Category Archives: Policy

Thought-provoking new publication on the future of retirement by Dr David Lain.

Posted on July 4, 2016 by alb36

We are delighted to announce that David Lain’s book ‘Reconstructing Retirement’ is to be published by Policy Press on 5 July 2016. It explores prospects for employment beyond age 65-plus in the UK and US, in the context of state … Continue reading →

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GSA Conference 2015 – Florida

Posted on November 12, 2015 by alb36

A team from the project will be attending the GSA Conference in Florida next week. Professor Sarah Vickerstaff, Dr Mariska van der Horst, Professor Chris Phillipson and Dr David Lain will be presenting some of the findings of the project … Continue reading →

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Professor Sarah Vickerstaff vice-chairing COST action

Posted on October 15, 2015 by alb36

Professor Sarah Vickerstaff is acting as vice-chair of Individuals, Societies, Cultures and Health COST Action in Edinburgh today and will be joined by colleagues Professor Wendy Loretto and Dr David Lain.  They will be considering gendered impacts of extended working … Continue reading →

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New report considers the future of lifelong learning.

Posted on July 20, 2015 by alb36

Professor Chris Phillipson, one of the Extending Working Lives project team members has co-authored a report which investigates how lifelong learning, including continuous training within the labour market, can be supported and who will pay for it.  The report forms part of … Continue reading →

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Presentation to Scottish parliament

Posted on June 30, 2015 by alb36

Professor Wendy Loretto was a guest speaker at the Scottish Parliament Women’s Dinner on Tuesday 23 June. The dinner was hosted by Elaine Smith MSP and the title of Wendy’s talk was Fuller Working Lives/Can women fit more in?

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EWL seminar for employers, policy makers, NGO’s and researchers

Posted on June 16, 2015 by alb36

On Thursday members of the EWL team will be joining with our colleagues from Norway to hold a seminar to discuss the challenges arising for employers, workers, policy makers and NGO’s of extending working lives.  Representatives from a wide variety … Continue reading →

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Professor Sarah Vickerstaff taking part in REC Scale Up Live

Posted on June 11, 2015 by alb36

EWL’s Professor Sarah Vickerstaff is today attending an event at the The Recruitment & Employment Confederation entitled “REC Scale-Up Live for the Sectors: The role of recruiters in diversifying talent for business growth”.  The event is particularly aimed at the professional … Continue reading →

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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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EWL member takes up new post

Posted on January 29, 2015 by extendingworkinglives-news

Andy Weyman of Bath University and a member of the EWL team appeared as an expert witness at a the NICE Public Health Advisory Committee D ‘Workplace policies and approaches to promote and protect the health of older employees’ meeting … Continue reading →

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