Current Events

May 21, 2026: Visual Data and Open Science: Friends or Foes? (In presence)

Have you ever wondered if the visual data you work with can truly be considered “open”?
Or have you ever found yourself grappling with issues related to anonymization, consent, or reuse?
Have you ever hesitated to share images, screenshots, or videos because you were unsure about the ethical or legal implications?

If these questions sound familiar, you’re not alone.

Our interactive workshops are designed for researchers who work with visual materials and want to tackle these challenges with greater confidence. Together, we will explore real-life cases of visual data sharing and reflect on how to balance openness with responsibility, context sensitivity, and ethical considerations.

You will be introduced to a new guidance platform for open visual data and learn how to use it in practice. Through hands-on activities and group discussions, you will apply it to concrete situations, exchange perspectives with other researchers, and develop strategies you can directly integrate into your own work.

Discover the workshops below and register to secure your spot.

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May 29, 2026: Visual Data and Open Science: Friends or Foes? (online)

Have you ever wondered if the visual data you work with can truly be considered “open”?
Or have you ever found yourself grappling with issues related to anonymization, consent, or reuse?
Have you ever hesitated to share images, screenshots, or videos because you were unsure about the ethical or legal implications?

If these questions sound familiar, you’re not alone.

Our interactive workshops are designed for researchers who work with visual materials and want to tackle these challenges with greater confidence. Together, we will explore real-life cases of visual data sharing and reflect on how to balance openness with responsibility, context sensitivity, and ethical considerations.

You will be introduced to a new guidance platform for open visual data and learn how to use it in practice. Through hands-on activities and group discussions, you will apply it to concrete situations, exchange perspectives with other researchers, and develop strategies you can directly integrate into your own work.

Discover the workshops below and register to secure your spot.

June 2, 2026: Codevis at the Open Science Program Event 2026

Anna Picco-Schwendener and Gianfranco Valsecchi will participate in the Open Science Program event, taking place on Tuesday, 2 June 2026, in Bern.

The event brings together project leaders and team members involved in Open Science initiatives to present ongoing work, discuss future perspectives, and foster exchange across projects and institutions.

During the event, Anna Picco-Schwendener will present the Codevis Website together with the recently published Recommendations for Open Data Practices in Visual Social Research, developed within the framework of the Codevis project. The recommendations address the ethical, legal, and methodological challenges related to the sharing and reuse of visual research data, providing practical guidance for responsible and context-sensitive open data practices.

  • Time: 9:00 to 15:45
  • Place: UniS, Schanzeneckstrasse 1, Bern

Past Events

March 23, 2026: SRDSN Spring Meeting 2026

Katharina Lobinger and Anna Picco-Schwendener joined the SRDSN Spring Meeting 2026. In their presentation, they highlighted the specific challenges of visual social research and shared the Recommendations for open data practices for visual social research, along with the platform codevis.org.