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Hack4SocialGood 2025 collaborating for a digital future in the social sector

Hack4SocialGood brings together people from the social and technology sectors. During a two-day event, they will help social organisations to find solutions for issues in the field of digitalisation.

04.04.2025 until 05.04.2025 – Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz FHNW Von Roll-Strasse 10 4600 Olten

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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...

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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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Digital access for people affected by poverty

02.12.2024 Eight practical ways to support individuals facing poverty in Switzerland: these are the key insights from a recent project at BFH, led by Professor Dr Emanuela Chiapparini and her team.

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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.

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“A piece of the puzzle for greater autonomy for older people”

06.11.2024 The Federal Council aims to support independent living for older adults by providing supplementary benefits for daily support services. Social gerontologist Riccardo Pardini puts the bill in context.

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Tech for everyone – instead of apps for old age

21.10.2024 What is the connection between new technologies and how we perceive older people? We discussed this question with age researcher Jonathan Bennett.

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‘We are encouraged to shape our own passing.’

03.10.2024 People live longer today, and they die longer, too. This creates new opportunities to shape our end-of-life experience. BFH researchers have recently published a book on this topic.

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How refugees can boost village life

24.09.2024 Researchers at BFH have investigated ways in which refugees can participate in a community’s cultural life. The involvement of refugees and of their talents can be an opportunity for a village community to...