Photo: Veronica Tybell
Aging Research Center
A multidisciplinary research center devoted to aging and health. Established in 2000 by Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University.
ARC’s mission
ARC’s mission is to improve the health and well-being of older individuals by contributing to the understanding of the aging process from a biomedical, and psychological and sociological perspective in relation to life-long social and physical contexts. ARC conducts research and education and spreads research findings within and outside the scientific community.
Welcome to ARC’s website!
If you discover flaws (e.g. links not working or missing photos), or lack some information you think should be included in the website, please notify us by sending an email to info-arc@nvs.ki.se.
Recent news
ARC awarded several substantial grants from Forte
14 October, 2021Davide Liborio Vetrano receives Junior Scholar Grant from SFOepi
8 October, 2021International Forum with Professor Scott Hofer, on Tuesday 26 October 2021, 10:00-12:00
International forum with Scott Hofer, Institute on Aging and Lifelong Health, University of Victoria, Canada
Title: Developing and Validating Digital Biomarkers for Dementia Prevention and Intervention
Host: Serhiy Dekhtyar
NEAR workshop on 27 October 2021, 10:00-15:00
Welcome to join the “National E-infrastructure for Aging Research, NEAR’s methodological workshop” on 27 October 2021. This will be an on site and online event. Calendar event and preliminary programme. Contact Linnea Sjöberg if you have any questions.
Half time seminar: Xin Xia, 4 November 2021, 10:00
ISP seminar: Giorgi Beridze on 10 November 2021, 13:00
Half-time seminar: Yuanjing Li, Friday 19 November 2021 at 09:30
Title: “Cerebral small vessel disease, genetic susceptibility, cognitive reserve, and cognitive aging”
Supervisor: Chengxuan Qiu
ARC seminar with Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo, Tuesday 23 November 2021 at 11:00
ARC upcoming events
Job openings
- Senior research specialist, Social Gerontologi, full time position. Deadline for application 29 October 2021.
Available positions at ARC are also advertised on the Job openings page. All open academic and administrative positions are listed on Karolinska Institutet’s website – including all open positions for doctoral students and post docs.
Focus on Aging in a unique Arts & Science project
A collaborative project between ARC and the Stockholm School of Photography at Folkuniversitetet with the purpose of producing representative photographs of older people based on the research conducted at ARC. Read more about the project.
Pelle, 83, and Solveig, 81. Photo: Sofia Strååt
Adriana, 84. Photo: Victor Celis Schüberg
Bengt, 75. Photo: Linn Fryk
Gun-Britt, 74. Photo: Maria Leck
Gunnar, 75. Photo: Federica Poiana
Karl-Erik, 76. Photo: Linda Ydemar
Vivi-Anne, 79. Photo: Cecilia Öhlund
Bengt, 86. Photo: Rebecca Lindblad