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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

📢 Call for applications for early-stage researchers! 🎁 Win survey time with the Belgian probability panel (fieldwork in 2027 among 5000 panelists) Apply here: thesocialstudy.be/tss-early-st... Open to researchers with up to 7y of experience after the PhD affiliated with TSS consortium members

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

💡When women lose to men in fair competition, they usually complain that they are being discriminated against GenZ ♂️: 39% agree GenZ ♀️: 14% agree 💡Women tend to exaggerate the problems they face at work GenZ ♂️: 21% agree GenZ ♀️: 6% agree

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Some examples of items asked in the survey of The Social Study (October 2025; N = 4193 respondents from our probability-based sample in Belgium) 💡There are only two genders: man and woman GenZ ♂️: 60% agree GenZ ♀️: 38% agree

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

👉 Women are consistently more progressive and tolerant than men when it comes to gender roles and gender diversity. 👉 This gap between men and women widens as the generations get younger, particularly among Gen Z (born in 1996-2010).

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

New publication based on data from TSS 🤩 ♂️♀️The gender gap between young men and women is wider than ever. More insights in @sampolmaandblad.bsky.social by Cecil Meeusen, Lise Rosquin, Ellen Roelandts, Tara De Laet, Kristien Michielsen, Nina Van Eekert 👏 @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

🧐 The Scientific Committee of The Social Study is responsible for ensuring the scientific quality of the panel. For instance, it evaluates survey proposals and provides constructive feedback to applicants.

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Hereby we would like to extend our warm thanks to Sarah Van de Velde (University of Antwerp), who has been Co-Chair of the Scientific Committee since 2023! Thanks for your enthusiasm and commitment to the panel, and we look forward to continue working with you as a regular committee member 🙂

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Ellen is assistant professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences and Solvay Business School (VUB). She is specialized in payment behavior, consumer economics and business economics.

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

📢 Role changes! The Social Study is very pleased to announce that Ellen Van Droogenbroeck (VUB) has been appointed Co-Chair of our Scientific Committee. She shares the role with Koen Declercq (UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles). Thanks to both for your time and energy!

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Survey research, data management, panel management, are also women's stories 🙌

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

On the #InternationalDayofWomenandGirlsinScience, we'd like to shine the spotlight on the women behind the scenes 👀 👉 Laura Uyttendaele (Data Mngmt) 👉 Alexandrina Buruian (Survey Mngmt) 👉 Raïssa Grieten (Panel Mngmt) 👉 Audrey Vandeleene (Strategic Mngmt) 👉 Amelie Van Pottelberge (Panel Mngmt)

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

What can you do with TSS panel data ? 🗳️ Analyse vote transfers 🗳️ New research by Marc Swyngedouw, Daan Delespaul, Bart Meuleman, Koen Abts, Cecil Meeusen (ReSPOND - KU Leuven) with TSS #openaccess data ! 🆓 Download TSS rich data on Belgian residents: www.sodha.be/dataverse/tss

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

❗ New Open Access Dataset Available❗ TSS is delighted to announce the release of a dataset collected from 5,000+ respondents through the only Belgian probability-based panel. Our very first *Core Study Questionnaire* compiles more than 1h of survey time. Download : www.sodha.be/dataset.xhtm...

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

✨ Highlights from our Kick-off Conference ✨ On December 9, over 100 participants gathered at Hoek 38 for an inspiring day of presentations, discussions, and networking. Thanks to all! 📸 Slides and pictures from the day are now available on our website! lnkd.in/eDyqpi2g @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social

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TSS Kick-off Conference – highlights and resources - The Social Study

We are delighted to share the highlights from TSS Kick-off Conference, which brought together over 100 participants on December, 9 2025 at Hoek 38, for an inspiring day of presentations, discussions, ...

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

TSS is financially supported by @fwovlaanderen.bsky.social, F.R.S. - FNRS and Statistiek Vlaanderen 🙏

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

🤔 Your main subject of interest is not in this dataset? Ask us to ask our panelists your questions, and easily link their answers to the Core Study Questionnaire data. To submit your proposal : thesocialstudy.be/collect-data...

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Submission procedure - The Social Study

How to apply for survey time? The Social Study provides an opportunity for researchers to easily collect representative data of the Belgian population. The procedure to apply for survey time with the ...

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

To support researchers and students, the TSS team has foreseen: ✅ An extensive user manual ✅ A detailed codebook with descriptive statistics 🔎 Start exploring today! #openaccess #datarelease #probabilitypanel

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

It covers a wide range of topics: 👥 Sociodemos 🌍 Origin 🏠 Household 🏡 Dwelling 💶 Income 💼 Work 🎭 Cultural capital 🧠 Psychological traits 💬 Values & social attitudes 🙏 Religion ❤️ Partnership 🤝 Social life 🗳️ Political attitudes & behavior 📈 Evaluation of the economy ⚕️ Health 😇 Well-being 📺 Media use

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

📜 Raïssa Grieten keeps everything running smoothly with your legal & financial departments 💡 Audrey Vandeleene (@audreyvdleene.bsky.social) leads strategic direction and manages communication w/ stakeholders 👑 Jean-Benoit Pilet (@jbpilet.bsky.social) & Bart Meuleman guide the entire infrastructure

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

🚶‍➡️ Amelie Van Pottelberge and Raïssa Grieten ensure our 5000+ panelists are well cared for ❓ Alexandrina Buruian and Kenneth Hemmerechts help you craft solid questionnaires 💻 Gert Thielemans, Daniël Spruit and Laura Uyttendaele transform our panelists' answers into clean and ready-to-use datasets

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

#MeetTheTeam 👀 Curious about who's behind the screens? Let us introduce the dedicated minds driving The Social Study forward! Behind every questionnaire, dataset, and contractual paperwork is a team of researchers who bring this interuniversity and multidisciplinary project to life. 🧵

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

🔍 The Scientific Committee is now carefully reviewing all proposals... 🏆 The two winners will be announced in early October. 📢 Stay tuned! #EarlyCareerResearch #PhDOpportunity #ProbabilityPanel #SurveyResearch #Belgium #AcademicResearch #StayTuned

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Applications came from almost all Belgian universities, representing a rich diversity of disciplines: 🧠 Psychology 📊 Economics 🗳️ Political Science 🌍 Geography 🧬 Public Health 📣 Communication Science 👥 Sociology We want to warmly thank all applicants. We wish you the best of luck! 🙌

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

🎉 Call for Early-Stage Researcher Awards – Update! 🎉 The Social Study is pleased to have received 16 applications for its Early-Stage Researcher Awards, offering one PhD researcher & one PhD graduate the chance to run their own survey -free of charge- using our panel of 5,000+ Belgian residents. 🧵

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

#ESRA2025 folks: Looking for data from a #probabilitypanel ? Consider The Social Study ☺️

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Gert Thielemans (University of Antwerp):"The impact of SMS as a postnotification tool on response rates-Evidence from a natural experiment" 📲No large effects of SMS-reminders on response rate 📲Possibly help increase response of vulnerable groups 📲Possibly help slow down decreasing response over time

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Amelie Van Pottelberge (Ghent University): "Testing the impact of a financial incentive for early bird registration for a probability panel" 🐣EB incentives increase recruitment rate in push-to-web, not in face-to-face 🐣Do not help recruit hard-ro-reach groups 🐣Boost participation in future surveys

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

It's conference time! The Social Study is at the 11th Conference of the @esrasurvey.bsky.social #ESRA2025 in Utrecht this week 🤩 Amelie and Gert from the TSS team presented one paper each: 🐣 Early bird incentives 📲 SMS-reminders Curious? More details in the thread ⤵️

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

☀️Are you enjoying the summer months by dreaming up future survey data collection plans? Interested in a representative sample of the Belgian population? 🏆Apply for our early-stage researchers award and win free survey time 👇 #PhDOpportunity #PhDGraduates #PhDResearch #Postdoc #EarlyCareerResearch

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

📘 Curious to learn more? Download the full paper here 👉 reusilience.eu/wp-content/u... 🔬 Interested in using The Social Study for your own research? Submit your proposal here 👉 thesocialstudy.be/collect-data... #surveyresearch #probabilitypanel #panelresearch

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Did you know that 22.8% of Belgians care for/provide support to family members who need help due to age, illness or disability? A striking stat from a recent @reusilience.bsky.social paper by @bartovalzbeta.bsky.social @wvlancker.bsky.social powered by TSS data and proposed as ESS Rotating Module.

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

🔹 Find out how TSS ensures the panel truly reflects Belgium’s diverse population through representativity analyses leading to post-stratification weights 🔹 Dive into the variety of questions fielded, spanning disciplines from sociology to economics, psychology, and beyond with #openaccess data

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Discover how The Social Study built Belgium’s only probability panel: 🔹 Learn how a nationally representative sample was drawn from the National Register 🔹 See how online and face-to-face recruitment strategies were combined to reach 6938 interviews, 5844 recruited respondents and 5274 panelists 👇

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

🏗️ Ever wondered how the Belgian probability panel was built? ✨ The Method Report of The Social Study has been released ✨ Have a read 👉 thesocialstudy.be/2025/06/27/t... The report is joint work by Amelie Van Pottelberge @audreyvdleene.bsky.social Gert Thielemans Celine Wuyts Raïssa Grieten 🙌 🧵

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TSS Method Report has been released - The Social Study

Ever wondered how the Belgian probability panel was built? This reports outlines the methodological foundations of the probability-based panel in Belgium, known as The Social Study. The report provide...

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

"There are no more excuses for political scientists and news media to work with poor samples. The new sample of The Social Study shows how it can be done." Opinion piece by TSS initiator @swyngedouwm.bsky.social 👉 www.sampol.be/2025/05/the-...

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The Social Study: de steekproef die steek houdt

Er zijn voor politieke wetenschappers en nieuwsmedia geen excuses meer om te werken met slechte steekproeven. De nieuwe steekproef, The Social Study, toont hoe het wél kan.

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

📢 Call for survey proposals Looking to collect quality survey data in Belgium? 👉The Social Study, a probability panel of 5,000 respondents, is accepting survey proposals. Run your own survey from just €15/respondent for a 5-minute questionnaire - full panel or random subsample options available. 🧵

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

👩‍🔬 Who can apply? 👉PhD students or researchers with up to 7 years post-doc experience 👉Affiliated with one of the TSS consortium institutions (UCLouvain, ULB, ULiège, UMons, UNamur, KU Leuven, UGent, VUB, UAntwerpen, UHasselt)

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

🌟 What can you gain? 👉5-minute survey module 👉Your own questionnaire fielded among 5,000 panelists, with an expected 80% response rate 👉Fieldwork in 2026

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

📢 Happy to launch the TSS early-stage researcher awards ! 🏆Two awards available for one PhD researcher and one PhD graduate to field their own survey free of charge using The Social Study’s panel of over 5,000 Belgian residents #surveyresearch #panelresearch #earlycareerresearchers #academicsky

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

🙌 Joining forces to promote the application: @jbpilet.bsky.social (ULB @ulbrecherche.bsky.social), @vincentyzerbyt.bsky.social, Virginie Van Ingelgom & Hélène Latzer (UCLouvain), Kathy Huet & Guillaume Périlleux (UMons), Jérémy Dodeigne (UNamur), Sébastien Fontaine (@universitedeliege.bsky.social)

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

The Social Study is very pleased to have been awarded a new grant from FNRS (Infrastructure & Large Equipment) for the period 2025-2029 🎉 This funding will allow us to sustain and enhance The Social Study as an infrastructure. We want to warmly thank the F.R.S. - FNRS for the ongoing support!

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

🛣️ This week, we were in Hasselt (uhasselt.bsky.social) showcasing our project and its possibilities. 👉 Interested in survey research? Let's connect! We can tailor an event to meet your needs, face-to-face or online. 📩 Contact us to schedule a personalized session! #surveyresearch #panelresearch

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The Social Study @thesocialstudy.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Fan of surveys and survey experiments, consider using the Belgian probability panel *The Social Study*, up to 5,500 panelists (smaller samples also possible) are waiting for your research 🤓 thesocialstudy.be/website-for-...

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Website for researchers - The Social Study

The Social Study For Researchers The Social Study panel is a scientific mixed-mode (online and on paper) probability panel of 5.500+ Belgian residents aged 16 years and older, randomly selected from t...

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