Faculty News

The Centre for Ageing research (C4AR) gains its official 'seal of approval'.

Story Published: April 2010

The Centre for Ageing Research (C4AR) gained its official 'seal of approval' from Senate on Wed 21st April. Located in the School of Health and Medicine and directed by Prof Christine Milligan (Division of Health Research), this exciting new venture brings together a cross-disciplinary group of researchers working in Biomedical and Life Sciences, Health Research and Medicine. It also provides a home for the vast range of high quality interdisciplinary research around ageing, older people and age-related disease that takes place across the University.

Supported by external advisory groups consisting of key agencies from the statutory, private and third sectors who have an interest in ageing and older people, as well as older people themselves, the Centre establishes Lancaster University as a leading regional, national and international centre of excellence for ageing research.

C4AR is also supporting the University's widening participation agenda by providing a new home for the University's Older Learners' Group.

The Centre is holding its regional launch on Friday June 18th 1.00 - 5.00 p.m. Anyone with an interest in issues of ageing and older people are welcome to attend. The event is free but places are limited - for further details or to register attendance please see the News and Events page on the new C4AR webpages at: http://www.lancs.ac.uk/shm/research/C4AR/.

Edited by: Anthony Greenwood