On 2–4 September 2026, the Covid Generation project took part in the Swiss Sociological Association Congress 2026, held in Fribourg under the theme “Communities & Societies in Movement.” On 2 September 2026, Teuta Mehmeti and Núria Sánchez-Mira presented findings from
The programme combined findings from The Covid Generation, including insights from our policy report (availaible in French and German language), with broader perspectives on the psychosocial consequences of the pandemic for young people, including a presentation by Claudine Burton-Jeangros (University of Geneva).
🇬🇧 📢 Closing Event of the NRP80 Project – “The Covid Generation How can we better support young people in times of crisis? The Covid-19 pandemic profoundly shaped a generation of young people and highlighted both their resilience and the
On 14 November 2025, the Covid Generation project partners, Policy Advisory Board and the research team met for the third joint meeting in Bern. The meeting provided a key opportunity to discuss the project’s progress and the policy report currently
Leen Vandecasteele gave a presentation at the RC28 Conference Spring Meeting, which took place from 25 to 27 March 2025 at the University of Milan. The conference focused on the topic of “‘Education, Markets, and Families: The Dynamics of Social
On 6-7 March 2025 Marieke Voorpostel, Dawid Gondek, and Teuta Mehmeti took part in the third annual conference of the NRP80 “Covid in Society”, in Brunnen. This year’s conference was devoted to a
Leen Vandecasteele presented the ongoing work with Stephanie Steinmetz and Claire Janssen at the LIVES International Conference on 5-6 November. Using data from the Swiss Household Panel Survey, she showed how young people (18-23 years) experience delayed effects
Dawid Gondek attended the SLLS Annual International Conference – Inequalities Across Life Courses and Generations:Interdisciplinary Perspectives – held at the University of Essex, England. He presented ongoing work on “The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on mid- and long-term wellbeing
On 18 September 2024, Leen Vandecasteele, Dawid Gondek and Teuta Mehmeti attended the NRP 80 cluster meeting in Bern, which brought together members of the four projects in the field of youth and education. Dawid Gondek and Teuta Mehmeti presented the
Dawid Gondek participated in the 21st Biennial Congress of Epidemiology and Social Psychiatry. He gave a presentation on “The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on negative affect in mid- and long-term in Switzerland: pre-registered study spanning 2018-2022”.
