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 currently being developed in several strategic areas and will be announced on these pages and on the MRC calls for proposals page as they become available.
Areas of current interest include:
- Enhancing mobility and independence – Call for proposals now open. Having consulted with academic experts, care providers and policy makers regarding current strengths and opportunities, the EPSRC, ESRC and AHRC have launched a call for research proposals from interdisciplinary consortia for evidence led research into ageing and mobility in the built environment. Please see the EPSRC website for details of how to apply.
- Extending working lives – we are consulting with policy makers, business and academic researchers to develop a program of activity to address the critical issues and research opportunities relating to an ageing workforce.
- Physical activity – we are seeking advice from experts and policy makers to identify the major tractable research challenges in promoting physical activity in later life, and which the UK research community is best placed to address.
- 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.
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