Alice Neel & Life After 70
By Imme Dattenberg-Doyle
Painter Alice Neel found critical acclaim and new artistic challenges in her 70's and 80's, celebrated in Hot Off the Griddle, at the Barbican until 21 May.
Health & Wellbeing
Packaging petition
By This Age Thing
Add your voice to our petition to Government to introduce minimum mandatory standards for consumer packaging.
Falls – when they happen and their link to ageism
By Lise Pape
Lise Pape discusses the incidence of falls as we age, and invites you to share your experiences of falls for a new research project.
Living with my future self at 35
By Melanie Smith
Design Age Institute Manager, Melanie Smith debates long-term illness and why it doesn’t get triggered by your first pension instalment.
How to eat your way into your 100s
By Gigi Eligoloff
By studying the diet and lifestyles of the Blue Zone inhabitants, scientists have been able to establish a clear link between diet, lifestyle and our capacity to live healthier, longer lives.
Should older people smoke more weed?
By Delia Lloyd
An increasing body of evidence links cannabis use to increased quality of life in older adults. Delia Lloyd sees first hand how, in the US at least, older people are taking it up.
Our Second Sexual Revolution
By Fran Meininger
Sexual pleasure and intimacy are not reserved exclusively for the young. Fran Meininger shares why we all need to be part of changing the story on sex and ageing.
Social prescribing, and the path to inclusivity
By Gigi Eligoloff
Can social prescribing be the answer to a more personalised and inclusive support system for everyone, old or young?
No time to waste
By Victoria Patrick
Join Design Age Institute on 9 November to explore how design can help tackle the challenges of a planet that is rapidly heating up and a population that is rapidly ageing.