‘Ageing Societies: Change, Challenge and Chance’
Postgraduate Conference on Ageing Studies
Friday 4th December 2009
Sponsors: Oxford Institute of Ageing and St. Antony’s College
Speakers Include:
- Mr. Paul Cann, Chief Executive, Age Concern Oxfordshire
- Professor Sarah Harper, Professor of Gerontology and Director of Oxford Institute of Ageing
- Mr. Jonthan Herring, Fellow in Law, Exeter College, University of Oxford
- Professor Paul Higgs, Professor of the Sociology of Ageing, University College London
- Dr. George Leeson, Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director of Oxford Institute of Ageing
- Professor Chris Phillipson, Professor of Applied Social Studies and Social Gerontology, Keele University
We are pleased to announce a one-day Postgraduate Conference on Ageing Studies on 4th December 2009 at St. Antony’s College and Institute of Ageing, University of Oxford. The conference offers opportunities for students to present their work, receive feedback and build up networks for further collaboration and research training. Masters and doctoral students with an interest in any fields of Ageing are welcome to attend. Places are limited to facilitate intensive discussion and exchange of ideas. The conference is FREE to attend BUT REGISTRATION IS NECESSARY. Please note that lunch is not provided by the organizer but the college dining hall serves lunch at a reasonable price.
To present or attend the conference, please complete and return the registration form before 23rd October 2009.
Please direct any queries to Chair Organizer, Yiu-tung Suen at
YIU.SUEN@SOCIOLOGY. OX.AC.UK.
Suen Yiu Tung, St. Antony's College, 62 Woodstock Road, OX2 6JF, Oxford, UK Doctoral Candidate in Sociology (Oxford), MSc Sociology (Oxford)
- Care Home Consultant, Age Concern Oxfordshire
- Postgraduate Convenor, British Sociological Association
- Chair Organizer, 'Ageing: Change, Challenge and Chance' Conference, Oxford
- Co-Convenor, Graduate Research in Progress Seminar, Oxford
Tel: +44 (0)7942 582 142
E-mail: yiu.suen@sociology. ox.ac.uk
Website: http://yiutungsuen.weebly.com
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