International Longevity Centre UK
@ilcuk.bsky.social
Looks at impact of ageing populations on society. Small team, huge agenda. Easily distracted by wealth of stories in data. Interested in health, income, communities & solutions for better long lives.
Posts by Team ILC. For more info: https://ilcuk.org.uk
Posts by Team ILC. For more info: https://ilcuk.org.uk
⏰We’re counting down to Christmas and our Future of Ageing 2026: Acting now- delivering longer, better lives for all!
Join us at our conference on 5 March 2026.
Speakers to be announced soon.
Early-bird offers are still available!
👉 Grab your ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/future-of-...
Join us at our conference on 5 March 2026.
Speakers to be announced soon.
Early-bird offers are still available!
👉 Grab your ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/future-of-...
December 2, 2025 at 2:49 PM
⏰We’re counting down to Christmas and our Future of Ageing 2026: Acting now- delivering longer, better lives for all!
Join us at our conference on 5 March 2026.
Speakers to be announced soon.
Early-bird offers are still available!
👉 Grab your ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/future-of-...
Join us at our conference on 5 March 2026.
Speakers to be announced soon.
Early-bird offers are still available!
👉 Grab your ticket here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/future-of-...
We’re recruiting new Trustees to join our Board!
We welcome all applications, especially from those with legal expertise.
🗓️ Deadline: 5pm, Monday 13 October 2025
📍 Interviews to follow.
For the full role description and how to apply, visit our website:
🔗 ilcuk.org.uk/we-are-recru...
We welcome all applications, especially from those with legal expertise.
🗓️ Deadline: 5pm, Monday 13 October 2025
📍 Interviews to follow.
For the full role description and how to apply, visit our website:
🔗 ilcuk.org.uk/we-are-recru...
September 9, 2025 at 8:41 AM
We’re recruiting new Trustees to join our Board!
We welcome all applications, especially from those with legal expertise.
🗓️ Deadline: 5pm, Monday 13 October 2025
📍 Interviews to follow.
For the full role description and how to apply, visit our website:
🔗 ilcuk.org.uk/we-are-recru...
We welcome all applications, especially from those with legal expertise.
🗓️ Deadline: 5pm, Monday 13 October 2025
📍 Interviews to follow.
For the full role description and how to apply, visit our website:
🔗 ilcuk.org.uk/we-are-recru...
Healthy ageing, work wellbeing, pandemic preparedness & disease prevention aren’t just health system issues. They underpin workforce capacity, economic stability & even military readiness:
🌐https://www.ifpma.org/insights/global-resilience-and-national-security-starts-with-preventing-ill-health/
🌐https://www.ifpma.org/insights/global-resilience-and-national-security-starts-with-preventing-ill-health/
May 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Healthy ageing, work wellbeing, pandemic preparedness & disease prevention aren’t just health system issues. They underpin workforce capacity, economic stability & even military readiness:
🌐https://www.ifpma.org/insights/global-resilience-and-national-security-starts-with-preventing-ill-health/
🌐https://www.ifpma.org/insights/global-resilience-and-national-security-starts-with-preventing-ill-health/
By ignoring and dismissing ageing we're failing people of all ages @thetimes.com @bankofengland.bsky.social @torstenbell.bsky.social
March 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
By ignoring and dismissing ageing we're failing people of all ages @thetimes.com @bankofengland.bsky.social @torstenbell.bsky.social
🧬 Longevity science is advancing fast - but are our policies keeping up?
Join @ukri.org’s Human Futures: Human Longevity, exploring the impact of longer lives on work, pensions & society.
📅 27 March 2025, 12pm–4pm
📍 Prince Philip House, London SW1Y 5D
🔗 Register here: ow.ly/cUWU50VaQf9
Join @ukri.org’s Human Futures: Human Longevity, exploring the impact of longer lives on work, pensions & society.
📅 27 March 2025, 12pm–4pm
📍 Prince Philip House, London SW1Y 5D
🔗 Register here: ow.ly/cUWU50VaQf9
March 7, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🧬 Longevity science is advancing fast - but are our policies keeping up?
Join @ukri.org’s Human Futures: Human Longevity, exploring the impact of longer lives on work, pensions & society.
📅 27 March 2025, 12pm–4pm
📍 Prince Philip House, London SW1Y 5D
🔗 Register here: ow.ly/cUWU50VaQf9
Join @ukri.org’s Human Futures: Human Longevity, exploring the impact of longer lives on work, pensions & society.
📅 27 March 2025, 12pm–4pm
📍 Prince Philip House, London SW1Y 5D
🔗 Register here: ow.ly/cUWU50VaQf9
After 40 years of improvement, ONS stats published today show life expectancy for both men and women fell in 2021 to 2023. Just one in six girls and one in ten boys born in 2023 are expected to live to 100 - in 2016, "one in three of today’s babies will live to see their 100th birthday".
February 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
After 40 years of improvement, ONS stats published today show life expectancy for both men and women fell in 2021 to 2023. Just one in six girls and one in ten boys born in 2023 are expected to live to 100 - in 2016, "one in three of today’s babies will live to see their 100th birthday".
And that's a wrap!
@sinclairda.bsky.social closes this year's #FutureOfAgeing conference.
Thanks to all those who attended and to our sponsors for their support with today's event 👏
@sinclairda.bsky.social closes this year's #FutureOfAgeing conference.
Thanks to all those who attended and to our sponsors for their support with today's event 👏
February 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
And that's a wrap!
@sinclairda.bsky.social closes this year's #FutureOfAgeing conference.
Thanks to all those who attended and to our sponsors for their support with today's event 👏
@sinclairda.bsky.social closes this year's #FutureOfAgeing conference.
Thanks to all those who attended and to our sponsors for their support with today's event 👏
"We could do so much better if we rethink what people could do living with dementia than doing nothing." @andyburnham.bsky.social
Manchester offers support to people living with #dementia through music and other activities to help them live better quality lives.
#FutureOfAgeing
Manchester offers support to people living with #dementia through music and other activities to help them live better quality lives.
#FutureOfAgeing
February 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
"We could do so much better if we rethink what people could do living with dementia than doing nothing." @andyburnham.bsky.social
Manchester offers support to people living with #dementia through music and other activities to help them live better quality lives.
#FutureOfAgeing
Manchester offers support to people living with #dementia through music and other activities to help them live better quality lives.
#FutureOfAgeing
"I believe that you can't have an age-friendly strategy without a 'housing first' strategy."
@andyburnham.bsky.social emphasises the importance of good housing and living conditions to ensure people live better quality lives during our Q&A session.
#FutureOfAgeing
@andyburnham.bsky.social emphasises the importance of good housing and living conditions to ensure people live better quality lives during our Q&A session.
#FutureOfAgeing
February 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"I believe that you can't have an age-friendly strategy without a 'housing first' strategy."
@andyburnham.bsky.social emphasises the importance of good housing and living conditions to ensure people live better quality lives during our Q&A session.
#FutureOfAgeing
@andyburnham.bsky.social emphasises the importance of good housing and living conditions to ensure people live better quality lives during our Q&A session.
#FutureOfAgeing
We're delighted to have @andyburnham.bsky.social join us at #FutureOfAgeing to share his insights on how to achieve better, longer lives.
Manchester is a standout example of how to build an age-friendly city that includes good public services that help people and their longevity.
Manchester is a standout example of how to build an age-friendly city that includes good public services that help people and their longevity.
February 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We're delighted to have @andyburnham.bsky.social join us at #FutureOfAgeing to share his insights on how to achieve better, longer lives.
Manchester is a standout example of how to build an age-friendly city that includes good public services that help people and their longevity.
Manchester is a standout example of how to build an age-friendly city that includes good public services that help people and their longevity.
Our second breakout sessions have begun at #FutureOfAgeing!
Lucy Hawthorne, Founder of Climate Play, is using Lego to help our attendees engage more deeply, honestly and creatively on the challenges of #ClimateChange
Lucy Hawthorne, Founder of Climate Play, is using Lego to help our attendees engage more deeply, honestly and creatively on the challenges of #ClimateChange
February 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Our second breakout sessions have begun at #FutureOfAgeing!
Lucy Hawthorne, Founder of Climate Play, is using Lego to help our attendees engage more deeply, honestly and creatively on the challenges of #ClimateChange
Lucy Hawthorne, Founder of Climate Play, is using Lego to help our attendees engage more deeply, honestly and creatively on the challenges of #ClimateChange
"We need a people-centred approach when creating places", suggests Sarah Allan.
Housing and communities need people at the heart of their design if they are to meet the needs of an ageing society.
#FutureOfAgeing
Housing and communities need people at the heart of their design if they are to meet the needs of an ageing society.
#FutureOfAgeing
February 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"We need a people-centred approach when creating places", suggests Sarah Allan.
Housing and communities need people at the heart of their design if they are to meet the needs of an ageing society.
#FutureOfAgeing
Housing and communities need people at the heart of their design if they are to meet the needs of an ageing society.
#FutureOfAgeing
Design is absolutely vital - we need to create communities where we can exercise more and have better access to our communities, argues Sarah Allan, Head of Architecture and Urban Design at the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government.
#FutureOfAgeing
#FutureOfAgeing
February 6, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Design is absolutely vital - we need to create communities where we can exercise more and have better access to our communities, argues Sarah Allan, Head of Architecture and Urban Design at the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government.
#FutureOfAgeing
#FutureOfAgeing
Cynthia Bullock, Deputy Director of Healthy Ageing Challenge @ukri.org, discusses the key findings and examples from the Challenge and how #innovation is driving better healthy ageing across many areas in society.
#FutureOfAgeing
#FutureOfAgeing
February 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Cynthia Bullock, Deputy Director of Healthy Ageing Challenge @ukri.org, discusses the key findings and examples from the Challenge and how #innovation is driving better healthy ageing across many areas in society.
#FutureOfAgeing
#FutureOfAgeing
"If we create dedicated spaces to mentor young people, we can halve some of the issues we currently have."
Alastair Smith-Agbaje, CEO of Future Men, discusses the need to create better spaces for people to enable them to learn and engage in their community.
#FutureOfAgeing
Alastair Smith-Agbaje, CEO of Future Men, discusses the need to create better spaces for people to enable them to learn and engage in their community.
#FutureOfAgeing
February 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
"If we create dedicated spaces to mentor young people, we can halve some of the issues we currently have."
Alastair Smith-Agbaje, CEO of Future Men, discusses the need to create better spaces for people to enable them to learn and engage in their community.
#FutureOfAgeing
Alastair Smith-Agbaje, CEO of Future Men, discusses the need to create better spaces for people to enable them to learn and engage in their community.
#FutureOfAgeing
@zoegarbett.bsky.social @londonassembly.bsky.social discusses the challenges facing Londoners with housing stock - only 3% of housing is accessible, despite a target of 90% being put in place.
#FutureOfAgeing
#FutureOfAgeing
February 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
@zoegarbett.bsky.social @londonassembly.bsky.social discusses the challenges facing Londoners with housing stock - only 3% of housing is accessible, despite a target of 90% being put in place.
#FutureOfAgeing
#FutureOfAgeing
Unfortunately, an increasing number of older people are facing homelessness in the UK.
Judith Banjoko, Director of Services at Shelter, explores the relationship between an ageing population, housing and homelessness, and what needs to be done to address the challenges.
#FutureOfAgeing
Judith Banjoko, Director of Services at Shelter, explores the relationship between an ageing population, housing and homelessness, and what needs to be done to address the challenges.
#FutureOfAgeing
February 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Unfortunately, an increasing number of older people are facing homelessness in the UK.
Judith Banjoko, Director of Services at Shelter, explores the relationship between an ageing population, housing and homelessness, and what needs to be done to address the challenges.
#FutureOfAgeing
Judith Banjoko, Director of Services at Shelter, explores the relationship between an ageing population, housing and homelessness, and what needs to be done to address the challenges.
#FutureOfAgeing
"People of all ages need homes that are affordable and easy to run."
Prof Becky Tunstall, @york.ac.uk discusses the needs different generations when it comes to building new housing stock.
#FutureOfAgeing
Prof Becky Tunstall, @york.ac.uk discusses the needs different generations when it comes to building new housing stock.
#FutureOfAgeing
February 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
"People of all ages need homes that are affordable and easy to run."
Prof Becky Tunstall, @york.ac.uk discusses the needs different generations when it comes to building new housing stock.
#FutureOfAgeing
Prof Becky Tunstall, @york.ac.uk discusses the needs different generations when it comes to building new housing stock.
#FutureOfAgeing
We're beginning our afternoon sessions, hosted by @paulgoulden2025.bsky.social, on building communities and spaces fit for an ageing society.
#FutureOfAgeing
#FutureOfAgeing
February 6, 2025 at 1:57 PM
We're beginning our afternoon sessions, hosted by @paulgoulden2025.bsky.social, on building communities and spaces fit for an ageing society.
#FutureOfAgeing
#FutureOfAgeing
Dr Matt Forshaw, @newcastleuni.bsky.social academic and Senior Advisor for Skills at the Alan Turing Institute, discusses the need to improve digital skills to help with productivity in the UK.
#FutureOfAgeing
#FutureOfAgeing
February 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Dr Matt Forshaw, @newcastleuni.bsky.social academic and Senior Advisor for Skills at the Alan Turing Institute, discusses the need to improve digital skills to help with productivity in the UK.
#FutureOfAgeing
#FutureOfAgeing
How do we plan for a 70-year career?
Kate Ambrosi, CEO at Baker Dearing Educational Trust, looks at the role universities and technical colleges (UTCs) can play in equipping people with the right skills throughout their long lives.
#FutureOfAgeing
Kate Ambrosi, CEO at Baker Dearing Educational Trust, looks at the role universities and technical colleges (UTCs) can play in equipping people with the right skills throughout their long lives.
#FutureOfAgeing
February 6, 2025 at 12:49 PM
How do we plan for a 70-year career?
Kate Ambrosi, CEO at Baker Dearing Educational Trust, looks at the role universities and technical colleges (UTCs) can play in equipping people with the right skills throughout their long lives.
#FutureOfAgeing
Kate Ambrosi, CEO at Baker Dearing Educational Trust, looks at the role universities and technical colleges (UTCs) can play in equipping people with the right skills throughout their long lives.
#FutureOfAgeing
Jon Collins, CEO @prisonersed.bsky.social explores the UK's ageing prison population and how we need to adapt skills and training in prisons to support this increasingly older cohort.
#FutureOfAgeing
#FutureOfAgeing
February 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Jon Collins, CEO @prisonersed.bsky.social explores the UK's ageing prison population and how we need to adapt skills and training in prisons to support this increasingly older cohort.
#FutureOfAgeing
#FutureOfAgeing
Wealth inequality is a key driver of creating an uncertain society and acts as a barrier to accessing skills, argues Will Snell, CEO @fairness.bsky.social
Creating a fairer society is crucial to plan for the long term - better policies are needed for our long lives.
#FutureOfAgeing
Creating a fairer society is crucial to plan for the long term - better policies are needed for our long lives.
#FutureOfAgeing
February 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Wealth inequality is a key driver of creating an uncertain society and acts as a barrier to accessing skills, argues Will Snell, CEO @fairness.bsky.social
Creating a fairer society is crucial to plan for the long term - better policies are needed for our long lives.
#FutureOfAgeing
Creating a fairer society is crucial to plan for the long term - better policies are needed for our long lives.
#FutureOfAgeing
"In order to plan for the long term, we need great data - this will be able to support us with the challenges of population ageing but also help find new opportunities." - @georgeploubidis.bsky.social @clscohorts.bsky.social #FutureOfAgeing
February 6, 2025 at 12:27 PM
"In order to plan for the long term, we need great data - this will be able to support us with the challenges of population ageing but also help find new opportunities." - @georgeploubidis.bsky.social @clscohorts.bsky.social #FutureOfAgeing
"Mental health matters when it comes to economic inactivity", argues @georgeploubidis.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
Addressing poor #mental health is key to improving economic activity in the UK.
#FutureOfAgeing
Addressing poor #mental health is key to improving economic activity in the UK.
#FutureOfAgeing
February 6, 2025 at 12:20 PM
"Mental health matters when it comes to economic inactivity", argues @georgeploubidis.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk
Addressing poor #mental health is key to improving economic activity in the UK.
#FutureOfAgeing
Addressing poor #mental health is key to improving economic activity in the UK.
#FutureOfAgeing