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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.

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.

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.

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

We are very pleased to share the news that congratulations are due to a number of UK social gerontologists: Liz Lloyd, Judith Phillips, Alisoun Milne and Jane Falkingham. We are delighted to see this recognition of our discipline and of course recognition of their work, impact and standing.

BSG Member Paul Cann is seeking exchanges of knowledge and information on the role and impact of creative arts and cultural participation in reducing loneliness. This is Paul’s request.

As members of the Academy of Social Sciences, we regularly receive digests of ongoing government consultations from AcSS. This list collates those which may be of interest to our members, and especially where we feel our members may wish to participate. Please do scan this list and see if there are any that you may wish to contribute to – they cover a broad range of domains.

Early Bird registration deadlines are fast approaching – register by 26th April to secure advantageous rates.