On Friday 21 April 2023, Jad Moawad publicly defended his thesis at the University of Lausanne and received the degree of Doctor of Social Sciences. The thesis entitled "Social Classes and the Great Recession.

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 2023.

At the end of 2022, the LIVES Centre launched a call to its members to collect "seed money" grants. These applications aim to obtain funds from another donor for the preparation of new research projects on life course and vulnerability.

Press release - Corporate culture

In the 33rd issue of the series Social Change in Switzerland, Dominique Joye and colleagues report the results of a new survey that asks the Swiss to rate the prestige of a range of professions.

On Thursday 9 February 2023, the LIVES Centre held the 12th edition of its Doctoriales: a research day entirely dedicated to the thesis work of doctoral students. They presented the current state of their research and submitted it to the criticism of experts.

In the framework of its Doctoriales, Centre LIVES organised a public lecture by Prof.

On 22 June 2022, the LIVES Centre invited its members and alumni at the Olympic museum in Lausanne to party together on LIVES Day... and Night!

On this event, some people had the courage to answer the questions of our cameramen. (videos are in French)