Activities

February 24, 2022

NEAR presented at webinar about older adults’ health

The Scientific Communicator of NEAR, Linnea Sjöberg, presented NEAR and talked about older adults’ health at a seminar arranged by Länsnykterhetsförbundet, Västra Götaland on 24 February, 2022. 

Around 200 persons attended the seminar and it rendered discussions on the importance of studying health in older persons, aging in Sweden and globally from demographic- and historical perspectives, as well as risk- and protective factors in relation to older adults’ physical and mental health.

 

Read the full invitation letter and program here

 

More activities

March 31, 2025

Deadline 14 April: NEAR is looking for a Statistician

Apply now for the possibility of joining the NEAR team as a Statistician and contributing to an initiative with far-reaching implications for public health and well-being! Your mission NEAR is a ground-breaking infrastructure comprising 15 databases derived from longitudinal cohort studies across various regions in Sweden, collectively encompassing over 100,000 individuals aged 50 and above. […]

November 15, 2024

NEAR Scientific Workshop at European Public Health Conference in Lisbon

We are excited to share the highlights from NEAR’s scientific workshop “A National E-Infrastructure to Improve Public Health” at the European Public Health Conference 2024 in Lisbon. Ingrid Ekström chaired the workshop, beginning with an introduction from Linnea Sjöberg, who provided an overview of the NEAR infrastructure and its role in advancing aging research in […]

October 15, 2024

NEAR Workshop 2024: High Impact Aging Research ─ Dialogue Among International Infrastructures

On a beautiful fall day on 15 October, NEAR held its sixth workshop in the majestic facilities of the Swedish Society of Medicine. After the initial welcome from NEAR’s Director, Laura Fratiglioni, the workshop continued with various presentations led by the Chair, Björn Halleröd. During these, leading experts of extensive longitudinal and epidemiological studies presented […]

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Contact

Debora Rizzuto, Associate Professor
NEAR Scientific Coordinator
debora.rizzuto@ki.se

Linnea Sjöberg, PhD
NEAR Scientific Communicator
linnea.sjoberg@ki.se