After the success of our 2025 season of Understanding Ageing: Meet the Scientists public lectures, we are pleased to announce our 2026 programme.
Hear from experts in their field, invited to talk about their research and what it means for each of us as we get older. No scientific knowledge required!
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2026 PROGRAMME
Wed 4 March – with Dr Richard Siow, Director of Ageing Research at King’s College, London. Provisional title: Nutrition for cardiovascular health and ageing
Wed 6 May – with Professor Gordon Lithgow, from the Buck Institute for Research on Aging in Novato, California. Provisional title: Discovering drugs that slow ageing
Wed 2 July – with Professor Dawn Skelton, Professor in Ageing and Health at Glasglow Caledonian University. Provisional title: Exercise as treatment for falls prevention
Wed 9 September – IN PERSON* – with Dr Valter Longo, Director of the Longevity Institute at the University of Southern California. Title TBC
Wed 4 November – with BSRA Trustee, Dr James Murray from Swansea University. Provisional title: Could fish be the key to understanding dementia?
* Our in person lecture in September is part of our 75th Annual Scientific Meeting. More details about how to sign up to attend this event will be available soon.
Find information about our 2025 Public Lecture Series, or watch recordings on the BSRA YouTube channel here