A new scientific committee for LIVES Doctoral programme
Launched in 2011, at the beginning of the NCCR LIVES, the Doctoral programme trains and supports the next generation of researchers on life-course studies.
Portrait of Michael Grätz - assistant professor of sociology at the University of Lausanne
Meet Michael Grätz, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Lausanne, who has been awarded a Starting Grant from the Swiss National Science Foundation.
Impact of International Crises on Mental Health
Children and adults have responded differently to recent international crises, namely the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine.
The number of friendships in old age is increasing but unevenly across the population
In Switzerland, between 1979 and 2011, the number of close friends from the age of 65 has increased.
Frequent critical events worsen long-term well-being
A new indicator measures the concentration of critical events in the life course.
Senior citizens' time - childcare, volunteering and time for oneself
On 8 June 2023, the Assises des Familles was held, an annual day of conferences and debates on family issues in Geneva.
SWISS100 - Investigating vulnerability and resilience in Swiss centenarians
Led by
Daniela Jopp, Stefano Cavalli, François Richard Herrmann, Armin von Gunten
Young adults' social networks in Switzerland : Which social capital for their education and professional integration?
Led by
Eric Widmer, Eva Nada, Marlène Sapin, Gil Viry, Ivan de Carlo & Myriam Girardin
Talking about death in medico-social establishments - Thesis by Aurélie Chopard-dit-Jean
On 14 December 2022, Aurélie Chopard-dit-Jean defended her doctoral thesis entitled "Talking about death in medico-social establishments (EMS) and residential establishments for dependent elderly people (EHPAD): towards a psychological understanding of residents' relationship with life and death"