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2022 Ryman Prize winner | Perminder Sachdev
The Institute is pleased to announce that Professor Perminder Sachdev has been awarded the 2022 Ryman Prize by the Right Hon Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand. Perminder Sachdev i...
World population reaches 8bn as it grows older | Sarah Harper
According to the latest UN data, the world’s population reached 8bn people on Tuesday and will hit 9bn in 15 years as it experiences an unprecedented surge in the number of older people, ...
2022 Global Ageing Special Issue - The Americas
We are pleased to announce that a 2022 Global Ageing Special Issue: The Americas is now available online Volume 15, Issue 3 In this issue: Editorial by George Leeson, Javiera ...
North-West University Visit
The Institute was delighted to receive a delegation from the North-West University on a three day visit to explore collaborations as part of the AFRAN network. This co-inci...
Fulbright Specialist Award | Dr Anne Katz
The Institute is delighted to announce that Anne Debra Katz of University of Southern California has recieved a Fulbright Specialist Program award. Dr Katz will be working on a project with th...
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Developing the long-term care empowerment model | New report
A new report commissioned by the Govenment of Biscay lays the fundations of a new, empowering, accessible and quality care model that respects older people's rights, dignity and diver...
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Conversations on the Future series | Sarah Harper
Professor Sarah Harper shared her views on dependency ratios, falling childbearing and mortality rates in a Straits Times Conversations on the Future Series interview. "...
Common viruses may be triggering the onset of Alzheimer's disease | New Publication
A cell study by Cairns, D., Itzhaki, R. & Kaplan, D.L. published in Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease looks at the potential involvement of varicella zoster virus (VSV) in Alzheime...
Older population in England and Wales hits record high | Sarah Harper
Nearly one in five people in England and Wales are aged over 65, the highest proportion ever recorded, according to a Census 2021. Professor Sarah Harper comments on the declining share of ...
Statement by Professor Sarah Harper
It is with great sadness that we learn of the death of Baroness Sally Greengross. Sally was, and remains, a major international figure in Gerontology. Sally was Director General of...
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Bay of Biscay, Bay of Care
The General Deputy of Bizkaia, Unai Rementeria, received Prof Sarah Harper at the Palacio Foral on 9 June 2022. Sarah Harper gave the Deputy General a preview of the main lines ...
2022 Global Ageing Special Issue - Europe
We are pleased to announce that a 2022 Global Ageing Special Issue: Europe is now available online Volume 15, Issue 2, June 2022 In this issue: Editorial by Kenneth ...
First Professor of Social Gerontology in CESW Africa
Congratulations to our Alumnus and colleague, Professor Jaco Hoffman, on his inauguration as the first Professor of Social Gerontology in CESW Africa. Watch on YouTube: Inaugural lec...
Intergenerational Programme
Funder by UKRI (RED); Clore Duffield Foundation; Helen Hamlyn Trust. Inclusively designed inter-generational communities should form part of a strategy to promote health and...
2022 Global Ageing Special Issue
Journal of Population Ageing Volume 15:1-4 GLOBAL AGEING : SPECIAL OPEN ACCESS ISSUES In recognition of 40 years since the 1982 Vienna International Plan of Action on Ageing...