ESRA Survey Methodology Summer School 2026
The 2nd Survey Methodology Summer School 2026 jointly organised by the European Survey Research Association (ESRA) and the Centre for Social Informatics will take place from Tuesday the 7th of July 2026 until Thursday the 9th of July 2026 at the University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Registration is now open (just log into your ESRA account and click on “Book Short Course”).
The programme includes six excellent courses:
- How much and how well can AI assist the steps necessary to carry out a survey? A primer of AI assisted surveys based on the latest research from the academic literature by Mario Callegaro (UK) – 7 July 2026 morning
- Integrating Large Language Models in the Questionnaire Design Process by Caroline Roberts (Switzerland) – 7 July 2026 afternoon
- Web tracking: Augmenting web surveys with data on website visits, search terms, and app use by Joshua Claassen (Germany) – 8 July 2026 morning
- Total Survey Error (TSE) in Cross-National Surveys by Vera Lomazzi (Italy) – 8 July 2026 afternoon
- Methods for Handling Mode Effects in Analyses of Mixed-Mode Survey Data by Liam Wright (UK) – 9 July 2026 morning
- Introduction to Missing Data Imputation: Methods and Applications in R by Angelo Moretti (the Netherlands) – 9 July 2026 afternoon
You will find the complete programme, detailed course descriptions, information about accommodation and more here.
You can attend either individual courses or all courses. The fee is £45 for an individual course, £70 for a full day (two courses taught on the same day), or £165 if you wish to attend all six courses. We will offer 50% discount for the applicants who are residents of Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Kosovo or North Macedonia. Places are limited and allocated on first come, first served basis.