News, funding calls and events
Here, you’ll find details of news and events from around the ageing-related research community. Members can post details of their funding calls, events and other resources – just click on the button.
Vivensa Academy Excellence Awards: webinar
Through our 2025-2030 strategic framework, we are working with the community to help drive the changes needed for people in the UK to age well. This includes promoting equity, diversity and inclusion, building capacity, fostering
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Webinar: Boost recruitment for your commercial trial with Be Part of Research
For commercial sponsors, the Be Part of Research service connects you with over 700,000 research-ready volunteers across the UK. This proactive matching service identifies and outreaches to participants based on your specific eligibility criteria, including
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Free priority places to build your research communication skills
Members of the Vivensa Academy have access to free priority places to attend Standing up for Science workshops.
Nominations are now open for the Academy of Medical Sciences’ 2027 Fellowship election cycle
Academy Fellows are recognised for exceptional contributions to medical science through research, discovery, scholarship, leadership and service. Together, they represent expertise spanning biomedical research, clinical care, public health, veterinary science, dentistry and more. This year,
Find out moreThird “Introduction to Clinical Research with Older People” Course
NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre will be running a third “Introduction to Clinical Research with Older People” two-day in person course in Newcastle on 26-27 November 2026, led by AGE Research Group members. If you work
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Free online sessions at an Ageing Research Café
Do you have an idea about research on ageing, that you would like to pitch?
Alzheimer’s Society Annual Conference 2026
Alzheimer’s Society Annual Conference 2026 will bring together health and social care leaders, policymakers, campaigners, researchers and people with lived experience at a truly critical point for dementia. This year’s conference will take place at Convene,
Find out moreWebinar: Navigating NIHR funding opportunities and building inclusive research
Are you an underrepresented health or care professional looking to build your research career? The NIHR supported Incubator for Race Equity & Diversity in Careers (REDiC) is organising a webinar Monday 21 September 2026 (12:00-1:00
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State of Ageing Spotlight: Older LGBTQ+ people
The Centre for Ageing Better’s new State of Ageing report shines a spotlight on the older LGBTQ+ community – a population that is often overlooked in data, policy and service provision. A rapidly growing older
Find out moreWebinar: Senior Research Leader (SRL) Programme
The Senior Research Leader (SRL) Programme supports nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals (AHPs), pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in England to drive improvements in health and social care through research leadership. Benefits of the programme include: Who: eligible
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UKRI Translation: BBSRC Proof of Concept
Apply for funding to translate bioscience research into innovations such as products, services or solutions that generate real-world economic, societal, and environmental impact. You must be based at a UK research organisation eligible for BBSRC
Find out moreChair of NIHR Postdoctoral Award Funding Committee
The NIHR is looking for 2 Chairs for their Postdoctoral Award funding committees, the: These roles are honorary posts with a tenure for 3 years in the first instance, with potential to extend for a
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