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:
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