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The British Society of Gerontology provides a multidisciplinary forum for researchers and other individuals interested in the situations of older people, and in how knowledge about ageing and later life can be enhanced and improved. BSG is a registered charitable company and is the professional organisation representing gerontologists in Britain.

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Aug 2022

BSG2022 Conference Report from Anne Jamieson, Reader Emerita, Birkbeck, University of London

Thank you to the BSG for granting me a bursary to take part in this year’s conference. It was an …

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Jul 2022

BSG 2022: Conference report from Robin Webster

As ever, this BSG conference was a feast of valuable information, interesting ideas and a compelling spur to further reading …

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Jun 2022

Co-creation and Co-production Initiatives for the Development of Age-friendly Strategies: Learning from the Three Capital Cities in the Basque Autonomous Region

Martin Zuniga, Tine Buffel and Felix Arrieta This blog post is based on a paper published in Social Policy and …

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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?

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19 August 2022

Transforming Acute Care for Older People Living with Frailty

01 September 2022

Postgraduate Certificate in Person-Centred Dementia Studies

01 September 2022

Part-time distance learning PhD in Ageing, MSc in Ageing, and PhD in Dementia Studies

08 September 2022

Exhibition of photographic work by participants in a dementia prevention study

Winning Photos from Photocrowd and the British Society of Gerontology

Ageing: the bigger picture

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01 August 2022

Entelechy Arts and Queen Mary University of London share new report on the impact of remote creative programmes on older adults.

28 July 2022

BSG Annual Conference, Hosted online by UWE, Bristol from 6-8 July 2022

Friday marks three weeks since the close of "Better Futures for Older People - Towards Resilient and Inclusive Communities" BSG 2022 Online Conference hosted by UWE Bristol.

28 July 2022

Forthcoming book 'TRANSGENERATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INTERACTIONS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY'

Announcement: Forthcoming inter-and-multi-disciplinary co-produced book!

18 May 2022

Invitation to Contribute to Special Issue “Active Ageing and Educational Gerontology” of International Journal of Population Studies [IJPS]

The journal 'International Journal of Population Studies' (ISSN 2424-8150 (P) / 2424-8606 (O)) is currently running a Special Issue "Active Ageing and Educational Gerontology". Prof. Marvin Formosa and Hany Hachem are serving as guest editors. Based on your expertise in this field, we think that you could make an excellent contribution.

16 May 2022

CFP: Post-pandemic Digital Realities of Older Adults

02 March 2022

Global challenges illuminate our failure to recognise population ageing

The following blog by Sheila Peace from Policy Press's Transforming Society series was launched on February 24th, 2022 alongside the publication of 'The Environments of Ageing: Space, Place and Materiality' in the BSG's Ageing in a Global Context book series. The aim here is to draw attention to the interaction of population ageing as a major global challenge combined with issues such as climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic. Issues discussed in the text above see: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-environments-of-ageing

Jobs

Deadline: 14 March 2055

The Open University

Amar Bari, Amar Jibon (My Home, My Life)

Deadline: 31 December 2018

The Centre for innovative Ageing at Swansea University

Postgraduate Programmes in Gerontology & Ageing Studies

Deadline: 31 August 2018

Nanyang Technical University

Visiting Fellow

Deadline: 02 July 2018

Institute of Public Health in Ireland

Evaluations and Interventions Officer – Ageing and public health

Deadline: 02 July 2018

Institute of Public Health in Ireland

Knowledge Translation Officer - Ageing and Public Health

Deadline: 22 June 2018

Institute of Public Health in Ireland

Public Health Interventions Officer - Loneliness