CONFERENCE THEME
Structure and Change in Critical Times:
Implications for the Life Course
VENUE
Université Libre de Bruxelles (Campus Érasme)
Route de Lennik 808
1070 Anderlecht
Belgium
Venue information and campus map:
DATES & TIMES
Monday 29 June - Wednesday 1 July 2026.
Registration: 08:15 - 09:00 on Monday 29 June
Close of conference: 17:40 (approx.) on Wednesday 1 July
FEES
A table of conference fees is available here. Fees are discounted for SLLS members.
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Sunday 28 June 2026. Please click here for full details and to book your place.
Both the conference and workshop will be in-person events, hosted by the Université Libre de Bruxelles.
CONFERENCE COMMITTEE
Chairs: Dale Dannefer, SLLS President / Case Western Reserve University & Bram Vanhoutte, Université Libre de Bruxelles
Kaspar Burger, University of Potsdam
Lisa Calderwood, University College London
Hélène Colineaux, Imperial College London
Ben Edwards, Australian National University
Andreas Ette, BIB Germany
Ludovica Gambaro, German Youth Institute
Noura Insolera, University of Michigan
Meena Kumari, University of Essex
Mengxuan (Suri) Li, University of Queensland
Tim Liao, University of Illinois
Sean Martin, Australian Institute of Family Studies
Thais Martins da Silva, Federal University of Pelotas
Jessica Ordemann, DZHW Germany
Andreea Piriu, Bocconi University
Tony Robertson, University of Glasgow
Anika Schenck-Fontaine, Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories
Rick Settersten, Oregon State University
Katie Taylor, University College London
CONFERENCE ORGANISERS
Cat Westlake (SLLS), Bram Vanhoutte, Blanche Derkenne, Yasmina Talhaoui, Nathalie Moguet, Audrey Maigre, Damiano Uccheddu, Thibault Köhler (Université Libre de Bruxelles)
CONFERENCE TIMELINE
27 October 2025 - 2 March 2026: Call for abstracts.
1 February - 30 April 2026: Grading of abstracts and building of conference programme.
(All submitters of abstracts will be notified of outcome by the end of March 2026).
7 April: Registration open.
28 June 2026: Pre-conference workshop.
29 June - 1 July 2026: Conference.
CONFERENCE TERMS & CONDITIONS
EVENT ANTI HARASSMENT POLICY
The Society for Longitudinal and Lifecourse Studies (SLLS) convenes conferences and events with the purpose of promoting professional development, and scholarly and educational exchange of ideas in the spirit of free inquiry and free expression.
The SLLS is committed to providing a safe, respectful and welcoming event environment for all participants, free from harassment based on age, race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, language, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, health conditions, socioeconomic status, marital or domestic status, political affiliation, or parental status. Harassment consists of a single intense and severe act or of multiple persistent or pervasive acts which are (or perceived to be) demeaning, abusive, offensive towards an individual person or create an intimidating, hostile or degrading environment.
Participants at SLLS events are expected to abide by this Anti-Harassment Policy in all meeting venues as well as official and unofficial social gatherings. Hence participation in any SLLS event constitutes acknowledgement of, and agreement to abide by this policy.
If you witness potential harm to a participant, we encourage you to be proactive in helping to mitigate or avoid that harm. Alert security personnel or law enforcement if you see a situation in which someone might be in imminent physical danger.
Please note: SLLS Conference 2026 - information on how to report violations will be available to delegates at the main registration desk.
