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Transitions and the lifecourse: a field for education
This year's Frank Glendenning Memorial Lecture is to be given by Dr Amanda Grenier, of the University of Toronto. We, …
'Older Workers in Transition' Book Launch
The Centre for Ageing and Inequalities at Newcastle University was delighted to host the online book launch for 'Older Workers …
Autumn 2022 Update on the BSG's Emerging Researchers Association (ERA)
Huge thanks to everyone who helped make our ERA pre-conference in July 2022 so enjoyable – as described in this …
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Dr Paul Nash, Lecturer, Centre For Innovative Ageing at Swansea University talks about the importance of Gerontology
Gerontology: What is it and why is it important?
Masterclass: Safeguarding Adults at Risk - NHS Level 4
Adult Safeguarding in Healthcare Settings: Improving Practice, Decision Making & Outcomes
Need for a National Independent Living Strategy for our Ageing Population
BSG Care Home SIG: 'Supporting Resilience and Wellbeing amongst Care Home Staff'
Delirium Prevention, Assessment and Effective Management
05 July 2023 - 07 July 2023
BSG Annual Conference 2023
Winning Photos from Photocrowd and the British Society of Gerontology
Ageing: the bigger picture
A new framework for understanding loneliness
Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London have created an innovative framework, titled the Social Relationship Expectations (SRE) Framework, to explain the mechanisms behind loneliness in older adults and inform future research on interventions. The research, published in Perspectives on Psychological Science, identifies what older adults expect from their social relationships. These expectations get at the core of how loneliness is commonly defined: as the gap between expected and actual social relationships.
Introducing Longitude Prize on Dementia
The global challenge Dementia is a devastating condition that can ruin lives and strip individuals of not just their memories, but their relationships, and identity too. Across the world, around 50 million people are currently living with the condition, 900,000 of whom are in the UK. It is estimated that 153 million people around the world will be affected by 2050. Although there is currently no cure for dementia, people with the condition can live well for years. Hospital admissions have been proven to increase the rate of decline, but the hope is that assistive technology can help people stay safe and independent in their home for longer. A survey by Alzheimer's Society revealed 85% of people said they would want to stay at home for as long as possible if diagnosed with dementia.
Forthcoming book 'TRANSGENERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INTERACTIONS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY'
Announcement: Forthcoming inter-and-multi-disciplinary co-produced book!
BSG Annual Conference, Hosted online by UWE, Bristol from 6-8 July 2022
Friday marks three weeks since the close of "Better Futures for Older People - Towards Resilient and Inclusive Communities" BSG 2022 Online Conference hosted by UWE Bristol.
CFP: Post-pandemic Digital Realities of Older Adults
Global challenges illuminate our failure to recognise population ageing
The following blog by Sheila Peace from Policy Press's Transforming Society series was launched on February 24th, 2022 alongside the publication of 'The Environments of Ageing: Space, Place and Materiality' in the BSG's Ageing in a Global Context book series. The aim here is to draw attention to the interaction of population ageing as a major global challenge combined with issues such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. Issues discussed in the text above see: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-environments-of-ageing
Amar Bari, Amar Jibon (My Home, My Life)
Deadline: 31 December 2018
The Centre for innovative Ageing at Swansea University
Postgraduate Programmes in Gerontology & Ageing Studies
Deadline: 31 August 2018
Nanyang Technical University
Deadline: 02 July 2018
Institute of Public Health in Ireland
Evaluations and Interventions Officer – Ageing and public health
Knowledge Translation Officer - Ageing and Public Health
Deadline: 22 June 2018
Public Health Interventions Officer - Loneliness