VIU/LIVES Winter School Life Course and Vulnerabilities

During an intensive one-week program, doctoral students and young researchers will work on various fields of Life Course research through a multidisciplinary approach (Sociology, Psychology, Social Psychology, Life-span Psychology, Social Demography and Social Policies) lead by internationally renowned experts.

In particular, the Winter School will focus on training the participants in the production of journal articles as a fundamental aspect of the academic career they are approaching: with a “learning by doing” approach, they will prepare collaborative articles going through all stages of the research process, heading towards a joint publication as a medium-term follow-up.

Course leader

Jean-Marie Le Goff and Dario Spini, NCCR-LIVES - University of Lausanne (Scientific Co-coordinators)

Target group

The School first targets PhD students, but Post-doc researchers can also apply.
Disciplines involved are Psychology, Sociology, Social Psychology, Life-span Psychology, Social Demography and Social Policy, depending on the tutors and the workshop contents. The common topic of the workshops is vulnerability across the life course

Course aim

outcomes for the participants:
- learn the varied skills associated with writing a
publication on a topic linked to the participant’s
research themes
- work on concepts, taking into account the
perspectives of different disciplines
- extend the academic network

Fee info

EUR 400: Students of LIVES Doctoral Program and its affiliated member universities: € 400.

The fees will cover tuition, course materials, accommodation in double rooms at the VIU campus, lunches and some dinners in the VIU cafeteria and social events.

Admitted candidates should pay the fee by December 31.
EUR 600: No VIU nor LIVES Students: € 600.

The fees will cover tuition, course materials, accommodation in double rooms at the VIU campus, lunches and some dinners in the VIU cafeteria and social events.

Admitted candidates should pay the fee by December 31.

Scholarships

No scholarships available