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Women spending more years with disabling illness: International Women’s Day

Data shows women’s health is getting worse, with women, on average, spending more than a quarter of their lives with disabling illness.

Age or fixed terms – can the House of Lords learn from charities?

Whilst often a source of contention, debates on the number of Peers in the House of Lords should not be settled on the basis of age.

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How community organisations contribute to healthy ageing

This webinar explored the findings from our evaluation of the Leeds Neighbourhood Network.

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Webinar: The State of Ageing 2022

We explored the key themes from our flagship report, The State of Ageing 2022, a comprehensive review of the most recent national data on ageing.

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Community connections as we age: lessons from the pandemic

In this webinar we explored what needs to be in place to enable everyone to maintain, rebuild or grow social connections as we age.

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Ageing Better's response to the Levelling Up White Paper

The new powers and structures represent an exciting opportunity. But these wholesale changes must acknowledge that we are an ageing population and plan accordingly.

Five transformational changes for good later lives

In less than 20 years, over 14 million people will be over 65. It's crucial that we create change now to ensure that no one misses out on a good later life.

Guidance for journalists on writing about older age now available on IPSO website

Our guidance on writing about ageing and older age is now available on the Independent Press Standards Organisation's (IPSO) external resources for journalists.

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We want more people to be more physically active in later life. Maintaining and improving muscle strength and balance can help people in later life live independently and reduce the risk of falls.