The Alliance for Healthy Ageing (AHA) and the Multidisciplinary Institute of Ageing (MIA-Portugal) hosted a mini-symposium focused on “Stem Cells in Ageing and Metabolism”. Professor Lino Ferreira participated in this symposium with a talk on ‘Cardiovascular ageing and stem cells’. This event was followed by MIA-Portugal Ageing Spring School 2022 that took place in Coimbra, from 4th to the 8th of April.