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Dawid Konotey-Ahulu

Dawid Konotey-Ahulu appointed trustee at Centre for Ageing Better

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Centre for Ageing Better
14 Sep 2020

He will take up the position from mid-September and will work with us to on our mission to create a society in which everyone enjoys later life.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Age-positive icons competition launched

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Centre for Ageing Better
10 Sep 2020

We've launched a competition to design ‘age-positive’ icons to replace the negative symbols that commonly represent people in later life, such as ‘hunched-over stickmen’.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Co-design

Optimising co-design to create better life outcomes

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9 Sep 2020

The UK needs to design products with older people, carers and communities in mind rather than retrofitting to poorly understood needs.

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What do we know about health inequalities of older BAME groups?

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Nayyara Tabassum
2 Sep 2020

Although COVID-19 has shone a light on health inequalities among older ethnic minority groups, there's still lots that we don't know.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Accessible bathroom

How can we create products that really work for everyone?

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Ed Warner
1 Sep 2020

What does good accessible design look like? And how can we ensure that these products are widely available and effective for everyone?

  • Homes
  • Age-friendly Movement
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The research revolution in startups

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1 Sep 2020

Innovation – and especially 'venture research' – has a key role to play in how society responds to the age shift we're experiencing in the UK.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Older Asian man sitting on a bench

Ethnic inequalities among over 50s revealed in new research

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Centre for Ageing Better
19 Aug 2020

New data shows Black people in their 50s and 60s have significantly lower weekly income than their White peers, are less likely to own their home outright and are more likely to live in deprived areas.

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Jane Portas appointed trustee at Centre for Ageing Better

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Centre for Ageing Better
18 Aug 2020

Jane Portas, a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years’ financial services and business advisory experience, takes up new trustee role.

  • Age-friendly Movement

Latest research from others

Room for improvement: The experiences of people from Black, Asian and minoritised ethnic backgrounds accessing home improvement support
Centre for Ageing Better
This project briefing examines housing support and home improvements for minority ethnic people in England.
Steps to Your Goal employment support evaluation
Centre for Ageing Better
This report examines the effectiveness of the "Steps to Your Goal" employment support pilot for people aged 50+ in Middlesbrough, UK.
Shared reading interventions to promote psychosocial well-being in older adults: a systematic review
Milani C. et al, Health Promotion International
This study examines the effectiveness of shared reading groups for adults aged 60 and over.

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