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
DATES & TIMES
Monday 29th - Wednesday 1st July 2026.
Registration: 08:00 - 09:00 on Monday 29th June
Close of conference: 18:00 on Wednesday 1st July (approx.)
FEES
A table of conference fees is available here. Fees are discounted for SLLS members.
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS
Sunday 28th June 2026. Please click here for full details and to book your place.
Both the conference and workshops 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, The London School of Economics and Political Science
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 TIMELINE
Call for abstracts: 27th October 2025 - 2nd March 2026 (17:00, GMT)
Deadline extended from 13.02.26
Grading of abstracts and building of conference programme: 1st February - 30th April 2026
(All submitters of abstracts will be notified of outcome by the end of March 2026)
Registration open: Early April 2026.
Pre-conference workshops: Sunday 28th June 2026
Conference: Monday 29th June - Wednesday 1st July 2026
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.