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Professor Wendy Loretto article published in Huffington Post

Posted on April 1, 2015 by alb36

An article written by EWL’s Professor Wendy Loretto in conjunction with Professor Sarah Vickerstaff has been published in the Huffington Post’s lifestyle section. http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/wendy-loretto/retirement-age_b_6968070.html The article entitled “Age of No Retirement Is Over-Stated: Most of Us Would Rather Spend Time … Continue reading →

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Professor Chris Phillipson quoted in the Guardian

Posted on March 16, 2015 by alb36

EWL team member Professor Chris Phillipson of Manchester University has been quoted in an article in the Guardian entitled “Our cities must undergo a revolution for older people”. http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/mar/15/age-friendly-cities-design-future. It refers to Chris’s term “self-imposed house arrest” which he believes can … Continue reading →

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Europe-wide project publishes final report – chapters from EWL team members

Posted on February 23, 2015 by alb36

Professor Sarah Vickerstaff and Dr David Lain from the Extending Working Lives project team have each provided chapters in the final report from the research project  “Understanding Employment Participation of Older Workers : Defining Research Needs for Evidence-based Policy” as … Continue reading →

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