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Frank Glendenning Memorial Lecture, 5.00 pm, October 14th 2021 Rethinking the life course: the Triple Helix as a model Professor Tom Schuller examines the way the biological, psychological and sociocultural strands of human identity interweave throughout our lives. This event, which is open to everyone, will be held online at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83860079115?pwd=YXE2cHFkb2c3QTJtOWtWYk50VHEw Zz09 ZOOM Meeting ID: 838 6007 9115 Passcode: 991675

Successful aging is in part the result of the cumulative effects of years of interaction with the physical environment. Making communities longevity-ready for everyone means recognizing the way our environment affects well-being at all ages in the context of a 100-year life. This year, students are challenged to examine the physical environments in their communities and identify opportunities to design for an environment that better supports long lives.

We are delighted to announce our new project, Learn and Live Long, funded by £9,000 from an Awards for All lottery grant.

Berghahn Books have just released, ‘How is a man supposed to be a man? Male childlessness a Life Course Disrupted’ the latest in the Berghahn Books Series: ‘Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives.

On Monday 6th September BBSRC and MRC jointly launched a new funding opportunity to support Ageing Across the Life Course Interdisciplinary Research Networks.

New research project on balancing religious freedoms, sexual orientation and gender identity rights in older age care spaces

We have a particular focus on empirical research articles, but also accept theoretical and conceptual contributions, on aspects of population ageing from across the globe. Editors-in-Chief: Sarah Harper and George Leeson, University of Oxford, UK Managing Editor: Nana Nanitashvili, University of Oxford, UK Book Review Editor: Kenneth Howse, University of Oxford, UK

Free image library seeks to combat harmful stereotypes of older people

BSG members Lung Theatre spoke with about a video project they are running, with people born in the 1920s.