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Human ageing gene found in flies
Submitted by Duncan Baird on Tue, 13/05/2008 - 15:44
Scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) have found a fast and effective way to investigate important aspects of human ageing.
2008 BSRA annual scientific meeting
Submitted by Duncan Baird on Tue, 11/03/2008 - 13:44
A two day International Meeting to be held at the Hilton Brighton Metropole on Thursday 17th - Friday 18th July. Click here for more information
Conference Announcement - Parkinson’s disease and Related Disorders
Submitted by Deborah Dunn-Walters on Fri, 21/12/2007 - 13:556th International Congress on Mental Dysfunctions & Other Non-Motor Features in Parkinson’s disease and Related Disorders, October 16-19, 2008 Dresden, Germany
New Funding Information - updated on e-Lifespan
Submitted by Deborah Dunn-Walters on Wed, 19/12/2007 - 16:57
New funding opportunities for ageing research from: The Stroke Association, Research into Ageing/BBSRC, MRC, Food Standards Agency. Details in the Backing section of e-Lifespan
New Funding for bladder and bowel research
Submitted by Duncan Baird on Wed, 12/12/2007 - 15:10
A new joint funding opportunity between Research into Ageing and BBSRC is available for research into the ageing bladder and bowel. A workshop will be held on 22 January 2008.
Further information on the call and registration form for the workshop can be found on the funders websites BBSRC and Research into Ageing
19th IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics (Paris 2009) - call for proposals
Submitted by Deborah Dunn-Walters on Tue, 27/11/2007 - 17:29
The organisers of the 19th IAGG 2009 congress are soliciting proposals for symposia and/or speakers at the 2009 meeting to be held in Paris on 5th to 9th July. Please could you submit your suggestions on-line through the IAGG Paris 2009 website.
Funding - New Dynamics of Ageing, Third call for proposals
Submitted by Deborah Dunn-Walters on Wed, 26/09/2007 - 09:05The New Dynamics of Ageing (NDA) is a seven year multidisciplinary research programme concerned with improving the quality of life of older people. The ESRC, EPSRC, BBSRC, MRC and AHRC are announcing two calls within the programme:
- a call for proposals for Collaborative Research Projects (CRPs)
- a call for applications for participation in an IDEAS Factory on Nutrition and older people
For further details see the e-Lifespan article A Superb Funding Opportunity for changing the Lives of Older People
Report on Japan's ageing society
Submitted by Duncan Baird on Thu, 20/09/2007 - 17:11
The British Embassy
in Tokyo has produced a report on Japan's ageing society with a focus on social and policy
aspects of ageing.
Nature ageing supplement
Submitted by Duncan Baird on Thu, 20/09/2007 - 16:55Nature have produced a suplemental issue on ageing, containing a collection of recent articles related to ageing in Nature.
Can we stop the clock?
Submitted by Duncan Baird on Wed, 03/01/2007 - 22:17The Wellcome Trust has produced a publication on Ageing - Can we stop the clock? which can be downloaded from their website.