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Find out what's been happening at the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing.
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Participants Needed for Skin Health Study - pre- and post-menopausal women
3 Apr 2022
Our researchers are interested in understanding how hormonal changes can affect skin immunity and how the skins’ ability to provide a barrier to ...
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Tine Buffel and Sophie Yarker publish paper on Involving Socially Excluded Groups in Age-Friendly Programs
3 Apr 2022
On 22nd March 2022, the Journal of Aging & Social Policy published (open access) the article ‘Involving Socially Excluded Groups in ...
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Participants requested to take part in health supplement research
3 Apr 2022
University of Manchester researchers are examining if Folinic acid can improve cognitive health (mental abilities) and they are looking for ...
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Ambition for Ageing releases new report: Supporting Ageing in Place – A process evaluation of Ambition for Ageing’s microfunding programme
21 Mar 2022
Ambition for Ageing have released a new report which examines the legacy of Ambition for Ageing as the programme comes to a close on 31st March 2022....
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Participants required for Parkinson’s research
10 Mar 2022
Our researchers are conducting a study which aims to investigate ways of improving computer-based actions in people with Parkinson’s, specifically ...
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Uncertain Futures project features in series of talks highlighting the contributions of women during the Covid-19 pandemic
10 Mar 2022
To celebrate International Women’s Day on Tuesday, 8 March 2022 the School of Health Sciences Athena Swan committee have organised a month of ...
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Participants needed for study on older adults managing money
10 Mar 2022
This is a really important issue for many older adults and their families, but we know very little about how people are supported to manage their ...
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MICRA Researchers to speak at Centre for Ageing Better webinar on Community Connections
21 Feb 2022
Professor Chris Phillipson, and Dr Sophie Yarker will represent MICRA and MUARG (Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group) and join Patrick Vernon OBE,...
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Sociology Public Engagement Prize winners are announced
21 Feb 2022
Researchers working to reduce the risk of social exclusion for older people in Greater Manchester, and to reduce the stigma of assisted reproduction ...
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Mix of in-person and remote physio “safe and acceptable”
16 Feb 2022
A University of Manchester evaluation of remote physiotherapy services used across the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic has shown the mix of inpatient ...
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Tine Buffel co-authors new paper with Hayley James on co-research with older people
10 Feb 2022
Ageing & Society have today published a new journal article ‘Co-research with older people: a systematic literature review’ which is a ...
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Trial of groundbreaking ‘buddy’ scheme for older adults launches
2 Feb 2022
The trial of a groundbreaking volunteer buddy scheme aimed at improving mobility in older adults is being launched today in Stoke, Manchester and ...
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Funding awarded to researchers exploring Care Aesthetics
26 Jan 2022
The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has awarded researchers at the University of Manchester, the Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, and ...
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Further participants requested for study on what makes ‘brain training’ successful?
26 Jan 2022
As part of her PhD study (supervised by Dr Gorana Pobric, Dr Laura Brown and Dr Jason Taylor), Samantha Booth is looking for individuals to take part...
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Housing Lin publishes blog post by Dr Sophie Yarker
26 Jan 2022
MICRA and MUARG researcher Dr Sophie Yarker has authored a blog post for Housing Lin highlighting how social infrastructure played a crucial role in ...
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MICRA and Law School researchers author new blog 'Teasing the easing of the Care Act 2014: Transparent legal protection or hidden unmet need'
26 Jan 2022
MICRA researcher and former director Professor Debbie Price is involved in collaborative research with colleagues from the School of Law – Neil ...
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Northerners’ hearing likely to be worse than Southerners
25 Jan 2022
Northerners over 50 have a 13.5% higher prevalence of hearing loss than Southerners in England, reveal University of Manchester researchers.
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Professor Debora Price gives candid interview to Legal and General on Pensions and Divorce
12 Jan 2022
Former MICRA Director, and one of the lead authors of the report ‘A Guide to the Treatment of Pensions on Divorce: the Report of the Pension ...
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Professor Chris Todd joins expert panel discussion on falls prevention in Greater Manchester
12 Jan 2022
Falls prevention is a priority in Greater Manchester and there is much to be proud of in terms of our joint efforts and commitment to improving the ...
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Tine Buffel announced as a keynote speaker at the 22nd World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics
10 Jan 2022
Senior MICRA researcher and Director of the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group (MUARG) Dr. Tine Buffel has been invited to present as a keynote ...
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Dr Tine Buffel elected as expert member of WHO advisory group for UN Decade of Healthy Ageing 2021-2030
6 Jan 2022
With the adoption of the United Nation's (UN) Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030), countries have committed to 10 years of concerted and ...
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Participants required: Imagining and visualising movements in Parkinson’s
14 Dec 2021
Charlotte Growcott, a PhD student at The University of Manchester, is exploring how people with Parkinson’s define and understand motor imagery. ...
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Older people from ethnic minorities hard hit by pandemic and lockdown
7 Dec 2021
This group entered the pandemic at a disadvantage due to pre-existing inequalities in housing, health, employment and income. Some older ethnic ...
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Researchers publish journal article on ‘Effects of Digital Technologies on Older People’s Access to Health and Social Care’
2 Dec 2021
Researchers at the Older People and Frailty Policy Research Unit have authored the article 'Effects of Digital Technologies on Older People’s ...
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Housing and Living well with Dementia – From Policy to Practice in Greater Manchester
25 Nov 2021
Where we live has a huge impact on our health. Our homes can help build bonds between neighbours, promote our physical and mental wellbeing, and help...
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Participants required for study on older people's access to and experience of digital public services
17 Nov 2021
Researchers at The University of Manchester are looking for individuals to take part in a study investigating what factors have impacted older ...
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CADA website launches
4 Nov 2021
CADA is the Creative Ageing Development Agency. It is hosted by Manchester Museum, Supported by The Baring Foundation, Greater Manchester Combined ...
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Dr Sophie Yarker has book published: Creating Spaces for an Ageing Society
3 Nov 2021
Creating Spaces for an Ageing Society considers the existing social science literature on shared neighbourhood spaces through the perspective of an ...
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Participants required for study on what makes ‘brain training’ successful?
3 Nov 2021
Participation would involve completing 16 online ‘brain training’ sessions (i.e. a programme of regular cognitive activities). The online tasks ...
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Dr Tine Buffel to present at Age-Friendly Communities Summit in November
21 Oct 2021
The IFA (International Federation on Ageing) are holding their 15th Global Conference on Ageing “Rights Matter” from 10 to 12 November 2021, ...
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Life expectancy falls as a result of COVID-19
6 Oct 2021
A new report published today by a panel including an expert from The University of Manchester has highlighted that life expectancy at birth fell by ...
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Report finds that life expectancy falls as a result of COVID-19
6 Oct 2021
A new report, The COVID-19 Pandemic, published today by the Longevity Science Panel (LSP) (with contributions by MICRA's Professor Debbie Price), ...
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Pensions on Divorce work attracts acclaim from legal experts and media attention
30 Sep 2021
In September 2021, Dr Jennifer Buckley and Professor Debora Price, in partnership with the Pensions Policy Institute, published the report Pensions ...
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New co-chairs take over MICRA PhD Network and announce future plans for the network
30 Sep 2021
The outgoing co-chairs of the MICRA PhD Network formally handed over the reins at an online event on 28 September. Francisca Ortiz and Louise ...
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Manchester Urban Ageing Group launches new series: Conversations on Urban Ageing
29 Sep 2021
This conversation series brings together international speakers to discuss topical issues relating to researching ageing in urban environments. Each ...
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The impact of changes in support during COVID-19 on partners of people living with dementia
16 Sep 2021
Partners of people living with dementia at home have faced significant challenges due to COVID-19. In response to the pandemic, many local ...
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Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group publish paper on older people and COVID-19
16 Sep 2021
The paper has been published in Urban Studies and was authored by MICRA/MUARG academics Tine Buffel, Sophie Yarker, Chris Phillipson, Luciana Lang, ...
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Pension inequality a major issue when couples divorce, research finds
15 Sep 2021
A new report has found that men within couples have substantially more private pension wealth than women, which poses particular challenges when they ...
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Tine Buffel to speak on Older people and the COVID-19 pandemic at the Marmara Urban Forum
9 Sep 2021
MICRAs Dr Tine Buffel has been invited to present her research at the Marmara Urban Forum (MARUF). MARUF is a biennial international urban ...
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Professor Chris Phillipson co-edits new book on Global Migration
18 Aug 2021
Titled Ageing and Migration in a Global Context: Challenges for the Welfare State, this book brings together two major trends influencing economic ...
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New article on COVID-19, inequality and older people published by MUARG
6 Aug 2021
Researchers from MICRA and MUARG (Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group) have authored a new paper that considers the basis for a ...
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Poorest twice as likely to feel lonely in lockdown compared to richest
28 Jul 2021
Older people in the poorest sector of the population were more than twice as likely to feel isolated and lonely during the first lockdown than the ...
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Participants required for study on finances for self-employed, freelance, temporary, or zero-hour contract workers
28 Jul 2021
If you are currently a self-employed or freelance worker, or if you work on a zero-hour or temporary contract, the research team would love to hear ...
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Respondents required for Evidence for Equality National Survey
21 Jul 2021
Co-ordinated by our colleagues at the Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity, it is the UK’s first, largest and most comprehensive survey of its kind...
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MUARG holds 'Ageing in Place' launch event
16 Jul 2021
The event featured three experts on urban ageing in discussion of some of the latest research on developing ‘age-friendly cities’. The ...
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MUARG and MICRA researchers present at the BSG Conference
14 Jul 2021
The event was hosted online by Lancaster University and addressed the theme: Ageing Past, Present and Future: Innovation and Change. The Manchester ...
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New research reveals challenges faced by older people during pandemic
12 Jul 2021
A new report launched today by The University of Manchester’s Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing (MICRA) has revealed the challenged ...
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HARG academics present on helping older people stay active during lockdown
8 Jul 2021
MICRA attended the MAHSC seminar on 30 June, presented by our colleagues Professor Chris Todd and Dr Annemarie Money from HARG, the event looked at ...
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Recruitment call for skin lipids and bacteria study
7 Jul 2021
Study summary As skin ages, we see a decline in skin barrier function, which can leave elderly people vulnerable to skin damage. We believe that ...
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Participants required for Manchester Digital Pain Manikin Study
29 Jun 2021
They are seeking participants who fit the following criteria: Adults (aged 18 or above) Diagnosed with fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis or ...
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