Int Longevity Centre

Look at impact of ageing populations on society. Interested in health, finance, communities. Small team, huge agenda.

Posts by team ILC. Also @ilcuk on bsky

[Int Longevity Centre @ILCUK]

Fancy joining the ILC team? We have an exciting opportunity for a communications professional with experience in event delivery, stakeholder engagement and content creation. Deadline for applications is 22 July. https://t.co/iORt2sgoIQ

[Int Longevity Centre @ILCUK]

Healthy ageing, workplace wellbeing, pandemic preparedness, chronic disease prevention – these aren’t just health system issues. They underpin workforce capacity, economic stability & even military readiness - highlighted by today's piece with @IFPMA
👉https://t.co/FYaqgH0HVe

[Int Longevity Centre @ILCUK]

Mid-retirees do not have the skills to navigate the decisions around how they access, allocate and spend their pensions - top line findings from new research from @avivaplc and @age_uk

[Int Longevity Centre @ILCUK]

By ignoring and dismissing ageing we're failing people of all ages @thetimes @bankofengland

[Int Longevity Centre @ILCUK]

🧬 As longevity increases, are societies ready?

Join @UKRI_News & @InnovateUK's Human Futures: Human Longevity, exploring how longer lives will reshape work, pensions & society.

📅 27 March 2025, 12pm–4pm
📍 Prince Philip House, London
🔗 Register: https://t.co/tVd5rYxVjA

[Int Longevity Centre @ILCUK]

Relaying in Diabetes SG and Porsorsai for #ShinglesAwarenessWeek

[Int Longevity Centre @ILCUK]

Across Europe, there is poor knowledge of shingles as a disease. People don't know where it comes from, how severe it can be, or when they're most at risk for developing an infection. Read more about our work on shingles: https://t.co/Ax5TYeXBpE
#ShinglesAwarenessWeek

[Int Longevity Centre @ILCUK]

It's #ShinglesAwarenessWeek. Ageing populations are at greater risk for the disease and governments must do more to protect people. Read our work on shingles here: https://t.co/rbyw3nYjjl
Relaying in @worldheartfed and Alliance for Renal Patients (ARPMHA)

[Joshua Nevett @JoshuaNevett]

Last week, the Isle of Man came close to defusing a pensions timebomb.

Like the UK, the island has a pensions triple lock.

Plans to drop it for some pensioners were dropped for now, following a backlash.

Here’s why it’s relevant to the UK. A🧵

https://t.co/ylGRezPr2N

[Prof. Mark Taubert @ProfMarkTaubert]

Ageism: older people are much less likely to seek help for depression, in part due to clinicians' preconceptions. Older people's mental health far too often seen as an afterthought in public policy and research
(International Longevity Centre UK Report)
@olderp

[Int Longevity Centre @ILCUK]

Our new #MindTheAgeGap report finds that:

🟢 Ageism reduces older people's access to #MentalHealth services
🟢 A person loses 7.2 days a year to poor #MentalHealth
🟢 4.2% of GDP is lost to #MentalHealth conditions across the @OECD

Read the report 👇
https://t.co/ITGKXqBGo3

[Int Longevity Centre @ILCUK]

And that's a wrap!

We've come to the end of this year's #FutureOfAgeing conference, with @sinclairda closing the day.

A huge thank you to all who attended, to all who have supported, and to our sponsors @CLScohorts @actuarynews @Homeinsteaduk @traverssmith @UKRI_News

[Int Longevity Centre @ILCUK]

We’re delighted to have @AndyBurnhamGM, @MayorofGM as our keynote speaker today.

As a leading voice on ageing, Andy shares his pioneering ideas on how we can and should use public money to support living well, particularly across our long lives.

#FutureofAgeing

[Int Longevity Centre @ILCUK]

Breakout sessions giving us an experiential understanding of ageing:
- Touring @Homeinsteaduk's Dementia Bus
- Birth cohorts & inclusive ageing by @CLScohorts
- Value of play across long lives by Climate Play
- Could commonhold help with later living @traverssmith
#FutureofAgeing

[Paul Goulden @PaulGoulden]

Great to hear Sarah Walker from @traverssmith asking if the re-introduction of commonhold can deliver better outcomes for later living @ILCUK #FutureOfAgeing

[Int Longevity Centre @ILCUK]

Hosted by our very own
@PaulGoulden

with our panellists:
@UniOfYork
@ZoeGarbett
@CityHallGreens
@LondonAssembly
@FutureMen_UK
@JudithBanjoko
@Shelter
@_CynthiaBullock
@UKRI_News
@mhclg

[Int Longevity Centre @ILCUK]

Kicking off our afternoon sessions, with our largest panel of speakers for the day who answer an important question:

How can we build spaces and communities that fit the needs of our ageing society?

Our thanks to @UKRI_News for sponsoring this session

#FutureofAgeing

[Paul Goulden @PaulGoulden]

Great to interview @MartinHI_UK on the future of care at home - ultimately we need a big and honest conversation about what ageing and care needs to look like!

[Int Longevity Centre @ILCUK]

Inequalities in wealth, skills, and opportunities are barriers to better work across longer lives. The panel are sharing their perspectives, and policy recommendations, on how we can upskill and better prepare for longer, and evolving careers.

#FutureofAgeing

[Int Longevity Centre @ILCUK]

Our Skills session is kicking off, with panellists Will Snell from @fairnessfdn, @MattForshaw from @turinginst, Kate Ambrosi from @BakerDearing, Jon Collins from @PrisonersEd, and once again @GeorgePloubidis from session sponsor @CLScohorts