About
Through high quality research, the Centre for Research on Ageing contributes to a better understanding of the experience of ageing amongst different groups and societies, which will in turn place us in a better strategic position to improve the quality of life of older people.
In addition to research, the Centre contributes to capacity building of future academics and professionals by teaching different postgraduate programmes in Gerontology.
The Centre is involved in various research and teaching activities:
- international research collaboration
- postgraduate teaching and training
- cross-faculty collaboration with the Southampton Ageing Research Network (SARN)
- international academic visitors/associates
Understanding the impact of migration on older people’s support networks
Support networks for an ethnic minority of older people in Romania have changed following the large-scale emigration in 1990 by their younger family members.
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Tackling pension poverty
Addressing inequalities in the pension system.
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Measuring unmet need for social care among older persons
Research by Southampton’s Centre for Research on Ageing and the ESRC Centre for Population Change – Connecting Generations project can directly inform social policies to reduce and try to eliminate the unmet need for social care among older persons.
People, projects, publications and PhDs
People
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Professor Athina Vlachantoni
Professor of Gerontology & Social PolicyInformal care provision and receipt
Unmet need for social care
Accepting applications from PhD studentsEmail: A.Vlachantoni@soton.ac.ukTel: +44 23 8059 8940 -
Doctor Christoph Heuser
Research FellowGlobal Mental Health in Older Age
Developmental Psychology in Later Life
Email: Christoph.Heuser@soton.ac.ukTel: +44 23 8059 2353 -
Doctor Elisabeth Schroeder-Butterfill
Head of DepartmentCare in later life
Long-term care
Accepting applications from PhD studentsTel: +44 23 8059 6880 -
Doctor Fei Wang
Research FellowWell-being of older people
Social determinants on ageing
Email: Fei.Wang@soton.ac.uk -
Professor Maria Evandrou
PROFESSOR OF GERONTOLOGYCentre for Research on Ageing: Director
Accepting applications from PhD studentsEmail: maria.evandrou@soton.ac.ukTel: +44 23 8059 4808 -
Doctor Rosalind Willis
Associate ProfessorEthnicity
Ageing
Dementia
Unpaid Care
Social Care
Email: R.M.Willis@soton.ac.ukTel: +44 23 8059 5367 -
Doctor Spela Mocnik
Research Fellow-Connecting GenerationsInclusive and healthy ageing
Social determinants of health
Email: S.Mocnik@soton.ac.uk
A unifying theme throughout much of my research is the use of a dynamic, life course perspective.
My research is at the interface of population ageing and social policy.
I am interested in conducting research on inequalities in later life related to ethnicity, nationality, migration status, religion, and culture. I study experiences and satisfaction with social care services, and determinants of informal care provision and receipt.
