Social class shapes our psychology — but not in the way we thought
Anatolia Batruch, social psychology researcher at the University of Lausanne. Photo: KA / Centre LIVES
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The OEP, a scale of occupational earning potential
Daniel Oesch. Photo: © KA / Centre LIVES
Pandemic: why the most vulnerable paid the highest price
Paola Sillitti, PhD candidate in Social Sciences of Medicine and Health at University of Lausanne (UNIL) and Researcher at Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV). Photo: KA / Centre LIVES
4 researchers receive a LIVES Young Scholar grant in 2025 at the University of Geneva
The Young Scholar grant of the LIVES Centre is a support for young researchers - doctoral or post-doctoral researchers - who plan to do innovative research on the life course.
A Great Moment of Exchange, from Lecture Halls to the Lakeside
Life course researchers presented their work at the annual LIVES Day» in Lausanne on June 3, 2025. Photos/video: © Centre LIVES
6 researchers receive a LIVES Young scholar grant in 2025 at the University of Lausanne
The Young Scholar grant of the LIVES Centre is a support for young researchers - doctoral or post-doctoral researchers - who plan to do innovative research on the life course.
In 2025, LIVES hosts eight researchers on an academic visit
This grant is aimed at foreign researchers who wish to visit the LIVES Centre in Lausanne or Geneva for a period of at least two months and covers travel and/or accommodation expenses. Eight researchers will visit us in 2025.
Psychological differences between social classes?
Although the study of social class is part of a long tradition of sociological research, little is known about the psychological differences between people of different socio-economic status.
Sharp decline in local religious groups in Switzerland
In the 39th issue of the journal Social Change in Switzerland, Jörg Stolz and his colleagues use two surveys of all local religious groups in Switzerland to show that secularisation continues to advance.
The many facets of migration at the international conference of the LIVES Centre and the NCCR on the move.
On 5 and 6 November 2024, 160 researchers gathered at the University of Geneva to present their research on mobility in the life course.