Exploring perceptions of dementia in Pakistan
Here in the UK we are becoming more familiar with dementia. There are television adverts alerting us that dementia can …
Category Archives: Health
How might shopping contribute to healthy ageing?
Shopping is unique in being an instrumental activity that is both essential and potentially involves key areas associated with successful …
Is Dementia a Leading Cause of Death?
This week, Office for National Statistics figures (1) revealed that dementia has overtaken heart disease as the biggest cause of …
Housing Led Interventions can Help Older People Stay Healthy at Home
Not a week passes without media reports describing the range of pressures on the NHS and care sectors. In the …
Mobility, Mood and Place – Conference Reflections
This blog article outlines my reflections on the conference held in Edinburgh (12 – 14 October) and how the proceedings …
How safe are older drivers?
Increasing Mobility Older people are more mobile than ever before. In particular, they are driving more miles to stay connected …
The implications of Brexit for older EU migrants in England and Wales
As part of the UK in a changing Europe initiative, a research project in the Centre for Population Change and …
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 …
Early Findings from the WHERL project: Work, Health, Retirement and the Lifecourse
The WHERL project (Work, Health, Retirement and the Lifecourse) is a three year interdisciplinary consortium funded by the Medical Research Council …
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’ …
