Linking Ages is a new perspective creating a linkage between research on childhood and later life. We focus on rethinking theoretical concepts, methods and research challenges. To establish a transdisciplinary network of childhood and later life experts we created the Linking Ages Salon. Each Salon focuses on a different topic that is relevant for both research fields, aiming to contrast existing concepts and studies in childhood and ageing research and link our perspectives towards a different approach for future research. After two short lectures – one from childhood, one from ageing research – to set the base for our discussion, we work on the topic interactively and are excited to hear about your interests and ideas!