Academy for Healthy Longevity

Master & Graduate Certificate in Healthy Longevity

Graduate Certificate in Healthy Longevity Medicine 

Offered by the world’s 8th-ranked university, the interdisciplinary Graduate Certificate in Healthy Longevity by the NUS Academy for Healthy Longevity, NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore will commence in August 2026. This unique semester-long hybrid programme is designed for working professionals interested in geroscience, precision geromedicine, and evidence-based health optimisation.

The programme is tailored for clinicians, scientists, allied health professionals, public health professionals, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders seeking advanced yet translational knowledge in the rapidly expanding healthy longevity field. The Graduate Certificate is fully stackable towards the future Master in Healthy Longevity, scheduled for launch in 2027 (see Table 1).

The programme combines online learning with two immersive onsite learning weeks in Singapore:

Onsite intense part 1: 17–22 August 2026
Online learning period: 24 August – 28 November 2026
Onsite intense part 2: 30 November- 5 December 2026

The curriculum integrates biological, clinical, public health, and translational perspectives across three interconnected courses:

Foundations of healthy longevity

• Historical and anthropological perspectives

• Development of healthy longevity medicine

• Introduction to geroscience and the hallmarks of ageing

• Determinants of healthy longevity across the lifespan

• Demography, and the longevity debate

• Life course epidemiology

• Global policy frameworks for healthy longevity and ageing

Gerodiagnostics and biomarkers of ageing

• Physiological, molecular, and digital biomarkers of ageing

• Biological age and ageing clocks

• Multi-omics and AI in precision geromedicine

• Wearables and digital health technologies

• Translating biomarkers of aging into clinical and public health practice

Gerointerventions

• Lifestyle interventions

• Cognitive, behavioural, and environmental optimisation

• Nutraceuticals and pharmacological gerotherapeutics

• Emerging gerotherapeutics

• Multimodal gerointerventions matched to gerodiagnostics

• Regulatory and translational challenges using gerointerventions

The programme strongly emphasises interdisciplinary exchange, translational learning, and professional networking. Participants will engage directly with faculty, clinicians, researchers, and industry professionals through interactive discussions, collaborative activities, and applied case sessions focused on healthy longevity.

The price of the graduate certificate (12 credits) is SGD19,650 (exc. GST).

Further details on admissions and registration will be released soon. In the meantime, we would greatly appreciate if you could express your interest through the following form: Expression of your interest in Graduate Certificate in Healthy Longevity

We are developing a Master in Healthy Longevity Medicine (40 credits) scheduled to launch in Academic Year (AY)2027/2028. The Master’s programme will deliver a rigorous, evidence-based, and specialised curriculum designed for scientists, healthcare professionals, public health practitioners, and professionals from related disciplines seeking advanced training in healthy longevity medicine.

† Graduate Certificate in Healthy Longevity Medicine (AY2026/2027)

* Elective course for Geromedicine for Clinicians