CAN RESEARCH MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR CARE HOME?
Later this month (September), researchers from the University of East Anglia (UEA) are planning to hold an interactive workshop for researchers, …
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Active minds with nowhere to go? Getting the BSG Special Interest Group on Educational Gerontology off the ground in Manchester
Caroline Holland reports from the event at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School on Tuesday July 3rd 2018 The public event …
Educational gerontology – still a good idea?
In their conclusion to ‘The social policy of old age: Moving into the 21st century’, published twenty years ago, Mim …
“She’s Back”! All you need to know.
This is a review for a very important book that was published May 24th. It’s about getting women back into …
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…
Blunt Tool of State Pension to increase retirement ages, is questioned by life expectancy changes
The argument for extending working lives, was (and still is) that people must work longer because they are living longer. …
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 …
Age-friendly? Hard times crossing the stressful streets
At the end of last year there was a brief exchange on Twitter between Charles Musselwhite and Libby Webb. The …
Celebrating 40 Years – Professor Alan Walker
Professor Alan Walker has been a sociologist and social gerontologist at the Department of Sociological Studies, University of Sheffield over …
Very pleased to meet you, NICOLA: understanding ageing in Northern Ireland
Monday 27 November 2017 marked a new beginning for gerontology in Northern Ireland, with the launch of key findings from …
