Speed-dating in China leads to funding call…
A few months ago, the ESRC and MRC invited a group of UK academics to travel to Beijing for a …
Author Archives: LongevityRocks
Old Friends or Young Friends – they are all worth the time and effort
Originally posted on Ageing Issues:
? (L-R): Rikka Korkiamaki, Tampere University; Virpi Timoneon, Trinity College Dublin; Catherine Elliott O’Dare (Trinity College…
Old Friends or Young Friends – they are all worth the time and effort
These days it feels like friendship has become a commodity. If Facebook is taken as the main platform …
The Future of Gerontology is in Safe Hands
I would never have guessed it was possible to combine an all inclusive beach holiday with academic excellence. It seems …
Grandparent’s Experiences of Kinship Care – Repair and Rescue, rather than Pleasure and Leisure.
So often grand-parenting is presented as a fun and fickle leisure activity of wealthy Baby Boomers. For many grand-parents, the …
‘Gerontology is good for you… so is gardening’
In preparing to address a room packed with enthusiastic gardeners, community activists and gerontologists at the latest BSG NI event, …
Imagine Belfast – Enter the campervan of dreams and imagine the future we all deserve…
Imagine Belfast – the festival of ideas and politics – sparks curiosity and engagement with social science and citizenship for …
Wise Owls Come Home to Roost
It is amazing what 30 years as a member of the BSG can do for perspective. Yesterday, Jill Manthorpe, a …
Re-Presenting Age: Launching the BSG in Northern Ireland in Style
Buoyed up by the support and enthusiasm of everyone who supported the launch of the BSG in Northern Ireland, we will continue to challenge negative stereotypes of ageing. Representing Age will provide a focus for the work of the BSG in Northern Ireland for many years to come.
