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Ensuring the exchange and cooperation of research infrastructures in the social sciences and humanities.
The mission
The mission of SSHOC-CH is to create a cluster of social science and humanities research infrastructures in Switzerland, encompassing both national infrastructures and the national nodes of international infrastructures.
The vision is to:
Enable synergies and foster collaborations
Through cooperation, complement and enhance existing infrastructures
Provide a framework for new research infrastructures
Establish the link to SSHOC at the European level and to other national clusters
Read the latest SSHOC-CH news:
What future for Social Sciences and Humanities research infrastructures in Switzerland?
The question of the future of Social Sciences and Humanities research infrastructures in Switzerland has become more and more preoccupying for infrastructure professionals, for researchers and for policy makers. Three notable initiatives have analysed the landscape,...
Public EU Consultation on a European Strategy on Research and Technology Infrastructures
The European Commission has initiated a public consultation on a new “European Strategy for Research and Technology Infrastructures”, according to an announcement from the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SBFI).
Report on SSHOC-CH GA and its satelitte event
The first SSHOC-CH GA and its satellite event successfully took place on April 11, 2025, in Bern.
The GA was chaired by Georg Lutz, director of FORS and president of SSHOC-CH. He noted the increasing visibility of SSHOC-CH in the research community and emphasized the progress made since its founding on April 24, 2024. Georg Lutz presented the 2024 Annual Report.