6 Doctoral Researchers at Interdisciplinary Doctoral School of Social Services (DocSoc360°) in Finland

The Interdisciplinary Doctoral School of Social Services (DocSoc360°) is a doctoral education network formed by seven Finnish universities and is part of an extensive national reform of doctoral education. The Interdisciplinary Doctoral School of Social Services DocSoc360° explores the social service system from multiple perspectives. The consortium is led by the University of Lapland and includes the Universities of Helsinki, Eastern Finland, Jyväskylä, Oulu, Tampere and Vaasa. A total of 34 full-time doctoral researchers will start their doctoral studies in the pilot project, 6 of them at the University of Jyväskylä.

The aim of the pilot is to strengthen social services based on research. The network connects researchers in social work, social policy, education, health sciences, administrative sciences, management, law and communications to examine social services in a multidisciplinary way and from several perspectives.