LABORATORY OF URBAN SOCIOLOGY

Under the direction of Prof. Vincent Kaufmann, Laboratory of Urban Sociology (LASUR) comprises of around fifteen researchers and PhD students united towards the comprehension of urban experiences within a social science perspective.

Streets of Geneva, Switzerland © Henry Mwenge 2018 Unsplash

For lively ground floors

02.05.24EPFL

Rethinking the layout and use of ground floors is a solution to bringing life back into neighborhoods. “La Tribune de Genève” devotes an article to this subject and gives the floor to Luca Pattaroni, researcher at the EPFL Urban Sociology Laboratory.

The feeling of attachment to Greater Geneva varies with distance

16.04.24EPFL

Luca Pattaroni and Guillaume Drevon, from Urban Sociology Laboratory of EPFL, carried out research which shows that the feeling of attachment to the region is weaker in the French and Vaudois parts of Greater Geneva than in the Geneva part. They specify that we find similar dispersions in the Franco-Belgian cross-border agglomeration of Lille and in that of the Franco-Spanish Basque Country.

Regent Street, London, UK © Samuel Pollard 2019 Unsplash

The secrets of road safety in the UK

16.04.24EPFL

Britain's roads are renowned among the safest in the world. What are the key factors behind this low accident rate? Tiphaine Robert, scientific collaborator at the Urban Sociology Laboratory, was on the TV5 Monde set to talk about it.

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20 years of LaSUR

LaSUR celebrates its 20th anniversary.

International Conference Nuits des Suds

First interdisciplinary approach to the nights of the World
September 20, 21, 22 in Fez 2024 (Morocco)

Nouvelles Proximités Seminar

Join us for a monthly meeting with an expert to combine the views of researchers and the public on the theme of new proximities.