Welcome to ERA-AGE

What is ERA-AGE?

The European Research Area in Ageing 2 (ERA-AGE 2) is a three year project funded by the European Commission, under the Seventh Framework Programme.  ERA-AGE 2 aims to continue the work of the highly successful ERA-AGE which ended in February 2009 after 5 years under the Sixth Framework Programme.  The project will secure, for the long term, the future of the European Research Area in ageing research and launch Europe's first joint research programme on ageing.   All partners are also committed to delivering the second round of the pioneering FLARE programme, progressively expanding the partnership and developing the resources on research infrastructure.

 ERA-AGE 2 comprises thirteen partners who are each public authorities responsible for the funding and coordination of national research programmes, and has recently recruited four associate partners .  In addition, the project has four associate partner organisations to enable and maximise the sharing of experiences and build a critical mass of ageing research . The network is coordinated by the UK representative The New Dynamics of Ageing Programme and it is supported by a steering group comprising of research managers, scientists, and representatives from the European Commission.

 The website will be progressively updated in the coming weeks to reflect the new programme of work.

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The ERA-AGE Database

The ERA-AGE Database is a powerful information resource. The database contains three different levels of information about European research on ageing; research funding agencies, research programmes and research centres and institutes. You can browse these data sources by type of data source, organisational name, country, discipline and research topic. The database also contains links to relevant external sites where available.

This resource is intended to be useful to a broad range of users, public browsers, scientists, user groups, funders and policy makers. The content is not intended to be exhaustive, it provides a useful starting point for browsers interested in finding out more about European research on ageing, and it will be continually expanded during the course of the project.

View the ERA-AGE Database