On 5 and 6 November 2024, 160 researchers gathered at the University of Geneva to present their research on mobility in the life course.
On Thursday 14 November 2024, the LIVES Centre welcomed around twenty enthusiastic boys from 10 to 13 years old to take part in the workshop "Integrating gender into research - For fairer results".
At the European Consortium of Sociological Research (ECSR) conference in Barcelona on 12-14 September 2024, two LIVES researchers won prizes for the excellence of their work:
On 17 April 2024, Prof. Michel Oris gave his farewell lecture at the University of Geneva in front of a packed audience with more than 50 people standing. It was not actually a farewell to research for Michel Oris, as he is joining the Spanish Research Council in Madrid.
On Thursday 15 February 2024, at the University of Geneva during the LIVES Doctoriales, the Centre's 24 doctoral students had the opportunity to present the progress of their thesis project to their peers and interdisciplinary experts.
Around 150 researchers had the opportunity to exchange ideas and establish connections on November 9th and 10th, 2023, during the annual international conference of the LIVES Center held at the University of Lausanne.
On 8 June 2023, the Assises des Familles was held, an annual day of conferences and debates on family issues in Geneva.
Congratulations to Vanessa Brandalesi who obtained her doctorate in social sciences at the University of Lausanne.
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.
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.