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Over the summer we've had a King's Undergraduate Research Fellow called Jude helping us on a project about elderhood. For more info, read the blog he's written for us on his experience and what he found out: medium.com/@saacy/elderhood-…
Excited to share the paper documenting the grounded theory research protocol of the #sociological study that is part of our research programme on #ageing. It’s open access and you can download it free from @EdinDiamond. journals.ed.ac.uk/social-sci…
Join us this Thursday for the next installment of the Getting Older Film Club. We'll be watching All That Heaven Allows, a Golden Age melodrama about finding love in mid-life. Starring Jane Wyman and Rock Hudson in glorious Technicolour! kcl.ac.uk/events/douglas-sir…
So glad so many people were inspired by #LifelongAgeing. We were so pleased with the range and openness of conversations across disciplines and sectors. Thanks @GenerationsWT for sharing the great work of our live illustrator Camille - camilleaubry.com/
Feel inspired after attending lifelong ageing workshops at Kings College London today with @SAACY_KCL. Great networking with academics and 3rd sector orgs. #lifelongageing
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Fascinating Lifelong Ageing workshop run by @SAACY_KCL today. Lots to consider from a diverse range of speakers. Great to hear @DrKateHough talk about hearing loss, brain health and community engagement
Our #LifelongAgeing event is tomorrow! We're showcasing some great early career researchers to an audience of charity and third sectors representatives: kcl.ac.uk/events/lifelong-ag… Looking forward to great conversations that cross disciplines and sectors #DAW2023 #DementiaActionWeek
inc. representation from @Med_Humanities @erbradfield @DrCdeLucia @DrKateHough @stroud_lab @DrEmilyKTimms @Ageing_Better @incommonlondon @UnforgetExp @Open_Age @DunhillMedical @GenerationsWT @AgeUKLambeth @ApplesandHoneyN @reengageuk @incommonlondon @AlzResearchUK @AgeingWellBH
Join us this Thursday for the next session of the Getting Older Film Club - we'll be watching América, a documentary about intergenerational care. More details here: kcl.ac.uk/events/erick-stoll…
Really excited for our #LifelongAgeing event next week. Looking forward to conversations that are discipline-crossing and span the division between charity and third sector work and academic research. Check out our preliminary programme on our events page: kcl.ac.uk/events/lifelong-ag…
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Very much looking forward to visiting Dublin for this presentation!
This Thursday, 1pm, online and in person - very expert speaker on literature on ageing/dementia - strongly recommended! @EuGMSSociety @ISPGM @geronsociety @GeriSoc @IrishHumanities
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! Funding !
@NNMHRmed announces our 23/4 round of New Networks in the Critical Medical Humanities scheme.
Up to £2500 to support medical humanities communities, & futures of research & practice.
Deadline: 5pm GMT 12 May 2023
Eligibility: all
Details: nnmh.org.uk/2023-new-network…
Join us on campus this Thursday for our doc double bill, including #ThreeSalons at the Seaside - recently included in the Grierson Trust's list of the best documentaries of the last 50 years. Part of our Getting Older Film Club. All welcome!
kcl.ac.uk/events/getting-old…
Join us on campus this Thursday for a screening of Yvonne Rainer's Privilege, an experimental documentary about menopause and intersectionality, as part of our Getting Older Film Club. All welcome!
kcl.ac.uk/events/getting-old…
Nice article demonstrating older women learning new skills and being generally powerful and resilient:
theguardian.com/global-devel…
Loving the freedom and vitality of this over-55 synchronised swimming group (inc. someone who's '93 years young'!)
aeon.co/videos/harlems-over-…
Mildly obsessed this morning with this video of 100 people of 100 ages marking their chronology by beating a drum. The spectrum of ageing in 3 mins. Dir. @lenkaclayton and James Price
aeon.co/videos/ageing-to-the…
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Only one day left to vote in our poll!
Ageing Better and @IndependentAge are campaigning for the creation of an Older People’s Commissioner for England.
Why do you think it’s important to have an Older People’s Commissioner for England?
8%Give older people a voice
0%Age-inclusive policies
6%Challenge inequalities
85%All of the above
48 votes • Final results