Funding and activities
Since November 2011 the LLHW programme has been scoping the focus for joint funding initiatives that will implement the key priorities of the ‘Strategy for Collabortive Ageing Research in the UK’. Calls for funding are now available in several priority areas on the MRC calls for proposals page and other Research Council websites.
Current calls for proposals:
- Extending working lives – Following consultation with policy makers, business and academic researchers, the Medical Research Council (MRC) and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) have announced a coordinated package of funding aimed at investigating critical issues that will better prepare the UK for an ageing workforce. Interdisciplinary research proposals are sought to develop a greater understanding of the determinants of working later in life and the relationship between health, work and wellbeing of older workers. Research funding is available to support a) Academic Research Consortia, and b) Research Partnerships Awards between academics, employers and policy stakeholders. In addition, the Research Councils are hosting a Partnership Building Workshop to facilitate the development of cross-sector partnerships between academics, employers and policy, and to explore innovative research approaches to address key issues that relate to the ageing workforce.
Closing date for Expressions of Interest to attend the workshop: 5th September 2012
Closing date for outline proposals: 4th December 2012
Other Activities
- Markers of ageing - we are commissioning experts in the field to develop guidance for the validation of markers in consultation with the wider research community.
Promoting Physical Activity Panel
• Panel membership (for March 2013 meeting)
o Professor Debbie Lawlor (Chair), University of Bristol
o Professor Micheal Frenneaux (Deputy chair), University of Aberdeen
o Professor Tim Skerry (Deputy chair), University of Sheffield
o Dr Linda Sheppard, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE)
o Professor Finbarr Martin, Guys and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust & King's College London
o Dr Maggie Winchcombe, Consultant occupational therapist for Years Ahead public group
o Professor Tom Robinson, University of Leicester
o Professor David Dunstan, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
o Professor Isabelle Dionne, University of Sherbrooke, Canada
o Professor Susan Brain, Kings College, London
o Professor Helen Griffiths, Aston University
o Professor Marie Johnston, University of Aberdeen
o Professor Lucy Yardley, University of Southampton
o Professor Mark Conner, University of Leeds
o Professor Steve McLaughlin, Heriot Watt
o ProfessorYang Hao, Queen Mary, University of London
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