Blog

Covid-19 has suddenly become part of our daily lives. How to reconcile telecommuting and family life? During this period of confinement, we’ll need to make the best possible arrangements to ensure that our families get on well until the crisis is over. Telecommuting for parents, distance learning for children. The whole family finds itself stuck […]

All summer long, we’ll be offering a series of selections on the theme of “A summer in Switzerland”, with the first episode devoted to walks and excursions. Why this theme? (At least one of the following reasons is wrong) because it’s an original, never-before-seen theme because you were planning to relax on a beach with […]

Classical, jazz, rock, blues… music has always been a source of inspiration for writers. Numerous musical characters, real or fictional, and musical titles inhabit literature. And many musical instruments and trends become essential elements of the narrative. Sound art thus inspires writing, creation, inventiveness and the development of ideas. We’ve put together a selection of […]

Do you feel like reading but lack inspiration? Have you finally finished the pile of books on your bedside table and are feeling idle? Have you been browsing our eLectures e-book platform but can’t make up your mind? Feel like taking up a challenge? Start a reading challenge! Here’s a suggestion of 20 categories, along […]

“The time we have each day is elastic; the passions we feel expand it, those we inspire shrink it, and habit fills it.”(Marcel Proust, A la recherche du temps perdu, t. 4: Sodome et Gomorrhe I et II, 1921-1922) The 2020 edition of Les Mystères de l’UNIL should have focused on the theme of time. […]

After the events of the last few months, full of emotion, uncertainty and stress, it’s time to refocus. We’re living in unprecedented times, and no one knows how things will turn out. Switzerland abounds in mystical places, vibratory places, retreats, places to recharge one’s batteries, sacred places, hermitages. We’ve put together a selection of documents […]