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AgeTech Innovation Week: COVID-19 and AgeTech

January 14, 2022

Hannah R. Marston1, Andrew Sixsmith2, Joseph Coughlin3 and Sara Aghvami4 1Research Fellow at the Health and Wellbeing Strategic Research Area, …

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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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Age-friendly cities and communities of the 21st Century

February 9, 2021

Hannah R. Marston1 & Joost van Hoof2,3 1Health and Wellbeing Strategic Research Area, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK. Hannah.Marston@open.ac.uk …

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Happy New Year, 3rd Wave, Lockdown 3.0 & Easter

January 22, 2021

Hannah R Marston1 & Deborah J. Morgan2 1Health and Wellbeing Strategic Research Area, The Open University, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA. …

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Bereavement at the Time of COVID-19

June 29, 2020

I have been thinking a great deal about the experiences of bereavement at this difficult time during the COVID19 pandemic. …

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Covid-19: Statement from the President and Members of the National Executive Committee of the British Society of Gerontology

March 21, 2020

A pdf of this statement can be downloaded from the British Society of Gerontology website We urge the Government to …

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Adult education – ‘a permanent national necessity’. For a caring democracy?

December 12, 2019

The report from the Centenary Commission on Adult Education, launched last month, has received some strong endorsements from a wide …

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So Why Should We Care About Age, Appearance, and Beauty?

October 30, 2018

Baby Boomers, Age and Beauty begins with this anecdote: My dinner companion looked up from her plate and questioned why …

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BSG Technology & Ageing Special Interest Group (SIG)

June 18, 2018

Technology & Ageing SIG Meeting Wednesday 4th July 11.30-12.30 The use of technology and digital devices are pivotal in the …

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Globalization, technology and care

August 11, 2014

The global demographic transformation of the ageing population means that the ageing debate is increasingly recognised as a common issue …

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