Global Gerontology 2026

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About

As the proportion of older adults accelerates worldwide—research in ageing and gerontology is more crucial than ever to improve health outcomes, quality of life, and social inclusion.
Ageing 2026 conference will provide a global forum to exchange cutting-edge discoveries, discuss pressing challenges, and share successful interventions in aging research, with dedicated attention to the advances and ongoing needs in Malaysia and ASEAN countries. It aims to catalyze multi-sectoral partnerships to foster age-friendly environments, innovative healthcare delivery, and policies that uphold dignity and support active aging.

Ageing and Gerontology: Research Pain Points and Progress

Pain Points

Increasing multimorbidity and complex geriatric syndromes (frailty, dementia, depression)
Integration of psychosocial and biological research approaches
Insufficient longitudinal and intervention studies on subjective well-being of older adults
Healthcare access disparities including malnutrition and food insecurity
Limited integration of research findings into policy and practice

Progress

UN Decade of Healthy Aging (2021–2030) galvanizes global coordinated efforts in ageism combat, integrated care, long-term care, and community support
Advances in age-friendly environments, biomedical research, technology integration, and digital health solutions facilitating aging in place
Establishment and expansion of National Policy for Older Persons and Senior Citizens Activity Centres (PAWE) to promote social engagement and support
WHO Age-Friendly Cities recognition
ASEAN-wide policy frameworks, such as the Regional Plan of Action for the Kuala Lumpur Declaration on Ageing

Organizing Panel Members

Howard Giles, PhD
Professor
The University of Queensland, Australia

Hom Nath Chalise, PhD
Expert Member WHO Healthy Aging, Department of Social Gerontology
Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Dr. Alexander Khalyavkin, PhD
Russia Academic Secretary of Gerontological Society of RAS (Moscow Branch)
Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

Dr. Luisa Maria Arvide Cambra, PhD
University of Almeria, Spain

Ian James Martins, PhD
Scientist, ANTI-AGING RESEARCH
Edith Cowan University, Australia

Call for Abstracts

Topics of interest for submission include, but are not limited to the below

Gerontology and Geriatrics
Biomarkers of Aging
Biological and Clinical Gerontology
Multimorbidity
Longevity and healthspan
Healthy aging and health span
Policy, and Practice for Healthy Aging
Human Aging
Biological Aspects of Aging
Experimental Gerontology
Translational Gerontology
Biological Mechanisms of late life diseases
Multisystem physiology of aging
Understanding cellular aging, chronic conditions and frailty
Psychological science of aging processes
Cognitive, physical and psychological aspects of age-related disability
Dementia, Cognitive Decline, and Neurodegenerative Disorders associating with Ageing
Psychosocial Dimensions of Aging and Well-being
Exercise sciences
Nutrition, Malnutrition, and Lifestyle for Healthy Aging
Nutritional challenges in older adults, lifestyle interventions, and preventive strategies
Regenerative Science in Ageing
Health-related aspects of human aging
Biomedical Advances and Digital Health in Gerontology
Harnessing digital health, telemedicine, assistive technologies, and smart environment designs that facilitate independence for older adults
Integrating research on subjective well-being, social participation and ageism mental health
Urban planning, social connectivity and social innovations fostering inclusion for aged populations

Global Conference on Aging and Gerontology

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