Volunteering by seniors in the world of sport

Senior volunteering in the world of sport is as important for associations promoting sporting activity among younger generations as it is for seniors themselves

11 October 2024

Blogger "ILC-Japan Journal" has been launched

For years, we have shared information on Japan’s longevity society, including results of our research and events, mainly through reports and our website. To make it more flexible, accessible, and enjoyable, we have also started our blog as a new communication channel.

11 October 2024

ILC-Israel announces new leadership

Despite challenging times in a long and terrible war for all involved on both sides of our borders, ILC-Israel is still active and planning a busy year of activities.

10 October 2024

Ageing well in a warming world - the nexus of longevity and climate action

The ILC Global Alliance's Climate Change Committee is holding a webinar on Thursday 24 October 2024 to bring together the joint issues of longevity and the climate crisis; the most important, and too often neglected, phenomena of our times.

9th October 2024

2024 IAGG AOR Webinar: Age-Friendly Cities and Communities

This webinar will explore experiences in building age friendly communities from the ground up, considering local, regional, global and societal perspectives

1st October 2024

NZAG 2024 Conference - Wellington

The New Zealand Association of Gerontology (NZAG) organising committee was pleased to invite attendees to the NZAG 2024 conference, which was held from 28th to 30th August, 2024 in Wellington, Te Herenga Waka, Victoria University.

30th August 2024

Photo-voice successful in involving vulnerable elderly people in research and policy

Vital elderly people in the third phase of life are often expected to remain socially active and care for the 'oldest old'. But what if older people live in vulnerable situations, face insecurity, and have no access to resources or social networks? How can policymakers and researchers reach this vulnerable group and involve them in meaningful participation?

30th June 2024

Dynamic knowledge synthesis in local networks for coherent elderly care

We are getting older and more diverse, and that brings challenges. We cannot solve these challenges through healthcare alone. We also need municipalities, schools, companies, housing associations and older people themselves to achieve an age-friendly society. This requires cross-domain collaboration. But how can we achieve that?

25th April 2024

Event summary – Healthy ageing and longevity in Europe: How do we prepare for the 100-year life?

In partnership with ILC-UK, the ILC Europe Network hosted its inaugural conference in Brussels on 6 March 2024 to explore the challenges and opportunities associated with an ageing European society. Other ILC Global Alliance members in attendance included ILC-Czech Republic, ILC-France and ILC-Netherlands.

March 2024

White paper Arts in Health in the Netherlands: Art deserves a prominent place in healthcare

Much more attention needs to be paid to the positive effects of the use of art in healthcare. Art makes people feel better and helps them to better cope with their illness. Art can also mean a lot in the social domain and prevention, and in shortening hospital admissions.

February 2024