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SWEAH's spring course "Theories of Ageing" on theories, ageing and health, is coming to an end. This week, about 20 PhD students will meet in Lund for a two-day workshop on the subject. Just defining who is "older" leads to interesting…

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/they-delve-theories-ageing- 2026-05-05

1 October 2026 10:00 to 11 October 2026 12:00 | Lecture/talk Please find all information on our website. About the eventLocation:OnlineContact:lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se Save the event to your calendar

https://sweah.lu.se/en/calendar/course-start-societal-communication-and-impact-research-ageing-and-health- 2026-05-11

26 November 2026 10:00 to 16:00 | Seminar Please find all information on our website. About the eventLocation:OnlineContact:lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se Save the event to your calendar

https://sweah.lu.se/en/calendar/examination-seminar-sweah-communication-course-orebro- 2026-05-11

SWEAH alumna Anna Nivestam, at the partner university Kristianstad University, is currently publishing a new scientific article on how well Nordic research focuses on the concept of health promotion and on the participation of older adults…

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/much-health-promoting-research-sweden-older-adults-are-rarely-involved- 2026-06-01

SWEAH PhD student Annicka Appelberg, Kristianstad University, attended the 7th World Parkinson Congress, 24–27 May, in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Approximately 4 000 participants from 40 countries attended the congress. The congress had a…

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/spreading-her-knowledge-internationally-about-parkinsons-care- 2026-06-01

When dementia takes memory, it does not take identity. SWEAH PhD student Judit Staller, Mid Sweden University, reveals in her first publication how you can reach someone living with dementia. Imagine sitting in a room you don’t recognise,…

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/new-research-suggests-validating-identity-dementia-care- 2026-06-03

SWEAH PhD student Juliet Jacobsen and her supervisor Jenny Klintman, Faculty of Medicine at Lund University, have followed how patients with advanced cancer seek care during their last years of life. By studying their care patterns, the…

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/important-end-time-life- 2026-06-08

6 October 2026 08:30 to 09:30 | Other Please note invitation via email. About the eventLocation:OnlineContact:lill [dot] eriksson [at] med [dot] lu [dot] se Save the event to your calendar

https://sweah.lu.se/en/calendar/meeting-sweah-management-representatives- 2026-06-09

In a few weeks there is a very good chance to follow the research around Sweden and within SWEAH, when 25 PhD students from the graduate school present their projects at the 23rd IAGG World Conference in Amsterdam, July 5-9. – I will be…

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/swedish-doctoral-research-goes-international- 2026-06-15

Getting a dementia diagnosis in the middle of working life changes life fundamentally. New research from SWEAH's partner university, Jönköping University, shows that younger people with dementia and their partners often receive…

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/lack-support-younger-people-dementia- 2026-06-09

Registration for SWEAH's research conference in the autumn opens tomorrow. Researchers and stakeholders in the field of ageing and health will gather and on stage, as a keynote speaker on the second day of the conference, will be health…

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/health-economist-implementation-least-difficult-developing-new-treatments- 2026-06-18

The steering group for SWEAH's alumni network SAIN is developing a new strategic plan for the coming years. Today, the members of the network were invited to contribute with input on what they want SAIN to work with in the future. And what…

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/new-ideas-about-future-research-ageing-and-health- 2026-06-11

Anyone who develops age-friendly environments must listen to what older adults themselves perceive as important. This is what SWEAH alumnus Anna Nivestam, Kristianstad University, writes in a new guiding report. – Older adults need to be…

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/how-older-adults-thoughts-about-environments-should-be-taken-account- 2026-09-07

SWEAH PhD student Karin Högstedt, Karolinska Institutet, has published her first sub-study. – It showed that home rehabilitation had little effect on basic daily activities and physical performance, with low to very low certainty in…

https://sweah.lu.se/en/article/rehabilitation-home-had-little-effect- 2026-09-07

13 November 2026 09:30 | Thesis defence Thesis title: : Educational inequalities in early labour market exit among older workers – Explanations from a life-course perspective About the eventLocation:Inghesalen, Widerströmska huset,…

https://sweah.lu.se/en/calendar/thesis-defence-emma-carlsson- 2026-09-15

20 November 2026 09:00 | Thesis defence Thesis title:Hip Fracture – Associated factors, mortality, and experience of recoveryHöftfraktur – associerade faktorer, dödlighet och erfarenheter av återhämtning About the eventLocation:Aula…

https://sweah.lu.se/en/calendar/thesis-defenc-erika-olofsson- 2026-09-17

11 November 2026 13:00 | Thesis defence Thesis title:Understanding complex care utilization along the dementia journey: patterns, trajectories, and determinants About the eventLocation:Eva & Georg Klein, Solnavägen 9, 171 65 Solna.Contact…

https://sweah.lu.se/en/calendar/thesis-defence-sakura-sakakibara- 2026-09-17

23 October 2026 09:00 | Thesis defence Avhandling:Supporting Older Adults’ Social Participation: An Understanding from Individual, Professional, and Organizational PerspectivesOpponent: Docent Lisa Ekstam, Lunds universitetOrdförande:…

https://sweah.lu.se/en/calendar/thesis-defence-linnea-korlof- 2026-09-17

Swedish national graduate school on ageing and health SWEAH is an interdisciplinary research school on ageing and health coordinated by Lund University. The SWEAH graduate school contributes to the development of a new generation of…

https://sweah.lu.se/en/sweah-more-graduate-school- 2026-06-16

Below you will find a list with all PhD students who are currently affiliated with the graduate school SWEAH. Alara Abaci, Karolinska InstitutetAffiliated with SWEAH since 2026Keywords: Medical communication in memory clinics, dementia…

https://sweah.lu.se/en/phd-students- 2026-09-29