SoSci Survey
SoSci Survey
SoSci Survey is a professional browser-based tool for designing and conducting online surveys. Further information on SoSci Survey can be found in the glossary.
Benefits of SoSci Survey (a service provided by the UOL)
- Provided free of charge to members of the university
- No external hosting providers; data remains securely stored on the University of Oldenburg’s servers
What do I need to do to use this service?
- Access to the SoSci Survey server is granted upon .
Where can I find instructions and help for SoSci Survey?
- You can find a very detailed user guide in German at www.soscisurvey.de/help/doku.php/de:start – if you have any questions, please use the search function in the guide first.
- The software manufacturer provides introductory and training videos in English: www.soscisurvey.de/de/screencast
- If you have any questions about implementing specific requirements with SoSci Survey, you may find answers in the official support forum: support.soscisurvey.de/
- Information on data protection (including templates) can be found in the operational concept.
- Should you encounter technical problems or have general enquiries, the Research Data Management Service Centre will, of course, be happy to assist you.
- Please bear in mind that we can only offer limited support for its use outside School VI. However, use of the server is available without restriction to all members of the university.
SMS dispatch
It is possible to set up SMS notifications for participants from within SoSci Survey. This can be useful as a reminder of recurring questionnaires or questionnaires to be completed on certain dates. If you would like to use this function, please contact us.
Unfortunately, we have to book the SMS quotas with a service provider and charge the users. We will charge you the actual costs incurred, currently (from 3 June 2025) 7.5 cents per SMS plus 19% Value Added Tax. SMS >160 characters are divided into several parts and settled accordingly as several SMS. You will receive an annual invoice from us, which will be settled internally with your cost/financial centre.