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

2022 cohort (3rd year)

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 (HETS-L)
Working title: Répondre au sentiment de stigmatisation des jeunes en mesure d’insertion socio-professionnelle

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 scolarisation réussie ?

Raquel Ricciardi
Supervisors: Prof. Ellen Hertz (UniNE) & Prof. Nicolas Pons Vignon (SUPSI)
Working title: Balancing Acts: Social Work Skills and Corporate Social Responsibility in India – A Study of Swiss Companies' Perspectives

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

2023 cohort (2nd year)

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

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

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

2024 cohort (1st year)

Aline Felix
Supervisors: Prof. Hugues Jeannerat (UniNE) & Prof. Stéphane Rullac (HETS-L)
Working title: upcoming

Silvia Domeniconi
Supervisors: Prof. Didier Ruedin (UniNE) & Prof. Swetha Rao Dhananka (HETS-FR)
Working title: upcoming

Philippe Leu
Supervisors: Prof. Adrian Bangarter (UniNE) & Prof. Gaëlle Aeby (HETS-Valais)
Working title: upcoming

Denis Moore
Supervisors: Prof. Marion Fresia (UniNE) & Prof. Milena Chimienti (HETS-GE)
Working title: upcoming

Karine Rossel
Supervisors: Prof. Sabrina Burgat (UniNE) & Prof. Kim Stroumza (HETS-GE)
Working title: upcoming

Tobias Schalk 
Supervisors: Prof. Barbara Waldis (UniNE) & Prof. Lucia Lanfranconi (BFH) 
Working title: upcoming

Selina Steinmann
Supervisors: Prof. Michaela Slotwinski (UniNE) & Prof. Joël Gautschi (ZHAW)
Working title: upcoming

Matthias Widmer
Supervisors: Prof. Michaela Slotwinski (UniNE) & Prof. Daniel Oberholzer (FHNW)
Working title: upcoming