Transdisciplinary Institute in Social Work (ITTS)
Presentation
The Transdisciplinary Institute of Social Work (ITTS), supported by swissuniversities, opened on February 1st, 2022. The University of Neuchâtel and the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO) have decided to join forces to create a doctoral programme in social work and to develop the ITTS as a national centre of competence in social work education and research.
Presentation of the ITTS by its director, Prof. Barbara Waldis.
Programme
- PhD in Social Work (in partnership with UAS)
- Open to all HES and UniNE students
Presentation of Marta Marques Castanheira, Research and Teaching Assistant
Team
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Research Associate
News
We are excited to announce that Michaela Slotwinski has been nominated as a Tenure Track Assistant Professor (50%) in Social Work and will join the ITTS and the University of Neuchâtel in August 2024. Her research focuses on (social) policies around socially and/or economically disadvantaged groups, drawing on observational data and field experiments. She has a strong quantitative orientation and will strengthen ou profile in quantitative social policy research.
Contact
Transdisciplinary Institute of Social Work
Rue A.-L. Breguet 2
2000 Neuchâtel
Upcoming events
Writing bootcamp for PhD students and postdoctoral researchers
- 2-4 September, 2024, 9:00-16:00
- University of Neuchâtel
- Registration until 31 May, 2024
Congrès international de la SSTS "Travail social et 'digitalité'"
- 6 et 7 septembre 2024
- FHNW Olten
11ème Festival suisse des méthodes qualitatives "'Quoi de neuf ?'": continuités et renouvellement
- 7 et 8 novembre 2024
- Université de Fribourg
- Délai d'inscription : 8 septembre 2024
HES-SO
- Social Work
- Doctorat (BADOC) In French
Useful links
Scientific Committee
- Prof. Philipp Balsiger, UniNE
- Prof. Adrian Bangerter, UniNE
- Prof. Annamaria Colombo, HES-SO
- Prof. Anne-Sylvie Dupont, UniNE
- Prof. Bruno Kocher, UniNE
- Mme Marta Marques Castanheira, UniNE
