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Understanding Digital Skills & Confidence through the Lens of Older Adults from Low SES Communities: The Adapt Tech, Accessible Technology (ATAT) Project

November 10, 2021

Marston, H.R1,2, Morgan, D.J2,1, Wilson-Menzfeld, G3, & Gates, J3 1Health and Wellbeing Strategic Research Area, Faculty of Wellbeing, Education, Languages, …

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Ageism and the coronavirus crisis. Why an age-based selective lockdown policy is wrong.

May 1, 2020

I’m not sure this qualifies as a blog perhaps more of a structured rant. But I’m getting increasingly infuriated at …

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Thoughts ahead of Mobility, Mood & Place: Habitats for Happy & Healthy Ageing Conference

September 27, 2016

This blog gives the perspective of somebody starting to research ageing in place having left 10 years working in local government regeneration. The writing considers how to plan for – and make the most of – the upcoming three day Mobility, Mood and Place conference in Edinburgh this October.

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Making the Case for the Social Sciences: No.11. Dementia

March 22, 2016

The mission of the Academy of Social Sciences is to ‘promote social science in the UK for the public benefit’ …

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Re-Presenting Age: Launching the BSG in Northern Ireland in Style

May 15, 2015

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.

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Later life widowhood and Christmas

December 11, 2014

It is just two weeks until Christmas day. For many people Christmas is a positive time spent with close family …

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Living in the “Age of No Retirement”

November 16, 2014

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

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What makes an ageing community sustainable?

April 25, 2013

I recently participated in an event organised by the Green Light Festival on sustainable ageing communities at De Montfort University …

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