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Ageing Better and Timewise partner with leading employers on a flexible working initiative

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Centre for Ageing Better
28 Aug 2019

New partnership with Timewise and leading employers announced to enable fairer access to flexible working for older workers.

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A home for (later) life?

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27 Aug 2019

Building accessible and flexible homes isn't just about later life - it's about making sure our homes are fit for a lifetime of use.

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Allotments

New research project aims to shift public attitudes to ageing

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Centre for Ageing Better
21 Aug 2019

Our new research project with ComRes and Equally Ours aims to better understand how ageing is portrayed in the media, on social media and in public policy.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Driving

Health and Wellbeing of Older Professional Drivers

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Sheena Johnson
16 Aug 2019

Dr Sheena Johnson, a Senior Lecturer at Manchester Business School, explains how the ageing profile of professional drivers offers lessons for the rest of the workforce.

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Older man sitting on chair in home

Response to ONS figures of record people living alone

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Centre for Ageing Better
7 Aug 2019

Latest figures from ONS reveal a record number of people living alone, particularly those approaching later live.

  • Age-friendly Movement
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Older male shop worker

Ageing Better reacts to over-50s making up a third of all hours worked analysis

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Centre for Ageing Better
7 Aug 2019

New ONS analysis of the changes in the UK labour composition during and after the 2008 economic crash show that over-50s made the largest contribution to post-downturn growth in total hours and now fill a third (30%) of all hours worked in the UK.

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Mid-life worker

We need an inclusive and diversified workforce to prepare for a future of automated jobs

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Nayyara Tabassum
5 Aug 2019

For the National Retraining Scheme to work, older workers must be a central focus.

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Isle of Wight

Innovating for our longer lives – getting it right

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Jemma Mouland
2 Aug 2019

There is a need for better products, services and marketing strategies if businesses are to seize the opportunity of longer lives.

  • Age-friendly Movement

Latest research from others

Lord Darzi's report on the state of the National Health Service in England
The Rt Hon. Professor the Lord Darzi of Denham
This report provides an assessment of the NHS's performance across England and the challenges it faces.
The fear of old age: a survey of adults in the UK
Costa, F., Educational Gerontology
This UK study examines attitudes toward ageing and the fear of old age among adults aged 35 to 75.
Public Engagement in Health Policy‐Making for Older Adults
You, J., Health Expectations
This paper examines the characteristics and impacts of public engagement initiatives aimed at informing health policymaking for older adults.

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