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Christoph Heuser from the Department of Gerontology wins Emerald Literati Award_�췢��_�췢��APP-��|��

Fri, 18 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000

CRA researchers win ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize_�췢��_�췢��APP-��|��

Wed, 02 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Prof Maria Evandrou and Prof Athina Vlachantoni are part of a team within the Centre for Population Change (CPC), led by Professor Jane Falkingham, who have won the ESRC Celebrating Impact Prize.

Gerontology welcomes 20 new Commonwealth scholars_�췢��_�췢��APP-��|��

Sun, 08 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Gerontology/Ageing - New research on changing living arrangements during lockdown_�췢��_�췢��APP-��|��

Sun, 08 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

CRA staff publish a book chapter on Generations and the life course in Handbook on Society and Social Policy_�췢��_�췢��APP-��|��

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0100

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Tue, 11 Aug 2020 00:00:00 +0100

Handbook on Demographic Change and The Lifecourse_�췢��_�췢��APP-��|��

Thu, 25 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0100

Professor Jane Falkingham from the Department of Social Statistics and Demography and the Centre for Population Change, and Professor Maria Evandrou and Professor Athina Vlachantoni from the Department of Gerontology and Centre for Research on Ageing have edited a Handbook on Demographic Change and the Lifecourse, which has been published by Edward Elgar. The Handbook includes contributions from Dr Min Qin, Professor Ann Berrington, Professor Traute Meyer and Dr Paul Bridgen within the Social Sciences, and colleagues around the world.

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Tue, 09 Jun 2020 00:00:00 +0100

Call for applications – 3 fully funded PhD scholarships_�췢��_�췢��APP-��|��

Wed, 04 Mar 2020 00:00:00 +0000

20 Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships for MSc Gerontology (DL) or MSc Global Ageing and Policy (DL)_�췢��_�췢��APP-��|��

Thu, 20 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000

The Department of Gerontology is delighted to announce the availability of 20 Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarships for the MSc Gerontology (Distance Learning) or MSc Global Ageing and Policy (Distance Learning) programme in 2020-21.

Addressing inequalities in the pension system_�췢��_�췢��APP-��|��

Financial resilience and security are important for people of all backgrounds and communities, particularly as we age. For some older individuals from ethnic minority communities, later life comes with a higher risk of poverty compared with their white British counterparts.

“We know there are inequalities between ethnic groups in terms of how they benefit from the pension system,” said Professor Athina Vlachantoni from the Centre for Research on Ageing.

Professor Athina Vlachantoni’s latest research project is hearing directly from midlife and older people from a broad range of communities in �췢��_�췢��APP-��|��, to better understand the factors behind pension inequality.

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“We wanted to give policymakers a real flavour of how people plan for later life,” said Professor Athina Vlachantoni. “Working with these stakeholders has ensured that our research directly addresses questions which policymakers and others are interested in.”

Read Helping policymakers understand how people from different communities prepare financially for later life to discover more about this research.

Challenges of Studying Gender and Inequalities in the 21st Century: A Roundtable_�췢��_�췢��APP-��|��

Join us for an engaging and informal discussion on the evolving challenges of studying gender and inequality in the 21st century. As societal norms shift and global dynamics change, the complexities of gender-based disparities continue to intersect with race, ethnicity, class, disability, sexuality, and religion in unprecedented ways. Scholars working on these topics from across the school will reflect upon how these intersections shape our understanding of inequality, the methods used to study these issues, and the critical conversations needed to drive lasting social change.
Speakers include Prof Elizabeth Evans (PAIR, GAIN Co-Director), Dr Valentina Tonei (Economics and Chair of the ESPS Athena Swan Cttee), Dr Maria Villares-Varela (Sociology), Dr Charlie Walker (Sociology, Co-Director for Eastern European and Eurasian Studies), and chaired by Dr Emilia Belknap (PAIR, GAIN Assistant Director).
The roundtable will run from 3-4 followed by a reception with refreshments from 4pm-5pm to celebrate the new Gender and Inequalities (GAIN) Centre.

Event Recap: A Great Research Seminar with Professor Christopher Phillipson_�췢��_�췢��APP-��|��

Professor Phillipson drew on studies from three urban areas across the UK, some of which had first been studied in the 1940s and 50s and re-studied in the 1990s and 2000s. This got us thinking about the impact of urbanisation, deprivation and renewal, the growing role of transnational networks in shaping later life, and methodological challenges with conducting community-based research.

It was fantastic to see so many people joining us, both in-person and online, for what turned out to be a really engaging and thought-provoking session. A big thank you to everyone who attended and took part in the discussion!

Family Diversity and Ageing: Professor Norah Keating Visits �췢��_�췢��APP-��|��_�췢��_�췢��APP-��|��

Norah presented a “Framework for Family Diversities: Informing Care?” in which she examined what we do and don’t know about families, and why this matters in relation to ageing and care in contexts of family diversity and inadequate government support for families. Norah was previously an Advisory Board member of Elisabeth Schroeder-Butterfill’s ESRC Research Project on “Care Networks in Indonesia”. She was visiting Elisabeth to discuss her research findings on the nature of family care for older people, ahead of a conference panel they will both be contributing to in Cape Town in September 2025.

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The issue highlights key projects led by colleagues in the Department, the Centre for Research on Ageing (CRA), and the ESRC Centre for Population Change – Connecting Generations (CPC-CG).

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