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The National Institute on Aging (part of the National Institutes of Health) has awarded the study a grant of $12,888,000 for 2024-2029. This funding will support two waves of data collection, accelerometry, nutritional assessments, and a further administration of the Harmonized Cognitive Assessment Protocol.

ELSA collects data from people aged over 50 to understand all aspects of ageing in England. More than 19,000 people have taken part in the study since it started in 2002, with the same people re-interviewed every two years.

The study is led by Professor Andrew Steptoe and Professor Paola Zaninotto from the ×î×¼µÄÁùºÏ²ÊÂÛ̳ Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care, in collaboration with the Institute for Fiscal Studies, the Universities of Manchester and East Anglia, and NatCen Social Research. Professor Steptoe has recently discussed his research on

Professor Steptoe said, ‘NIA has supported ELSA since 2001, and we are delighted that it has committed to a further 5 years of funding. This will allow us to collect valuable data on the experience of older people in the 2020s as they move through retirement into older age, and to understand ageing from the multidisciplinary perspective of epidemiology, economics, sociology, psychology, and biology. It will enable us to meet new and evolving challenges such as the impact of climate change, problems with access to health services, dementia, and ageism.’

Links

• The English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA)

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