Articles tagged with 'micra' | University of Manchester

New research has found that the support given to older people who may lack the mental capacity to manage their money varies greatly, which is concerning given the rising number of people with dementia and the increasing sophistication of financial sc...

We are delighted to announce an in-person Research Showcase will be taking place on Monday 3rd April at the University of Manchester, to present the latest in ageing research.Research presentationsThe showcase will kick-off with an afternoon of short...

MICRA has appointed two new members to its senior leadership team: Emma Stanmore and Henry Yi Li.Emma is a Reader and Lead for the Healthy Ageing Research Group in the School of Health Sciences. Emma’s interdisciplinary research spans health and soci...

MICRA members (Camilla Lewis, Chris Phillipson, Sophie Yarker and Luciana Lang) are pleased to announce the publication of a book: ‘COVID-19, Inequality and Older People: Everyday life during the pandemic’, in June 2023 with Policy Press.The book pro...

To mark the UN’s International Day of Older Persons on October 1st, a new project has been launched which aims to help researchers and policymakers to make Greater Manchester a more ‘age-friendly’ region by providing a better understanding of the liv...

Our researchers are interested in understanding how hormonal changes can affect skin immunity and how the skins’ ability to provide a barrier to the environment might be affected. Therefore, we want to look at changes in skin immunity and barrier fun...

On 22nd March 2022, the Journal of Aging & Social Policy published (open access) the article ‘Involving Socially Excluded Groups in Age-Friendly Programs: The Role of a Spatial Lens and Co-Production Approaches’.Authored by MICRA/MUARG researchers Ti...

University of Manchester researchers are examining if Folinic acid can improve cognitive health (mental abilities) and they are looking for individuals to take part in the study. Participation would involve completing a series of cognitive tests and ...

Ambition for Ageing have released a new report which examines the legacy of Ambition for Ageing as the programme comes to a close on 31st March 2022. The report is authored by MICRA and MUARG researcher, Luciana Lang.Between 2015 and 2022, AfA invest...

Our researchers are conducting a study which aims to investigate ways of improving computer-based actions in people with Parkinson’s, specifically keyboard and mouse use.Camilla Woodrow-Hill (PhD student researcher) is asking for participants who mee...

To celebrate International Women’s Day on Tuesday, 8 March 2022 the School of Health Sciences Athena Swan committee have organised a month of celebrations to highlight the contributions of women during the Covid-19 pandemic. They will host a series o...

This is a really important issue for many older adults and their families, but we know very little about how people are supported to manage their money, or what support people might find useful.We would like to speak to people in Greater Manchester f...

Professor Chris Phillipson, and Dr Sophie Yarker will represent MICRA and MUARG (Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group) and join Patrick Vernon OBE, Associate Director for Communities, Centre for Ageing Better and Sarah Wilkinson, Evidence Officer, ...

Researchers working to reduce the risk of social exclusion for older people in Greater Manchester, and to reduce the stigma of assisted reproduction in Iran have won the Sociology Public Engagement Prize.Winner - staff Chris Phillipson, with Luciana ...

A University of Manchester evaluation of remote physiotherapy services used across the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic has shown the mix of inpatient and remote care was safe and acceptable for patients....

Ageing & Society have today published a new journal article ‘Co-research with older people: a systematic literature review’ which is a collaboration between MICRA Researcher and MUARG Director Dr Tine Buffel and Dr Hayley James. Their article present...

The trial of a groundbreaking volunteer buddy scheme aimed at improving mobility in older adults is being launched today in Stoke, Manchester and Cardiff.

The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has awarded researchers at the University of Manchester, the Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, and the University of London, Birkbeck a three-year grant of approximately £1million to explore the concep...

As part of her PhD study (supervised by Dr Gorana Pobric, Dr Laura Brown and Dr Jason Taylor), Samantha Booth is looking for individuals to take part in a study investigating the determinants of ‘brain training’ success. She is looking for a small nu...

MICRA and MUARG researcher Dr Sophie Yarker has authored a blog post for Housing Lin highlighting how social infrastructure played a crucial role in our capacity to respond to the Covid19 pandemic, and why we need to pay much greater attention to cre...

MICRA researcher and former director Professor Debbie Price is involved in collaborative research with colleagues from the School of Law – Neil Allen and Dr Philip Drake, along with Dr Jayne Astbury from the School of Social Sciences. The research (f...

Northerners over 50 have a 13.5% higher prevalence of hearing loss than Southerners in England, reveal University of Manchester researchers.

Former MICRA Director, and one of the lead authors of the report ‘A Guide to the Treatment of Pensions on Divorce: the Report of the Pension Advisory Group’ (July 2019), Professor Debora Price has spoken extensively in an interview with Legal & Gener...

Falls prevention is a priority in Greater Manchester and there is much to be proud of in terms of our joint efforts and commitment to improving the lives of our residents. MICRA are pleased to share details of an event which will share the latest thi...

Senior MICRA researcher and Director of the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group (MUARG) Dr. Tine Buffel has been invited to present as a keynote speaker at the 22nd World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics IAGG 2022.Dr Buffel will deliver a pr...

With the adoption of the United Nation's (UN) Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030), countries have committed to 10 years of concerted and collaborative actions to improve the lives of older people (defined as age 60 years and over), their families an...

Charlotte Growcott, a PhD student at The University of Manchester, is exploring how people with Parkinson’s define and understand motor imagery. Motor imagery refers to how an individual imagines movements in real time without actually physically mov...

This group entered the pandemic at a disadvantage due to pre-existing inequalities in housing, health, employment and income. Some older ethnic minority people were also particularly hard hit by lockdown and restrictions on social mixing.The ‘digital...

Researchers at the Older People and Frailty Policy Research Unit have authored the article 'Effects of Digital Technologies on Older People’s Access to Health and Social Care: Umbrella Review', which was published in November 2022 in the Journal of M...

Where we live has a huge impact on our health. Our homes can help build bonds between neighbours, promote our physical and mental wellbeing, and help us live independently for longer. But how does housing affect those living with dementia, and the pe...