News

11 October 2023

Healthy Ageing and Care Network Public Lecture: Advancing not retiring – changing the narrative

Exploring the Politics of Ageing: Penny Thewlis, former CEO of Age UK Oxfordshire, delivers a thought-provoking talk on the challenges of ageism and language use in celebrating UN International Day of Older Persons.

04 October 2023

Oxford Older People's Day Full of Life event

Oxford Brookes celebrates UN International Day of Older Persons with impactful Healthy Ageing initiatives and engaging community connections.

22 September 2023

Funding success - supporting Healthy Ageing in Place

Oxford Brookes collaborates with Oxford University on the Medical Research Council-funded Person-centered Integrated Care Networks project, led by Prof. Sarah Harper, exploring strategies to delay intensive care transitions in ageing.

01 March 2023

Need for a National Independent Living Strategy for our Ageing Population

Professor Roy Sandbach advocates for national independent living strategy for ageing population

27 February 2023

Funding for Urban Community Gardens research

27 February 2023

HAC Research Excellence success

Paul Potter has been awarded a £20k Research Excellence Award for a collaborative project with Dr Karl Morten to screen anti-inflammatory peptides in models of age-related gut dysfunction, a factor in many age-related and chronic diseases.

27 February 2023

More HAC Research Excellence success

Chiko Ncube was awarded a £7,629 Research Excellence Award.

28 January 2023

Healthy Ageing & Care Network sponsors Global Forum on Sustainable Ageing

Lessons ageing societies around the world might learn from Japan, but also the very pressing challenges faced within Japan as it copes with its own ageing population.

01 August 2022

Integration of fast-track home adaptation services with health and social care services

Breaking barriers for seamless care: Fast-track home adaptations integrated with health and social care services in Oxfordshire.

25 February 2022

RIKE networks scoop the Brookes Research Excellence Award

Three RIKE Networks have been awarded the Brookes Research Excellence Award (22/23) for research titled: Ageing in Displacement: Improving older refugees’ experiences of migration and ageing in the UK.