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Are you, or do you know, a PhD student in the field of ageing and age-related diseases who is considering transferring from Biological/Biomedical to Social Sciences, or vice versa, or hopping from academia to policy making institutions? If so then this funding call could be for you! One of the principle agreed aims of the UKAgeNet network … Read more

On 3rd July 2024, UKAgeNet was delighted to convene its first research symposium “Bridging Biological and Social Sciences in Ageing Research: UKAgeNet” as part of the British Society for Gerontology’s 53rd Annual Conference at Newcastle University. The UKAgeNet initiative (supported by the Dunhill Medical Trust) aims to unite the UK’s centres, institutes and networks on … Read more

UKAgeNet will be at the BSG 53rd Annual Conference 2024, hosted by Newcastle University, 3-5th July 2024, hosting a symposium on Bridging Biomedical and Social Sciences in Ageing Research. One of the priorities we have agreed for UKAgeNet is to foster an environment of, and champion the need for, interdisciplinary research. To work towards this … Read more

Our consortium of 60 leading national centres, institutes, and networks at the forefront of ageing research was officially launched at Westminster on 20th November 2023. Illustrious guests from across our network, government, academia, policy, industry and the third sector joined us for a reception at the House of Commons, and enjoyed speeches from: Professor Ilaria … Read more