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Katrin Weller

@kwelle.bsky.social
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Scientific director of the department "Data Services for the Social Sciences" at GESIS in Köln, Germany (@gesis.org). Professor for Research Data Management for the Social Sciences at Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf (@hhu.de) (she/her)

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Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Letzte Woche war meine erste offizielle Sitzung mit dem @ratswd.bsky.social #RatSWD und ich freue mich sehr auf die weitere Zusammenarbeit. Vielen Dank an @gesis.org, dass ich das Institut in diesem Gremium auf der Datenproduzenten-Seite vertreten darf.
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Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Thanks so much to @snurb.info for liveblogging. And to the #SEASON2026 organisers for the invitation and the great conferencea
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Johannes Breuer @johannesbreuer.com · 16/09/2026
Join our hybrid symposium "More than compliance checks and harm prevention? The work of ethics committees in the social and behavioral sciences in a changing research landscape" on Nov 25 (13:00–15:30 CET)!
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Marius Sältzer @msaeltzer.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Job Alert! We now have another position in computational social science. In the context of an interdisciplinary method center, we offer a 4+1 year 100% postdoc position with no teaching! If you have any questions, send me a PM. uol.de/en/job/postd...
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Postdoctoral Position in Digital Social Sciences and Humanities // University of Oldenburg
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CODATA @codata-isc.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
An AI-ready, data engineering playbook for FAIR Integration in EOSC and beyond: CDIF4EOSC Workshop, London, Friday 9 October, in person registration open codata.org/an-ai-ready-... #codata #FAIRdata #OpenScience #datascience #opendata
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Anna Kijas @akijas.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
I'm thrilled to announce that the special issue of “Cultural Heritage in Crisis” in Library Trends, Issue 75, No. 1, co-edited by my colleague Andreas Segerberg and I, has been published! It features an amazing group of authors on topics that I’ll post next. View issue: muse.jhu.edu/issue/57540.
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Project MUSE -- Verification required!
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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 31/08/2026
We have designated ChatGPT as a Very Large Online Search Engine and Reddit and Roblox as Very Large Online Platforms under the Digital Services Act. They now have four months to comply with additional DSA obligations. #DSA
“Graphic with a purple background and yellow EU stars. Text reads: ‘ChatGPT, Reddit and Roblox designated under the Digital Services Act.’ The European Commission logo appears in the bottom right.”
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Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Job opening with my colleagues at GESIS Knowledge Technologies for the Social Science Department: gesis.jobs.personio.de/job/2765070?... #ResearchData #FAIR #FAIRdata #researchinfrastructure
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Forschungsdatenmanager*in (Postdoc) für die Erstellung von Harvestingnetzwerken (KTS-84) | Jobs at GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften
GESIS is one of the world's leading social science infrastructure facilities, supporting researchers at all levels of their research projects with expertise and infrastructure services. We help ensure...
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Simon Kasper @attribot.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Wer möchte mit mir und uns am Institut für Germanistik der @hhu.de zusammenarbeiten? Wir schreiben eine *Professur (W2) für Digitale Textkulturen* aus. Spread the word! #Litwiss #Literaturwissenschaft #NDL #Professur #Jobs
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Karriere.NRW - Karriereportal und Stellenmarkt des Landes NRW
Jobbörse des Landes NRW - Karriere.NRW
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Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
*JOB* My group at @gesis.org has an open position: we are looking for a candidate to support the expansion of our Trusted Research Environment for providing access to sensitive research data: gesis.jobs.personio.de/job/2707934?...
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Research Infrastructure Specialist (Postdoc) for Trusted Research Environments (DSS-26) | Jobs at GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften
GESIS is one of the world's leading social science infrastructure facilities, supporting researchers at all levels of their research projects with expertise and infrastructure services. We help ensure...
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Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
While we are still waiting for the final funding decision (which will be made by the BMFTR) for RIDLOP, we are delighted to see the Wissenschaftsrat's report that was published yesterday. So keeping our fingers crossed for the last steps in the evaluation process!
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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Unlock new possibilities for text analysis with @haukelicht.bsky.social! Explore how to use embeddings, transformers, and #LLMs. 👉 t1p.de/AdvancedText...
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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Für alle, die mehr aus hierarchischen Daten herausholen wollen! 👉 t1p.de/einf_mod_26 Anmeldeschluss ist der 03. September! @gesis.org
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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
One course, plenty of practical skills: computational social science, data collection, and Python. Whether you're new to #CSS or want a structured refresher, this course is for you! Register Now 👉 t1p.de/IntrotoCSSPy... @gesis.org
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Johannes Breuer @johannesbreuer.com · 25/06/2026
For our new project "SynDIKAT: Synthetic disinformation data, collaboration infrastructure, and an analysis toolbox for social media research" @dede1989.bsky.social and I are looking for a postdoc for a shared position between @gesis.org and @cais-research.bsky.social: rrr.is/postdocsyndi...
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Postdoc in Computational Social Science: Research Infrastructures und Synthetic Social Media Data (CSS-119) | Jobs bei GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften
GESIS ist eine der weltweit führenden Infrastruktureinrichtungen für die Sozialwissenschaften und steht Forscher*innen mit Expertise und Infrastrukturangeboten auf allen Ebenen ihrer Forschungsprojekt...
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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften @gesis.org · 22/06/2026
#pride26 #pridemonth This Pride Month we want to highlight two very different publications: a practical guide on how to account for gender diversity in evaluation, and a cartoon on what diversity looks like in everyday life. 🔗doi.org/10.31244/zfe... 🎨pushbacklash.eu/wp-c...
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Roman Senninger @rsenninger.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
⚽📚 The Ultimate World Cup Research Thread I've set up a little automated thread: every day of the 2026 World Cup (11 Jun–19 Jul) it shares one study on what football does to society: politics, economics, migration, health, crime & more. One paper a day. Kickoff below 👇
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Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
#cessda50 was such a great event - and lots of fun being there with my amazing colleagues. Thanks to @cessda.bsky.social for bringing the community together
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Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Happy Birthday to @cessda.bsky.social ! Looking forward to an exiting conference progam here in Bergen, Norway.
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RatSWD @ratswd.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
🥳 Nächste Woche ist es endlich so weit! 🚀 Unsere #10KSWD beginnt am Montagmorgen und wir freuen uns schon jetzt auf das spannende Auftaktpanel zur „Zukunft der Dateninfrastruktur in Deutschland“. 📍 Montag, 22.06.2026, 10:15–11:15 Uhr
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Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
several current open positions with my colleagues at @gesis.org
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GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften @gesis.org · 09/06/2026
#Pride2026 #DiversityInResearch At GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, we are committed to democracy and an open society. These values are reflected not only in our research, but also in our workplace culture. Let us continue to promote equality and celebrate diverse identites!
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Computational Methods Division of ICA @icacm.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
As we approach the end of the conference, let’s take a moment to recognize our paper award winners for their exceptional research and on-stage presence. Photo credit to Dr. Kasper Welbers! @kasperwelbers.bsky.social
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Johannes B. Gruber @jbgruber.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Posting live from stage at #ica26 where I present our #rstats 🎁 {atrrr} which can interact with 🦋
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Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
More congratulations: @janabernhard.bsky.social, @ahrabhikat.bsky.social, and Hajo Boomgaarden won the Top Paper Award in the Political Communication Division at #ica26 for their paper "The Uneven News Landscape: Selective News Bias in Actor-Topic Interactions"
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Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
Computational methods division top paper goes to Paul Balluff, @christinaviehmann.bsky.social, Maximilian Linde, @yapete.bsky.social, Jun Sun, Chung-hong Chan from @gesis.org. Huge congrats everyone!
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Jakob Ohme @dscheykopp.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Hi #ica26. We have an open 4.5 yr Postdoc position @weizenbauminstitut.bsky.social Berlin in PolComm/Comp Social Scienes on opinion dynamics in climate topics. Hit me up if you want a to talk about it in CT or send to colleagues who might be interested. www.weizenbaum-institut.de/news/detail/...
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Jakob Ohme @dscheykopp.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Happening now! #ic26 Bluesky Workshop on DSA40 data access with @claesdevreese.bsky.social @antmandan.bsky.social @kwelle.bsky.social - looks like a self-help group but that’s what we are need: a community around platform data access to make it work (beyond Europe!)
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Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
@christinaviehmann.bsky.social presented cool work "beyond beyond standardization" with several @gesis.org colleagues today at #ica26
Presentation slide with title of a talk: Beyond beyond standardization. Presentation slide with results
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Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Great work by Knöpfle, @marhai.bsky.social and @johannesbreuer.com with numbers on data and code sharing (or rather the lack thereof) in computational communication research #ica26
Presentation sliede on a screen with nunbers on data and code sharing and the oresenter standing in frontPrsentation slide with numbers of data and code sharing over time
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Ulrike Klinger @ulrikeklinger.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Wanna learn how the new #DSA EU data access to platform works for you, even outside Europe? Join our #ICA26 Bluesky workshop on Sat June 6 at 9:00 am in CTICC1, Lev 1, 1.52 with @claesdevreese.bsky.social @dscheykopp.bsky.social @jolukito.bsky.social @kwelle.bsky.social Daniel Angus, Megan Brown
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DARIAH-EU @dariaheu.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
📢 DARIAH is hiring a Data Steward & Community Manager! 🌟 The role is part of STARDAST - a European Commission-funded project on stewardship and recognition for data science talent, led by European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) 🔜 Deadline: 12 June 2026 ➡️ More: www.dariah.eu/2026/05/20/j...
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Wikipedia @wikipedia.org · 24/05/2026
Beware: if the answer is "no", you may be entitled to compensation in the form of Wikipede merch 🐛
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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Bots in web surveys: threat, tool, or both? 👀 Info & registration ➡️ t1p.de/GSS26-C8 #LLMs #websurveys @gesis.org
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Alexia Katsanidou @alexiakatsanidou.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
For my Horizon Project EDGE I am looking for a senior researcher from October 1st. This is a 3-year position on inequalities and democracy support. All information on the job and application process is here: gesis.jobs.personio.de/job/2639403?...
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Post Doctoral Researcher (SDC-28) | Jobs at GESIS – Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften
GESIS is one of the world's leading social science infrastructure facilities, supporting researchers at all levels of their research projects with expertise and infrastructure services. We help ensure...
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ODISSEI @odissei.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Nominations for the ODISSEI Open Science Award 2026 are now open! We’re looking for researchers or teams in computational social science who are leading by example: making their research outputs open, FAIR, and impactful. ⏱️ Deadline to nominate: 30 September 2026 👉 edu.nl/nxcmy
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Data Science Lab - Hertie School @hertiedatascience.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Would you like to tackle major societal challenges through cutting-edge data science? Then join our team as a Postdoctoral Researcher – Data Science for Public Policy (gn). We're hiring! 🚀 Apply 👉 hertie-school.dvinci-easy.com/en/p/en/jobs... #Data4Good #WeAreHiring
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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Learn from @lukotto.bsky.social and @klingelhoefer.bsky.social how to study people's behaviors and experiences in real time with smartphone-based data collection and multilevel modelling at the #GESISfallseminar. More information & registration ➡️ t1p.de/MobileDataCo... @gesis.org
GESIS Fall Seminar in Computational Social Science
Mobile Data Collection and Analysis: Intensive Longitudinal Methods
21 to 25 September 2026 in Mannheim
Lukas Otto (GESIS) & Julius Klingelhoefer (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg)
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Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
and happy to see the work with my co-authors Yining Wang, @yapete.bsky.social and @jbgruber.bsky.social out now!
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Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Looking forward to reading all the other contributions to this M/C Journal issue dedicated to 20 years of "twitter"
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Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 24/04/2026
🆕 I am exceptionally pleased to announce the release of the 'twitter' issue of M/C Journal, which I co-edited with @hermida.bsky.social. This celebrates / commiserates / memorialises / laments the 20th anniversary of what used to be #Twitter. #mcjournal journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mc...
M/C Journal 'twitter' issue cover image, created by Alfred Hermida using Google Nano-banana.
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IASSIST @iassistdata.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
Registration is now open! IASSIST 2026 would love for you to join us for a virtual conference from 2-5 June 2026. Registration fees are $50 for members of IASSIST and $110 for non-members. Explore the conference program, check the FAQ and register now! ➡️ iassistdata.org/conferences/...
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IASSIST 2026 - Registration
IASSIST is an international organization of professionals working in and with information technology and data services to support research and teaching in the social sciences and beyond.
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Australian Internet Observatory (AIO) @internetobservatory.org.au · 15/04/2026
How do we research digital platforms without access to their data? 👉 Data donations may be the answer 🎓 Learn how in our upcoming webinar Register: events.humanitix.com/digital-plat... @ardc.edu.au @admscentre.org.au #DigitalPlatforms #DataDonation #InternetResearch #Misinformation #DigitalSociety
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Doing Digital Platform Research with the Australian Internet Observatory
A free Australian Internet Observatory Webinar exploring how methods such as data donation, interviews, surveys and other approaches may be combined for digital
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GESIS Training @gesistraining.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
📣 We're excited that the program for this year’s #GESISfallseminar in Computational Social Science is out & registration is now open! 🗓️ 31 Aug – 29 Sep 2026 📍 GESIS Mannheim or online More info at gesis.org/fallseminar. Full program & registration at t1p.de/FallSeminar2026-Program. @gesis.org
GESIS Fall Seminar in Computational Social Science 2026
🗓️ 31 Aug – 29 Sep 2026
📍 Mannheim or online
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Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
*job* work with my great colleagues at @gesis.org CSS group led by @clauwa.bsky.social and @sebstier.bsky.social
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Katrin Weller @kwelle.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Great academic position opened at @mpifg.bsky.social
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Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · 22/03/2026
Researchers, are you or your PhD student conducting research on online discourse, or exploring how digital conversations shape public opinion and behaviour? Our new @communalytic.org tool may help with your next research project. communalytic.org/2026/03/15/c... #academicsky #phdsky #comsky #polisky
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Communalytic Launches Major Platform Upgrade to Advance Social Media Research - Communalytic - A no-code computational social science research tool for studying online communities and public discourse...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2026 — Today, we’re excited to launch a new version of Communalytic, a leading platform for analyzing online communities and public discourse on social media. Designed ...
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ICPSR @icpsr.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
The nation’s largest housing and real estate dataset, the Zillow Transaction and Assessment Database (ZTRAX), is now available to researchers via ICPSR at the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research. More: myumi.ch/D82nG
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Axel Bruns @snurb.info · 22/03/2026
2️⃣0️⃣ To mark the twentieth anniversary of the first official tweet yesterday, I've collected some of our publications commemorating and commiserating that occasion over on the blog. Farewell, #Twitter; may your end be swift and painless – and soon. ☠️
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Twitter at Twenty: Commemoration and Commiseration | Snurblog — Axel Bruns
Yesterday, 21 March 2026, marked the twentieth anniversary of the first tweet: 'just setting up m
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Jean Burgess @jeanburgess.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Twitter is 20. A reminder that @nancybaym.bsky.social and I wrote a biography of young Twitter 2006-2016, its early joys, competing cultures & user innovation, and how things had gone awry well before Musk. It may contain more lessons for Bluesky than X at this point. newbooksnetwork.com/twitter
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Jean Burgess and Nancy K. Baym, "Twitter: A Biography" (NYU Press, 2020) - New Books Network
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