Rebuilding educational gerontology – reasons to be slightly more cheerful
Google ‘older people’s education’ and up comes a Guardian headline with the answer – ‘neglected’. The NIACE report in question was …
Category Archives: Intergenerational Exchange
BSG Technology & Ageing Special Interest Group (SIG)
Technology & Ageing SIG Meeting Wednesday 4th July 11.30-12.30 The use of technology and digital devices are pivotal in the …
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 …
Final reminder: Abstract deadline (24th January) for the 47th Annual Conference of the British Society of Gerontology, Manchester, 4th – 6th July 2018
Present a paper, poster or symposium at the 47th Annual Conference of the British Society of Gerontology in Manchester, UK, 4th …
Camden Intergenerational Week 2017
Next week, from October 14th in fact, is Camden Intergenerational Week, the third bi-annual celebration since Vanda Carter, formerly the …
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 …
Look lively: using objects to reflect a long life
At some point in our lives, we’ve probably all discussed the objects we would save if our house was on …
Scrapping the Pensions Triple Lock? Time to re-frame the debate.
Over the weekend, the Work and Pensions Select Committee called on the government to scrap the pensions triple lock, framing it …
TOWARDS CREATIVE AND INTEGRATED RESPONSES TO DEMOGRAPHIC AGEING IN NORTH-EAST ENGLAND
On a cold and miserable day in May more than 30 people from the academy, third sector, health sectors joined …
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 …
