Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)
@share-eric
SHARE is a research infrastructure for studying the effects of health, social, economic and environmental policies over the life-course of European citizens and beyond.
📢 Calling all ageing and longevity academic researchers Since April 2026, SHARE has offered 21 blood-based biomarkers including flagship neurodegeneration markers alongside metabolic markers and immune signalling markers. Learn about the full collection here: share-eric.eu/data/data-se...
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🚨𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸'𝘀 𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿: "𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲-𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵: 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀" Prof. Shanquan Chen will take us through research using SHARE data, before broadening out to other exciting applications across different datasets that show just how varied this field has become...
We are delighted to have participated in yesterday's “Design-Focused Workshop on Panel Retention in Ageing Surveys” in Lausanne, Switzerland. This inspiring event brought together experts and practitioners to discuss challenges and explore ways of maintaining participant engagement over time.
Wrapping up the #GrandChallengesConference 2026 in Berlin! It’s been three days of inspiring discussions, new connections & ideas on how interdisciplinarity can help tackle global challenges. It was a pleasure to contribute to this exchange 👏 @berlinualliance.bsky.social
We are proud to have our institute’s leader Prof. Dr. David Richter, Managing Director and PI of SHARE and Director SHARE Infrastructure at SBI, and two of our scientists contributing to the discourse. Let’s collaborate for better futures 🌍 @drichter77.bsky.social
🚨New SHARE working paper alert! Jeongyeon Song (Korea University) is the first to track how the death of a spouse impacts how the surviving spouse works, year by year, across Europe's 50+ population. https://f.mtr.cool/nqihjlcsaw
It's well known that depression and cognitive decline in older age tend to travel together. What we're much less sure about is the timing. Prof. Stephen Aichele from Colorado State University and Colorado School of Public Health digs into exactly this at our next online seminar. Link in thread ➡️
Few countries can match Denmark's population registry data. This month’s SISS speaker draws on our unique data linkage with Danish registry data to examine what retirement policies means for a society with an ever-widening gap between rich and poor. Register here: share-berlin.eu/en/events/si...
📢 𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀! The series offers a faster route to dissemination while ensuring quality through our Editorial Board review. Interested in submitting? Visit www.share-eric.eu/publications...
🔍 Finding of the Month: SHARE Blood Tests Find Millions Living with Undiagnosed Kidney Disease New research reveals 85% of kidney disease cases go undetected in older Europeans. 🚨 11% have CKD without knowing it 👵 Women and those over 75 face the highest risk of remaining undetected
Submit your abstracts now for the 3rd Joint ESS, SHARE & GGP User Meeting, which will take place on May 8th, 2026, in Vienna! Submissions based on ESS and/or SHARE, and/or GGP data – are welcome. 📅 Abstract submission deadline: 15 March 2026 More details: share-austria.at/wp-content/u...
SHARE Finding of the Month Older migrants in Europe see their adult children MORE than non-migrants (⬆️) but their own elderly parents LESS (⬇️) Intergenerational contact patterns matter for care systems that rely heavily on family support. share-eric.eu/research-res...
🧠 A major study in Nature Medicine challenges common belief about education & dementia protection: higher education didn’t slow brain ageing; it provided a higher starting point. This advantage may be established in childhood, not built through schooling itself. 👉 share-eric.eu/research-res...
🧠 Study of 108,000 middle-aged and older adults across 32 countries: internet use associated with better memory & cognitive function 📊 Strongest links in rural residents & those with lower education ------ npj Mental Health Research ------ 👉 share-eric.eu/research-res...
SHARE Autumn 2025 Meeting in Antwerp From October 15 to 17, the SHARE Family is coming together – this time in Antwerp. It’s always a pleasure to reconnect, exchange ideas, and discuss all things SHARE! Thanks to our Belgian hosts for the warm welcome! #SHAREdata #SHAREMeetings
⏳ Europeans age more slowly than their peers. Environment and politics matter, says a new @natmed.nature.com study using data from SHARE and comparable studies across the world. 👉 share-eric.eu/research-res...
Today marks the last day of #ESRA25 SHARE was pleased to contribute to this year’s conference with several presentations, interesting discussions, and an information booth. Many thanks to the organizers and everyone we had the chance to connect with. @esrasurvey.bsky.social
Hello from Utrecht, where the #ESRA2025 Conference is in full swing! 📊 We’re always happy to meet colleagues and researchers. So if you’re there, feel free to stop by our booth at any time for a chat! 👋 @esrasurvey.bsky.social
💸 Wealthy Americans have about the same odds of survival as the poorest in Northern/Western Europe. This stark finding comes from a major study using SHARE and HRS data, published in the New England Journal of Medicine. 🔗 Read more: share-eric.eu/research-res... @kyriopoulos.bsky.social
Discussing the future of SHARE with a view of the Acropolis at the SHARE Spring Meeting 2025 in Athens.
Dr. Vojtech Illner from the Czech SHARE Country team is presenting the NeuroSHARE project at the NIA Biomarker Network Meeting in Washington D.C.
In the latest edition of our series "SHARE Finding of the Month", we’re highlighting a groundbreaking study from a team of dementia researchers who have developed a simple finger-prick test able to identify people carrying the high-risk APOE ε4 gene. share-eric.eu/research-res...
A big thank you to our colleague Tessa for presenting information about SHARE data at the #GlobalHealthDay 2025 at #LMU Munich. “So happy to see the enthusiasm in researchers and students when getting to know SHARE“ 😊 - Tessa-Virginia Hannemann, SHARE BERLIN Institute
Prof. Dr. David Richter, SHARE-ERIC Managing Director, is attending the conference "Bridging Disciplines: Advancing Research Data Management for Collaborative Innovation", which is currently taking place in Bucharest.
📢 We are hiring! SHARE is looking for a Research Associate (pre- or post-doc) to support our Research Data Center & Communication Team. Deadline: 24.03.2025 Check our website for details: share-eric.eu/news-events/... #Joboffer #Berlin #SHAREdata
Each month, we highlight the diverse research emerging from the rich data collected by SHARE. This February, our Finding of the Month comes from Ariane Bertogg and Diana Roxana Galos, published in @sfjournal.bsky.social. 👇 Read more here: share-eric.eu/research-res...
The kick-off meeting of the SoGreen project funded by the European Commission under grant number: 101188188 is currently taking place in Brussels. The project is a joint effort of SHARE ERIC, ESS ERIC, GGP and GUIDE to investigate the social aspects of the green transition.