Centre for Ageing Research

Conducting high quality interdisciplinary research and promoting research-led teaching around ageing, older people and age-related disease that establishes Lancaster University as a leading regional, national and international centre of excellence for ageing research and teaching.

Welcome

With the increasing older population and rising numbers of the “oldest old”, much of C4AR research focuses on how we can ensure older people experience an active and healthy older age and how we can “compress morbidity” so that periods of poor health in later life start later. In this way, our healthy lifespan becomes closer to our actual lifespan. This will have significant impacts on us all as individuals as we age, but also on those who care for us and the costs for our health and social care systems.

Objectives

To promote and conduct high-quality interdisciplinary research concerning ageing throughout Lancaster University, and beyond to national and international academic, policy, practitioner and older people's networks;
To establish a strong international visibility and reputation for ageing research and research-led teaching at Lancaster, that establishes Lancaster as a major international hub for research, scholarship and debate around ageing.
To provide a locus for external funding applications for interdisciplinary ageing research.
To develop postgraduate training in ageing and ageing research and to provide a major point of attraction for research and taught postgraduates in the field;
To develop CPD training on ageing for those tasked with planning and providing care and support for ageing populations across the UK and beyond.

Our research

Scientists working in C4AR at Lancaster University are making significant contributions to both early diagnosis and alleviation of some of the worst effects of psychological and physiological ageing, ranging from lab based biomedical advances to approaches to care in the community, in long term care homes and hospitals. Our research work encompasses neuro-degenerative disease (particularly Alzheimer's and Parkinson's), molecular change associated with the ageing process as well as pathological developments associated with disease. We are also working on the design, development and implementation of new technologies to support and enhance the health and wellbeing older people and their care-givers.

Importantly, however it is Lancaster's reputation for interdisciplinarity that underpins its strength in the field of Ageing Research. Social scientists at Lancaster are playing an important role in contributing to our understanding of how best to address the needs of older people and their carers in ways that are both proactive and conscious of the need to place prevention, dignity, choice and independence at the forefront of care and support for older people.

It is the important strength of our interdisciplinary approach that enables us to gain more detailed insights and offer more effective interventions to support a more successful ageing process.

One Page Outlines of Research Interests

Read about all the research happening at the Centre for Ageing Research by associated staff in our C4AR Members - Outlines of Research Document.

Example 1

Researchers in Lancaster’s Neuroscience of Speech and Action Laboratory are working on a longitudinal study on the impact of social isolation during COVID-19 on hearing and memory in older and younger adults in the UK.

In the COVID-19 Social Hearing Study, Dr Kate Slade, Dr Helen Nuttall, and Professor Chris Plack seek to understand the impact of isolation, and changes to communication and social interactions occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic on hearing and memory ability across younger and older adults. Many health concerns become more prevalent in later life, including hearing loss, social isolation, and memory decline and importantly, many of these health concerns are interrelated; for example, both hearing loss and social isolation are internationally recognised as risk factors for dementia.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, social interactions changed massively, these changes were more significant for older adults, many of whom were asked to shield or isolate, reducing in-person social interactions drastically. This study investigates whether older adults' hearing and memory functions have been disproportionately affected during the pandemic, compared to younger adults.

Study information: https://osf.io/6fq9g
Laboratory website http://wp.lancs.ac.uk/nosalab/research-projects/covid-19-and-the-brain/

Example 2

Scientists at Lancaster in partnership with a local NHS Trust have shown that people with Alzheimer's disease have difficulty with one particular type of eye tracking test and this simple test could hold the key to earlier Alzheimer's diagnosis.

Detailed eye-tracking measurements, taken from Alzheimer's patients and the control group showed stark contrasts in results. Patients with Alzheimer's made errors 10 times more frequently compared to those in the control groups.

Researchers also measured memory function among those Alzheimer's patients who found the test difficult and were able to show a clear correlation with lower memory function. These new results are potentially very exciting as they demonstrate, for the first time, a connection with the memory impairment that is so often the first noticeable symptom of Alzheimer's disease.

Watch a TV interview with Professor Trevor Crawford talking about this research (YouTube).

Example 3

An Observational Cohort Study of Longitudinal Impacts on Frailty and wellbeing of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Older Adults in England and Spain.

To reduce the spread of COVID-19, the governments initiated a country-wide lockdown, limiting the mobility and social interactions of the population. Lockdown is linked to health issues, yet the full impact on health remains unknown, particularly in more vulnerable groups. This study examined the impact of lockdown on frailty and outcomes in high and low COVID-19 risk older adults. We examined health-related behaviours and support resources participants used during lockdown(s).

We recruited a total of 70 participants (aged >70) in England and Spain. Participants were allocated to higher or lower COVID-19 risk groups based on UK NHS guidelines. Participants completed assessments for frailty, quality of life, loneliness, exercise frequency, social interaction, coping resources, and perception of environmental age-friendliness on four occasions over a 7-month period.

Frailty was highest when lockdown restrictions were at the most severe and lowest when restrictions were at their lowest. Frailty was also significantly higher in the Spanish cohort. This change over time was mirrored by perceptions of environmental age-friendliness. Coping resources did not mitigate changes in frailty or outcomes over time but increases in physical activity predicted a reduction in frailty. Lockdown(s) negatively impacted frailty and therefore increased the risk of adverse effects for older adults, but recovery once lockdown eased was evidence, but the extent of the recovery, and how it compares to pre-lockdown frailty levels remains unknown. Further research is required to consider the longer-term impacts of lockdown and methods to mitigate these adverse effects.

Related paper: https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13735

Example 4

Prehabilitation is a term used to describe exercise, nutrition, and psycho-social interventions that are used typically before surgery. Work from Dr Chris Gaffney’s lab (Lancaster Medical School) is examining the benefits and mechanisms of prehabilitation for patients with colorectal, liver, and pancreatic cancer. They are interested in how prehabilitation can modify clinical outcomes such as surgical complication rates or length of hospital stay but also changes in physiology. These include changes in cardiovascular performance or changes in skeletal (movement) muscles that can determine our health and wellbeing.

Example 5

Work led by Dr Ed Parkin (Biomedical and Life Sciences) is investigating the molecular mechanisms that cause Alzheimer’s disease and new ways to treat this disease including the use of gene therapy. This work is known as basic science and is conducted primarily in cell lines and the model organism called C. elegans, which is a microscopic worm. The work started out by testing a drug originally used to treat high lipid levels in blood (Gemfibrozil) for the treatment of Alzheimer’s models.

Ageing, oxidative damage and mitochondrial DNA mutation.

Contact: Dr David Clancy

Examples of current projects being undertaken by core members of C4AR

Impact of COVID-19 on people affected by Parkinson’s.

This project is a collaboration with the charity Parkinson’s UK. Parkinson’s UK surveyed their members (people with Parkinson’s and their families and carers) during the most severe lockdown restrictions to find out the impact of the lockdown and associated difficulties on those affected by Parkinson’s. The findings were analysed by researchers at Lancaster and Parkinson’s UK together and can be found in the final report, (this report will download from the parkinsons.org.uk website). We also interviewed people with Parkinson’s about their experiences of lockdown and will continue to follow them up over the coming year. Contact: Professor Jane Simpson and Dr Fiona Eccles

ProtoPolicyAsia

This 12-month AHRC funded project aims to increase local community participation in the Malaysian national policy-making process to work together with relevant government agencies on social issues that relate to older persons and persons with disabilities.

Contact: Dr Emmanuel Tsekleves

The Roles of ACER and Insulin/IGF-like Signalling in the Dietary Moderation of Sleep and Lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster.

Contact: Dr Sue Broughton

The Centre for Ageing Research provides a vibrant hub for postgraduate activity across the disciplines. More than 28 postgraduate research students are currently affiliated to the Centre. Examples of research projects being undertaken by research students within the Centre include:

Exploring how care home staff manage responsive behaviours, associated with dementia, in care homes in Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic
Moral Distress in Moderate to Advanced Dementia Care: An Exploration of Informal Caregivers’ Experience of Home-Based Care Provision at End of Life
The Role of Engaging in Participatory Arts for the Health and Wellbeing of People with Dementia and their Carers
A holistic statistical approach for determining the relationships between social, economic and health markers using the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
Testing and development of TDP-43 aggregation inhibitors
Insulin/IGF-like Signalling and Brain Ageing in Drosophila melanogaster
Exploring the experiences of depression on older workers in the contemporary workplace drawing participants from various organisations in the United Kingdom
Finding genes on the mitochondrial genome linked to various conditions associated with ageing

If you would like more information on our postgraduate research projects please contact us at C4AR@lancaster.ac.uk.

Research with us

C4AR are constantly looking for partners to work with us in our research. Information about the networks we are actively engaged with are listed below.

Cognitive Frailty Interdisciplinary Network (CFIN)

A team from C4AR has helped establish a new Cognitive Frailty Interdisciplinary Network (CFIN), which aims are to explore the behavioural, social and biological determinants of cognitive frailty, looking at the underlying biological mechanisms. Funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and the Medical Research Council it is a cross-discipline network which also includes co-investigators at Newcastle, Aston, Sheffield Hallam and Heriot-Watt Universities, as well as an international External Advisory Group led by colleagues at Durham University and at the Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA).

C4AR Research Panel

The C4AR Research Panel is a group of people interested in helping researchers at C4AR by participating in their projects. You must be 55 or over and in good health to be on the panel but otherwise there are no other requirements and once on the panel, members can take part in as many or as few research projects as they like.

Join our panel

Study with us

Our blended learning courses have an international focus, offering global perspectives at a top 10 UK university. These degrees allow you to balance your work, job and family commitment by studying part-time via e-learning, while offering support from experienced professional and academic teams.

Learn theories in gerontology and ageing, research skills and practice, health and social care systems, social policies in the UK and globally; and gain deeper insights in population ageing, and how to provide better health and care systems to support older people and families.

If you are considering a PhD in ageing research, download our Expertise and Research Summaries document to see a current list of academic supervisors who would suit your discipline and study interest.

Doctoral Programmes in Ageing and Dementia Studies (Blended Learning)

If your aim is to further enhance your understanding of theory, policy and practice, and make an original contribution to knowledge development within the field, our blended learning PhD in Ageing or PhD in Dementia Studies will suit you.

Postgraduate Study by Blended Learning

Doing a PhD in ageing research with C4AR

All our faculty academics welcome enquiries from people interested in doing a self-funded PhD. Please see the above link to the Expertise and Research Summaries document to see who might be an appropriate supervisor for your discipline and interest, or email us.

To submit a proposal application, we strongly recommend you contact a potential supervisor found in this document before doing so.

Applying for postgraduate study

Research Communications

Recent paper - Prevalence, risk factors and outcomes of cardiac disease in cystic fibrosis: a multinational retrospective cohort study

Although people living with cystic fibrosis often have some risk factors for cardiovascular disease, including diabetes and chronic inflammation, little is known about the long-term cardiac risk in this condition. We aimed to determine the characteristics, rates and outcomes for cardiac disease in cystic fibrosis.

Read the article online

Forthcoming C4AR Events

Throughout the course of each academic year we are proud to host a range of seminars and student forums.

Each year, we also host a major event called 'Town & Gown', with a specific theme guiding the content of each event. Open to all, this event consists of a variety of presentations and discussions from respected figures associated with the field of ageing research.

C4AR Seminar Series - Current Academic Year

Further events will be notified soon.
C4AR PG Student Forum

The C4AR PG Student Forum is for students across the university working on ageing related studies. We meet 15:00-16:00 on the Monday of the month in term time with a short presentation and time to share news and updates, with the next meeting taking place on Monday 29th January.

Please contact Ellie at C4AR@lancaster.ac.uk for further information or if you are a student at Lancaster University and would like to become a member.

C4AR Event Resources

Whenever possible, we aim to make resources available for visitors to download in the days following a C4AR event.

Resources include presentations, papers and event video recordings. Please feel free to download materials where a corresponding link is provided.

C4AR Showcase Event 2023

How do we bring different research expertise together to solve the challenges of ageing?

The case of the Cognitive Frailty Interdisciplinary Network

Cognitive Frailty is now recognised as a syndrome in which older people who are physically frail (have poor muscle strength, slowed walking and often experience exhaustion and weight loss) also have impairments in certain thinking skills and concentration and maybe memory at the same time, but they don’t have dementia. People with cognitive frailty are at higher risk of developing dementia but also of becoming more dependent on support and of more serious outcomes from any new event such as an infection or fall. However, what’s important about this condition is that it is potentially reversible and a national team led by members of C4AR at Lancaster have been pulling together different scientific and social science methods to look at what interventions and treatments might be possible. This event will look at what more we can achieve when the biologists, health researchers, psychologists, neurophysiologists, social policy and public health specialists all work together and also ensure the involvement of older adults, some of whom may be living with cognitive frailty or caring for those who are.

This one-day event (previously called the “Town and Gown”) showcased work from Lancaster University’s Centre for Ageing Research researchers and external partners, and presented a series of studies examining issues relating to underlying mechanisms and predictors, experiences and interventions for cognitive frailty.

Recorded Talks

What do we mean by Cognitive Frailty and why is it important? Carol Holland (Lancaster University) Watch the talk.

Relationship between religious practices, ethnicity and cognitive frailty. Sanda Ismail (Lancaster University) Watch the talk.

Cognitive Frailty among middle-aged and older women and men in India: findings from a longitudinal ageing study in India. Sayani Das (IIHMR New Delhi) Watch the talk.

Importance of fruit and veg for your memory. Iru Dias (Aston University) Watch the talk.

The role of model organism research and the potential for Cognitive Frailty models. Sue Broughton (Lancaster University) Watch the talk.

Population health, the environment and Cognitive Frailty. Sally Fowler-Davis (Anglia Ruskin University) Watch the talk.

Age-related hearing loss as a risk factor for cognitive decline Helen Nuttall (Lancaster University) Watch the talk.

VOICE – Citizen involvement in research and advisory boards. Alex Mitchell (Newcastle University and National Innovation Centre in Ageing) Watch the talk.

Cognitive Frailty: conceptual understanding and risk factors.Dorina Cadar (Brighton and Sussex Medical School) Watch the talk.

"I say to my wife, come on... just have a smile, I think it's a big thing": The protective value of psychological and social factors on ageing with coexistent frailty and cognitive impairments. Alison Ellwood (Bradford University) Watch the talk.

Bringing it all together: scoping out what different disciplines are researching. What’s missing? Carol Holland (Lancaster University) Watch the talk.

The 12 Days of Christmas: Santa’s Brain Health edition. Alan Gow (Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh)Watch the talk.
C4AR Seminar Series Resources Archive

C4AR Seminar Series 2020-23

30 June 2023

PhD Showcase event

Dr Emma Putland - Picturing dementia: How might images of dementia contribute to or challenge dementia stigma?
Dr Megan Readman - Is hearing loss a risk factor for Idiopathic Parkinson’s disease? A English Longitudinal Study of Ageing (ELSA) analysis.

31 March 2023

'Research into the Older Workforce'

09 December 2022

'Patterns of alcohol consumption in older adults – evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing'

Watch the Patterns of alcohol consumption in older adults – evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing video recording

28 October 2022

'COVID-19 and care homes - the case of England', Dr Danni Collingridge Moore, research Fellow, Lancaster University

Watch the COVID-19 and Care homes - the case of England video recording

01 July 2022

C4AR PhD Showcase Seminar - 2022

Watch the C4AR PhD Showcase Seminar - 2022 video recording

28 January 2022

'Equitable Access to Research: A Deep Dive into Engaging Seldom Heard Voices in Dementia Risk Reduction Research' by Dr Laura Booi, Leeds Beckett University

Watch the Equitable Access to Research: A Deep Dive into Engaging Seldom Heard Voices in Dementia Risk Reduction Research video recording

10 December 2021

'Non-Believing Older Adults' Approaches to End of Life' by Dr Joanna Malone, University of Kent

Watch the Non-Believing Older Adults' Approaches to End of Life video recording

12 November 2021

'Healthy Longevity, our best opportunity' by Professor Lynne Corner, Director, VOICE

Watch the Healthy Longevity, our best opportunity video recording

29 October 2021

'Facilitating multi-modal cross-Cohort research in cognitive health and dementia' by Dr Sarah Bauermeister, University of Oxford

Watch the Facilitating multi-modal cross-Cohort research in cognitive health and dementia video recording

28 May 2021

Lancaster University PhD Showcase Seminar

Watch the Lancaster University PhD Showcase Seminar - 2021 video recording

26 March 2021

'Handle with care' by Dr Michael Tan from Lab4Living, Sheffield Hallam University

Watch the Handle with care video recording

29 January 2021

Applying co-design methods to development and testing of a novel intervention to support mobility and address health inequities in older adults: The EMBOLDEN Study by Dr Rebecca Ganann and Dr Sarah Neil-Sztramko from McMaster University, Canada

Watch the EMBOLDEN Study video recording

27 November 2020

'Exercise and nutrition interventions targeting skeletal muscle mass and function in older adults' by Dr Brendan Egan from Dublin City University

Watch the Exercise and nutrition interventions targeting skeletal muscle mass and function in older adults video recording
C4AR Town & Gown 2022
The Centre for Ageing Research (C4AR) Annual Town and Gown Event - 'Ageing, the Environment and Sustainability' - Thursday 6th October 2022

This one-day Town and Gown event showcased work from Lancaster University’s Centre for Ageing Research researchers and external partners, and presented a series of studies examining issues relating to our interaction with our environment.

Event sessions

The Future Cities Research Institute, an introduction – Emmanuel Tsekleves (Lancaster University)
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Environmental Challenges
- Understanding Senior Citizens' Needs During Disaster Response: Julia Sutanto (Lancaster University)
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- Giving is Getting: Exploring Possibilities of Time Bank Concept in Malaysia: Goh Yi Sheng (Sunway University, Malaysia)
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- Effects of pollution and low-level Carbon Monoxide in the home on older adults’ cognitive functioning: Beth Cheshire (Lancaster University)
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Benefits of the environment for health and wellbeing
- Enjoying the outdoors virtually: the role virtual reality could play in older adults’ wellbeing: Sangeetha Babu Manoharan (Lancaster University)
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- Effects of physical activity on mental health in bereavement: Zsuzsannah Balogh (Lancaster University)
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- Heat as threat: caring and ageing in a rapidly warming climate: Gordon Walker (Lancaster University)
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- Travel, Transport, Mobility and Health: Charles Musselwhite (University of Aberystwyth)
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- Connecting with nature for mental health and wellbeing: Peter Coventry (University of York)
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- Housing, Aging and Health Care: Priorities and Policies for the Near Future: Jim Dunn (McMaster University, Canada)
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C4AR Town & Gown 2021
The Centre for Ageing Research (C4AR) Annual Town and Gown Online Event – ‘Supporting Mental Health and Social Connections in Later Life’

Thursday 7th October 2021

This one-day event showcased work from Lancaster University’s Centre for Ageing Research researchers and partners and presented a series of studies examining issues of social connectedness, social engagement and social activity, and implications for mental health, for our understanding of resilience and loneliness, and what roles technology can (and can’t) play.

Event sessions
- Hearing, cognition and mental health
1. Chris Plack (Lancaster University, Manchester): Introduction to age-related hearing loss
2. Jenna Littlejohn (Manchester): Self-reported hearing difficulties, mental health and cognitive dysfunction during the COVID-19 pandemic
3. Kate Slade/Helen Nuttall (Lancaster University): Impact of COVID-19 on hearing and cognition
- Longer term impacts of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Mental Health and Loneliness
1. Esperanza Navarro-Pardo, (University of Valencia, Spain): Health and frailty effects of anti-COVID measures during the first year of the pandemic in Spanish older people
2. Sandra Varey (Lancaster University) “Getting me through the pandemic”: the importance of technology for older adults’ wellbeing during COVID-19
3. Ian Garner/ Calum Marr (Lancaster University) Twelve month longitudinal changes in resilience, loneliness and mental health: Impacts of lockdowns and pandemic worries
- The Role of Technology in Social Connectedness and Inclusion
1. Eric Balkhi (Lancaster University): A Pandemic of Lockdown Loneliness and the Role of Digital Technology and Psychological Resilience
2. Steffi Doebler (Lancaster University): Loneliness and Quality of Life Among Older UK Residents Under Covid-19– The Role of Digital Exclusion and Income
3. Niall Hayes (Lancaster University): Accessible Digital Service for Older Adults
4. Janet Ross-Mills (Continuing Learning Group): Maintaining Learning in Lockdown
Video recordings

The morning and afternoon sessions were recorded and you can view them by clicking either of the links below. (Please note that due to technical issues, we are unable to provide a transcript or closed captions for the recordings).
- C4AR Town and Gown Event 2021 - Morning Sessions
- C4AR Town and Gown Event 2021 - Afternoon Sessions
Presentations
- Introduction to Age-Related Hearing Loss Chris Plack, Lancaster University
- Health and frailty effects of anti-COVID measures during the first year of the pandemic in Spanish older people Esperanza Navarro-Pardo, University of Valencia
- “Getting me through the pandemic”: the importance of technology for older adults’ wellbeing during COVID-19 Sandra Varey, Lancaster University
- Longitudinal Changes in Resilience, Loneliness, and Mental Health: Impacts of Lockdowns and Pandemic Worries Ian Garner, Lancaster University
- Loneliness and quality of life among older UK residents under covid-19– The role of digital exclusion and income Steffi Doebler, Lancaster University
- Maintaining Learning in Lockdown Janet Ross-Mills, Continuing Learning Group, Lancaster University
- Download: C4AR T&G Presentations 2021 (PDF)
C4AR Town & Gown pre-2021
Centre for Ageing Research 'Town & Gown' event - Maintaining Health in Older Age, 1st October 2020

We are all aware of the familiar NHS and Government advice on a range of aspects of our health-related behaviour, such as how often we do any exercise, taking care to have a healthy diet, giving up smoking or keeping a healthy weight, but what long term impacts do these behaviours have and on what? What are the impacts on some of the later life negatives we’d all like to avoid, like cognitive decline and dementia, heart disease or frailty? And what are the impacts even in the context of such long-term health diagnoses?

We are also aware that our psychological health and other dimensions of wellbeing, such as the social support we have or the environment we live in are also important components of our resilience as we get older too.

This one day event showcased work from Lancaster University’s Centre for Ageing researchers and partners, touching on themes such improving your speed of recovery after an illness or surgery, long term impacts of health behaviours on later life risk of dementia, stories of transitions in physical activity throughout life, the role of personal resilience in maintaining wellbeing in the face of health problems, different ways of thinking about and planning to make positive changes to our lifestyle and resilience. And of course, as if you haven’t heard enough about it, we will be telling you about some early findings of our work on wellbeing impacts of COVID-19 self-isolation and social distancing on older people.

The event was recorded and can be viewed at the links below:
- C4AR Town and Gown 2020 - Morning session video recording
- C4AR Town and Gown 2020 - Afternoon session video recording
Presentations from the event can be viewed in PDF format below:

Asan Akpan.(Liverpool University Hospitals NHS FT): What really matters to older people in terms of research on maintaining health

Christine Milligan (Lancaster University): Wilderness and Wellbeing

Fiona Eccles, (Lancaster University): Impacts of lockdown on wellbeing for people with Parkinson’s

Jennifer Logue, (Lancaster University): Intentional weight loss in later life – is it a good thing?

Meghánn Ward, (Lancaster University): Maintaining Wellbeing through the Arts for People Living with Dementia

Sandra Varey, Ian Garner, and Carol Holland, (Lancaster University): Experiences and impacts of the Covid-19 outbreak for older adults

Theo Bampouras (Lancaster University): If you don't use it, you lose it: the secret benefits of physical activity!

C4AR T&G 2020 Resources

C4AR T&G 2020 Presentations (PDF)

C4AR T&G 2020 Posters (PDF)

Centre for Ageing Research 'Town & Gown Event' - Lancaster Town Hall, 19th September 2019

This one day event showcased work from Lancaster University’s Centre for Ageing researchers and partners, touching on themes such as digital innovation in new and existing housing, alternative housing choices, neighbourhoods that are supportive for people with dementia, out of home mobility, active ageing and staying connected, and intergenerational projects. The event featured talks from researchers and linked non-academic organisations who are using new community models and technologies to support healthy ageing.

Most of the presentations mentioned below are available in our archives. If you would like a copy of a specific talk, email Louise Tarver, who will make this available to you in PDF format, subject to author permission and availability.

Robin Kearns, (University of Auckland): "Older residents' experiences of islandness, identity and precarity: Ageing on Waiheke Island

Mark Levine, (Lancaster University), Blaine Price, (Open University): STRETCH: SocioTechnical Resilience for Enhancing Targeted Community Healthcare

Niall Hayes, (Lancaster University): Accessible digital services for older adults

Melissa Fernandez Arrigoitia, (Lancaster University): The benefits of mutuality

Janet Ross-Mills:Experiences from Co-housing

Caroline Swarbrick, (Lancaster University): Open Doors: Stories from a very different Salford

Shirley Hall, ExtraCare villages; Intergenerational activities in retirement housing

Carol Holland, (Lancaster University): Health, Wellbeing and Resilience in Retirement Villages

Sarah Campbell, (University of Manchester), Andrew Clark, (University of Salford): Why do neighbourhoods matter to people living with dementia and their families?

Joe Oldman, (Age UK): Older people's housing: key policy issues

Centre for Ageing Research ‘Town and Gown Event’ – Lancaster Town Hall, 27 September 2018

We all see amazing examples of technology designed to support our health featured on news programmes or documentaries, and we are aware that developments in such technologies are happening very fast. But what impact could they have on us as individuals, how do we know what’s useful and what we could do without, and more importantly, how could we get hold of the best of it and use it to support our ability to stay well and independent into older age?

At Lancaster University, we work closely with external partners researching into a range of topics– from detecting changes in your everyday movements that could mean you are at risk of a fall, to helping you monitor your memory or fitness, to supporting care and companionship and to enabling links to your family, friends or GP.

Most of the presentations mentioned below are available in our archives. If you would like a copy of a specific talk, email Louise Tarver, who will make this available to you in PDF format, subject to author permission and availability.

Theresa Atkinson, PhD Student (ESRC), Lancaster University: Falls, Calls and Telecare

Dr Christopher Bull (Lancaster University): Loneliness, Social Isolation, and Digital Inclusion in the Mobile Age

Trevor J. Crawford (C4AR): Are Saccadic Eye Movements a potential biological marker for Alzheimer’s disease

Janet Davies, Lancashire Care Foundation Trust & Professor Christine Milligan, Lancaster University: LCIA Test Bed: using health technology to improve the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of care for older people with long-term conditions living at home

Dr Holly Gwyther: The ‘digital divide’: facilitators and barriers of healthcare technology use by older adults

Chris Nugent (Ulster University):Design, development and evaluation of Digital Health Technologies

Jennifer O’Donnell (Aston University), Carol Holland (Lancaster University), Michael Spellman (The ExtraCare Charitable Trust), Shirley Hall (The ExtraCare Charitable Trust): Designing an on-line tool for assessing frailty and resilience

Michelle G Swainson PhD Student: Making Sense of Physical Activity Apps: Steps or Minutes?

Scott Richards: Re-training perception of speech in noise using online training

Centre for Ageing Research 'Town & Gown Event' - Lancaster Town Hall, 7th September 2017

The theme of this year's Town and Gown event was 'Dementia and the Imagination: Arts and Design for Health'. Organised and run by Lancaster University Centre for Ageing Research, it was designed to introduce delegates to some of the most cutting edge research and practice, drawing on knowledge and expertise from the worlds of art and design. From music and theatre to participatory art and design, this event showcased the work of researchers from Lancaster University together with that of their collaborators with backgrounds in health, academia and the voluntary and community sector.

Videos for each of the presentations can be viewed below. Most of the accompanying presentations are available in our archives. If you would like a copy of a specific talk, contact Louise Tarver, who will make this available to you in PDF format, subject to author permission and availability.

Christine Milligan, An introduction to the event
Watch the C4AR Town and Gown 2017 video 'An introduction to the event'

J Keady and H Pusey, Participatory arts and dementia: an overview from Manchester
Watch the C4AR Town and Gown 2017 video 'Participatory arts and dementia: an overview from Manchester'

Paul Rodgers, Disrupting Dementia by Design
Watch the C4AR Town and Gown 2017 video 'Disrupting Dementia by Design'

Emmanuel Tsekleves, Ageing Playfully
Watch the C4AR Town and Gown 2017 video 'Ageing Playfully'

Robyn Dowlen, Being 'in the moment' with music
Watch the C4AR Town and Gown 2017 video 'Being "in the moment" with music'

Euan Winton, How can design empower people living with dementia to transform local community
Watch the C4AR Town and Gown 2017 video 'How can design empower people living with dementia to transform local community'

Pam Schweitzer, Remembering Yesterday, Caring Today: Reminiscence in Dementia Care
Watch the C4AR Town and Gown 2017 video 'Remembering Yesterday, Caring Today: Reminiscence in Dementia Care'

Christine Milligan and Gil Graystone, A Life More Ordinary: Developing dementia friendly spaces through the arts
Watch the C4AR Town and Gown 2017 video 'A Life More Ordinary: Developing dementia friendly spaces through the arts'

Garuth Chalfont, What is Art?
Watch the C4AR Town and Gown 2017 video 'What is Art?'

Daniel Carey, How dementia carers interact with different services
Watch the C4AR Town and Gown 2017 video 'How dementia carers interact with different services'

Mary Elliott, Manage programme for people living with dementia
Watch the C4AR Town and Gown 2017 video 'Manage programme for people living with dementia'

Jimmy O'Donnell, The Power of Sensory Reminiscence - unlocking creativity within each person
Watch the C4AR Town and Gown 2017 video 'The Power of Sensory Reminiscence - unlocking creativity within each person'

C4AR Dementia Futures 'Town and Gown' Event - 18th September 2015

In September 2015, the Centre for Ageing Research held its annual Town and Gown event in Lancaster Town Hall. The focus of the event was on Dementia Futures, bringing together academics from the university, clinicians and practitioners, city councillors and members of the public to hear about some of the latest developments in dementia research and practice. This year saw the addition of a room demonstrating a range of interactive activities used in research that proved a huge success with those attending.

View the presentation portfolio: C4AR Town and Gown 2015 - Dementia Futures Presentations

View the YouTube video introducing the C4AR Town and Gown 2015 event
Other previous events

Health and Housing Conference - 16 December 2019

The quality of housing is a key determinant of health and wellbeing, with factors like cold and damp, physical accessibility, and location in relation to community support and out-of-home needs all having an impact.

This conference brought together a range of stakeholders including housing associations, architects, local government, integrated care NHS groups, 3^rd Sector providers and academic researchers to present: best practice case studies; evaluations of new models; a range of new ideas and choices for housing, for example, in later life, in the context of health issues, for community living or for sustainability.

The first conference aim was to share information at the cutting edge of housing and health development as the UK seeks to build homes and provide services that will support the health and wellbeing of the population into the future. The second aim was to use the day, and what we all learned from each other, to develop a regional Housing for Health Strategy.

Most of the presentations mentioned below are available in our archives. If you would like a copy of a specific talk, email Louise Tarver, who will make this available to you in PDF format, subject to author permission and availability.

Martin Cutbill: Combining digital technologies and human contact to improve outcomes for housing

Rob Halhead COO: Delivering Remote Care

Dominic Harrison: A Public Health Perspective on Health, Housing & Place Based Prevention

Professor Carol Holland: Health, Wellbeing and Resilience in Retirement Villages

Lois Lane: Strong Foundations: how the housing sector can support public health

Christine Milligan: Can domotics and health technologies enable older people with long-term conditions to stay in their own homes for longer? A view from the LCIA Test Bed

Dr Tom Moore: ‌: The potential contribution of community-led housing

Jeremy Porteus: Crossing the housing and health divide

Michael Spellman: Dementia support in retirement housing

Talib Yaseen O.B.E: Housing and Health Services Integrated Systems Perspective

The Calico Group: Bringing health and housing together through personalisation

C4AR in the news

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C4AR to lead new Cognitive Frailty Network

Researchers from C4AR are to establish and lead a Cognitive Frailty Interdisciplinary Network funded by the BBSRC and MRC

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Recommendations for mental health support for people with neurodegenerative conditions

Providing research-based recommendations to new guidance for mental health support for people living with Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, motor neurone disease and multiple sclerosis.

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Together an Active Future

Together an Active Future is a Sport England funded programme that is looking to deliver a sustainable increase to activity levels of people in 12 pilot projects including one in Pennine Lancashire.

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Lancaster University Professor takes message on tackling loneliness to Parliament

Lancaster's Professor Niall Hayes was part of recent discussions at a Parliamentary event on loneliness, self isolation and its detrimental health impacts

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Centre Staff

Professor Carol Holland

Professor in Ageing

Centre for Ageing Research

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Professor Trevor Crawford

Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Aging

Centre for Ageing Research, Neuroscience and Neurocognition

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Dr Caroline Swarbrick

Senior Lecturer in Ageing

Centre for Ageing Research

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Dr Qian Xiong

Lecturer in Ageing

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Dr Faraz Ahmed

Lecturer in Health Inequalities

Centre for Health Inequalities Research

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Dr Alexandre Benedetto

Senior lecturer in Integrative Physiology

Ageing and Neuroscience, Cancer Biology and Genome Stability, Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, LIRA - Biomedical, LIRA - Fundamentals, Microbes, Pathogens and Immunity

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Dr Gavin Brookes

Reader

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Dr Susan Broughton

Senior Lecturer in Biogerontology

Ageing and Neuroscience, Centre for Ageing Research

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Dr David Clancy

Lecturer in Biogerontology

Ageing and Neuroscience, Centre for Ageing Research

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Dr Danielle Collingridge Moore

Research Fellow (DCEPT Sir Robert Boyd Fellow)

International Observatory on End of Life Care

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Dr Natalie Cotterell

Senior Research Associate/Research Associate (DCEPT), Senior Research Associate/Research Associate PRU

International Observatory on End of Life Care

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Professor Trevor Crawford

Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Aging

Centre for Ageing Research, Neuroscience and Neurocognition

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Dr Neil Dawson

Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience

Ageing and Neuroscience

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Dr Mandy Dillon

Senior Research Development Manager

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Dr Stefanie Doebler

Lecturer in Social Statistics and Sociology

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Dr Fiona Eccles

Senior Lecturer

Clinical Psychology

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Dr Ian Fletcher

Senior Lecturer

Clinical Psychology

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Dr Christopher Gaffney

Senior Lecturer in Integrative Physiology

Experimental Medicine

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Dr Ian Garner

Researcher

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Dr Andrew Harding

Lecturer in Health Inequalities

Centre for Health Inequalities Research

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Professor Carol Holland

Professor in Ageing

Centre for Ageing Research

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Dr Hannah Jarvis

Lecturer in Biomechanics

Experimental Medicine

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Dr Jemma Kerns FHEA

Senior Lecturer and Director of Research

Cancer Biology and Genome Stability, Centre for Ageing Research, Experimental Medicine, Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, LIRA - Biomedical

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Professor Rebecca Killick

Professor of Statistics

Changepoints and Time Series, CHICAS, DSI - Foundations, Energy Lancaster, Environmental and Ecological Statistics, Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, LIRA - Biomedical, LIRA - Environmental Modelling, LIRA - Fundamentals, LIRA - Security and Defence, LIRA - Smart Cities and Mobility, LIRA - Society and Human Behaviour, Social and Economic Statistics , STOR-i Centre for Doctoral Training

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Professor Bob Lauder

Personal Chair

Ageing and Neuroscience, Centre for Ageing Research, Experimental Medicine

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Professor Garik Markarian

Emeritus Professor

SCC (Communication Systems)

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Professor Ceu Mateus SFHEA

Professor in Health Economics

Centre for Health Inequalities Research, FHM Mental Health Theme

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Dr Hazel Morbey

Senior Research Fellow (Health and Care Research), Research Fellow

Centre for Ageing Research

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Dr Abigail Morris

Lecturer in Workplace Health and Well Being

FHM Mental Health Theme

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Dr Philip Nagy

Teaching Fellow in Biomechanics

Experimental Medicine

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Dr Helen Nuttall

Senior Lecturer

Neuroscience and Neurocognition

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Dr Amarachukwu Nwosu

Senior Clinical Lecturer

Interdisciplinary network in culture, health, ethics and society, International Observatory on End of Life Care , Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, LIRA - Biomedical

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Dr Edward Parkin

Senior Lecturer in Biomedicine

Ageing and Neuroscience, Cancer Biology and Genome Stability, Centre for Ageing Research

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Professor Christopher Plack

Professor

Neuroscience and Neurocognition

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Jenny Roberts

Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, PhD student

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Dr James Shelley

Lecturer in Physiology

Centre for Ageing Research, Experimental Medicine

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Professor Jane Simpson

Professor

Centre for Ageing Research

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Kate Slade

Lecturer in Sports Psychology

Experimental Medicine

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Professor Sandra Sunram-Lea

Professor

Neuroscience and Neurocognition

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Dr Michelle Swainson

Lecturer in Physiology

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Dr Caroline Swarbrick

Senior Lecturer in Ageing

Centre for Ageing Research

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Dr Michelle To

Lecturer

Neuroscience and Neurocognition

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Dr David Tod

Lecturer in Sport and Performance Psychology

Interdisciplinary network in culture, health, ethics and society

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Professor Emmanuel Tsekleves

Co-Director of Future Cities Research Institute, Professor in Global Health Design Innovation

DSI - Health, Evaluation, Imagination Lancaster, School of Design, Sustainability and Repair , Work and Health Forum

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Professor Catherine Walshe

Professor

International Observatory on End of Life Care

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Dr Lara Warmelink

Senior Lecturer - Security Lancaster

Cyber Security Research Centre (Psychology), Security Lancaster, Security Lancaster (Academic Centre of Excellence), Security Lancaster (Behavioural Science), Social Processes

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Dr Qian Xiong

Lecturer in Ageing

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Dr Bo Yao

Senior Lecturer

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Professor Sarah Allinson

Professor of Genome Stability and Cancer

Cancer Biology and Genome Stability, Microbes, Pathogens and Immunity

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Professor Plamen Angelov

Professor

Centre for Technological Futures , Cyber Security Research Centre (Data), Digital Health Group, DSI - Foundations, Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, LIRA - Advanced Manufacturing, LIRA - Biomedical, LIRA - Environmental Modelling, LIRA - Extreme Environments, LIRA - Fundamentals, LIRA - Security and Defence, LIRA - Smart Cities and Mobility, LIRA - Society and Human Behaviour, SCC (Data Science), Security Lancaster, Security Lancaster (Academic Centre of Excellence), Security Lancaster (Secure Machine Learning and Intelligence), Security Lancaster (Systems Security)

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Dr Daphne Barker

Strategic Projects Officer

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Dr Zoe Cockshott

Part-time Senior Research Associate (Pall Sed)

International Observatory on End of Life Care

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Dr Robert Davies

Senior Lecturer

Language and Cognition

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Professor Peter Diggle

Professor Emeritus

CHICAS, DSI - Health

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Dr Penny Foulds

Honorary/Visiting

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Dr Amy Gadoud

Clinical Senior Lecturer in Palliative Medicine

Interdisciplinary network in culture, health, ethics and society, International Observatory on End of Life Care , Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, LIRA - Biomedical

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Dr Sabir Giga

Senior Lecturer

FHM Mental Health Theme

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Professor John Goodacre

Emeritus Professor

Work and Health Forum

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Professor Simon Guy

Professor, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Global (Digital, International, Sustainability)

Evaluation, Imagination Lancaster

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Dr Catherine Hellier

Associate Lecturer

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Dr Suzanne Hodge

Senior Lecturers in Clinical Psychology, Lecturer

Clinical Psychology

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Dr Thomas Keegan

Director of PG Research and Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology

Centre for Ageing Research, Interdisciplinary network in culture, health, ethics and society, Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, LIRA - Biomedical

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Professor Joanne Knight

Chair in Applied Data Science

CHICAS, DSI - Health, FHM Mental Health Theme

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Professor Mark Levine

Professor of Social Psychology

Cyber Security Research Centre (Psychology), Security Lancaster, Security Lancaster (Behavioural Science)

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Dr Sally Linkenauger

Senior Lecturer

Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, LIRA - Society and Human Behaviour, Neuroscience and Neurocognition , Security Lancaster, Security Lancaster (Behavioural Science)

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Professor Jennifer Logue

Honorary Professor

DSI - Health

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Dr Anna Mackenzie

Head of Corporate and Ceremonial Events

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Professor Barbara Maher

Professor Emerita

Centre for Biophotonics, Earth Science, Innovation for a better environment, Sustainable Catchments, Understanding a changing planet

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Professor Corinne May-Chahal

Professor

Centre for Alternatives to Social and Economic Inequalities, Centre for Child and Family Justice Research, Centre for Gender Studies, Security Lancaster, Security Lancaster (Policing), Security Lancaster (Sociology)

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Professor Christine Milligan

Professor Emerita

Centre for Ageing Research, Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, LIRA - Biomedical, LIRA - Environmental Modelling

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Professor Peter McClintock

Emeritus Professor, Research Professor

DSI - Health, Low Temperature Physics, Nonlinear and Biomedical Physics

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Professor Padraic Monaghan

Professor

Developmental Research Group, Language and Cognition, Language Learning Research Lab

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Professor Maggie Mort

Emeritus

Centre for Ageing Research, Centre for Alternatives to Social and Economic Inequalities, Centre for Gender Studies, Centre for Science Studies

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Dr Helen Nuttall

Senior Lecturer

Neuroscience and Neurocognition

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Dr Jasper Palmier-Claus

Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology

FHM Mental Health Theme, Spectrum Centre for Mental Health Research

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Professor Don Passey

Professor

Centre for Social Justice and Wellbeing in Education, Centre for Technology Enhanced Learning

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Fiona Quinn

Academic Assessor, Associate Lecturer

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Professor Paul Rayson

Professor of Natural Language Processing

Cyber Security Research Centre (Data), Digital Health Group, DSI - Foundations, DSI - Health, Lancaster Centre for Digital Humanities, Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, LIRA - Fundamentals, SCC (Data Science), Security Lancaster, Security Lancaster (Academic Centre of Excellence), Security Lancaster (Behavioural Science), UCREL - University Centre for Computer Corpus Research on Language

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Dr Rachael Rigby

Senior Lecturer

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Dr Heather Robinson

Lecturer

FHM Mental Health Theme, Spectrum Centre for Mental Health Research

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Professor Emma Rose

Professor

Cultures, Insight, Practices

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Professor Jo Rycroft-Malone OBE

Distinguished Professor, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health and Medicine

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Dr Yakubu Salifu

Lecturer

International Observatory on End of Life Care

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Professor Elena Semino

Professor

DisTex - Discourse and Text Research Group, ESRC Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science, FASS Health Hub, Institute for Social Futures Fellow, ISF Fellows 2019/20, Research Group in Cognitive Linguistics , UCREL - University Centre for Computer Corpus Research on Language

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Professor Aneta Stefanovska

Professor

DSI - Health, Nonlinear and Biomedical Physics

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Louise Tarver

Administrative Assistant

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Professor John Towse

Professor

Cyber Security Research Centre (Psychology), Language and Cognition, Security Lancaster, Security Lancaster (Academic Centre of Excellence), Security Lancaster (Behavioural Science)

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Professor Gordon Walker

Professor (Project - Evaluating community interventions), Professor Emeritus, Professor (Project - Wetland Times)

Critical Geographies, DEMAND - Dynamics of Energy, Mobility and Demand, Improving global stewardship, Innovation for a better environment

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Professor Ian Walker

Professor

Centre for Productivity & Efficiency, DSI - Society, Economics Research Group, Gulf One Lancaster Centre for Economic Research, Labour, Education and Health Economics

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Dr Chris Walton

Senior Lecturer

Social Processes

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Professor Gert Westermann

Professor, Head of Department

Developmental Research Group, Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, Language and Cognition, LIRA - Society and Human Behaviour

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Department of Psychology & C4AR

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C4AR Administration Assistant

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How do we bring different research expertise together to solve the challenges of ageing?

The case of the Cognitive Frailty Interdisciplinary Network

Recorded Talks

C4AR Seminar Series 2020-23

30 June 2023

PhD Showcase event

31 March 2023

'Research into the Older Workforce'

09 December 2022

'Patterns of alcohol consumption in older adults – evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing'

28 October 2022

01 July 2022

28 January 2022

10 December 2021

12 November 2021

29 October 2021

28 May 2021

26 March 2021

29 January 2021

27 November 2020

The Centre for Ageing Research (C4AR) Annual Town and Gown Event - 'Ageing, the Environment and Sustainability' - Thursday 6th October 2022

Event sessions

Environmental Challenges

Benefits of the environment for health and wellbeing

The Centre for Ageing Research (C4AR) Annual Town and Gown Online Event – ‘Supporting Mental Health and Social Connections in Later Life’

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