Activities

November 10, 2020

Societal Advisory Board e-meeting

The first Societal Advisory Board meeting took place 10th of November 2020 on Zoom. For a detailed list of the members in the Advisory Board please see: Members of the Societal Advisory Board.

 

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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. […]