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Past Seminar Series

Trinity Term 2017 Seminar Series: ‘Ageing, Wellbeing and Health’

Trinity Term 2017 Seminar Series

‘Ageing, Wellbeing and Health’

Thursdays at 14:00 – 15:30

Seminar Room: 66 Banbury Road, Oxford OX2 6PR

Convener: Dr Sara Zella

This seminar series will be a fascinating journey between theories and concepts of ageing, health and well-being. The talks will underline the mechanisms behind a happy, healthy and long life, and scholars from different disciplines will explore the power of social relationships, interactions, economic aspects and technologies in shaping our future. Specific attention will be given also to the comparison of different contexts and to the use of appropriate methods.

Events in this Series

27 Apr 2017 Brain ageing: using neuroimaging to understand risk for and resilience against dementia
04 May 2017 Subjective wellbeing and health at older ages: understanding the mechanisms
11 May 2017 Extended working lives, inequality and well-being: evidence from the UK
18 May 2017 Number of children, partnership status and later life depression in Eastern and Western Europe
25 May 2017 Using MRI scans as measures of biological ageing – the Whitehall II (Stress and Health) MRI Substudy’
01 Jun 2017 Constructing Age UK’s Index of Wellbeing in Later Life (“WILL”)
08 Jun 2017 The impact of the transition to retirement on individuals’ emotions and well-being. Evidence from the Swiss context
15 Jun 2017 Family, friends and well-being among older parents

Event Details

27 April 2017 14:00 - 15 May 2017 15:30