6 researchers receive a LIVES Young scholar grant in 2025
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.
News
In 2025, LIVES hosts nine 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. Ten researchers will visit us in 2025.
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.
Understanding and meeting the challenges of psychological research on ageing
As the world's population ages, research into psychological ageing is becoming a major priority to ensure the well-being and dignity of individuals. This complex field presents unique challenges requiring multidisciplinary approaches, rigorous methodologies and innovative solutions.
A visiting scholar experience at the LIVES Centre – Elisa Thevenot
In September and October 2024, Elisa Thevenot, Research assistant at the University of Tübingen, visits the LIVES Centre at the University of Geneva to work with Prof. Eric Widmer. She conducted her PhD at the University of Tübingen with the DFG graduate program ‘Doing Transitions’.
Two new Scientific Officers at LIVES
We are delighted to announce the arrival of two new Scientific Officers to the LIVES Centre Coordination team.
A Visiting scholar experience at the LIVES Centre – Chiara Comolli
Between April and July 2024, Chiara Ludovica Comolli, assistant professor of demography at the University of Bologna, visited the LIVES Centre at the University of Lausanne to work with Prof. Laura Bernardi.
The urban left between 1910 and 2020: from workers to civil servants
In the 38th issue of Social Change in Switzerland, Baptiste Antoniazza and his colleagues trace the changing profile of left-wing elected officials in Switzerland's four largest cities since 1910.
The cost of incompressible expenditure accentuates inequalities
The cost of incompressible expenditure accentuates inequalities
Portrait of Doriana Tinello
We spoke to Doriana Tinello, a doctoral student at CIGEV (UNIGE's Centre interfacultaire en gérontologie et d'étude des vulnérabilités) and a member of the LIVES Centre. She shares with us what led her to start a doctorate and the challenges of her research.