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Why I confronted Lord Sumption's ageist views

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Catherine Foot
19 Jan 2021

Following comments made by Lord Sumption on BBC One's The Big Questions, it's important that we continue to tackle ageism, inequalities and ensure all life is thought of equally.

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People walking

Ageing Better commissions team led by Sustrans for research project on active travel

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Centre for Ageing Better
14 Jan 2021

We've commissioned Sustrans to conduct an evidence review and primary research examining the preferences for, barriers to, and enablers of active travel among 50–70 year olds.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Office workers

Employers failing to tackle age bias in recruitment, according to new report

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Centre for Ageing Better
12 Jan 2021

Our new report warns that older workers made redundant during the pandemic risk being shut out of employment as a result of age bias in recruitment.

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How can we learn the lessons of Coronavirus?

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Anna Dixon
7 Jan 2021

As the country experiences a third lockdown with vaccines being rolled out, it's now time to look ahead to the rest of the year and challenge government to improve the lives of those in later life.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Dr Anna Dixon recognised in New Year’s Honours List 2021

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Centre for Ageing Better
30 Dec 2020

Our Chief Executive, Anna Dixon, has been awarded an MBE in the New Year’s Honours List 2021 for services to wellbeing in later life.

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Inequalities

COVID-19 has shown that we don't all age equally

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Anna Dixon
21 Dec 2020

The pandemic has been hard on everyone – but we have not all experienced it equally. In this end of year message, our Chief Executive emphasises the need for action.

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Neighbourhood

Reinventing our neighbourhoods can help create healthier ageing lives

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18 Dec 2020

The coronavirus pandemic offers society the opportunity to rethink where we work and how we live, so why not create environments that help us to age better?

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Green Homes

Making our homes greener has many benefits for us and the planet

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David Orr
10 Dec 2020

By making our homes more energy efficient we have the opportunity to create new jobs, improve the lives of individuals who live in them and protect the planet from catastrophic climate change.

  • Homes

Latest research from others

Fostering intergenerational harmony: Can good quality contact between older and younger employees reduce workplace conflict?
Drury, L., and Fasbender, U., Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology
This UK study examined conflicts between older and younger co-workers and ways to reduce them.
On the limits of communication: The liminal positioning of older adults and processes of self-ageism and ageism
Schuurman, B., et al., Journal of Aging Studies
This study, based in the Netherlands, explores experiences of (self-)ageism among recent retirees.
A wellbeing cost-benefit analysis of raising the state pension age
Frayman, D., Centre for Economic Performance
This paper examines proposed increases in the state pension age in the UK.

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