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.

• PhD in Social Work (in partnership with UAS)
• Open to all HES and UniNE students

  Presentation of Marta Marques Castanheira, Research and Teaching Assistant

Jeremias Amstutz
Supervisors: Prof. Emmanuelle Reuter (UniNE) & Prof. Peter Zängl (FHNW)
Working title: Exploring the Employees Rights of Participation in Self-Managing Social Work Organizations in Switzerland.

Daniele Bigoni
Supervisors: Prof. Philip Balsiger (UniNE) & Prof. Daniel Gredig (FHNW)
Working title: Heteronormativität und sexuelle Gewalt im Justizvollzug und die Rolle der Sozialen Arbeit.

Lorry Bruttin
Supervisors: Prof. Jérémie Forney (UniNE) & Prof. Caroline Henchoz (HETSL)
Working title: Le passage à la retraite dans le contexte de l'agriculture de montagne en Valais: un observatoire des vulnérabilités pour le travail social.

Romain Descloux
Supervisors: Prof. Laure Kloetzer (UniNE) & Prof. Stéphane Rullac (HETSL)
Working title: Répondre au sentiment de stigmatisation des jeunes en mesure d'insertion socio-professionnelle.

Nicole Eicher
Supervisors: Prof. Barbara Waldis (UniNE) & Prof. David Lätsch (ZHAW)
Working title: upcoming

Damaris Fischer
Supervisors: Prof. Emmanuelle Reuter (UniNE) & Prof. Tobias Fritschi (BFH)
Working title: upcoming

Melanie Germann
Supervisors: Prof. Cinzia Dal Zotto (UniNE) & Prof. Peter Zängl (FHNW)
Working title : Gewinnung und Bindung der neuen Generation von Arbeitnehmenden: Der Fall der Sozialarbeit.

Marta Marques Castanheira
Supervisors: Prof. Barbara Waldis (UniNE) & Prof. Milena Chimienti (HETS-GE)
Working title: Immigrer pendant l'adolescence: trop tard pour une scolarité réussie ?

Raquel Ricciardi
Supervisors: Prof. Ellen Hertz (UniNE) & Prof. Nicolas Pons-Vignon (SUPSI)
Working title: Business-NGO partnerships within India's mandatory CSR framework: Insights into the evolving role of social work

Simon Roth
Supervisors: Prof. Christos Dimitrakakis (UniNE) & Prof. Daniel Gredig (FHNW)
Working title: upcoming

Rulla Sutter
Supervisors: Prof. Barbara Waldis (UniNE) & Prof. Oliver Hümbelin (BFH)
Working title: upcoming

Carolina Toletti
Supervisors: Prof. Barbara Waldis (UniNE) & Prof. Maritza Le Breton (FHNW)
Working title : upcoming

Albulenë Ukshini Sefa
Supervisors: Prof. Barbar Waldis (UniNE) & Prof. Marc-Antoine Berthod (HETSL)
Working title: Quand les morts accompagnent les vivants dans des parcours migratoires marqués par la guerre.