School of Social Work

• Workshop

8th Workshop on Experiments in Social Science Research Bern, Switzerland

The workshop provides a forum to support researchers in the design, implementation, and analysis of experiments in the Social Sciences, with a particular focus on education and policy.

31.08.2026, 9am–6pm until 01.09.2026 – UniS, University of Bern, Schanzeneckstrasse 1, 3001 Bern

• Event for specialists

Hack4SocialGood 2026

Hack4SocialGood (H4SG) is a two-day hackathon that bridges the gap between the social sector and the world of technology. Participants from social work, IT, academia, and civil society come together to...

27.03.2026 until 28.03.2026 – Haute Ecole Arc - HES-SO, Campus Arc 1, Neuchâtel

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Enhancing togetherness in western Bern with a variety of campaigns

18.07.2025 Participation and a lively community instead of anonymous coexistence. A BFH project is using creative and artistic approaches to promote dialogue and engagement in Bümpliz and Bethlehem.

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Bringing female migrants and care together

13.05.2025 Ukrainian women learn what it is like to work in an institution for the elderly. The taster day was organised by a BFH student as part of the Certificate of Engagement in Sustainability (CES).

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Digital inclusion is good for everyone

25.04.2025 With the impending revision of the law, digital inclusion has become a key issue for organisations. Sarah Ebling (University of Zurich) and Thomas Gees (BFH) put things into perspective and explain where to...

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Improving the quality of life of elderly people with music

10.04.2025 Using music to engage the minds and emotions of elderly people: the cross-disciplinary optional programme ‘BFH diagonal’ has a new module that teaches interdisciplinary skills from the fields of music and...

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Social assistance: a “change in direction” to overcome feelings of resignation

10.03.2025 People who have been receiving social benefits for an extended period of time develop feelings of resignation as they see no prospect of improvement. BFH conducted a trial on a counselling approach called...

• News

Wanted: High-skill refugees/migrants looking to work in their professional fields

06.03.2025 The Hack Integration project aims to help high-skill refugees and migrants improve their chances of entering their trained occupations by attending hackathons-events where they can demonstrate their skills...

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Menopause is not just a women’s issue

24.01.2025 Our society is ageing. Up to now, one aspect of the demographic discourse has been largely ignored: the menopause. Researchers at BFH want to include the topic in two studies.

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Addressing the quality of life in dementia

28.11.2024 Can people with dementia have a good quality of life? A study conducted by three BFH researchers aims to get to the bottom of this question.

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Wanted: Hackathon organizers interested in diversity and inclusion

20.11.2024 The Hack Integration project aims to foster more diverse and inclusive hackathons, bringing high-skill refugees to events, and using suggested team algorithms to form diverse and inclusive teams. To this...

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Homeless seniors: life in the shadows

11.11.2024 The lives of older homeless adults, some without shelter for years, are poorly documented. With its research project, BFH aims to lay the foundations for more targeted support for homeless seniors.