The EMMA consortium, spread throughout Europe are developing an interdisciplinary master’s programme. A major stage of this which is underway is constructing the content of the master’s in healthy and active ageing, we wanted to know what our stakeholders thought important too. All of us working on the EMMA project collaboratively devised a survey, incorporating the results […]
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This blog addresses some issues related to the impact of the Covid-19 epidemic on active ageing and age-friendly societies. In the EMMA project, the European Master in Active Ageing and Age-Friendly Society, the active ageing concept refers to the all-encompassing ethos of positively growing older. Active ageing aims to find new ways to engage older […]
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Mobility and Active Ageing Conference Report
Despite COVID 19 and the restrictions, the EMMA team in Portugal was successful in organizing a conference to present the EMMA project and to highlight the relevance of Mobility for Active/Healthy Ageing. The Mobility and Active/Healthy Ageing Conference which was held online on the 8th of September 2021 was an open and free event that […]
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Guest: “Elderly” or “Elders of the Tribe”
A guest blog by Elders for Earth. Though now in our eighties, we prefer not to think of ourselves as elderly. That word is often used in a context where older people are seen – and so see themselves – either as problems to be dealt with or as retirees who have earned the right […]
Our population is ageing. The proportion of over 65s in Europe has more than doubled since 1950, rising from 8% to 20% of the overall population. This is projected to grow to almost 30% by 2060. Such an increase in this age group presents a real challenge for societies around the globe: how can we […]