After a start of the year spot check, cleanup and update of my Change Rangers website Resource section, I thought it would be timely to feature some of the organizations who research and publish content on ageing, and longevity, apart from the professional associations and organizations I regularly follow and feature in my weekly blog posts. Starting in Canada, in the list below are links to universities or colleges. Note how their topic areas are either similar or different in focus.
Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Agingfrom the Faculty of Social Sciences at McMaster University. Five Research areas – Dementia & Social Inclusion, Embodiment & Well-being, Connecting in later Life, Spatialities & Aging and Theoretical Applications in Aging Research. All this is complemented by a range of publicationsand events. Upcoming seminar event on March 9th, 2023 – Older Adults’ Experiences of Ageism in the Ontario Workplace and Labour Market.
McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA)since 2016 is the other large McMaster University entity that has as its mission to, “transform the experience of aging by transforming the science of aging.” Multiple components in this effort include research centres and funding, and is a co- sponsor for public information access through an Optimal Aging Portal. In 2017 MIRA joined the Age-Friendly University (AFU) network, a global group of universities dedicated to becoming more accessible to all ages.
McGill University Research Centre for Studies in Aging (MCSA)since 1985 is now known as a multi-disciplinary academic unit dedicated to gerontological research and postgraduate teaching with focus on subject areas such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases and other cognitive disorders. Apart from clinical research and memory clinics, MCSA has numerous, what they call, outreach programs, including Brainy Boomers lecture series on YouTube.
