Swiss Human Institute of Forensic Taphonomy (SHIFT)

Training and Research

SHIFT's collaborators are involved in the following training and education programs:

Funeral care preparation training

for professionals in the funeral industry (Funeral company agents and employees, thanatopraxy agents). Training presentation

Academic teaching

Master MSc in Human Taphonomy

Implementation of a Master's degree (2 years, 120 ECTS) at the University of Lausanne (UNIL) in an international context (two weeks teaching in the field at the University of Quebec Trois-Rivières UQTR in Canada).

For more information, see the Master MSc in Human Taphonomics presentation document.

UNIL podcast on La mort dévoilée par la science de la décomposition des corps humains

Presentation video of Master of taphonomy at UNIL on March 5, 2024.

Podcast of the RTS program CQFD L'université de Lausanne lance un master en taphonomie humaine ou comment faire parler un cadavre

Pre-grade education
Theme	Public	Affiliations *
Forensic Medicine	Medicine (Master)	University of Lausanne (FBM)
Biology and Genetic	Religious Sciences (Bachelor) Forensic Sciences (Master) Biology (Master)	University of Lausanne (FBM, FDCA, FTSR)
Anthropology	Forensic Sciences (Bachelor) Radiographer (Bachelor) Anthropology / Archaeology (Master)	University of Lausanne (FDCA) HES-SO (HESAV) University of Geneva
Toxicology and Entomology	Radiographer (Bachelor)	HES-SO (HESAV)

Postgraduate education
Forensic Medicine and Anthropology	Doctoral school in biomedical sciences	University of Geneva

* Faculty of Biology and Medicine (FBM), Faculty of Theology and Religious Sciences (FTSR), Faculty of Law, Criminal Sciences and Public Administration (FDCA), Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (SSP)
HES-SO: University of Applied Sciences of Western Switzerland (University of Health Vaud (HESAV))

The scientific research work carried out by SHIFT is built around disciplines such as (non-exhaustive list)