21.05.2025 , in ((Practices))
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Mathis Schnell
After finishing my PhD dissertation, I was somewhat disappointed not to have exploited the full potential of my dataset. In other words, months of work can result in valuable datasets that remain largely unexplored once our PhD dissertations are complete. Yet this data holds great potential for further analysis and
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06.06.2024 , in ((Experiences))
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Sara de Athouguia Filipe, Vestin Hategekimana, Anna Marino, Carol Pierre, Didier Ruedin, Mathis Schnell and Great Udochi
In the spirit of a hackathon, we, a team of researchers, launched an ambitious project to write a complete academic paper in a day. While facing challenges such as time constraints as well as difficulties in collaborative simultaneous writing, by the end of the day, we kind of succeeded in
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17.11.2020 , in ((Swiss Asylum Policy and Legislation))
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Mathis Schnell
For nearly three decades, Swiss officials have registered asylum claims based on persecution due to sexual orientation and gender identity. Initially, a predominantly administrative act, the issue is now present and debated in the political space. In these lines, I describe how the issue has developed into an ideologically debated
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