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Blog

In addition to the regular School of Law and Social Justice blog, academics from the Centre for Ageing and the Life Course will sometimes discuss in more detail a topic that relates to an area of their research expertise. Links and references are provided for further reading.

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Hags and Short-lived Queens: Can We Overcome Generational Antagonisms Between Women?

Published by Professor Susan Pickard on 27 October 2023.

What is the meaning of old age? An ageing couple sat on a bench overlooking mountains.

What is the meaning of old age?

Published by Professor Susan Pickard on 26 April 2023.

Two people sat in front of the water with one fading away.

Existential crisis: how long COVID patients helped us understand what it’s like to lose your sense of identity and purpose in life

Published by Dr Chao Fang in The Conversation UK.
Clinical, Sociological and Cultural Dimensions of Frailty: A Dialogue A group photo of Centre for Ageing and the Life Course members.

Clinical, Sociological and Cultural Dimensions of Frailty: A Dialogue

Published by Professor Susan Pickard on 4 December 2023.

Simone de Beauvoir - Old Age - Book Cover.

The Ageing of Simone de Beauvoir

Published by Professor Susan Pickard on 8 January 2024.

Flakey paint on a wall portraying ageing.

Fear of ageing is really a fear of the unknown - and modern society is making things worse

Published by Dr Chao Fang in The Conversation UK.

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The Importance of Individual Stories in Understanding Health and Social Care: A Personal Viewpoint

Published by Dr Shibley Rahman on 5 February 2024.

An older woman looking to the side.

Changing expressions of filial piety and forms of intergenerational solidarity in neoliberal India

Published by Dr Deblina Dey, International Visiting Fellow, on 6 June 2024.

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Daughters as Later-life Caregivers: A Cultural Shift in Later-life Care in India

Published by Dr Jagriti Gangopadhyay on 15 July 2024.

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Burden of loneliness is not older people’s alone

Published by Dr Deblina Dey, International Visiting Fellow, on 15 July 2024 in 360info.

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Liam Payne: the death of a favourite celebrity can be painful – but collective grief can help

Published by Dr Chao Fang in The Conversation UK.