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British Society for Research on Ageing

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Leading Science for Lifelong Health. The BSRA supports research to understand the causes & effects of ageing. Find out more at bsra.org.uk/

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Bjorn Fraser Olaisen @bjornolaisen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I was pleased to present my PhD research done in collaboration with Altos Labs at the British Society for Research on Ageing (BSRA) meeting. A big thanks to the sponsors of my BSRA travel award, and to David Weinkove, Ira Milosevic and the rest of the @bsrageing.bsky.social @dweinkove.bsky.social
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Didn't get to attend the #BSRA2026 public lecture by Valter Longo of @usc.edu in person this year? Well, luckily we recorded it then ⬇️⬇️⬇️ youtu.be/u7WML-w_DmA
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Fasting Mimicking Diet Cycles - Valter Longo BSRA public lecture 2026
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
It's been a few days since #BSRA2026 and we're still buzzing. We've got tonnes of photos and videos that'll be trickling out for a while yet. What was your favourite part of this year's meeting?
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Always great to host the @americanaging.bsky.social best ECR presentation as part of the BSRA-AGE longstanding relationship. Who will win the Korenchevsky Prize and represent the BSRA as our best ECR speaker at AGE 2027? Find out at prizegiving at the end of day 3!
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Fun run? Fun run! What better way to start day 2 than with the 4th annual "Morgan" fun run, a gentle 5km around Oxford parks. Because exercise and healthy ageing right!? #bsra2026 #ageingresearch #healthyageing #geroscience
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Mirko Pegoraro PhD @3volution.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I am attending the 2026 @bsrageing.bsky.social conference: amazing talks, amazing people, extraordinary #science. Learning so much about the biology of #ageing. 👦➡️👨‍🦳 🧬
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Annnnnddddd Day 1 is a wrap! ECR communication training, keynotes talks, some great science shared, and an engaging public lecture before @dweinkove.bsky.social hosted a Chairs Reception in the stunning dining hall at @kebleoxford.bsky.social. What was your favourite part of day 1? #BSRA2026
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Good morning @kebleoxford.bsky.social! First time here? The main gates & Porters Lodge is on Parks Road, between University Park & the Natural History Museum.
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PLOS One @plosone.org · 09/09/2026
As @bsrageing.bsky.social #BSRA2026 gets going, here is a collection of @plosone.org articles by invited speakers @prof-valterlongo.bsky.social, @colinselman.bsky.social, Sarah Harper, Dag Aarsland and Gerald Shadel. buff.ly/vylWpTK buff.ly/tRL0Dgf buff.ly/eV2T1xW buff.ly/woKBDDp buff.ly/xkojUr7
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
The wait is almost over... By trains, planes, automobiles, and the classic oxford bicycle, people are descending on Oxford for the 75th annual scientific meeting. 🚂✈️🚗🚴 #BSRA2026
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
3 days! Coming from near or far and wondering what to pack? Prepare for some traditionally 'mixed' British weather. www.bbc.com/weather/2640... #BSRA2026
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
5 days to go until #BSRA2026, our 75th annual meeting! What's one thing you're looking forward to this year?
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
👟 Will you be at the annual #BSRA2026 fun run? Join us at 7am Thursday 10 September for the annual BSRA Fun Run. Meet at Keble College Porter's Lodge, lace up, and explore Oxford before the day begins. All abilities welcome, a friendly pace. Bring your running shoes🏃‍♀️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🧬 How much of ageing is pre-programmed? At #BSRA2026 Colin Selman from @glasgow.ac.uk will explore the genetic pathways that influence lifespan and help determine how we age. 🔗https://bsra.org.uk/events/75th-annual-scientific-meeting-for-the-bsra-2026/
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🎓 First conference? Don’t be shy! We asked ECRs for their top tips for #BSRA2026. Introduce yourself, ask questions, visit the posters and get involved. And don’t forget the terrible conference coffee ☕️, some of the best conversations happen there! bsra.org.uk/events/75th-...
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
10 days to go until #BSRA2026, our 75th annual meeting and the premier ageing biology meeting!! Who are you looking forward to seeing the most? 🗓️ 9–11 Sept 📍 Keble College, Oxford 🔗https://bsra.org.uk/events/75th-annual-scientific-meeting-for-the-bsra-2026/
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🧬 We're looking forward to welcoming Patrick Gunning from @glasgow.ac.uk to #BSRA2026! His work explores innovative therapeutic strategies by targeting the molecular mechanisms underlying disease. 🗓️ 9–11 Sept 📍 Keble College, Oxford 🔗 bsra.org.uk/events/75th-...
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🧠 What drives brain ageing and neurodegeneration? We're looking forward to welcoming Anne Schaefer from @mpiage.bsky.social to #BSRA2026 whose work explores molecular and epigenetics of brain ageing. 🗓️ 9–11 Sept 📍 Oxford 🔗https://bsra.org.uk/events/75th-annual-scientific-meeting-for-the-bsra-2026
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
🔬 What are the unknown unknowns in the the biology of ageing? At #BSRA2026, Senior Scientist Fedor Galkin from Insilico Medicine will explore novel molecular mechanisms regulating ageing and longevity. 🗓️ 9–11 Sept 📍 Keble College, Oxford 🔗 bsra.org.uk/events/75th-...
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
🧠 How can understanding the biology of neurodegenerative disease help us develop better treatments? We're delighted to welcome Professor John Hardy from @ucl.ac.uk to #BSRA2026. 🗓️ 9–11 Sept 📍 Keble College, Oxford 🔗 bsra.org.uk/events/75th-...
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Will we see you there? 🗓️9-11th September 📍Kebel College, Oxford 🔗https://bsra.org.uk/events/75th-annual-scientific-meeting-for-the-bsra-2026/ #BSRA2026
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
🧬 Can we treat senescence for ageing therapies? @marcdema.bsky.social will explore how understanding senescence could help develop new approaches to healthier ageing at #BSRA2026 🗓️ 9–11 Sept 📍 Keble College, Oxford 🔗https://bsra.org.uk/events/75th-annual-scientific-meeting-for-the-bsra-2026/
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
We're looking forward to welcoming @mariaermolaeva.bsky.social from Leibniz Institute on Aging to #BSRA2026 whose work explores how metabolic plasticity helps resilience and healthy ageing. 🗓️ 9–11 Sept 📍 Keble College, Oxford bsra.org.uk/events/75th-...
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
20 days until the premier ageing biology conference! Will you be there? 🗓️9-11th September 📍Kebel College, Oxford 🔗https://bsra.org.uk/events/75th-annual-scientific-meeting-for-the-bsra-2026/
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
☎️Will you answer the call? 🗓️ 9–11 Sept 📍 Keble College, Oxford 🔗https://bsra.org.uk/events/75th-annual-scientific-meeting-for-the-bsra-2026/
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
🧬 Can endogenous DNA damage driving ageing? We're delighted to welcome KJ Patel from ox.ac.uk Medsci.ox.ac.uk to #BSRA2026, part of our local Oxford expertise for this meeting. 🗓️ 9–11 Sept 📍 Keble College, Oxford 🔗https://bsra.org.uk/events/75th-annual-scientific-meeting-for-the-bsra-2026/
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
🧬 Can changing how we eat change how we age? Join the BSRA in Oxford for our 2026 Public Lecture with Professor Valter Longo, Director of the Longevity Institute, @usc.edu 📅9 Sept | 5–8pm 📍Keble College, Oxford 🎟️£18 incl. drinks & canapés 🔗https://bsra.org.uk/public-lecture-oxford/ All welcome!
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Late breaking abstract submission until the 23rd August? No excuse to miss out on #BSRA2026 now! 🗓️9-11 September 📍Keble College, Oxford 🔗https://bsra.org.uk/events/75th-annual-scientific-meeting-for-the-bsra-2026/
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
🧠Can we prevent dementia, detect it earlier, and improve treatment? Dag Aarsland of @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social will be at #BSRA2026 exploring exactly this! 🗓️ 9–11 Sept 📍 Keble College, Oxford 🔗https://bsra.org.uk/events/75th-annual-scientific-meeting-for-the-bsra-2026/
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
With @ox.ac.uk hosting this years #BSRA2026 how could we not feature some locals?! First up is Prof SarahHarper CBE whose work on demographics & healthy ageing policy shapes thinking at the highest levels. 🗓️ 9–11 Sept 📍Keble College, Oxford 🔗 bsra.org.uk/events/75th-...
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
We're looking forward to @dannyarends.nl from @northumbriauni.bsky.social on genetics and trade-offs for longevity at #BSRA2026! Who are you looking forward to seeing? 🗓️9-11th Sept 📍Keble College Oxford 🔗https://bsra.org.uk/events/75th-annual-scientific-meeting-for-the-bsra-2026/
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Coming to #BSRA2026? The premier ageing biology meeting, and this year is our 75th annual event! We're looking forward to seeing Ana Maria Cuervo of @einsteinmededu.bsky.social present 🗓️9-11th Sept 📍Keble College Oxford 🔗https://bsra.org.uk/events/75th-annual-scientific-meeting-for-the-bsra-2026/
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
🎥 Missed one of our seminars? Our YouTube channel is packed with public & academic seminars, research highlights, and more. Example? Gordon Lithgow @buckinstitute.org on one of the biggest challenges in ageing biology. ▶️ youtube.com/shorts/ke5P_... #Ageing #Aging #UnderstandingAgeing
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Discussing Drugs to Slow Ageing
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
A great public science talk, networking with BSRA Annual Scientific Meeting attendees and others interested in the science of ageing, drinks and nibbles, all for only £18? Why wouldn't you! Places are limited www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-lec... 🗓️9th September ⏲️5-8pm 📍@kebleoxford.bsky.social
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Did you know that both DuSRA and @americanaging.bsky.social members are eligible to membership rates for BSRA’s Annual Scientific Meeting? The BSRA's 75th annual meeting looking like a great one! See you there DuSRA & AGE members! 9-11 Sept Oxford bsra.org.uk/events/75th-... #BSRA2026
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75th Annual Scientific Meeting of the BSRA (2026): The Biology of Ageing - BSRA
BRITAIN’S LEADING AGEING RESEARCH CONFERENCE In 2026, the BSRA is pleased to host its 75th Annual Scientific Meeting on the Biology of Ageing at the University of Oxford between 9th and 11th September...
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Missed our most recent public seminar? Catch up here! The amazing Prof Dawn Skelton from @glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social with a great talk on fall prevention. www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-Ye... #Ageing #Aging #UnderstandingAgeing
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Exercise as Treatment for Falls Prevention
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
⚽ Sad you'll miss England's World Cup knockout match because you've committed to Prof Dawn Skelton's public lecture this Wednesday? Now you can catch both! Unlike *some* footballers we're aiming to avoid falls😉 📅 1̵s̵t̵ ̵J̵u̵l̵y̵ 30th June ⏲️6:30pm (UK) bsra.org.uk/events/2026-... #FIFAWorldCup #WorldCup
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
🚨Tomorrow! Super looking forward to Prof Jessica Tyler of @weillcornell.bsky.social talk tomorrow for this months academic seminar 'Extending mitotic lifespan by improving homologous recombination'. t.co/N38Qy0oYNK #Ageing #Aging #UnderstandingAgeing
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
📣Weekend read Meet @lorenkell.bsky.social Korenchevesky award winner 2025. Given to the best ECR oral presentation & includes a trip to @americanaging.bsky.social to present there. With abstract deadline open, there's still time to submit & be in to win the 2026 award! bsra.org.uk/meet-bsra-ko...
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Meet BSRA Korenchevsky Award Winner 2025: Loren Kell - BSRA
Fresh from her trip to Utah, our 2025 Korenchevsky Award winner, Loren Kell, tells us all about it: The British Society for Research on Ageing (BSRA) annual meeting had been on my radar for many years...
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
📢 Falls are a leading cause of injury and loss of independence in later life. Join Professor Dawn Skelton (@glasgowcaledonian.bsky.social) for our next Public Lecture: 🎙️ Exercise as Treatment for Falls Prevention 📅 1 July 6:30pm Online 🔗https://bsra.org.uk/events/2026-online-public-lecture-series/
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
📢 BSRA awards 18 Small Research Grants! Thanks to the generous support of DoNotAge.org and Quest Nutra Pharma Group, more than 10% of BSRA members received funding support this year through grants, studentships, and travel awards. Small grants. Big impacts. 🔬 🔗 bsra.org.uk/bsra-funds-1...
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BSRA Funds 18 Small Research Grants in 2026 - BSRA
The BSRA is delighted to announce the award of a record 18 small research grants across 13 UK institutions in its 2026 round, thanks to sponsorship from DoNotAge.org and Quest NutraPharma. Many of the...
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Will you be taking part in our 75th (yes 75th!) annual meeting on the biology of ageing? Well, better submit your abstracts then! Submission deadline 15th June. See you there! Oxford @kebleoxford.bsky.social 9th – 11th September bsra.org.uk/events/75th-...
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
🚨Tomorrow! Next up in our 2026 Academic Seminar Series we have Elsa Logarinho from University of Porto. Link below for more info, see you there! bsra.org.uk/events/2026-...
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
🚨Friday read🚨 Cross party Health & Social Care Committee report 'Healthy Ageing: physical activity in an ageing society' just released, including a BSRA submission of evidence! #Ageing #Aging #UnderstandingAgeing #Healthspan committees.parliament.uk/work/9230/he...
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Healthy Ageing: physical activity in an ageing society - Committees - UK Parliament
The Committee is undertaking an inquiry into the role of physical activity in improving the health and wellbeing of our older population.   Progress on improving healthy life expectancy in E...
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
⏳ Just TWO WEEKS left for Early Bird registration for the 75th #BSRA2026 Annual Meeting! 📍 Keble College, Oxford 🧬 Great science, keynote speakers, networking & a few 75th anniversary surprises ... bsra.org.uk/events/75th-...
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75th Annual Scientific Meeting of the BSRA (2026): The Biology of Ageing - BSRA
BRITAIN’S LEADING AGEING RESEARCH CONFERENCE In 2026, the BSRA is pleased to host its 75th Annual Scientific Meeting on the Biology of Ageing at the University of Oxford between 9th and 11th September...
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Did you miss @atjcagan.bsky.social talk at this months BSRA Academic Seminar? Check it out below! Investigating somatic evolution across the tree of life to gain insights into healthy ageing 🔗https://youtu.be/9v95S2Oc91A
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
🚨Weekend Watch🚨 Did you miss this week's public event, want to show someone, or just watch it back? We have Gordon Lithgow of @buckinstitute.org, Daphna Stern from Beyond Longevity Podcast, and BSRA chair @dweinkove.bsky.social in discussion on drugs to slow ageing. Enjoy! youtu.be/-wNCuxF9Q4c
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Discussing Drugs to Slow Ageing
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
Someone gave @dweinkove.bsky.social a camera again 👀 He's spreading the word about tomorrow's online event Discovering Drugs to Slow Ageing. With Gordon Lithgow of @buckinstitute.org & Daphna Stern of Beyond Longevity See you there! bsra.org.uk/events/2026-...
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
We've extended this #BSRA2026 specific travel grant deadline to the 8th May. So if you've not applied and were thinking about it, apply now! We want to see as many people as possible at our 75th annual meeting in Oxford. Will you be there? bsra.org.uk/grants/
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Grants - BSRA
Grants We are pleased to announce an additional grant call for 2026, for Travel Grants to attend our 75th ASM in Oxford from 9-11 September. CALL NOW OPEN. Closing date extended to 8th May 2026. More ...
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Tomorrow! Will we see you there?
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