☀️ The EVS team is taking a short summer break! But before we go, we ask: how important do Europeans consider leisure time in their lives? See the map below! 👇 🔍 Explore more here: 👉 edu.nl/vx7h8 (select the "Importance of leisure time" map) #SummerBreak #Leisure #EuropeanValuesStudy #EVS

🥇 The FIFA World Cup 2026 has come to an end! Events like this can bring national identity and pride into the spotlight. How proud are Europeans of being a citizen of their country? Explore the EVS 2017 map (and more) here: 👉 edu.nl/vx7h8 (🔍 “national pride”) #WorldCup2026 #EuropeanValuesStudy

🎯 July 15th is World Youth Skills Day! The European Values Study explored which skills Europeans find important to teach at home, from perseverance and responsibility to independence and the value of hard work. 🔍 Explore more here: 👉 edu.nl/vx7h8 #WorldYouthSkillsDay #EuropeanValuesStudy #EVS

👶🌍 Tomorrow, 11 July is World Population Day! How important do Europeans consider children for a successful marriage, and has this changed since 1981? See the maps below and explore here: 👉 edu.nl/vx7h8 (select the "Successful marriage: children" map) #WorldPopulationDay #EuropeanValuesStudy #EVS

The European Values Study has a new Vice-chair: Quita Muis! A valued member of the EVS community since 2018, she leads the Questionnaire subgroup and plays a key role in finalising the EVS 2026 survey. Congratulations and good luck! 👏🍀 europeanvaluesstudy.eu/quita-muis/ #EVS #EuropeanValuesStudy

Czechia has entered the field! 🎉 To celebrate, we highlight one of many interesting works using previous EVS data in the Czech context: “Marriage, Childbearing and Single Motherhood: Trends in Attitudes and Behaviour in Czechia and Slovakia from 1991 to 2017” (2019). 📖 Read it here: edu.nl/uhf7f

⚽The FIFA World Cup 2026 has officially kicked off! Curious to see how many Europeans are members of sports or recreation organisations? See the map below. 🔍 Explore the interactive map here: 👉 edu.nl/vx7h8 (Search “Sports”) #WorldCup2026 #EuropeanValuesStudy #EVS

🎲 Today, 11 June, is the International Day of Play! How important do Europeans find it to nurture imagination at home? See the map below. 🔍 Explore here: 👉 edu.nl/vx7h8 (Search: "Imagination”) #DayOfPlay #EuropeanValuesStudy #EVS

🌱5 June is World Environment Day. With Europe experiencing a record-breaking early heatwave this past May, we wonder: how environmentally conscious are Europeans? See the map below for the 2017 EVS data. 🔍 Explore here: 👉 edu.nl/vx7h8 (select the "Environmentalism" map) #WorldEnvironmentDay #EVS

⏰STSM Call reminder: With 10 days left until the deadline (7 June 2026), you can still apply to the VISTA Cost Action WG3 call on EU core values! Find more information on this call here: 👉 edu.nl/nfmyg

STSM call for applicants - WG3 - Trends and Support of EU Core Values

A new Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM) has been launched under COST Action VISTA for researchers interested in EU values, law, and social change.

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📢 New STSM call! Open to researchers interested in EU values, European law, and social change. Hosted at the Department of Political Sciences of Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan. Deadline: 7 June 2026. 🔍 Find the full call here: 👉 edu.nl/nfmyg #VISTA #COSTAction #EUValues #EVS

STSM call for applicants - WG3 - Trends and Support of EU Core Values

A new Short-Term Scientific Mission (STSM) has been launched under COST Action VISTA for researchers interested in EU values, law, and social change.

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🕊️ Tomorrow marks 40 days since Easter, also known as Ascension Day, on which Christ's ascension into heaven is commemorated. How important do Europeans find religious transmission at home? See the map below. 🔍 Explore here: 👉 edu.nl/vx7h8 (search “Faith”) #AscensionDay #EuropeanValuesStudy #EVS

Fieldwork in France has begun! 🚀📋 EVS data have long been a valuable resource for understanding French society. Here's an interesting read on French national identity using EVS data from 1981 to 2018: 📖'Disentangling varieties of French nationalism': edu.nl/k7nnb #EVS #France #Nationalism

A workshop being held from 9am-4pm (CEST) on Wednesday 5 May will focus on using #data to examine #health inequalities in Europe. With expert presentations and hands-on activities, it's a great opportunity to explore key concepts, and analyse datasets for policy-relevant #research.

Make it Healthy: Exploring health inequalities in Europe | Infra4NextGen

The interactive event will explain how social science research can deepen our understanding of health and wellbeing among young people.

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🎷 Happy International Jazz Day, cheers to people coming together around music and the arts! 🎶 How many Europeans are active members of arts, music, or cultural organisations? See the EVS map below. 🔍 Explore this map and other topics here: 👉 edu.nl/vx7h8 #JazzDay #EuropeanValuesStudy #EVS

🔬 VISTA COST Action is offering two STSM grants! 1. WG2: Methodological challenges in measuring values (in Zagreb, Croatia) 2. WG3: Review of EU documents on values (in Brno, Czechia) Deadline: 7 May 2026. Find the calls here: 👉 edu.nl/gc9wk #VISTA #COSTAction #ValuesResearch #EVS

STSM grants VISTA COST Action

Explore VISTA's STSM grants for researchers on Values in Turbulent Times. Apply by May 7, 2026, for unique research opportunities!

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🌿 Today is International Wellness Day! The European Values Study has measured life satisfaction since 1981, see the interactive map below. 🔍 Explore this map (and other dimensions of wellness) here: 👉 edu.nl/vx7h8 (select "Satisfaction with life" map) #InternationalWellnessDay #EVS #Values

🩺 April 7th is WHO's World Health Day, with this year's theme: “Together for health. Stand with science”. How do people in Europe rate their own health? See the map below. 🔍 Explore the interactive map here: 👉 edu.nl/vx7h8 (search for "health") #WorldHealthDay #EuropeanValuesStudy #EVS

🐣 This weekend, many parts of Europe celebrate Easter. See the map below for the changes in religious service attendance over decades! 🔍Explore the interactive map here: edu.nl/vx7h8 (search for “Religion”) #EuropeanValuesStudy #Easter #Religion #Europe #SocialScience #Values #EVS

📢 Call for Abstracts: Youth Transitions PhD students & early-career researchers are invited to submit proposals for the START final conference (4 Nov. 2026, University of Turin), with selected participants receiving early data access. Deadline: 15 May 2026 More info: edu.nl/uhxt3 #YouthResearch

Call for abstracts "Rethinking Youth Transitions: Values, Expectations, and Social Norms"

Call for abstracts "Rethinking Youth Transitions: Values, Expectations, and Social Norms" - Final Conference of the START project. Early-Career Researchers Session (4 November 2026 - University of Tur...

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📢 Funding alert! VISTA COST Action has conference grant calls open: 🔹 9 Young Researcher & Innovator Grants (under 40) 🔹 7 Inclusiveness Target Countries Grants Both offer up to €2,500 for in-person conferences. ⏰ Deadline: 15 April 2026 👉 edu.nl/bfvvy

Unlocking Value Changes in Turbulent Times: Join VISTA Action

Discover VISTA's COST Action promoting interdisciplinary research on values in turbulent contexts, fostering inclusiveness and collaboration.

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Happy #InternationalDayOfHappiness! 😊🌍 How happy is Europe? According to EVS 2017 data, between 61–95% of people across Europe describe themselves as "very or quite happy", with striking differences between regions. 👉 edu.nl/j8nyu (search for “happiness”) #HappinessDay #EVS #EuropeanValues

This week, the EVS community came together in Lisbon to give further shape to the new wave! ☀️ Altogether, fruitful days that brought us closer to the EVS 2026 release (and the low flying planes)! ✈️

📊 Our EVS Data Downloads & Bibliography Report 2018–2025 is out! Some fun facts: ✅ 56,364 dataset downloads since 2018 ✅ Bibliography grew from 1,662 → 4,473 publications ✅ 331 new publications in 2025 alone Full report 👉 edu.nl/4fr3k P.S. We're in Lisbon this week for our General Assembly 🇵🇹✨

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To the right hand side, you can find the updated usage report, capturing the download and bibliography figures for 2025. Country-specific download and user statistics can be made available upon req…

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🌍 Today is World Day of Prayer In the spirit of World Day of Prayer, have a look at the percentage of people who say they pray to God outside of religious services more than once a week, captured in the map below. 🔎 Explore here: 👉 www.atlasofeuropeanvalues.eu/maptool.html (search for “pray”)

How many people in your country belong to a humanitarian or charitable organisation? The differences across Europe are striking. Find the map here (search “humanitarian”): 👉 www.atlasofeuropeanvalues.eu/maptool.html #WorldNGODay #EVS #EuropeanValuesStudy #SocialScience #CivilSociety

This week, we highlighted the number of participating countries in the EVS. This week’s reading takes a look back at some of the developments of the past, and offers a prospective of the future of the EVS. Check out “The Data of the European Values Study from 1981 towards 2026”. 👉 edu.nl/w4pvn

Analysis of panel #survey #data measuring public #attitudes towards education, #employment and family has been undertaken for a new report. The report was produced for the Make it Strong theme as part of the Infra4NextGen project, funded by @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu 🇪🇺. buff.ly/4oK0zaU

Make it Strong: New analysis of education, employment and family data | Infra4NextGen

A new Infra4NextGen report that analyses panel survey data collected on the Make it Strong theme over the past two years is now available.

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As part of the Infra4NextGen project, funded by @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu 🇪🇺, #harmonised datasets have been published for the first time. These include #data from five social #surveys on the five key areas of the project: Make it… Digital, Equal, Green, Healthy, and Strong.

First versions of harmonised data now available | Infra4NextGen

As part of the Infra4NextGen project, harmonised datasets for each of the five themes have been published for the first time on the NextGen Harmonised Data Gateway.

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A new report has been published that analyses public #attitudes towards #inequality, inheritance and proposed taxes to reduce inequality. The report analysed our panel #survey #data (CRONOS-3) and was produced as part of the Infra4NextGen project, funded by @ec.europa.eu 🇪🇺.

Make it Equal: New data analysis on wealth inequalities | Infra4NextGen

The Infra4NextGen project has published a new Topline Results report that analyses panel survey data on wealth inequality.

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