Critical events and transition periods are part of every life course. Starting university, having your first child, losing your job, retirement, these events can lead to a change in behaviour that directly impacts on our health.

In the 28th issue of the series Social Change in Switzerland, Oliver Hümbelin and his colleagues document how the welfare state changes the distribution of income in Switzerland.

In the 27th issue of the journal Social Change in Switzerland, Jörg Stolz and Jeremy Senn trace the evolution of religion in Switzerland from 1930 to 2020.

The 2nd Intergenerational Forum of the causecommune project took place on Saturday 4 September at the Aula of the Collège de la Plaine (Chavannes-près-Renens, Switzerland) and brought together more than 100 people involved and/or interested in a friend

In Switzerland, about 25% of the people who are entitled to social benefits do not make use of them (health insurance subsidies, supplementary benefits, study grants, etc.).

In the 26th issue of the series Social Change in Switzerland, Hannah Klaas and her co-authors examine the evolution of stress levels in Switzerland between 2016 and 2021.

From May 31 to June 11, 2021, the LIVES Centre met more than 250 pupils from the canton of Vaud within the framework of the "Mystères of UNIL".