Géoblog
The popular science blog of the Faculty of Geosciences and the Environment
Research in action
Insight
The faculty’s “Insights” programme brings together researchers from a variety of disciplines, ranging from the humanities to the exact sciences.
Winners and projects
Theses defended
The dynamism of research is reflected in the numerous theses prepared and defended in the Faculty. Here you will find summaries of doctoral theses in geography, earth sciences, environmental sciences and tourism studies. Some of these works are available in full in Open Access on SERVAL.
Press review
Files
Events
Urban farming
« Rapid urban growth in the developing world is placing increasing strain on urban food supply systems. Agriculture, which includes horticulture, livestock raising, fisheries, forestry, and the production of milk and fodder, is expanding within and around cities. Urban agriculture provides fresh food, generates employment, recycles urban waste, creates green belts, and strengthens cities’ resilience to climate change. » — Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Regional planning
Anthropocene
Weather report
Refresh your knowledge of meteorology with the column by Jean-Michel Fallot, geographer, senior lecturer at the Institute of Geography and Sustainability, and climate specialist. Mr Fallot regularly provides a summary of the weather in Switzerland, climate and seasonal trends, and the history of meteorology in our country, based on data from MétéoSuisse.
Far north
Artificial intelligence
Oceans
Focus on best practices
How are field and research practices evolving in geosciences and environmental sciences? Discover the testimonials and reflections of our research community in this report.
Laure-Anne Pessina
Why did some ancient animals fossilize while others vanished?
6 May 2025
A classification of drugs based on their environmental impact
1 April 2025
AI enables a major innovation in glacier modelling and offers groundbreaking simulation of the last Alpine glaciation
27 January 2025
First traces of water on Mars date back 4.45 billion years
26 November 2024
“The acceptance of the Electricity Law has given us the starting signal we were waiting for”
2 July 2024
Discovery of the first ancestors of scorpions, spiders and horseshoe crabs
14 May 2024
A Journey to the center of the Earth with scientists from the University of Lausanne
22 March 2024
Unveiling the sustainability landscape in cultural organizations: A global benchmark
27 February 2024
New fossil site of worldwide importance uncovered in southern France
9 February 2024
Alpine glaciers will lose at least a third of their volume by 2050, whatever happens
19 January 2024
How can we protect biodiversity? By improving monitoring of global genetic diversity
15 January 2024
They decode colonization methods through the communication of E. coli bacteria
9 January 2024
A simulation to visualize the evolution of Alpine ice cover over the last 120,000 years
17 October 2023
Studying the impact of glacier retreat on biodiversity
31 August 2023
The University of Lausanne and the Natural History Museum of Geneva receive samples of the famous asteroid Ryugu for their scientific research
14 June 2023
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