Sosnet doctoral collaboration has been renewed during 2021. From the academic year 2021-2022, Sosnet will offer 1-2 online courses and 1-2 seminars each year that are open to all doctoral students in social work in Finland.

Forthcoming seminars and courses will be informed on this page. Please see more:
Sosnet for Doctoral Researchers 2024-2025.

Events

As part of the doctoral training collaboration, two seminars are held annually, open to all doctoral candidates from the Sosnet universities. In addition, a pre-conference is organized in connection with the Social Work Research Days, where doctoral candidates can present their dissertation research.

Explore the events of the doctoral training program

  • Nordic Baltic summer school for doctoral researhers August 2025. Application in spring. More information: NBSW Summer School August 18-22 2025 Tallinn.pdf
  • The Finnish Social Work Research Pre-conference for Doctoral Researchers 14.5.25 at 12-18 in Rovaniemi. Theme “Social work encountering vulnerability”. Registration open until 28.2.2025: Registration for pre-conference. More information:Vulnerability in social work research – pre-conference
  • Get together for Doctoral Researchers of Sosnet universities 20.1.25 at 10-11:30. Registration in December.
  • Webinar on “Doing researh on heavy topics” Mon 25.11.24 at 12:00-15:30 organised by SOSNET and Finnish Society of Social Work Research. Registration in 1.10-18.11.2024. See programme.
  • Team Coffee Break for Doctoral Researches 4.9.24, 5.11.24, 18.2.25 and 24.4.25.
  • The Finnish Social Work Research Conference, pre-conference for Social Work Doctoral Students 14.2.2024 12pm–6pm. Theme: political and societal issues on research Registration and more info
  • Teams Coffee Break for Doctoral Students 18.1.2024 2pm–3pm. Join us to discuss and network with other doctoral researchers
  • Webinar of Sosnet and the Finnish Society of Social Work Research  30.11.2023 12pm–3pm. Read more
  • Teams Coffee Break for Doctoral Students 14.9. 2pm-3pm Join us to discuss and network with other doctoral researchers.
  • Get-together for Doctoral Researchers of the Sosnet Universities 2nd October 2023
  • the Nordic-Baltic Doctoral Network in Social Work (NBSW), Summer School 21-25 Aug 2023, Vilnius.

Other activities

Sosnet has a facebook group for doctoral students in social work within the Sosnet universities. Aims of the group are to provide information on doctoral studies in social work, to act as a discussion group for doctoral students and to provide low threshold support and assistance in issues related to doctoral studies. 

https://www.facebook.com/groups/sosiaalityontohtorikoulutettavatjamentorit

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