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The Compleat Ageing Angler: Reflections on Fishing, Family, and Flourishing
As academics, industry leaders, and policymakers explore innovative approaches for promoting health and well-being across the life course, renewed attention to outdoor activities offers a...
Where next for ageing and AI in its hardware phase?
As 2025 shapes up to be the year that Artificial Intelligence really goes mainstream, even America’s new Secretary of State for Education is sitting up and taking notice of AI. Or A1 (A One),...
Grey areas: What does it mean for research on older workers when DEI takes a back seat?
In recent years, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) frameworks have gained prominence across academia, policymaking, and commercial organisations. The application of these frameworks aims to en...
Population Ageing in Taiwan and the role of AI to address the challenges
Over the past five years, Taiwan has drawn global attention for its contributions to high-tech industries and its ability to navigate global supply chain disruptions. Yet, beyond its economic and t...
Ageing & Faith: A Sacred Search for Significance
Rome, Jerusalem Haifa, Mecca, Fatima, Bodh Gaya, Haridwar, Amritsar, sacred trees…images of the ageing journeying through these sacred spaces flit across my mind. Sacred means awe and revere...
Rewriting Ageing: Bob Dylan and the Legacy of 'Forever Young'
In November 2024, I attended a Bob Dylan concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The reaction to my enthusiasm for seeing Dylan live from my social circle ranged from astonishment to scepticism...
The Substance: Highlighting Ageism and Beauty Norms in Contemporary Cinema
Note: This analysis contains minor spoilers about the film. This blog post explores the 2024 film The Substance, directed by Coralie Fargeat, as a critical commentary on the societal pressures f...
Family Day, Changing Families: Ageing, Care, and Fertility Decline
The third Monday of February is observed as "Family Day" Day here in British Columbia, a holiday meant to celebrate the importance of family in our lives. But as I reflect on what ‘...
Questioning the Drive to Scale up for Growth
Unless you’ve been hiding in a cave, you won’t have failed to clock the core mission of the UK Government. It has been shouted from the rooftops: growth, growth, growth all the way. Wit...
The Challenges of Caregiving in Immigrant Families
Caregiving has always been a cornerstone of family life as an act of love, responsibility, and, often, sheer necessity. But for immigrant families, caregiving often comes with a unique set of chall...
Belonging in Our Second Fifty Years: Ageing Asians in Auckland, New Zealand
The second fifty years. The wise, wonderful, years – these years are a privilege because they allow us to enhance the warp and weft of life. Age must be turned upside down to provoke thinking...
Understanding the Psychological Well-being of Informal Carers
In societies with ageing populations and very limited government budgets for the social and health care, informal carers shoulder great responsibilities, providing large amounts of unpaid care to f...
Understanding the Unmet Health and Social Care Needs of Older Adults in the World Health Organization (WHO) Eastern Mediterranean Region (EMR)
Population ageing is reshaping societies worldwide, and the EMR is no exception. With longer life expectancies and declining birth rates, this region's proportion of older adults is growing rap...
The Concept of CASP Domains (Control, Autonomy, Self-Realization Pleasure), a ‘Measure to Assess the Quality of Life in Older Adults’ in Pakistan
Introduction This research commentary is based on my two studies. The first assessed the quality of life of older adults from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds in Karachi, Pakistan using CASP (c...
Provision of Care and the Sandwich Generation
As a new parent with aging parents of my own, the realities and complexities of the so-called ‘sandwich generation’ hit close to home. The sandwich generation is a real and growing phen...