Oplnion and News
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(2012-2013) The RIVER project newsletters
The activties, events, analyses and news of the RIVER - Recognition of the Intergenerational Volunteering Experiences and Results - project.
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AEA Digest - Issue 39, Spring 2013
Quarterly Digest from the Association for Education and Ageing (AEA). This issue includes articles on older men and learning, including the European 'Older Men as Active Learners' (OMAL) project, and looks back at thirty years of U3A in the UK.
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AEA Digest - Issue 40, Autumn 2013
Quarterly Digest from the Association for Education and Ageing (AEA). This issue includes reports on the 2013 AEA Annual Conference, 'Celebrating Informal Learning and Well-Being in Later Life', National Intergeners Day, and an article on a decade of the Ransackers Association in the UK.
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AEA Digest - Issue 41, Spring 2014
Quarterly Digest from the Association for Education and Ageing (AEA). This issue includes articles on the Mid-life Career Review project managed by the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE), and an Open University in Wales Carers Project to engage carers in learning opportunities, specifically aimed at raising their aspirations and increasing opportunities to study at higher education level.
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Age of Creativity - April 2014 Update
Newsletter from Age of Creativity, a UK-based online platform which aims to share, celebrate and inspire work in the field of arts and older people. This issue includes a guest curation article by Tanisa Gunesekera from the British Museum on the Manifesto for Age Friendly Museums. Each issue also includes Resources and Events relating to arts and older peoples and highlights from the Age of Creativity website.
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AGEnda, 2013, Issue 7, Feb/March 2013
Newsletter of the 'English Forums on Ageing'. Aimed at "anybody trying to make a positive difference to the lives of older people". This issue has several articles related to learning, including items on bridging the digital divide, the European Certificate in Intergenerational Learning (ECIL), and the NIACE survey 'Older People's Learning in 2012'
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AGEnda, 2013, Issue 8, May/June 2013
Newsletter of the 'English Forums on Ageing'. Aimed at "anybody trying to make a positive difference to the lives of older people". This issue includes articles on older workers, and arts funding for older people in care.
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AGEnda, 2013, Issue 9, August/September 2013
Newsletter of the 'English Forums on Ageing'. Aimed at "anybody trying to make a positive difference to the lives of older people". This issue includes a report on “shaping our age”, a three year research and development project which examines the route to twenty-first century well-being through involvement; research on links between community music groups and health; and several articles on care funding.
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AGEnda, 2013, Issue10, Dec 2013/Jan 2014
Newsletter of the 'English Forums on Ageing'. Aimed at "anybody trying to make a positive difference to the lives of older people". This issue includes an article on the social enterprise 'LifeBook', which helps older people write their life stories, the Older People's Housing Champions network, and a report measuring the economic contribution of older Londoners.
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AGEnda, 2014, Issue 11, Sept/Oct 2014
Newsletter of the 'English Forums on Ageing'. Aimed at "anybody trying to make a positive difference to the lives of older people". This issue includes articles on the recent reports “Building a Britain for all ages”, published by the think tank United for All Ages, and “Community Matters. Making our Communities Ready for Ageing”, published by the International Longevity Centre - UK (ILC -UK ), with the support of Age UK.
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CARDI eBulletin (a) May 2013
Newsletter of 'Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland'. Issues include up-to-date information on ageing research including seminars, funding opportunities, latest research and innovation.
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CARDI eBulletin (b) June 2013
Newsletter of 'Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland'. Issues include up-to-date information on ageing research including seminars, funding opportunities, latest research and innovation.
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CARDI eBulletin (c) November 2013
Newsletter of 'Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland'. Issues include up-to-date information on ageing research including seminars, funding opportunities, latest research and innovation. This issue includes information on the Centre's new research “E-government and older people in Ireland, North and South”, which identified barriers to online public service use among older people, and a new guide to help researchers who are engaged in comparative research on ageing in Ireland: www.agestats.ie
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CARDI eBulletin (d) December 2013
Newsletter of 'Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland'. Issues include up-to-date information on ageing research including seminars, funding opportunities, latest research and innovation. This issue includes items on research into the health and well-being of partners who care for people with dementia, and a report on the impact of economic crisis on older people.
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CARDI eBulletin (e) January 2014
Newsletter of 'Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland'. Issues include up-to-date information on ageing research including seminars, funding opportunities, latest research and innovation. This issue includes items on how engagement with the creative arts may be beneficial for older people with dementia; the increase in older workers in the UK; and recent research into cognitive training.
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CARDI eBulletin (f) February 2014
Newsletter of 'Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland'. Issues include up-to-date information on ageing research including seminars, funding opportunities, latest research and innovation. This issue includes items on a study into the lasting effects of brain training, and the launch of the Irish Gerontological Society's database of research abstracts from its annual scientific meetings.
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CARDI eBulletin (g) March 2014
Newsletter of 'Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland'. Issues include up-to-date information on ageing research including seminars, funding opportunities, latest research and innovation. This issue includes items on CARDI's recent publication of research and a guidance document exploring issues around user involvement in ageing research; and a report from the Fourth Age Trust on how social enterprise, or business with a social purpose, can revolutionise provision for older people.
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CARDI eBulletin (h) April 2014
Newsletter of 'Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland'. Issues include up-to-date information on ageing research including seminars, funding opportunities, latest research and innovation. This issue includes items on the publication of CARDI's report on social exclusion and older people; and The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland's report examining the role of older people in the workforce.
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CARDI eBulletin (i) May 2014
Newsletter of 'Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland'. Issues include up-to-date information on ageing research including seminars, funding opportunities, latest research and innovation. This issue includes a review article on potential diets for successful brain ageing, and items on current research in support of healthy ageing and dementia.
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CARDI eBulletin (j) July 2014
Newsletter of 'Centre for Ageing Research and Development in Ireland'. Issues include up-to-date information on ageing research including seminars, funding opportunities, latest research and innovation. This issue includes articles on research into whether learning a second language may slow cognitive decline; research into the relationship between health and physical activity among older people; and the publication of “ICT for Ageing Well- Listen to what older persons think!”.
