‘Understanding the Lives of Older People with Vision Impairment’ (VI).
A blog for the small event held at the Thomas Pocklington Trust on May 9th 2017 and co-funded by the …
Category Archives: Ageing Bodies
Ageing, Physical Activity , Recreation and Wellbeing. Humberstone & Konstantaki (eds.)(2016)
The launch of the book was held on Wednesday 5th October New book raises awareness of ways to healthy ageing …
Re-Imagining the Ageing Body with Alex Rotas
Image: Hildegund Buerkle, born 1934 Images can provide a powerful way to challenge the way we, as a society, perceive the …
No one is getting out of here alive.
“…I feel so extraordinary Something’s got a hold on me I get this feeling I’m in motion A sudden sense …
Making the Case for the Social Sciences: No.11. Dementia
The mission of the Academy of Social Sciences is to ‘promote social science in the UK for the public benefit’ …
‘Ageing: the bigger picture’ features in BBC News
British Society of Gerontology & Photocrowd are delighted that the BBC is featuring the winners of its recent photo competition, …
Ageing: The Bigger Picture. An international photography competition sponsored by the British Society of Gerontology.
‘Ageing: The Bigger Picture’ Launch: Wednesday 18th November 2015 Close to entries: Sunday 10th January 2016 “My job is to …
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.
Say What?
There’s a tricky condition called “mother deafness”. This normally occurs when teenaged and dare I mention “Boomerang Kids”, appear incapable of …
The ‘new’ ageing populations: What does increasing survival mean for people with life-limiting conditions?
When I explain to an unsuspecting public that gerontology means the social science-based study of ageing and later life, the …
