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May 2019

Rebuilding educational gerontology – reasons to be slightly more cheerful

Google ‘older people’s education’ and up comes a Guardian headline with the answer – ‘neglected’. The NIACE report in question was …

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May 2019

Talking creative engagement and ageing: Interview with Cathy Bailey, Creative Ageing SIG mentor

In the run up to the BSG 2019 conference, where the Creative Ageing Special Interest Group will run our inaugural …

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May 2019

Introducing the BSG Creative Ageing SIG Steering Committee – Dr Kat Algar-Skaife

In the run up to the BSG 2019 conference, where the BSG Creative Ageing SIG will run their inaugural symposium, …

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Dr Paul Nash, Lecturer, Centre For Innovative Ageing at Swansea University talks about the importance of Gerontology

Gerontology: What is it and why is it important?

The 48th

BSG Annual Conference

10 - 12 July 2019
The University of Liverpool

Registration open soon

Events & Courses

27 June 2019

Reducing Old-Age Social Exclusion (ROSEnet)

27 June 2019

CHASM Annual Conference - Housing, Wealth and Wellbeing

02 July 2019 - 05 July 2019

Summer Course on Ethics in Dementia Care

08 July 2019

Improving Dementia Care in Hospital: Ensuring Adherence to the NICE Guideline

09 July 2019 - 10 July 2019

Emerging Researchers in Ageing (ERA)

10 July 2019 - 12 July 2019

BSG 2019 48th Annual Conference

12 July 2019

Reducing Long Hospital Stays: Improving Patient Flow, Discharge Practice and Admission Avoidance

13 September 2019

Improving End of Life Care for People with Dementia

13 September 2019 - 13 September 2019

Improving Continence in Older People

20 September 2019

Care of Dying Adults in the Last Days of Life: Improving Care and Ensuring Adherence to the NICE National Quality Standard

20 September 2019

Hip Replacement as a Day Case: Reducing Length of Stay & Improving Outcomes

20 September 2019 - 20 September 2019

Falls Prevention & Management in Older People Reducing falls and harm from falls

Winning Photos from Photocrowd and the British Society of Gerontology

Ageing: the bigger picture

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19 June 2019

UK reps at Age Platform Europe General Assembly meeting in Brussels 12-14 June 2019

The British Society of Gerontology is working with older people's representative organisations through participation in the General Assembly of Age Platform Europe, which works on behalf of older citizens across the European Union.

19 June 2019

Special Interest Groups meetings

The annual conference of the British Society of Gerontology provides a space for existing and new SIGs to meet as a group. We are always keen to expand the membership of our SIGs, so please do feel free to come along to these meetings in order to find out more. The meetings are all taking place at 12:45 – 13:45, Wednesday 10th July 2019 in breakout rooms as follows:

07 May 2019

Special Interest Group(s) on Environmental Gerontology, is there interest in setting up such a group?

Please come along to a pre-meeting at this year’s BSG Annual Conference in Liverpool on Weds. July 10th - 12.45- 1.45 p.m. Check the Conference programme for the location and final details.

16 April 2019

Dr. Gemma Carney is representing the UK at the Age Council meeting in Brussels

Dr. Gemma Carney is representing the United Kingdom at the Age Council meeting in Brussels.

05 April 2019

Congratulations: Sarah Vickerstaff appointed as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences

Congratulations to Sarah Vickerstaff on her appointment as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.

08 March 2019

Searching for interviewees / Article about UK multigenerational living for Finnish state broadcaster