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Jul 2018

Active minds with nowhere to go? Getting the BSG Special Interest Group on Educational Gerontology off the ground in Manchester

Caroline Holland reports from the event at Manchester Metropolitan University Business School on Tuesday July 3rd 2018 The public event …

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Jul 2018

Educational gerontology – still a good idea?

In their conclusion to ‘The social policy of old age: Moving into the 21st century’, published twenty years ago, Mim …

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Jun 2018

BSG Technology & Ageing Special Interest Group (SIG)

Technology & Ageing SIG Meeting Wednesday 4th July 11.30-12.30 The use of technology and digital devices are pivotal in the …

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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 47th

BSG Annual Conference

4 - 6 July 2018
The University of Manchester

Events & Courses

05 September 2018 - 06 September 2018

For Later Life Conference 2018 - A Later Life Worth Living

05 September 2018 - 07 September 2018

4th Mid-Term Conference, ESA Research Network on Ageing in Europe

06 September 2018 - 08 September 2018

NZAG2018: The Mosaic of Ageing

07 September 2018 - 07 September 2018

Invisible Bodies: Race, Embodiment and the Life-Course One Day Conference

10 September 2018 - 12 September 2018

Aging and Rejuvenation Conference (ARC-2018)

18 September 2018

'Buildings in the Making’: A Sociological Exploration of Architectural Design for Care

18 October 2018 - 20 October 2018

Canadian Association on Gerontology 2018: Making It Matter: Mobilizing Aging Research, Practice & Policy

22 October 2018 - 22 October 2018

New perspectives on dementia

29 October 2018

RESILIENCE II: OLDER PEOPLE & SOCIAL CARE

20 November 2018 - 20 November 2018

Clinical case presentations

28 May 2019 - 31 May 2019

Second Joint Conference of ENAS and NANAS

Winning Photos from Photocrowd and the British Society of Gerontology

Ageing: the bigger picture

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17 July 2018

Applications open for Stroke Association Postgraduate, Postdoctoral, Lecturer and Reader Fellowships

The Stroke Association are inviting applications for Postgraduate and Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards in the field of stroke. The Stroke Association UK Lectureship Awards and Joint Stroke Association & Health and Care Research Wales Lectureship Award are still open for application.

28 June 2018

Anne Martin-Matthews appointed to the Order of Canada

Anne Martin-Matthews, BSG member and Professor of Sociology at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, has been named an Officer of the Order of Canada. Established in 1967 by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Order of Canada is the cornerstone of the Canadian Honours System, and recognizes outstanding achievement, dedication to the community and service to the nation. Anne was appointed for her extensive research contributions to the field of gerontology, notably in implementing the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging.

12 June 2018

Professor Sarah Harper appointed CBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List

Professor Sarah Harper has been appointed Commander of the British Empire (CBE) for her services to the science of demography in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours List.

08 June 2018

New MSc Advanced Dementia Studies

The Centre for Applied Dementia Studies at the University of Bradford is now recruiting for the new MSc Advanced Dementia Studies starting in September 2018

30 May 2018

BSG Member Liz Lloyd Becomes a New Fellow of the Academy of Social Science- Well done Liz

25 May 2018

The Open University: Are you aged 60+ or know somebody who is 60+ who lives in the UK and shares photos online?