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Oct 2019

Co-creativity and Dementia: a development day for artists.

In recent years, use of the term co-creativity seems to be steadily growing – this despite the fact that it …

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Oct 2019

Bursary awardees reflect on their participation in the 48th BSG Annual Conference held at the University of Liverpool, 2019.

‘Thanks to the generosity and support of the BSG in awarding me a bursary, I had the opportunity to participate …

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Sep 2019

Creative Ageing Practice: Hear and Now

In the first of the BSG Creative Ageing SIG’s series on creative ageing in practice, Stuart Bruce (Senior Creative Producer …

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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

04 October 2019 - 23 February 2020

Care(less)

24 October 2019 - 26 October 2019

The Canadian Association on Gerontology welcomes you to Moncton, New Brunswick for our 48th Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting

29 October 2019

The failing heart in older people: New perspectives and hope

04 November 2019

What Does it Mean to Age Creatively?

05 November 2019

Future nutrition and healthcare for an ageless society

06 November 2019 - 08 November 2019

British Geriatrics Society Autumn Meeting 2019

11 November 2019

Setting up, running & developing the effectiveness of Virtual Fracture Clinics

14 November 2019

Age UK and Institute of Gerontology, King's College London Annual Lecture in memory of David Hobman

14 November 2019

Ageing, Health, and Wellbeing: Good News or Bad

22 November 2019 - 22 November 2019

Hip Fracture Summit 2019

02 December 2019

Transforming Acute Care for Older People Living with Frailty

05 December 2019

Falls Prevention Summit 2019: Reducing Inpatient Falls & Harm from Inpatient Falls

Winning Photos from Photocrowd and the British Society of Gerontology

Ageing: the bigger picture

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15 October 2019

Pre-announcement: ISCF Healthy Ageing Challenge Research Director

08 October 2019

Special Collection on Aging and Technology

CFP for Special Collection on Aging and Technology

04 October 2019

CFP for Special Issue "Age-Friendly Cities & Communities: State of the Art and Future Perspectives""

30 July 2019

Call for Papers

The French journal Gérontologie et société has launched a all for papers on the theme of “Older people and the end-of-life” Papers should be sent by 9th Decemember 2019 to: Cnavgerontologieetsociete@cnav.fr Instructions to authors can be found at https://www.statistiques-recherches.cnav.fr/images/publications/gerontologie-societe/Note-aux-auteurs-Gerontologie-et-societe.pdf Other information about the journal, our editorial choices and its functioning can be found on the journal’s website https://www.statistiques-recherches.cnav.fr/gerontologie-et-societe.html

28 July 2019

For info: Academy of Medical Sciences Leadership programme

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.

Jobs

Deadline: 11 January 2020

funding available for older peoples research, via the Abbeyfield Research Foundation

Deadline: 05 November 2019

DMT call for Fellowships and Studentships now open

Deadline: 27 October 2019

University of Hertfordshire

Senior Research Fellow

Deadline: 27 October 2019

University of Hertfordshire

Research Fellow

Deadline: 23 October 2019

Centre for Ageing Better

Senior Evidence Manager

Deadline: 15 October 2019

King’s College London

MSc/MA Gerontology & Ageing Programme at The Institute of Gerontology / Department of Global Health & Social Medicine at King’s College London