Seminars and events
MICRA seminars are free and open to all. Come and hear top academics and leading practitioners discuss the latest research and thinking in ageing-related research and practice. Book online for future seminars and view presentations from previous seminars:
Forthcoming events
Book online for future MICRA events
- Manchester Academic Showcase; Skin Ageing Research: Tuesday 11 June 2013
- MICRA Seminar: Ageing and Energy Consumption: Rethinking Policy and Practice from Research: Tuesday 9 July 2013
Past events
Presentations, video and audio from previous events and public lectures
- Creating 'age friendly cities': Developing a New Urbanism For All Generations: Tuesday 30 April 2013
- MICRA Public Lecture: Holding Back the Years: Living to 150 - Ethical and Social Challenges: Tuesday 23 April 2013
- MICRA/The Hair and Care Project Academic Conference: Appearance, Ageing and the Life Course: Friday 26 April 2013
- MICRA/Storybox Project Seminar: Ageing, Dementia, Creativity and Storytelling: Tuesday 19 March 2013
- MICRA PhD Student Conference: Friday 15 March 2013
- MICRA/Cities@manchester Joint Seminar: Population Ageing and the Future of Cities: Designing Age-Friendly Environments: Tuesday 26 February 2013
- MICRA Seminar: Ageing and Changing Health Behaviour: Tuesday 29 January 2013
- MICRA Seminar: Ageing and Loneliness: Thursday 6 December 2012
- MICRA/ HCRI: Ageing, Global Health and Humanitarian Crisis: Wednesday 21 November 2012
- MICRA/ PRiMA Seminar: Ageing and Palliative Care: Tuesday 16 October 2012
- MICRA/Care Homes Research Interest Event: Workshop on ethical issues when working with vulnerable older adults: Friday, 29th June 2012
- MICRA Speed Networking Event: Wednesday, 13th June 2012
- MICRA/DART Joint Dementia Symposium: Monday, 28th May 2012
- MICRA Seminar: Ageing and Cities: Monday, 30th April 2012
- MICRA PhD Student Conference: Friday, 30th March 2012
- MICRA Seminar: Reconceptualising Health in an Older Population: Tuesday, 27th March 2012
- MICRA Annual Public Lecture: Monday, 26th March 2012
- MICRA Seminar: Designing and Evaluating Wellbeing Interventions for Older People: 30 January 2012
- MICRA Seminar: Dementia, Reminiscence and Action: 8 December 2011
- MICRA Seminar and Book Launch: Ageing and Development - India, Brazil, China and South Africa: 9 November 2011
- MICRA Seminar: Male Ageing: 19 October 2011
- Ageing and everday interactions with technology: 23 May 2011 (pdf)
- The Ageing Workforce: 7 April 2011 (pdf and video)
- Research on ageing, making an impact: working effectively with NGOs and government: 15 February 2011 (pdf)
- What do we know about Brain Ageing in Healthy Older Adults? : 26 January 2011 (pdf and video)
- Ageing and sleep: the biological clock and sleep disturbance: 6 December 2010 (pdf and video)
- Facing the future: creating the age-friendly city (Valuing Older People supported by MICRA)
1 November 2010 (PowerPoint and conference report) - Facing up to frailty: health care challenges and opportunities in an ageing population
4 October 2010 (video) Public lecture by Professor Ken Rockwood - A web-based method for improving dementia care
4 October 2010 (pdf) seminar by Professor Ken Rockwood
External talks
Presentations, video and audio from external talks given by MICRA members
- Older people's participation in socially productive activities
23 November 2010 (audio) keynote speech by Professor James Nazroo's for the All Ireland Conference on Ageing
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