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Lockdown boosted neighbourliness and trust, according to new study

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Centre for Ageing Better
16 Oct 2020

People feel more trusting of their neighbours and more people now say they have someone to count on to help them out as a result of lockdown, new data reveals.

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innovation of ageing

How innovation can facilitate a better quality of life

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14 Oct 2020

The Rayne Foundation, The Tudor Trust, The Dulverton Trust and The John Ellerman Foundation have been collaborating to create scalable and sustainable ways of improving the lives of those in later life.

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Flexible working

What are the benefits of flexible working?

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Patrick Thomson
13 Oct 2020

A recent report revealed almost three quarters of UK employees aged 55 or over reported in a survey that they either already work flexibly or want to.

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Lincolnshire Partnership Manager

New partnership launched to improve later life in Lincolnshire

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Centre for Ageing Better
12 Oct 2020

Lincolnshire and the Centre for Ageing Better announce an exciting new partnership to ensure more people in the county enjoy later life.

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Barclays redundancy

New pilot project to support West Midlands workers at risk of redundancy

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Centre for Ageing Better
12 Oct 2020

The Centre for Ageing Better’s project, funded by Barclays, will test new ways to retrain and reskill older workers at risk of redundancy.

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Greater Manchester

Valuable not vulnerable – how Greater Manchester is changing the narrative on ageing

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Nicola Waterworth 1
1 Oct 2020

Our strategic partner, the Greater Manchester Combined Authority, has launched a campaign for International Day of Older Persons, highlighting the crucial roles older people have played in the city region during the coronavirus pandemic.

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Work

We cannot allow the inequalities of 2020 to become entrenched in later life

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Emily Andrews
30 Sep 2020

Longer working lives can benefit our individual finances and the economy – but Coronavirus risks setting back the progress we've made.

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Felxible working

Flexible working crucial to supporting older workers and boosting the COVID-19 recovery

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Centre for Ageing Better
29 Sep 2020

We've launched a new toolkit for employers on the steps they can take to introduce and manage flexible working in their workplaces.

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Latest research from others

Never too late to change the rate: Attitudes of UK adults aged 50–70 towards respiratory vaccinations
Aguilar P. F, and Satherley, P., Royal Society for Public Health
This paper presents findings from a survey of UK adults aged 50-70, exploring their attitudes toward respiratory vaccinations.
Older people’s Experiences and Perspectives on Place and Community Living in the UK
Sixsmith, J., Journal of Intergenerational Relationships
This study examines older adults’ experiences and participation in their communities in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Manchester.
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.

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