CRA staff win in Adventures in Research Competition
15 December 2010
Dr Gloria Langat won a grant in the Adventures in Research Competition run by the University of Southampton.
15 November 2010
Dr Aravinda Guntupalli attended a conference in Delhi organised by the Consortium of Health Oriented Research in Transiting Societies (COHORTS), the global research group on life course studies.
New Research Methods modules available
11 November 2010
Two new modules are available on the MSc Gerontology (Distance Learning) programme, which focus on Quantitative Research Methods and Qualitative Research Methods.
Over-50s populations in South to rise
7 November 2010
Dr Athina Vlachantoni was recently invited to comment on a BBC News Story concerning the Office for National Statistic's projections of median age.
New journal article on older carers
16 September 2010
Dr Vlachantoni's article on 'The demographic characteristics and economic activity patterns of carers over 50: evidence from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing' has been published in Population Trends 141.
New CRA Discussion Paper on the limits of old-age care provision
19 May 2010
Dr Elisabeth Schroeder-Butterfill contributed to the publication of a new CRA Discussion Paper on 'The Limits of Old-Age Care Provision: Preferences and Practices in Three Indonesian Communities', with colleagues Tengku Syawila Fithry and Vita Priantina Dewi.
Social Science in the classroom
30 March 2010
Dr Athina Vlachantoni has been involved with ESRC's initiative to make Social Science more accessible to children.