Blog Archives
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
Activity promotes healthy retirement
Below is a summary of Françoise Forette's presentation at the conference: "Make France a fully-fledged society" on 26 October 2021, which demonstrated how much the maintenance in activity, professional or otherwise, is beneficial to both individuals and society.
26 October 2021
ILC-I host national webinar series on “Ageing and Health”
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent restrictions on social gatherings, ILC-I have been working online since April 2020. In order to stay connected with seniors as well as researchers, doctors and students working on ageing, ILC-I has conducted eighteen webinars, supported under CSR, as part of a national webinar series.
8th October 2021
ILC-I’s Happy Hours Café, an online programme
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent restrictions on social gatherings, ILC-I has been working through online mode since April 2020. ILC-I’s “Happy Hours Café” includes creative learning which enhance memory, attention & concentration among senior participants.
1st October 2021
From 6 May to 11 June 2021, the Robert N. Butler Columbia Aging Center and the Columbia School of Journalism hosted the Robert N. Butler–Jack Rosenthal Age Boom Academy: "Combatting Loneliness in Aging: Toward a 21st Century Blueprint for Societal Connectedness" online.
3rd September 2021
Stereotype approach to elderly migrants does not do justice to diversity
The specific cultural background of older migrants does not appear to determine their care wishes and needs. The mutual diversity is great, which means that wishes and needs are very personal and partially depend on where and how someone has lived.
August 2021
