About the SPS
Die The Swiss Psychology Society (SPS) is a national association that promotes scientific psychology for psychologists employed in education, research, and practice.
Aims of the SPS
The intense development of psychological education and research during the past decades has led to a professionalization of psychology and a positive image of the subject. Scientific psychology has developed strong international links. The SPS aims to advance these developments and to promote and safeguard high standards in academic education and training as well as in psychological research.
The Swiss Psychology Society
- promotes the academic education and training of psychologists at a high-quality standard
- promotes psychological research in Switzerland
- promotes the practical application of scientific psychology
- preserves the interests of its members and psychologists employed in academic education and research
- supports the advancement of professional identity and the professionalization of psychology
- supports the collaboration between psychologists and psychological institutions on the national and international levels
- promotes the application of psychological knowledge with a focus on human and social values. SPS members adhere to the association´s ethical principles for psychologists
University of Basel
Fakultät für Psychologie
Missionsstrasse 62-65,
4055 Basel
studiendekanat-psychologie@unibas.ch
psychologie.unibas.ch/de
University of Bern
Institut für Psychologie
Fabrikstrasse 8
3012 Bern
phone: +41 31 631 40 11
psy.unibe.ch
Universität Freiburg
Departement für Psychologie
Rue P.-A.-de-Faucigny 2
CH-1701 Freiburg
Universität Genf
Boulevard du Pont-d'Arve 40
1205 Genève
Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz
Hochschule für Angewandte Psychologie
Riggenbachstrasse 16
4600 Olten
+41 (0) 848 821 011
info.aps@fhnw.ch
fhnw.ch/de/die-fhnw/hochschulen/psychologie
University of Zurich
Psychologisches Institut
Binzmühlestrasse 14
Box 1
8050 Zürich
+41 44 635 71 51
sekretariat@psychologie.uzh.ch
psychologie.uzh.ch
ZHAW Angewandte Psychologie
Psychologisches Institut
Pfingstweidstrasse 96
8005 Zürich
Facoltà di scienze biomediche
Università della Svizzera italiana
Via Buffi 13
6900 Lugano, Svizzera
Telefon: +41 58 666 40 00
Fax: +41 58 666 46 47
info@usi.ch
https://www.biomed.usi.ch/it
The Swiss Psychology Association
- SPS is the editor of Swiss Psychology Open (SPO). Scientific publications are being continuously published. Contributions from all areas of psychology, not only from within the basic research but also the practical application of psychology are published in this journal. SPO is an open-access journal with public access to its content under Swiss Psychologie Open. You can also find further information about the journal under Swiss Psychological Society.
- Every two years the SPS hosts an international scientific conference. The conference offers all interested psychologists an outstanding platform for an exchange of ideas and discussions among experts – in particular young colleagues from the research setting.
- Every two years the SPS grants an award to honor Junior Scientists for their extraordinary performance. The award ceremony takes place as part of the SPS conference.
- The SPS is publicly active. Due to valuable contacts with universities, scientific committees, and associations in Switzerland and abroad, the SPS board can position itself promptly on developments and occurrences concerning the objectives of the SPS.
Collaboration
- Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (SHAS) www.sagw.ch
- International Union of Psychological Sciences (IUPsyS) www.iupsys.net