Gateway to Global Aging Data

The Gateway to Global Aging Data is a platform for population survey data on aging around the world. Your one stop shop for aging data.

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Newly released education policy data!

These updates expand country coverage and support research on health and cognition across the life course:
📘International CSL Policy Details (v1.2)
✏️Education Tracking Policies, AFS (v1.1)

Read more in our blog: https://t.co/X9XYl74pyt

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At #PAA2026? Come find us at Booth 602! 👋
Learn more about the Gateway's free tools for cross-national and longitudinal research on #aging using the international network of #health and #retirement studies.

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What’s new in the Harmonized LASI-DAD vB.2 (Wave 2) dataset?
New variables include:
• Language fluency
• MRI measures
• Environmental exposure + more

Data & codebook access for US-based researchers: https://t.co/cDAzGLgX9Z
Non-US access coming soon: https://t.co/L0426GqMJV

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We’re hiring! The Gateway is looking for a Research Scientist to join the CESR team.

Researchers in #aging-related fields with experience in international health & retirement studies (e.g., HRS, HCAP) are encouraged to apply. Read more and apply: https://t.co/dNgE8dNiv0

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Great to see the GECC recognized at the Health & Extreme Weather Symposium, where @NIHAging and @NIH leaders highlighted the growing momentum around NIA-funded studies and data resources driving research in this area!

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Congratulations to Dr. Emma Nichols and her co-authors on being selected as a @geronsociety 2026 Editor’s Choice in Innovation in Aging! 🎉

Read how their paper highlights innovative approaches to understanding environmental influences on cognitive aging: https://t.co/siZpSZgl3K

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Have your say. @NIH is inviting comments on its FY 2027–2031 Strategic Plan, which guides its vision for upcoming biomedical and behavioral science research.

Open to all. Submit your feedback by May 16, 2026:
https://t.co/AN3VBfVU6W

#PublicHealth

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Are you a doctoral-level investigator in or pursing #AgingResearch?
The 2026 @NIHAging Butler-Williams Scholars Program offers mentorship and research support directly from NIA scientific review and program officers. Apply by March 31, 2026!
Learn more: https://t.co/iPMJkfpW3W

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📚Special Supplement Published📚
The Journals of @geronsociety: Series B, Vol. 81 highlights advancements in the Gateway to Global Aging Data through harmonized cognitive measures and guidance for cross-national aging research.

Read the full issue: https://t.co/Kk6Gn2gQq5

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New from @NIHAging:
A new blog explores insights from the 2024 Common Data Elements Webinar Series, featuring practical strategies for using CDEs to strengthen AD/ADRD and #agingresearch.

Read the full blog: https://t.co/E7HwtjmXtP
Watch the Webinar: https://t.co/sjiLB4yZ8H

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📢 @UMich Department of Psychology is seeking applications for an exciting Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in #CognitiveAging and Alzheimer’s disease disparities with Dr. Laura Zahodne.

See the full posting and learn how to apply here: https://t.co/pdN1BY3aR0

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New Harmonized Data from Chile Available

Gateway Harmonized SPS-ENCAVIDAM study, Version A is now available via the Gateway Data Enclave. This dataset from Chile’s ENCAVIDAM/SPS is offered in Stata and SAS formats.
Access in Enclave: https://t.co/cDAzGLgX9Z

#agingresearch

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Tune in next week!
Dr. Jinkook Lee will be speaking at AAIC Neuroscience Next, sharing the latest research in dementia science.
🗓️Feb. 24, 2026 | 11 AM PST/ 1 PM CST / 2 PM EST
Register: https://t.co/HLYomb7zHY

@alzassociation #AAICNeuro

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Celebrating @NIHAging’s 50th anniversary, Dr. Jinkook Lee highlights how NIH’s leadership expanded the HRS model globally and strengthened the Gateway as a central hub for cross-national aging research and policy

Read more: https://t.co/QMUXTprRKR

#healthpolicy #aging #hrsdata

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Applications are open!
Apply for the 22nd Advanced Psychometric Methods in Cognitive Aging Conference, a hands-on workgroup exploring determinants of dementia in cognitive aging studies.
🗓️August 9–14, 2026 | Tahoe City

Learn more and apply: https://t.co/VBad6RwDsR

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The LA-based Gateway team welcomed our remote teammates for a week of connection and goal setting as we plan for the year ahead.
We also made time for team bonding @GettyMuseum — proof that our team meetings aren’t always on Zoom!😌 #research

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🚨What's new in ELSA?

We’ve updated two Gateway Harmonized @ELSA_Study datasets, now ready for download! Our latest blog breaks down what’s new in ELSA and shares insights from the 2025 ELSA Data User Event.

Read: https://t.co/wwReHvDKIB
Download: https://t.co/najtdzIteY

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New research on Korea’s labor market finds that today’s 70-year-olds are as physically capable as 60-year-olds two decades ago. The analysis draws on the Gateway to Global Aging Data, showing how healthier #aging can reshape work and retirement.
https://t.co/CFAzhgFRor

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The Gateway Education Policy Seminar Series begins Jan 8th! Seminars will run the 2nd Thursday of each month and will foster conversations between the Gateway edu team, its collaborators, and outside researchers working in this growing field.

Register: https://t.co/DnO6edlgeZ

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Visit the Gateway to Global Aging Data at GSA 2025! Stop by Booth 400 in the Exhibit Hall to learn about the Gateway's free tools, resources, and initiatives for #aging and #dementia researchers. @geronsociety