On Thursday 29 June 2023, Kevin Emery defended his thesis entitled "Handling missing data in multichannel life course analysis" at the University of Lausanne. The LIVES Centre warmly congratulates him on obtaining his doctorate in applied mathematics for the humanities and social sciences!
In the 34th issue of the journal Social Change in Switzerland, Anke Tresch, Line Rennwald and Lukas Lauener show that the proportion of people who do not feel close to any party has risen sharply in Switzerland since the 1970s.
La gouvernance participative vise à impliquer les citoyen·ne·s, le pouvoir politique, les professionnel·le·s du travail social et les associations dans les décisions politiques locales ainsi que dans les projets associatifs ou institutionnels.
Congratulations to Vanessa Brandalesi who obtained her doctorate in social sciences at the University of Lausanne.
On Monday 8 May 2023, more than 50 professionals and experts met to discuss the subject of divorced or separated families.
On 23 March 2023, Greta Mikneviciute defended her thesis entitled "Psychophysiological and cognitive effects of acute stress in young and older adults
We met Clément Meier, PhD student at the University of Lausanne and member of the LIVES Centre. He tells us about his background, his research and his recent participation in the UNIL final of "Ma thèse en 180 secondes".
The regularisation of undocumented migrants is favourable for social and family integration, especially for men. Regularised people have regained their freedom of movement, and enjoy better working, housing and health conditions, as well as a better financial situation.
Growing up in rural areas leads to a long-term disadvantage in cognitive functioning. Even after controlling for differences in education and occupation, living in rural (as opposed to urban) areas early in life remained associated with poorer cognitive performance later in life.
The research program NRP 80 focuses on understanding and addressing the societal challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic in Switzerland. It aims to provide evidence-based guidance and knowledge to effectively manage the current and future pandemics.