Category Archives: Staff

BSG 2017 Swansea: Presentation on findings from our project

On Thursday 6th July  in the afternoon, Sarah Vickerstaff, Chris Phillipson and David Lain will be presenting some of the findings from our project in a talk entitled “The management of older workers: what has changed?” as part of the … Continue reading

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Release of Overcoming Inequalities conference report

The full conference report from our recent Overcoming Inequalities event at Church House in conjunction with the Research into Extending Working Lives (renEWL) consortium and ILC-UK has been released and can be downloaded free of charge at http://www.ilcuk.org.uk/index.php/publications/publication_details/extending_working_lives_overcoming_inequalities_conference_report_2017 ILC-UK will be … Continue reading

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EWL team members publish chapter in Oxford Handbook of Skills and Training

Wendy Loretto, Chris Phillipson and Sarah Vickerstaff have published a chapter in the Oxford Handbook of Skills and Training looking specifically at the position of older workers http://www.oupcanada.com/catalog/9780199655366.html

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Dr David Lain and Professor Wendy Loretto on grandparenting

David and Wendy presented the findings of their study and how this had shown a need for flexibility in later working life to meet the needs of some to fulfill grand-parenting commitments.

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EWL’s Professor Wendy Loretto on Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour

Radio 4 presenter Jenni Murray was joined by EWL’s Wendy Loretto to discuss  the challenges facing older women in the workplace and how when returning from a career break or looking for a change of direction older women can achieve … Continue reading

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

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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New report considers the future of lifelong learning.

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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Dr Joanne Crawford presents at Royal College of Nursing

On Thursday 7th May Dr Joanne Crawford, one of the researchers on the EWL project presented at a joint meeting of Arbeit und Leben Niedersachsen and the RCN entitled “European Exchange of experiences on solution strategies and models of good … Continue reading

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Congratulations to Dr Sue Shepherd

New team member from the University of Kent, Sue Shepherd, had her PhD viva on Monday and passed without corrections. Huge congratulations Sue from all the EWL team.

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