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In today's unstable and insecure working environment, developing and maintaining sustainable careers has become a major concern.

How does the closure of a factory affect the employment and well-being of displaced workers?

Progressive municipalities and health inequalities - a Swiss paradox?

To the researchers' surprise, inequalities in health based on social status are greater in economically progressive locations in Switzerland.

Personal income after retirement comes from financial reserves, the build-up of which depends on initial social characteristics (positional factors, such as gender or age), career paths (processual factors) and institutional arrangements rela

Adults continue to learn throughout their lives, particularly at times of transition or novelty. However, the social sciences have done little to investigate the nature of what is learned, and have so far focused mainly on the professional domain.

In 2024, the LIVES Centre awarded seed money funding to two teams. The aim of this funding is to obtain funds from another donor for the preparation of new projects on the life course and vulnerability. The two winning projects are the following:

Children and adults have responded differently to recent international crises, namely the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine.

In Switzerland, between 1979 and 2011, the number of close friends from the age of 65 has increased.

A new indicator measures the concentration of critical events in the life course.