Grandparent’s Experiences of Kinship Care – Repair and Rescue, rather than Pleasure and Leisure.

June 7, 2017

So often grand-parenting is presented as a fun and fickle leisure activity of wealthy Baby Boomers. For many grand-parents, the …

Look lively: using objects to reflect a long life

February 9, 2017

At some point in our lives, we’ve probably all discussed the objects we would save if our house was on …

November 7, 2016

Over the weekend, the Work and Pensions Select Committee called on the government to scrap the pensions triple lock, framing it …

October 21, 2016

This blog article outlines my reflections on the conference held in Edinburgh (12 – 14 October) and how the proceedings …

June 10, 2016

In preparing to address a room packed with enthusiastic gardeners, community activists and gerontologists at the latest BSG NI event, …

March 18, 2016

Imagine Belfast – the festival of ideas and politics – sparks curiosity and engagement with social science and citizenship for …

November 16, 2014

The last of the baby boomers turns fifty in 2014. This huge cohort is said to have defined the modern …

June 12, 2013

Two interesting things happened today. The Office for National Statistics published data showing that we now have, for the first …