Centre for Ageing and the Life Course

The Centre for Ageing and the Life Course (CALC) fosters research in critical and cultural ageing studies, exploring the underpinning factors (material, cultural, and life course) shaping inequalities in ageing, as well as the subjective meaning and lived experience of health and well-being in later life.

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About CALC

Read an introduction to our work and get in touch.

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Members

Discover more about our researchers and their interests.

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Events

Find out about our upcoming events and conferences.

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News

Latest news from the Centre for Ageing and the Life Course.

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Research projects

Explore some of our recent and ongoing collaborative research projects.

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Blog

Our academics discuss in more detail a topic that relates to an area of their research expertise.