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

June 11, 2025

Meet Debora Rizzuto, New Director of NEAR

Effective May 2025, Debora Rizzuto took over the Directorship following Laura Fratiglioni. In addition to being an Associate Professor in Geriatric Epidemiology at Karolinska Institutet (KI), Debora has also been the Vice Director and Scientific Coordinator of NEAR since 2018.  New NEAR Director, Debora Rizzuto. Photo: Stefan Zimmerman. Hello Debora, and congratulations on your new […]

May 27, 2025

Every Day Counts: National Dementia Strategy 2025–2028

Dementia is one of the major public health challenges, and the number of people living with a diagnosis of dementia is increasing, posing significant challenges for health and social care. At the same time, research in the field is progressing. Today, it is possible to diagnose dementia earlier in the course of the disease, and […]

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. […]