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Beyond ‘Older Age’: A Photo and Story Collection to Illuminate the Individual

By Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Growth and Inclusion Posted:

Amy Barron, a postgraduate researcher in Human Geography examines why it’s important to understand older people’s individual experiences when creating age-friendly policies. Across the Greater Manchester region, older people have different histories and different lives; policies focused on improving the lives of older-citizens must keep sight of these differences and individualities. Through my research I […]

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Checklists alone cannot create age-friendly places: lived experiences matter

By Filed Under: All posts, Urban Posted:

Thursday 16th February sees the Greater Manchester Ageing Conference, held by the GM Ageing Hub, of which MICRA, the Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing, is a part . To celebrate the conference, and to highlight the policy implications of living in an ageing society, MICRA have teamed up with Policy@Manchester to deliver a week […]

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