October 25, 2024
Call to register for Drug Discovery, Ageing and Multimorbidity
Drugging the Multimorbidity Associated with Ageing 17 January 2025, Royal Society of Chemistry, Burlington House, London Older people tend to suffer from more than one health condition at a time. Currently, drug discovery focuses on each problem separately and does not take advantage of current understanding of the biology of ageing. Later life does not […]
July 29, 2024
Registration Open – UKAN/UKRI Partnering Meeting, BSRA Satellite on 3rd September, Birmingham
UKAN and UKRI are co-hosting this important networking meeting where each of the 11 UKAN Networks, UKAgeNet and UK Proteostasis/UK Biofair will be presenting their progress to date (see Programme below) and vision for working together. This is also an opportunity for ECRs and Pump-priming awardees to present a poster of their work. Date: 3rd […]
July 8, 2024
Enrolment is now open for ‘Framing Effective Healthy Messages’ – a one-day Social Psychology and Ageing workshop co-hosted by the UK Ageing Network and Brunel University
UKAN and Brunel University are co-hosting a one-day Social Psychology and Ageing workshop focused on Framing Effective Healthy Messages. There is a strong understanding of the lifestyle and environmental factors throughout life that correlate with good health in older age, including diet and physical activity. The challenge is to ensure this understanding is used effectively […]
June 4, 2024
BLAST Pump-Priming Call – Round 6 – now Open
Following our 1st Workshop Sexual Dimorphism in Ageing, applications are now open for BLAST’s 6th Round of Pump-Priming Funds. We welcome applications for empirical, theoretical and feasibility studies, testing or development of prototype devices or analysis of secondary data sets relevant to our primary mission of increasing scientific understanding of Sexual Dimorphism in the process of biological […]
May 24, 2024
BLAST Pump-Priming Call – Round 5 – now Open
Following our Workshop What’s Next? Careers And Opportunities In Ageing Research Applications are now open to Early Career Researchers for BLAST’s 5th Round of Pump-Priming Funds. We welcome applications for empirical, theoretical and feasibility studies, testing or development of prototype devices or analysis of secondary data sets relevant to our primary mission of increasing scientific understanding of the […]
May 10, 2024
Register for BLAST’s Sexual Dimorphism in Ageing Online Seminars – 3rd June & 21st June – abstract submission extended!!
The BLAST Network has organised two online seminars on the theme of Sexual Dimorphism of Ageing. These seminars will focus on specific topics including: Behaviour, Cognition & Ageing Metabolism, Diet & the Microbiome Immune Ageing Sexual Selection & Ageing Reproductive Ageing & the Menopause The first seminar took place, one on Monday June 3rd from […]
March 28, 2024
WHAT’S NEXT? CAREERS AND OPPORTUNITIES IN AGEING RESEARCH WORKSHOP
17th May 2024 at the Science Gallery in London Bridge, King’s College London – Directions Funded by the BLAST network and co-designed with early career researchers from multiple networks this event is open to all ECRs on a first come, first served basis. The purpose of the event is to allow those within eight years […]
March 4, 2024
Introducing UKAN Blogs
We are delighted to introduce a new element to the UK Ageing Network website – a Blog function that allows each network the opportunity to discuss, demonstrate and theorise within their expert field of research. We are hoping blog posts can be used as an information-sharing tool and a place to showcase best practice, […]
December 4, 2023
ECMage/BLAST/lifetime CDT Joint meeting ‘Young Leaders in Interdisciplinary Ageing Science’
For all attendees – please see our final programme below: ECMage BLAST lifetime CDT ‘Young Leaders in Interdisciplinary Ageing Science’ Conference Programme 31 January 2024 We are delighted to confirm further details of our next network meeting to be held on 31 January 2024. The joint event commences at 10.30 am with registration on Wednesday […]
October 16, 2023
The Business Case for Ageing Research Workshop is Open for Registration!
BLAST and MYAGE research networks are co-hosting a one-day workshop on the Business Case for Ageing Research at the Academy of Medical Sciences, 41 Portland Place, London on the 14th November 2023. The workshop aims to identify key gaps and opportunities in the commercialisation of geroscience which will ultimately inform UKRI’s bid in this […]