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You may already be aware that 2012 is the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations. The British Society of Gerontology Executive Committee has been working actively with the EY2012 Steering Group and is pleased to inform you of an opportunity to support the aims of the Year and showcase members' own work... read more ...

Project leads next decade of ageing research across Europe An ambitious project led by researchers at the University of Sheffield is set to tackle the grand challenge of Europe's ageing population over the next 10 years. The FUTURAGE Road Map, created by a team led by Alan Walker, Professor of Social Policy and Social Gerontology in the Department of Sociological Studies, will provide the European research agenda for ageing over the next 10 years. read more ...

After much discussion, and in this our 40th anniversary year, the BSG Outstanding Achievement Award 2011 was presented at this year’s Annual Conference in Plymouth to three giants in the field of social gerontology: Professors Sara Arber, Chris Phillipson and Tony Warnes. All three of them are truly outstanding academics who are known globally. All three have contributed to British social gerontology in different but very important ways. read more ...

Cambridge Journals is delighted to offer BSG members a discounted subscription to the Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement. read more ...

Congratulations go to Professor Alan Walker: recipient of the first IAGG-ER ‘Award for Advances in Gerontology and Geriatrics’ in social and behavioural sciences. read more ...

Call for Papers Special Issue of the Journal of Aging Studies Commemorating the work of Helena Znaniecka Lopata (1925- 2003) read more ...

The Global Social Initiative on Ageing (GSIA) is a new activity of the International Association of Gerontology (IAGG). Its mission is to foster collaborative, trans-national approaches to the creation and transfer of knowledge at the intersections of global trends and population ageing. read more ...

The BSG is pleased to announce the publication of a thinkpiece in association with the International Longevity Centre, UK, a think-tank impacting policy on longevity, ageing and population change. read more ...