BSRA

08/07/2026

Prof. Valter Longo will be giving our September public lecture IN PERSON in Oxford. Tickets now available, and include a special Chair's Reception to meet the scientists and celebrate our 75th Annual Scientific Meeting. Places are limited - do join us!

Join us to hear from one of the world's experts on diet and ageing, with the chance to meet expert scientists at the reception afterwards.

02/07/2026

Important advice

In this months public seminar we have Professor Dawn Skelton from G...

02/07/2026

The recording of our fascinating online webinar with Dawn Skelton is now available!

Exercise as Treatment for Falls Prevention is a talk packed with great advice and tips for any older people who might be at risk of falls. Catch up now if you missed it - and please share!

In this months public seminar we have Professor Dawn Skelton from G...

30/06/2026

A clip from our last public lecture with the legendary Gordon Lithgow. Full video on our YouTube channe.

29/06/2026

To avoid a clash with England's next World Cup match, we've changed the date of our public webinar on Exercise for Falls Prevention with Professor Dawn Skelton. Now happening TOMORROW instead of Wednesday at 6.30pm (UK)!

19/06/2026

Our next public talk is on 1 July at 6.30pm UK!

Our speaker, Professor Dawn Skelton, is brilliant and one of the world's leading experts on exercise to prevent falls as we age. Her talk will be packed full of the latest research and practical advice - not to be missed!

Use the QR code to sign up for our public talks and you'll receive an invitation to the webinar in the days before the talk.

11/05/2026

Our latest public webinar is now online!

It’s a thought-provoking discussion with one of the world’s leading researchers investigating compounds that might slow ageing:

Is ageing research a luxury?

Professor Gordon Lithgow is certain that no, it is not: ‘I think the best way to cure cancer is to study ageing [… ] Almost all the research around Alzheimer’s disease is treating the symptoms and not the cause. And what is the cause? Ageing.’

But what about the ethics of injecting healthy people to slow ageing?

This is a great introduction to a complex subject! Watch the recording and let us know what you think!

In this months public event we have a conversation between Professor Gordon Lithgow of the Buck Institute for Research on Ageing ...

04/05/2026

Our online webinar this Wednesday, 6.30pm UK, will be a discussion about drugs to slow ageing with Professor Gordon Lithgow - one of the leading researchers in his field.
No scientific knowledge required! Sign up for your invitation here: https://bsra.us21.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=7dbf51606b3de6cdd815987fe&id=e519cb775e

30/04/2026

Lectures aren’t ideal for public engagement - that’s why the next BSRA public event on ageing will be a discussion between Gordon Lithgow, Daphna Stern and you the audience!

Join our Chair, David Weinkove, and register here: https://bsra.org.uk/events/2026-online-public-lecture-series/

27/04/2026

People in the UK are spending FEWER years in good health than they were 10 years ago. Diet and exercise can help reverse this trend, but how close are we to having drugs that can help people stay healthier for longer?

Find out at our next public event on Wednesday 6 May at 6.30pm (UK), when our scientist expert, Professor Gordon Lithgow, will be in conversation with non-scientist Daphna Stern: https://bsra.org.uk/events/2026-online-public-lecture-series/ Everybody welcome!

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/apr/27/people-in-uk-spend-fewer-years-in-good-health-than-a-decade-ago-study-finds?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

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