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Feb 2019

Adult education in the UK – can gerontology keep up?

A serious discussion has started about adult education. No-one looking at the membership of the new Adult Education Commission can …

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Feb 2019

Bursary holders look back on BSG 2018

“Last year there was significant doubt as to whether I would be able to attend the annual conference because of …

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Jan 2019

Introducing #GeroTwitter

Anyone who knows me knows that I love Twitter. The people, journals and organisations that I follow send me links …

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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

25 April 2019

Understanding Food Poverty and the Transitional Behaviour of Vulnerable Individuals

29 April 2019 - 29 April 2019

Care of Dying Adults in The Last Days of Life

01 May 2019

Aging and Quality of Life

08 May 2019 - 08 May 2019

Older LGBT Health & Healthcare Inequalities: Building a Research Network

13 May 2019

Middlesex University are running a free online international course

14 May 2019

A PUBLIC HEALTH APPROACH TO PALLIATIVE & END-OF-LIFE CARE

17 May 2019 - 17 May 2019

Fracture Liaison Services

20 May 2019 - 24 May 2019

RCPE Course: Edinburgh International Course in Medicine of the Older Adult

23 May 2019 - 25 May 2019

European Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics in Gothenberg

23 May 2019 - 23 May 2019

Falls Prevention & Management in Older People: Reducing Falls and Harm from Falls

28 May 2019 - 31 May 2019

Second Joint Conference of ENAS and NANAS

28 May 2019

Dementia and Multi-Species Caring: Current Practice & Future Possibilities

Winning Photos from Photocrowd and the British Society of Gerontology

Ageing: the bigger picture

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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

06 February 2019

Dr Martin Hyde has created the #GeroTwitter

Dr Martin Hyde has created the #GeroTwitter hashtag for anyone who uses Twitter and is interested in sharing information, opportunities, asking questions, etc. about ageing.

06 February 2019

New Membership Benefit: Reduced Registration Fee Canadian Association on Gerontology Annual Conference

British Society of Gerontology members receive reduced registration rates at Canadian Association on Gerontology (CAG) Annual Conference.

16 January 2019

BSG AGEING BITES re-launch

For 2019, AGEING BITES is bring re-launched using a new format.

Jobs

Deadline: 09 August 2019

Centre for Applied Dementia Studies recruiting for the MSc Advanced Dementia Studies

Deadline: 12 June 2019

RSA Policy Expo Grant Scheme

Deadline: 28 May 2019

RSA Early Career Grant Scheme

Deadline: 24 April 2019

Linköping University

Postdoctoral fellow - ageing, gender, life course and social exclusion

Deadline: 07 April 2019

Using Data Analytics to Understand Pension Accumulation

Deadline: 31 December 2018

The Centre for innovative Ageing at Swansea University

Postgraduate Programmes in Gerontology & Ageing Studies