SLLS Harvey Goldstein Memorial Award
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS OPEN!
This annual award is organized in memory of Harvey Goldstein and honours a scholar who has made a significant contribution in advancing methodologies for life course studies.
The purpose of this award is to recognize scholars whose methodological contributions have significantly impacted life course research and/or informed the development of policies in a life course perspective. Methodological contributions to longitudinal data collection and analysis, qualitative, quantitative or mixed longitudinal methods are especially welcome.
The winner will be announced at the 2025 SLLS Annual General Meeting, taking place during the Society's conference in Fribourg in September. They will be invited to present an address at the Society's 2026 conference, with the possibility to publish the award address in the Society’s journal, Longitudinal and Life Course Studies.
Nomination Information
- Nominations should describe the methodological contribution of the nominee as well as their impact on our field and/or policies;
- Both nominations and self-nominations are welcome;
- No one on the present SLLS Executive Committee can be nominated for the award;
- In the event of nominations being equal in number for each candidate, it will go to the Executive Committee for voting, which will be carried out anonymously;
- Past winners cannot be nominated.
Deadline for nominations: 31st May 2025
PAST WINNERS: Laura Bernardi (2024), Francesco Billari (2023).
To find out more about Harvey and his work, watch the below memorial lecture, 'Multilevel Modelling of Longitudinal Data', presented by George Leckie of the University of Bristol. Recorded in October 2020.

SLLS John Bynner Distinguished Scholar Award
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS OPEN!
This annual award honours a scholar who has made a significant contribution in advancing the longitudinal study and scientific understanding of the life course.
The purpose of this award is to recognize eminent and emerging scholars in our field, whose contributions in research, theory, or policy analysis have elucidated the macro-‐and micro-‐ level foundations of the life course and individual biography.
The winner will be formally announced at the 2025 SLLS Annual General Meeting, taking place during the Society's conference in Fribourg in September. They will be invited to present an address at the Society's 2026 conference, with the possibility to publish the award address in the Society’s journal, Longitudinal and Life Course Studies.
Nomination Information
- Both nominations and self-nominations are welcome;
- No one on the present SLLS Executive Committee can be nominated for the award;
- In the event of nominations being equal in number for each candidate, it will go to the Executive Committee for voting, which will be carried out anonymously;
- Past winners cannot be nominated.
Deadline for nominations: 30th June 2025
PAST WINNERS: Mel Bartley (2024), Walter Heinz (2023), Phyllis Moen (2022), Diana Kuh (2021), Jeylan Mortimer (2020), Karl Ulrich-Mayer (2019), Heather Joshi (2018), Glen H. Elder Jr. (2017), and John Bynner (2016).