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Improving the recruitment of older workers

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Centre for Ageing Better
30 Sep 2021

In this webinar we explored the recruitment of older workers both from the perspective of employers and workers, as well as the impact of language in job adverts.

  • Work
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The Good Home Inquiry: How to get the homes we want

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Centre for Ageing Better
16 Sep 2021

In this webinar we discussed the Good Home Inquiry’s findings and recommendations, the policy priorities of the public and the next steps needed to improve our homes and improve the lives of millions of people.

  • Homes
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Keep on movin' - the importance of staying active in your 50s and 60s

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Centre for Ageing Better
6 Sep 2021

This webinar explored the motivators and barriers to physical activity for people in their 50s and 60s, and what might work to help people in this age group feel the benefits and get active. With special guest, Derrick Evans MBE: Mr Motivator.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Good Home Inquiry

How does digital connectivity support and enhance a good home?

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Centre for Ageing Better
12 Aug 2021

In this webinar, hosted by the Good Home Inquiry, we examined how a digitally connected home supports  and enhances a good home and how we can ensure more people are connected in ways that work for them in their existing homes.

  • Homes
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Putting age in the frame

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Centre for Ageing Better
22 Jul 2021

This webinar looked at how imagery shapes and reinforces negative attitudes to ageing, and explored current efforts to depict older age in a more positive and realistic light.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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The missing market – how can we each better meet the needs of over 50s consumers?

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Centre for Ageing Better
15 Jul 2021

This webinar launched our report, which explores how we can better meet the needs of older adults through inclusive design.

  • Homes
  • Age-friendly Movement
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Responding to the experience of older people in the COVID-19 pandemic

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Centre for Ageing Better
12 Jul 2021

This event marked the launch of the University of Manchester report, ‘Covid-19 and Social Exclusion: Experiences of older people living in areas of multiple deprivation’.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Digital skills to connect

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Centre for Ageing Better
8 Jul 2021

How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected digital skills training for older adults?

  • Age-friendly Movement

Latest research from others

From crisis moves to informed choices: Older people deserve more than ‘good enough’ housing
Housing LIN
This briefing highlights outcomes from the first-year Appleby Blue model, 57-home social-rent alms-houses for low-income residents.
The Neighbours of Intergenerational Housing: The Institutional Construction of Elevated Neighbour Relations in Student-Senior Housing Projects
Hill. S.W., and Izuharab, M., Housing, Theory and Society
This article examines intergenerational student-senior housing in Europe and North America, which aims to reduce social isolation among older adults and address student housing affordability.
The Ethics of the State Pension
Sachs-Cobbe, B., Philosophy Compass
This study examines the ethics of state pensions based on two types: one designed to provide a basic, fair level of income and one intended to guide people’s choices.

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