Activities

February 7, 2022

Deadline: 18 February 2022 – NEAR is looking for a Scientific Communicator

NEAR is looking for a Scientific Communicator where the primary task is to promote and facilitate ongoing communication and support for the National E-Infrastructure on Aging Research (NEAR). The assignment includes:

  • continuously work with the project’s own website (WordPress), as well as with news and calendar events related to the project on ki.se (Drupal)
  • develop and disseminate relevant information about NEAR to identified target groups, e.g., through newsletters and campaigns
  • be of operational and strategic support to the NEAR team
  • contribute to the planning, marketing and implementation of workshops, events, conferences, and board meetings

Read more and apply latest by 18 February, 2022

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May 2, 2024

Deadline 15 May: NEAR is looking for a Database Coordinator

NEAR is looking for a Database Coordinator with Data Scientist tasks. Join us in driving innovation and discovery in aging research. Apply now to be part of the NEAR team and contribute to a transformative initiative with far-reaching implications for public health and well-being. Your Mission We are looking for a highly capable data scientist to […]

April 8, 2024

Database Workshop Meeting in Karlskrona

On April 8-9, NEAR database managers met at Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH) in Karlskrona for a two-day workshop onsite and online. The first day started with welcoming and updating everyone about recent NEAR activities. This was followed by two well-attended presentations by Robert Thiesmeier, who discussed missing data methods, and Debora Rizzuto who presented […]

February 9, 2024

Book release: “70 is the new 50”

Ingmar Skoog’s book “70 is the new 50” discusses how aging has changed over the past 50 years. The book is based on research results from the NEAR-based H70 studies, which examine the health of different birth cohorts of 70-year-olds. The oldest cohort of 70-year-olds was born in the 20th century (1901-02 and 1906-07) and […]