The University and the Government Office for Science are co-hosting a Future of Ageing Seminar at Kent on Thursday 13 November from 6.30-8pm.

The event is part of the Government Office for Science’s major Foresight project: Future of Ageing, which explores the challenges and opportunities of an ageing population.

Professor Dame Julia Goodfellow, Vice-Chancellor of the University, will chair the proceedings with three speakers followed by a question and answer session.

Speakers will be:

• Professor Sarah Harper, Director of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and Chair of the Foresight project’s Lead Expert Group
• Peter Dale, Chair of the South East England Forum on Ageing
• Dr Julien Forder, Director of the Personal Social Services Research Unit, University of Kent

The seminar will take place in Keynes Lecture Theatre 1 on the Canterbury campus. Admission is free, but places are limited so if you wish to attend please register in advance via this link: http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/future-of-ageing-seminar-kent-tickets-14044841499

The seminar is one of a series of similar events around the UK in the coming months and aims to deepen the Foresight project’s understanding of local experiences and perspectives on ageing. The organisers are particularly keen to attract people from the Kent area.