A review of service provision for men aged 50+ (Belfast), by Paula Devine, Janet Carter Anand, Lorna Montgomery, Caoimhe Ní Dhónaill and Laura O’Hagan (2014), Belfast: Volunteer Now
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Visit of Nancy Henkin, who was our first Visiting Fellow. Nancy was based in Queen’s University Belfast from 30 September to 13 October 2014. Details on the wide of range of activities are available here
Did you know that long-term sleep loss can be associated with an increased risk of a number of adverse health outcomes including diabetes, heart disease, cardiovascular disease and stroke. Data from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) fround that 12% of people aged 65 and over in the Republic of Ireland have trouble falling […]
The ARK Ageing team attended the British Society of Gerontology conference from 1-3 September. The theme of the conference was New Understandings of Old Age and the Lifecourse. As part of the conference, Gemma Carney and Paula Devine organised a symposium on ‘Ageing and Social Isolation in Divided Societies‘.
Themed Section of Voluntary Action in Ageing Societies, Volume 5, Number 2, July 2014, edited by Gemma M. Carney (Queen’s University Belfast), Nick Acheson (University of Ulster) and Thomas Scharf (National University of Ireland Galway). Guest Editorial, pp. 157-159, by Gemma M. Carney, Nick Acheson and Thomas Scharf Ageing, place and voluntarism: towards a geographical […]
‘Learning through Practice: How Can We Address Loneliness among Older People?’ by Paula Devine, Lorna Montgomery, Mandy Cowde and Fiona Murphy, Fiona, February 2020, Practice: Social Work in Action ‘Factors associated with public knowledge of and attitudes to dementia: A cross-sectional study’, by Michael Rosato, Gerard Leavey, Janine Cooper, Paul De Cock and Paula Devine, […]
Join us in Cushendall for our research methods workshop … For more information, see our Events page
Did you know that in a 2014 survey commissioned by AgeNI and Age Sector Platform, 83% of people aged 65 and over agreed/strongly agreed that full protection from discrimination on the grounds of age must be an urgent priority for the NI Assembly? The Northern Ireland Executive has pledged in the Programme for Government 2011-2015, […]
One third of respondents to the 2013 Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey thought that elderly people are treated better now compared to five years ago? However, while 44% thought that elderly people were treated the same as five years ago, 17% thought that that this group were treated worse than five years ago. Full […]
Did you know that people aged 60 or over in Northern Ireland will contribute almost £25 billion to the economy over the next 50 years through volunteering, caring, childcare, replacement parenting and working? For more information, see the report ‘Appreciating Age: Valuing the positive contributions made by older people in Northern Ireland‘ on the website […]
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