Did you know that in 2014/15, 69% of 60-69 year olds in Northern Ireland had access to the internet, with a lower proportion of 40% for those aged 70 years or over. These figures indicate a large increase since 2001/2, when the figures were 10% and 3% respectively. Further information is available within A profile […]
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Did you know that just under one in five respondents (19%) to the 2014 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey were aware that high blood pressure increases the chances of getting dementia? Further information on the survey results are available in the Research Update Dementia: look closer, by Elizabeth Byrne McCullough and Paula Devine. Full […]
This new Research Update uses explores public attitudes to dementia. Based on data from the 2014 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey, this Update is available here.
Did you know that male life expectancy at birth in Northern Ireland increased by 1.4 years from 76.3 in 2006-08 to 77.7 years in 2010-12. During the same period, female life expectancy increased by 0.9 years to 82.1 years. These improvements were mainly driven by falling mortality among people aged 60 years and over and […]
The inaugural Age Friendly Universities Conference was held on 2/3 November in Dublin City University. The theme of conference was ‘Engaging Ageing: Universities as engines for active and healthy ageing’. Paula Devine gave a paper outlining the work of the ARK Ageing Programme in linking the academic and age sectors. Full information about the conference […]
The ‘Ageing and Research’ seminar on 27th October was organised by British Society of Gerontology Northern Ireland. For more information, click here.
Did you know that, in Northern Ireland, over the decade mid-2004 to mid-2014, the growth of the population aged 85 and over (41.3 per cent) has been six times faster than that of the population aged under 85 (6.9 per cent)? For full details, see the report Estimates of the population aged 85 and over, Northern […]
What do children think about old age? (ARK Research Update 101) is based on data from the 2014 Kids’ Life and Times Survey.
John Williams (University of Aberystwth) was our latest Visiting Fellow, and was based in Queen’s from 12-23 October. We held a wide range of events during his visit – click here for more information.
Our latest publication is by Alexandra Chapman and Sue Yeandle, and looks at Advances in telecare solutions for older people and carers. This Policy Brief is based on event held in June 2015, which was jointly organised by the ARK Ageing Programme and Carers NI. Information on the event and the Policy Brief is available […]
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