REF 2014: Social Sciences soar in world-leading research to top 5
18 December 2014
Social Sciences has performed well in specific Units of Assessment in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) with our research environment we offer in Criminology, Demography, Gerontology and Sociology rated 100% world-leading. It is also ranked in the Top 5 in the country.*
National conference addresses ageing issues
3 October 2014
Last month saw the Centre for Research on Ageing at University of Southampton host the 43rd conference of the British Society of Gerontology.
Third of countries struggling to meet the needs of ageing population
1 October 2014
Index highlights disparity in wellbeing of over 60’s around the world.
Gerontology students awarded prizes
16 September 2014
The big ageing population debate - Guardian opinion piece
10 September 2014
We know the population is ageing – now we must embrace the challenge. With numbers of people aged 75 and over expected to double by 2040, society needs to adapt quickly.
Gerontology brings world distance learners to Southampton
8 April 2014
Distance learner students from around the world visited Southampton last week when the Centre for Research on Ageing hosted the annual Residential Course for the MSc Gerontology (DL) students.
Fifteen Commonwealth scholarships available
6 March 2014
MSc Gerontology (Distance Learning) in 2014-15
Global AgeWatch Index takes centre stage at the United Nations
14 February 2014
University of Southampton Professor Asghar Zaidi returns to United Nations Headquarters in New York this week as a lead speaker during the 52nd Session of the Commission for Social Development.
Report calls for abolition of fixed retirement age
11 February 2014
A report led by a professor at the University of Southampton recommends the worldwide removal of the fixed or default retirement age (DRA).
Contribution from CRA to Wessex Public Health Network event
5 February 2014
Dr Aravinda Guntupalli was one of the speakers at the Wessex Public Health network CPD event on Fuel poverty on 3rd February 2014.
3 February 2014
Professor Maria Evandrou, Professor Jane Falkingham, Dr Zhixin Frank Feng and Dr Athina Vlachantoni from the Centre for Research on Ageing participated at the Inaugural WUN Global China Conference on Family Transition, Ageing, and Social Security. The conference took place in China during 5-6 December 2013, and was part of the University's 50th anniversary celebration. Funded by the Institute of Chinese Studies and the Faculty of Social Science at CUHK, and the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN), the Conference focused on the cultural change and economic development in China and particularly on three topics: family transition, ageing, and social security.
2 scholarships for MSC Global Ageing and Policy (DL)
3 February 2014
The Centre for Research on Ageing, University of Southampton, is offering TWO scholarships for the tuition fees of the full-time or part-time MSc Global Ageing and Policy (Distance Learning) programme in 2014-15.
Professor Jane Falkingham appointed as Dean
23 January 2014
Professor Jane Falkingham has been appointed as the new Dean of the Faculty of Social, Human and Mathematical Sciences at the University of Southampton.