Don’t miss the opportunity to join us for the upcoming seminar: Tackling and overcoming non-response in cohort and survey studies – a national symposium for researchers and stakeholders”, which is jointly arranged by the research infrastructures NEAR (National E-infrastructure for Aging Research) and REWHARD (Relations, Work and Health across the life-course – A Research Data infrastructure).
The symposium aims to examine the causes of declining response rates in cohort and survey studies and identify effective strategies to manage non-response, along with gaining practical insights from other studies. The symposium will be held onsite (limited spots available, first-come, first-served) and online. The seminar is free, and everyone is welcome!
Please find attached the program and make sure to register by 17 November using this link: https://forms.office.com/e/uD1xMWTGZf
Event Details:
- Title: Tackling and overcoming non-response in cohort and survey studies – a national symposium for researchers and stakeholders.
- Aims: To explore the causes of declining response rates in cohort and survey studies and identify effective strategies to address this issue, while also gaining practical insights from other studies on managing non-response.
- Date: 26 November 2025
- Time: 9:15 AM – 4:20 PM
- Venue: Eva & Georg Klein, Biomedicum, Solnavägen 9, 171 65 Solna, and via Zoom
Don’t miss the opportunity to join us for the upcoming NEAR workshop: “Aging Research with High Clinical and Public Health Impact – Dialogue Among International Infrastructures” on 15 October from 8.30 AM to 5.00 PM. This year’s workshop aims to foster an environment where leading experts in large longitudinal and epidemiological studies or infrastructures will share their expertise and explore the potential for international collaborations. The workshop will occur onsite (limited spots, first come, first served) and online. The workshop is free, and everyone is welcome!
Find the program here. Please note that registration has expired, and on-site participation is closed. However, you can attend online by contacting Maria Wahlberg (maria.wahlberg@ki.se) by noon on 14 October at the latest.
NEAR will organize its next workshop in collaboration with the Ferrero Foundation during Healthy Aging Week 2023.
From 6 to 11 November 2023, the Ferrero Foundation of Alba will host Healthy Aging Week 2023, a series of scientific events, seminars, and workshops organized by the Ferrero Foundation in collaboration with the Academy of Medicin of Turin, the Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore of Milan, and the Karolinska Institutet of Stockholm.
On Wednesday 8 November, the NEAR Workshop entitled: “New Possibilities for Aging Research in Europe”, will be organized by Karolinska Institutet and the Ferrero Foundation.
Read more about conference information, abstract submission, and the program.
We are happy to announce that NEAR will hold its third workshop on “Methodological issues in harmonizing and pooling of data”, 27 October 10 AM- 3 PM. Due to the current situation, the workshop will take place online (Zoom) and onsite (KI Solna Campus) for selected participants only.
Register for the event latest by 26 October using this link: https://survey.ki.se/registration_NEAR_WS
You are more than welcome to participate!
Picture from the latest NEAR workshop, 23 September 2020
