Ageing Network

Opportunities For You

Please get in touch if you are interested in collaborating on, or finding out more about the following opportunities if you are:

We have a whole series of free public events coming up in May for the European Month of the Brain. See the events page for further information.

For members of the public:

Are you a member of the public who would like to get involved in research projects?

  • We actively encourage public involvement in research, you could help advise, steer, review, co-produce, and/or communicate  about our research by joining Engage, a public involvement group for research.

If you would you like to participate in a research study, we are actively recruiting for the following research projects:

  • Do you live with and care for some-one with dementia? Dia Soilemezi is carrying out interviews with carers of people with dementia to discuss their home environment.
  • Are you a baby boomer (born between 1946 – 1964)? Liz Meech is exploring how baby boomers behave in online shopping environments.
  • Are you over 65 years old? Nick Ford is exploring people’s experiences of food and drink packaging.
  • Are you interested in talking about your access to transport, and how this influences your social life? Jessica Elliot is conducting interviews to understand how access to transport facilitates social inclusion for older people in the city of Portsmouth.

Would you like to get involved in education activities?

  • Do you have a medical condition which requires medication? The School of Pharmacy is interested in involving members of the public in their teaching activities; opportunities may include: role-playing with the students; discussing your personal experiences with students in a seminar (as the ‘expert patient’); or recording a video explaining your experiences to be used as part of an online course.
  • Do you use or have contact with social services? The Social Work Inclusion Group (SWIG) works closely with the School of Health Sciences and Social Work in order to influence and positively contribute towards the education of student social workers.

Extra Opportunities:

  • You can sign up to our newsletter: Share in our successes, get to know about others in the network, and discover other opportunities to get involved.
  • You can take part in our 'Image Challenge' by submitting your photographs to liven up our website.
  • The University has been a partner on the Local Healthwatch shadow board, which is encouraging local people who use health and social care services in Portsmouth to sign up and become involved. Through Healthwatch, you can have a voice to help influence how local services are run.

For external organisations

Across the University we have a vast array of expertise in diverse disciplines such as health, social care, psychology, engineering, technology, business, marketing, environment, architecture, design, human geography, biology, sports and exercise science, and so on... all of which have a bearing on the ageing agenda. Please explore our pages on research, knowledge exchange, community outreach, and education for examples of the types of projects we do. Please contact us to explore the following opportunities:

  • Do you have an idea for an ‘ageing’ project, or are you looking for partners in a funding application to do with ageing? Please get in touch to see how we may facilitate.
  • We maintain a secure database of our contacts to profile their interests, expertise, and how they wish to engage in UPAN. This facilitates targeted requests for engagement and collaboration as opportunities arise. If you would like to discuss how UPAN can work for you and to join in the network, please get in touch.
  • We're currently running an 'Image Challenge', we welcome our external partners to get involved by submitting your photographs to liven up our website.

You can sign up to our mailing list to receive our newsletter, share in our successes, learn about others in the network, and discover upcoming opportunities for collaboration.

For staff and students of the University

Contact us to find out more about the following opportunities:

  • Are you looking for ideas for a student project which will really have an impact? Browse our list of project ideas, which have been generated through members of the network.
  • Do you need help finding funding sources and partners for your ageing project, UPAN can help facilitate in collaboration with R&KTS and the Research Design Service.
  • Join the mailing list to receive updates and collaboration requests on new opportunities.
  • Join our Journal Club, to discuss hot topics in ageing and meet other people from across the University.
  • Share what you’re doing in our blog, by signing up to write a feature blog.
  • Take part in our 'Image Challenge' by submitting photographs to liven up our site.
  • The University has been a partner on the Local Healthwatch shadow board, which is encouraging local people who use health and social care services in Portsmouth to sign up and become involved. Through Healthwatch, you can have a voice to help influence how local services are run.

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