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BSG Small Events Grant: Human Rights of Older Persons Networking Conference

May 22, 2023

The gaps in human rights protection for older people are of international concern, with the need for collaborative action between …

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Dr Naomi Woodspring: An Appreciation

May 5, 2023

Dr Robin Means, Dr Sukey Parnell Johnson & Dr Margaret Page As the three of us let friends and former …

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Bill Hamilton and Modern Medicine

March 22, 2023

Reflections of his 87-year-old sister in ‘Lock-down’ – and after Covid and Biology – Mary Bliss If this epidemic had …

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BSG Care Homes Research Special Interest Group Winter Symposium

February 3, 2023

Wednesday 22nd February, 12.00 – 2.00 (online): ‘Supporting Resilience and Wellbeing amongst Care Home Staff’ The BSG Care Homes Research …

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Reflection on the BSG conference 2022 from Wendy Twist

September 16, 2022

First of all, an embarrassed apology for the lateness of this reflection on the BSG conference 2022. In my defence, …

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BSG2022 Conference Report from Anne Jamieson, Reader Emerita, Birkbeck, University of London

August 4, 2022

Thank you to the BSG for granting me a bursary to take part in this year’s conference. It was an …

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BSG 2022: Conference report from Robin Webster 

July 26, 2022

As ever, this BSG conference was a feast of valuable information, interesting ideas and a compelling spur to further reading …

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Home adaptations and disability outcomes among older adults living in England

May 26, 2022

Guest blog by Tarani Chandola and Patrick Rouxel The news that Care & Repair England closed in May this year …

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The BSG Averil Osborn Award for Participatory Research: 2021 Call for Applications

October 18, 2021

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS FRIDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2021 The Averil Osborn Award seeks to promote and support work which enhances the …

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Intersectionality and the Life Course

November 27, 2020

Daniel Holman and Alan Walker It is axiomatic that the life course perspective is fundamental to understanding unequal ageing. People …

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