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The implications of Brexit for older EU migrants in England and Wales

June 2, 2016

As part of the UK in a changing Europe initiative, a research project in the Centre for Population Change and …

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Ethnicity and pensions: a continuing disadvantage?

May 18, 2016

Individuals from certain minority ethnic groups in the UK, such as those from a Pakistani and Bangladeshi background, are among …

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Imagine Belfast – Enter the campervan of dreams and imagine the future we all deserve…

March 18, 2016

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

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‘Ageing: the bigger picture’ features in BBC News

February 3, 2016

British Society of Gerontology & Photocrowd are delighted that the BBC is featuring the winners of its recent photo competition, …

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Growing up, growing old

May 11, 2015

In her recent book ‘Why Grow Up?’ (Penguin, 2014) American philosopher Susan Neiman combines a defence of the Enlightenment with …

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Let’s stop the ill informed language of intergenerational conflict, time for generational cohesion

June 12, 2013

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

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The ‘new’ ageing populations: What does increasing survival mean for people with life-limiting conditions?

June 3, 2013

When I explain to an unsuspecting public that gerontology means the social science-based study of ageing and later life, the …

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How the media love discourses of intergenerational conflict

October 20, 2011

I have found myself Dr Angry over the last two days.  I mean Dr Really Angry.  It started with the …

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