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Find out what's been happening at the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing.
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Participants required for ‘Understanding Anxiety in Older Adults from Diverse Cultural Backgrounds’ study
8 Apr 2021
Researchers at UoM are currently recruiting participants for the ‘Understanding Anxiety in Older Adults from Diverse Cultural Backgrounds’ study....
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Improving safety for older people when transferred between hospitals and care homes
30 Mar 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the challenges faced when arranging transfers into or out of hospital for people living in care homes. Making ...
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Keeping well at home campaign release two new videos
30 Mar 2021
We’re pleased to share two new videos that have been co-produced with collaborating organisations and public contributors involved in the ...
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MUARG policy blog selected for new COVID-19 lessons collection
10 Mar 2021
Policy@Manchester have released a new collection, One Year On: Lessons from lockdown, which brings together research insights into the issues the ...
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Dr Dalia Tsimpida gives lecture to mark World Hearing Day
10 Mar 2021
MICRA was delighted to attend the premiere of a special lecture given by one of UoMs leading researchers on hearing loss, Dr Dalia Tsimpida. Dr ...
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Professor James Nazroo appointed to Future of Ageing Working Group
5 Mar 2021
The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has initiated an in-depth inquiry on the future of ageing, involving the creation of the Future of Ageing Working ...
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New reports on non-decent homes and ageing to feature in MICRA webinar
5 Mar 2021
On 18 March, MICRA will host a webinar featuring external speakers from both Care & Repair and from the Centre for Ageing Better. ‘Lockdown ...
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MUARG researchers author blog on COVID-19 and social inequality
24 Feb 2021
The latest blog, published on 22 February, argues that given the unequal impact of COVID-19, a community-centred approach is now urgently needed to ...
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Professor Chris Phillipson speaks at international symposium
17 Feb 2021
MICRA's Professor Chris Phillipson presented at an online Symposium organised by the Santa Casa Misericordia, Lisbon, Portugal. The ‘3rd Edition ...
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IHPO runs 'Hearing Care for ALL' project and lecture
17 Feb 2021
The ‘Hearing Care for ALL’ virtual gallery project is organised by the Institute for Health Policy and Organisation (IHPO) and funded by the ...
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Positive results published on fall prevention app
11 Feb 2021
On 4 February, the Journal of Applied Gerontology published a journal article on the ‘Keep On Keep Up’ (KOKU) app. Researchers from the ...
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MICRA's Tine Buffel to present Keynote for the Helsinki Inequality Initiative
5 Feb 2021
Due to present on 18 February is Dr Tine Buffel. Her talk, titled ‘Developing age-friendly communities with older people as co-researchers’ will...
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UoM Academics author paper on loneliness and frailty in older adults
21 Jan 2021
Katie Davies, of the Manchester University National Health Service Foundation Trust, has authored the paper along with Dr Asri Maharani, Professor ...
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Wellbeing booklet with support and advice for older people isolating at home
20 Jan 2021
The resource is targeted at groups such as older people who are required to shield or self-isolate. For further details view the related webpage.
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Become a member of the EMPOWER study
19 Jan 2021
Involvement criteria you will be able to provide the patient and public contributor perspective of managing 3 or more long-term conditions, be aged ...
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Researchers publish paper on action observation and imitation in Parkinson's
14 Jan 2021
Dr Judith Bek, Dr Emma Gowen and Dr Ellen Poliakoff authored the paper along with colleagues from Lancaster. The aim was to investigate whether ...
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MUARG's 'Covid-19 and inequality' paper published
10 Dec 2020
Members of MICRA's Manchester Urban Ageing Group (MUARG) have authored the paper “Covid-19 and inequality: developing an age-friendly strategy for ...
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Dr Elaine Dewhurst’s work on age discrimination achieves recognition and publication
10 Dec 2020
The report provides an analysis of the current law at regional and national level within the EU on the issue of age discrimination in the fields of ...
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MICRA hosts final 2020 ageing webinar
9 Dec 2020
The December webinar asked what it means to age in a context of changing migration flows. The world is rapidly ageing and its migratory patterns are ...
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MICRA Professor speaks at two international ageing conferences.
8 Dec 2020
The first was to the Eurocities urban ageing working group who organised a conference, in association with Age Platform Europe and the World Health ...
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Researchers want to hear your Manchester Gay Village stories
2 Dec 2020
Researchers at the University of Manchester are looking to hear about your experiences of the Manchester Village and what you want it to be in the ...
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SENSE-Cog seeking participants for ears and eyes dementia project
27 Nov 2020
It is locally coordinated from The University of Manchester and is recruiting until June 2021. The SENSE-Cog team are looking for people who: Are ...
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Pension Advisory Group wins prestigious national award
27 Nov 2020
The Pension's Advisory Group (PAG) is a collaboration between Cambridge University, the University of Manchester and Cardiff University and ...
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COVID-19 Rapid Response webinar now available
26 Nov 2020
On Wednesday, 11 November, OPFPRU ran a short 45-minute COVID-19 Rapid Response webinar which showcased three pieces of work, aimed at informing ...
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Prof Debbie Price speaks on later life divorce and retirement planning
18 Nov 2020
Legal and General hosted their webinar for financial advisors on 18 November, and MICRA's Debbie Price joined panellists Amyr Rocha-Lima, Partner, ...
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Grant awarded for collaborative personal finance project
18 Nov 2020
Dr Alex Hall (Division of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work) led the grant application along with Professor Debbie Price of MICRA. Nicola Glover ...
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Upcoming event on collecting national Covid-19 testimonies
18 Nov 2020
On Tuesday 24 November at 12.30pm, you can join the panel of speakers from the charities and voluntary sector to discuss how best we can build a ...
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Excess death toll in care homes from Covid-19 ‘hugely underestimated’
16 Nov 2020
An early draft of a study by University of Manchester health economists and data scientists calculates that up to 10,000 more people may have died in ...
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Participants needed for study into ethnic minority older people’s experiences of discrimination
11 Nov 2020
If this describes you then the researchers want to speak to you about your life experiences of racism and discrimination and how these have affected ...
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University 'Keeping well at home' booklet recognised by WHO
11 Nov 2020
The guide was produced by the Healthy Ageing Research Group at the Univerisity as well as the Greater Manchester Combined Authority. It was recently ...
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Continuity of care study seeking participants
5 Nov 2020
The study will investigate patients’ views and experiences of continuity of care and as part of this PPI group, members will help to shape the ...
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MICRA Co-director to speak on social relationships in Japan and the UK
4 Nov 2020
The virtual event, organised by the ILC for 9 December, will discuss the findings from the SWAN project (Social relationships and Well-being ...
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MICRA webinar addresses the future of residential care
30 Oct 2020
Care homes are one of the sectors that have been worst hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this seminar, our presenters discussed the impact of COVID-19...
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Free course on mouth care of the older population launched
29 Oct 2020
MICRA are pleased to promote a newly developed a 6 week, two hours per week, free access online course related to mouth care. It leads the learners ...
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MICRA director calls for therapy for older people rather than medication
28 Oct 2020
Professor Alistair Burns, supported by Age UK, is calling on GPs 'to think twice before offering medication as a first-line treatment option for ...
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Care home staff required for UoM study
23 Oct 2020
Care home staff, including management, registered nurses, care assistants and other frontline staff are invited to take part in a research study that...
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UoM academics author paper on sensory health and inequality
21 Oct 2020
The SENSE-Cog project is a 5-year project led by The University of Manchester, which aims to investigate the combined impact of sight and hearing ...
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MICRA PhD Network co-chair wins research photo competition
20 Oct 2020
MICRAs PhD Network reaches over 100 members – PhD students and early career researchers with an interest in ageing, across the UK and ...
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UoM researchers co-author 'Smartphone Apps to Support Falls Rehabilitation'
14 Oct 2020
Dr Helen Hawley-Hague along with Professor Chris Todd worked with researchers from the University of Bologna and the Norwegian University of Science ...
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Valuable not vulnerable – a new ageing narrative
8 Oct 2020
Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, a number of issues and concerns have been raised by the Greater Manchester Ageing Hub and partners around the ...
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Report on pensions and divorce has substantial legal impact
7 Oct 2020
MICRA's Professor Debbie Price was one of a panel of experts who authored the groundbreaking report A Guide to the Treatment of Pensions on Divorce....
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Participants needed for study into anxiety in older adults
1 Oct 2020
This study is part of a PhD thesis which aims to explore how older people with anxiety, from different cultural backgrounds, understand anxiety, how ...
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Dr Sheena Johnson presents at social change and ageing workshop
1 Oct 2020
The Thomas Ashton Institute held the workshop on 24 September, with presentations and discussions on the challenges and evidence needs relating to ...
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Prof Chris Todd features in British Geriatrics conference
30 Sep 2020
The BGS held their annual event online this year on 25 September. This annual event is widely recognised as the leading meeting in the UK for ...
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MICRA COVID Webinar: Hearing loss, cognitive decline and mental health
28 Sep 2020
The event was chaired by MICRA Director Prof Alistair Burns who also spoke at the webinar. Dr Jenna Littlejohn spoke on hearing loss, mental ...
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MICRA Professor Debbie Price speaks on longevity risk
17 Sep 2020
'The long and short of longevity risk' was hosted by FTAdviser and was sponsored by Legal and General. The webinar focused on managing longevity ...
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MICRA Co-Director to speak at Healthy Ageing Webinar
11 Sep 2020
The BIRAX UK-Israel Healthy Ageing Webinar is a cross-disciplinary conference aiming to balance molecular advances with translational and clinical ...
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MICRA researchers report on later life and pension decisions
10 Sep 2020
Hayley James co-authored the paper with Tine Buffel and former MICRA Director, Debbie Price. They investigate how people anticipate the future when ...
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MICRA and AMBS host joint webinar on COVID-19 and older workers
3 Sep 2020
The event was chaired by MICRA Co-Director Tarani Chandola. Presenting, Dr Sheena Johnson was joined by Emily Andrews, Senior Evidence Manager at the...
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A third of over fifties with hearing loss could be undiagnosed
27 Aug 2020
Up to a-third of older adults with hearing loss in England could be undetected and untreated , according to a new study by University of Manchester ...
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