New modules available in the MSc Gerontology (Distance Learning)
25 October 2011
The Centre for Research on Ageing has added two new modules in the MSc Gerontology (Distance Learning) pathway,
New paper on unmet need for social care
21 October 2011
A new paper on unmet need for social care has recently been published.
Presentations on social pensions at Help Age International
20 October 2011
Professors from Social Sciences were invited to present papers on social pensions in South-East Asia and Central Asia.
Variety now the spice of mid-life
22 September 2011
The characteristics of mid-life have seen big changes over recent decades, according to our leading research, revealed in the final edition of Population Trends, a journal published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Multidisciplinary Conference on Ageing and Neuroscience
17 August 2011
Vice-Chancellor Professor Don Nutbeam has the pleasure of inviting you to a showcase of current research in the areas of Ageing and Neuroscience in the Presence of the Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire, Dame Mary Fagan DCVO JP.
Are Older Migrants in Nairobi 'Returning'?
12 July 2011
Centre for Research on Ageing academics join with ESRC Centre for Population Change to explore the determinants of migration in the older age groups.
CRA staff at the British Society of Gerontology conference
6 July 2011
Staff members of the Centre for Research on Ageing presented at the 2011 conference of the British Society of Gerontology, which took place in Plymouth between 3-5 July 2011.
Full-time Distance Learning programme available
5 July 2011
The MSc Gerontology (Distance Learning) programme will be available for full-time students from October 2010. This programme is the first and only postgraduate Distance Learning programme in Gerontology in the UK.
New journal article on healthcare utilization in India
9 June 2011
Dr Aravinda Guntupalli has contributed to the forthcoming publication with Alok Bhargava, and Michael Lokshin on 'Healthcare utilization, socioeconomic factors and child health in India'.
Invitation to present poster at Society for Social Medicine Annual Conference
20 May 2011
University of Southampton academics' paper is being presented at the 55th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society, which is being held at the University of Warwick in September.
Participation in National AIDS Control Council meeting
18 May 2011
Dr Gloria Langat participated in the first biennial HIV and AIDS research meeting in Nairobi, Kenya organised by the National AIDS Control Council.
4 May 2011
We are seeking to appoint an internationally recognised researcher to join the Centre for Research on Ageing, staff of which were returned under the 2008 RAE submission to 'Social Policy and Administration' (UoA40) which was ranked third in the country.
20 April 2011
Dr Aravinda Guntupalli attended a two-day conference organised by the University of South Carolina in Columbia on April 18th -19th 2011.
New article published in the Journal of Social Policy
12 April 2011
New research by Professor Maria Evandrou with Professor Jane Falkingham and Tom Sefton examines the relationaship between UK women's family and work histories and their income in later life.
New research methods modules by Distance Learning available
11 April 2011
The Centre is now offering modules in Quantitative and Qualitative Research Methods by Distance Learning, which can be taken as stand-along Short Courses, or as part of the MSc Gerontology (DL).
CRA staff participate in Population Association of America conference
31 March 2011
Dr Gloria Langat presented a paper titled "Bury the Head in the Sand: Older People in Sub-Saharan Africa and Sexual Risk Perception" at the Population Association of America annual conference held in Washington, DC.
Invitation to present papers at BSG Conference
24 March 2011
Academics of Social Sciences (and The Care Life Cycle) have been invited to present two papers at the 40th Annual Conference of the British Society of Gerontology.
New journal article on the history of sickness and morbidity
24 February 2011
Dr Aravinda Guntupalli contributed to the forthcoming publication on 'Ageing, Sickness and Health in England and Wales during the Mortality Transition' with Bernard Harris, Andrew Hinde and Martin Gorsky.
Gerontology PGR students participate in Multidisciplinary week
2 February 2011
Gerontology PGR students Mazlynda Md Yusuf and Sharon M. Holder participated with poster presentations of their research in the University's Multidisciplinary week.