The call for abstracts is now open for the 16th Annual Conference of the Society for Longitudinal and Lifecourse Studies, taking place in Stockholm on 24–26 August 2027. The conference will be hosted by Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet, with post-conference workshops on 27 August.
Under the theme Harmonizing Lives: Data, Methods, and Evidence for Studying the Lifecourse, the conference will bring together researchers working with longitudinal and life course perspectives across different disciplines, countries and career stages.
Submissions are welcome from a broad range of research areas, including health and wellbeing, family change, education, labour markets, income dynamics, intergenerational processes, ageing, demographic change, linked data, comparative research and methodological developments. Both quantitative and qualitative approaches are encouraged.
Researchers can submit proposals for individual papers, posters, symposia, panels and post-conference workshops. Abstracts for individual papers and posters may contain up to 300 words, while symposia should include four or five papers. The conference will be held entirely in person and has a maximum capacity of 300 delegates.
The deadline for abstract submissions is 19 February 2027, and applicants will be notified of the conference committee’s decision by 31 March 2027.
Read more and submit your abstract: SLLS Annual Conference 2027