ILC Global Alliance holds meeting in Tokyo, facilitated by ILC Japan

On 16 and 17 October 2023, the ILC Global Alliance held a meeting in Tokyo, Japan, co-chaired by Julie Byles and Margaret Gilles. The attendees included representatives from ILCs in Australia, Canada, Singapore, South Africa, the UK, and the USA as well as the Secretariat.

16 and 17 October 2023

ILC South Africa visits ILC Singapore

In June / July this year, Prof. Jaco Hoffman, Prof. Vera Roos and Dr. Rayne Stroebel visited the International Longevity Centre (ILC) in Singapore as members of ILC South Africa. The visit aimed to share common themes around socio-gerontology and to learn from examples in Singapore to establish a community for successful ageing.

June/July 2023

Remembering Baroness Sally Greengross OBE

This Summer, ILC-UK's Founder and Executive President, and one of the founding members of the ILC Global Alliance, Baroness Sally Greengross OBE passed away. She was an inspiration to us all across the ILC family, both professionally and personally, and her legacy will continue to live on.

2nd November 2022

ILC France makes recommendations to the 2022 presidential election candidates

On the occasion of the next presidential election in France (April 10 and 24, 2022), ILC-France is sending candidates a list of recommendations on societal issues related to a longevity in health and in activity.

21st March 2022

Civil Society Mapping and Engagement Initiative for the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing

With support from the World Health Organization (WHO), a civil society mapping and engagement initiative has been launched to identify and unite the powerful and unique voices of organisations across a wide range of sectors and disciplines toward a common agenda.

15th February 2022

How do we age and can we ‘delay’ it?

The ageing process starts before we are born. This article explains what happens in our bodies over time and how we can embrace our later years.

20th January 2022

ILC-UK announces shortlist of international ageing workforce competition

Last month, UK Minister for Employment, Mims Davies MP, announced the shortlist of our international Work for tomorrow competition that is seeking to identify and award the most promising innovations responding to an ageing workforce.

14th January 2022

The COVID Revolution: The resilience of older adults during the COVID-19 Pandemic

ILC-Japan has compiled the results of interviews with older adults in Japan conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic.

7th January 2022

Community development through business/government collaboration

ILC-Japan is running a research project, aiming to build a community development model through collaboration between businesses and government.

7th January 2022

European Commission must develop concerted response to ageing

17th December 2021