproducible research in the social sciences, such as sharing analysis code, pre-registration, and the use of preprints to promote transparency in the research and publication process. At the same time, the talk highlights the role of semantic models and linked data in connecting heterogeneous humanities datasets across institutions and disciplines.

Register here.