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Centre for Ageing Research

Conducting high quality interdisciplinary research and promoting research-led teaching around ageing, older people and age-related disease that establishes Lancaster University as a leading regional, national and international centre of excellence for ageing research and teaching.

Welcome

With the increasing older population and rising numbers of the “oldest old”, much of C4AR research focuses on how we can ensure older people experience an active and healthy older age and how we can “compress morbidity” so that periods of poor health in later life start later. In this way, our healthy lifespan becomes closer to our actual lifespan. This will have significant impacts on us all as individuals as we age, but also on those who care for us and the costs for our health and social care systems.

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Objectives

  • To promote and conduct high-quality interdisciplinary research concerning ageing throughout Lancaster University, and beyond to national and international academic, policy, practitioner and older people's networks;
  • To establish a strong international visibility and reputation for ageing research and research-led teaching at Lancaster, that establishes Lancaster as a major international hub for research, scholarship and debate around ageing.
  • To provide a focus for external funding applications for interdisciplinary ageing research.
  • To develop postgraduate training in ageing and ageing research and to provide a major point of attraction for research and taught postgraduates in the field;
  • To develop CPD training on ageing for those tasked with planning and providing care and support for ageing populations across the UK and beyond.

C4AR Research Showcase event: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Dementia

Wednesday 11th December 202409:30am - 4:45pm in the Health Innovation Centre (HI One Building), Lancaster University

Lancaster University researchers and partners present some of the wide-ranging research being done in the field of dementia.

Despite constant advances in prevention, care and treatment, dementia remains one of the most feared potential consequences of ageing. While actual risk of getting dementia may not be increasing, there are many more people living with dementia because of increases in the older population, to the extent that 38% of the population have a family member or close friend who has dementia.

This one-day event (previously called the “Town and Gown”) will showcase work from Lancaster University’s Centre for Ageing Research researchers and external partners, and present a series of studies examining issues relating to risk factors, biological mechanisms, care, stigma, and interventions to improve “living well” with dementia for both those living with dementia themselves and also those who care for them. We will hear from researchers from a range of disciplines and about projects at varying stages, so you can be sure to be hearing about the very latest work.

We will also hear from some of our PhD students on a wider range of projects from across C4AR.

There will be a chance to talk to some of our students and other researchers about their work in the lunchtime poster viewings, and learn about some ways to get involved yourself. And of course, we’ll provide a light lunch, all in our Health Innovation One building, which has good parking facilities and a nearby bus stop on the A6 (please let us know if you have a blue badge for parking).

Maps and directions to campus can be found on our Maps and Travel webpage.

Register to attend this event in person

Programme

9.30-9.35 Opening Welcome and explanation of programme

Trevor Crawford, Deputy-Director of Lancaster University Centre for Ageing Research (C4AR)

Session 1: Incidence and risk factors

Chair: Carol Holland

Speakers

9:35-9:55 Qian Xiong (Lancaster University: Incidence and prevalence of dementia – what is changing?

9:55-10:15 Sanda Ismail: (Lancaster University)Modifiable risk factors for dementia and cognitive decline – what do we know?

10:15-10:35 Helen Nutall (Lancaster University): Hearing loss, brain health and dementia

10:35-10:45 Panel discussion

10:45-11:00 Coffee break.

Session 2: Research on underlying mechanisms

Chair: Helen Nutall

Speakers

11:00 – 11:30 Valia Rodriguez (Aston University) The Impact of Ageing on Your Brain: How Blood Vessels Matter

11:30-11:50 Sue Broughton (Lancaster University) From Flies to Minds: Unravelling Brain Ageing and Dementia through Drosophila Research

11:50-12:00 Panel discussion

Session 3: Addressing stigma, care and relationships

Chair: Faraz Ahmed

Speakers

12:00- 12:20 Emma Putland (Lancaster University): Generating bias? Critically examining AI-generated images and descriptions of people with dementia

12:20-12:40 Qian Xiong (Lancaster University) The change of relationship between people with Alzheimer's disease and their adult child caregivers in China

12:40-13:00Melinda Helal (Lancaster University) Understanding the experiences and psychological wellbeing of adults living with dementia in rural age-in-place communities

13:00-13:10 Panel Discussion

13:10-14:00 LUNCH, Posters and exhibition

Session 4: Interventions

Chair: Sanda Ismail

14:00-14:20 Faraz Ahmed (Lancaster University) and Mohammad Nazmul Hussain (University of Southampton) - Exploring the access to Social Farms for people living with Dementia in England

14:20-14:40 Kate Slade (Lancaster University) Physical Activity and Brain Health

14:40-15:00 Megan Polden (Lancaster University) and Jeannette Main (Lyrics and Lunch): Lyrics and Lunch: The impact of singing and dancing interventions on people living with dementia and informal carers

15:00-15:30 Federico Gallo (Arctic University of Norway) Dementia? No gracias!: Bilingualism and novel language learning as ingredients for healthy cognitive aging

15:30-15:40 Panel Discussion

15:40-16:00 Carol Holland: Closing remarks and award of poster prize

Lunchtime Posters and Exhibition

Posters will include:

The Cognitive Frailty Interdisciplinary Network: an Update. Sue Broughton

Consensus on interventions for Cognitive Frailty: A Delphi Study, Sue Broughton

Entraining Alpha Oscillations to Facilitate Auditory Working Memory: A TMS-EEG Study, Jess Pepper

Music Makes us! The impact of singing and dancing interventions on people living with dementia, Megan Polden

Psychological Interventions for Misinformation Detection: A Systematic Review of Effectiveness in Older Adults, Holly Barnett

School-based approach to inclusion on dementia awareness in the UK, Mariam Watling

Personhood and Social Work, Becky Squires

Take Five top Age Well - Rachel Millar

Exhibition Tables

Jeanette Main: Lyrics and Lunch: Singing and a sociable lunch for people living with dementia and their carers

Lara Warmelink: How can you get involved in the Centre for Ageing Research? The C4AR panel

Kate Slade: Have a go at some cognitive tests

Age UK: Laura and Diane provide up to date information on Age UK Lancs

Chiptech: Specialist in the design and manufacture of digital telecare and personal safety products

An elderly person clasping their hands

Our research

Scientists working in C4AR at Lancaster University are making significant contributions to both early diagnosis and alleviation of some of the worst effects of psychological and physiological ageing, ranging from lab based biomedical advances to approaches to care in the community, in long term care homes and hospitals. Our research work encompasses neuro-degenerative disease (particularly Alzheimer's and Parkinson's), molecular change associated with the ageing process as well as pathological developments associated with disease. We are also working on the design, development and implementation of new technologies to support and enhance the health and wellbeing of older people and their care-givers.

Importantly, however it is Lancaster's reputation for interdisciplinarity that underpins its strength in the field of Ageing Research. Social scientists at Lancaster are playing an important role in contributing to our understanding of how best to address the needs of older people and their carers in ways that are both proactive and conscious of the need to place prevention, dignity, choice and independence at the forefront of care and support for older people.

It is the important strength of our interdisciplinary approach that enables us to gain more detailed insights and offer more effective interventions to support a more successful ageing process.

One Page Outlines of Research Interests

Read about all the research happening at the Centre for Ageing Research by associated staff in our Centre for Ageing Staff Summaries of Research Interests Document.

Tab Content: Current Examples of Research

Example 1

Researchers in Lancaster’s Neuroscience of Speech and Action Laboratory are working on a longitudinal study on the impact of social isolation during COVID-19 on hearing and memory in older and younger adults in the UK.

In the COVID-19 Social Hearing Study, Dr Kate Slade, Dr Helen Nuttall, and Professor Chris Plack seek to understand the impact of isolation, and changes to communication and social interactions occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic on hearing and memory ability across younger and older adults. Many health concerns become more prevalent in later life, including hearing loss, social isolation, and memory decline and importantly, many of these health concerns are interrelated; for example, both hearing loss and social isolation are internationally recognised as risk factors for dementia.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, social interactions changed massively, these changes were more significant for older adults, many of whom were asked to shield or isolate, reducing in-person social interactions drastically. This study investigates whether older adults' hearing and memory functions have been disproportionately affected during the pandemic, compared to younger adults.

Study information: https://osf.io/6fq9g
Laboratory website http://wp.lancs.ac.uk/nosalab/research-projects/covid-19-and-the-brain/

Example 2

Scientists at Lancaster in partnership with a local NHS Trust have shown that people with Alzheimer's disease have difficulty with one particular type of eye tracking test and this simple test could hold the key to earlier Alzheimer's diagnosis.

Detailed eye-tracking measurements, taken from Alzheimer's patients and the control group showed stark contrasts in results. Patients with Alzheimer's made errors 10 times more frequently compared to those in the control groups.

Researchers also measured memory function among those Alzheimer's patients who found the test difficult and were able to show a clear correlation with lower memory function. These new results are potentially very exciting as they demonstrate, for the first time, a connection with the memory impairment that is so often the first noticeable symptom of Alzheimer's disease.

Watch a TV interview with Professor Trevor Crawford talking about this research (YouTube).

Example 3

An Observational Cohort Study of Longitudinal Impacts on Frailty and wellbeing of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Older Adults in England and Spain.

To reduce the spread of COVID-19, the governments initiated a country-wide lockdown, limiting the mobility and social interactions of the population. Lockdown is linked to health issues, yet the full impact on health remains unknown, particularly in more vulnerable groups. This study examined the impact of lockdown on frailty and outcomes in high and low COVID-19 risk older adults. We examined health-related behaviours and support resources participants used during lockdown(s).

We recruited a total of 70 participants (aged >70) in England and Spain. Participants were allocated to higher or lower COVID-19 risk groups based on UK NHS guidelines. Participants completed assessments for frailty, quality of life, loneliness, exercise frequency, social interaction, coping resources, and perception of environmental age-friendliness on four occasions over a 7-month period.

Frailty was highest when lockdown restrictions were at the most severe and lowest when restrictions were at their lowest. Frailty was also significantly higher in the Spanish cohort. This change over time was mirrored by perceptions of environmental age-friendliness. Coping resources did not mitigate changes in frailty or outcomes over time but increases in physical activity predicted a reduction in frailty. Lockdown(s) negatively impacted frailty and therefore increased the risk of adverse effects for older adults, but recovery once lockdown eased was evidence, but the extent of the recovery, and how it compares to pre-lockdown frailty levels remains unknown. Further research is required to consider the longer-term impacts of lockdown and methods to mitigate these adverse effects.

Related paper: https://doi.org/10.1111/hsc.13735

Example 4

Prehabilitation is a term used to describe exercise, nutrition, and psycho-social interventions that are used typically before surgery. Work from Dr Chris Gaffney’s lab (Lancaster Medical School) is examining the benefits and mechanisms of prehabilitation for patients with colorectal, liver, and pancreatic cancer. They are interested in how prehabilitation can modify clinical outcomes such as surgical complication rates or length of hospital stay but also changes in physiology. These include changes in cardiovascular performance or changes in skeletal (movement) muscles that can determine our health and wellbeing.

Related paper: https://journals.lww.com/annalsofsurgery/Abstract/2021/07000/The_Impact_of_Prehabilitation_on_Patient_Outcomes.17.aspx

Example 5

Work led by Dr Ed Parkin (Biomedical and Life Sciences) is investigating the molecular mechanisms that cause Alzheimer’s disease and new ways to treat this disease including the use of gene therapy. This work is known as basic science and is conducted primarily in cell lines and the model organism called C. elegans, which is a microscopic worm. The work started out by testing a drug originally used to treat high lipid levels in blood (Gemfibrozil) for the treatment of Alzheimer’s models.

Related paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0006899320306223?via%3Dihub

Ageing, oxidative damage and mitochondrial DNA mutation.

Contact: Dr David Clancy

Tab Content: Examples of Current Projects

Examples of current projects being undertaken by core members of C4AR

Impact of COVID-19 on people affected by Parkinson’s.

This project is a collaboration with the charity Parkinson’s UK. Parkinson’s UK surveyed their members (people with Parkinson’s and their families and carers) during the most severe lockdown restrictions to find out the impact of the lockdown and associated difficulties on those affected by Parkinson’s. The findings were analysed by researchers at Lancaster and Parkinson’s UK together and can be found in the final report, (this report will download from the parkinsons.org.uk website). We also interviewed people with Parkinson’s about their experiences of lockdown and will continue to follow them up over the coming year. Contact: Professor Jane Simpson and Dr Fiona Eccles

ProtoPolicyAsia

This 12-month AHRC funded project aims to increase local community participation in the Malaysian national policy-making process to work together with relevant government agencies on social issues that relate to older persons and persons with disabilities.

Contact: Dr Emmanuel Tsekleves

The Roles of ACER and Insulin/IGF-like Signalling in the Dietary Moderation of Sleep and Lifespan in Drosophila melanogaster.

Contact: Dr Sue Broughton

Tab Content: Postgraduate Research

The Centre for Ageing Research provides a vibrant hub for postgraduate activity across the disciplines. More than 28 postgraduate research students are currently affiliated to the Centre. Examples of research projects being undertaken by research students within the Centre include:

  • Exploring how care home staff manage responsive behaviours, associated with dementia, in care homes in Ireland during the Covid-19 pandemic
  • Moral Distress in Moderate to Advanced Dementia Care: An Exploration of Informal Caregivers’ Experience of Home-Based Care Provision at End of Life
  • The Role of Engaging in Participatory Arts for the Health and Wellbeing of People with Dementia and their Carers
  • A holistic statistical approach for determining the relationships between social, economic and health markers using the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing
  • Testing and development of TDP-43 aggregation inhibitors
  • Insulin/IGF-like Signalling and Brain Ageing in Drosophila melanogaster
  • Exploring the experiences of depression on older workers in the contemporary workplace drawing participants from various organisations in the United Kingdom
  • Finding genes on the mitochondrial genome linked to various conditions associated with ageing

If you would like more information on our postgraduate research projects please contact us at C4AR@lancaster.ac.uk.

Research with us

C4AR are constantly looking for partners to work with us in our research. Information about the networks we are actively engaged with are listed below.

Cognitive Frailty Interdisciplinary Network (CFIN)

A team from C4AR has helped establish a new Cognitive Frailty Interdisciplinary Network (CFIN), which aims are to explore the behavioural, social and biological determinants of cognitive frailty, looking at the underlying biological mechanisms. Funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and the Medical Research Council it is a cross-discipline network which also includes co-investigators at Newcastle, Aston, Sheffield Hallam and Heriot-Watt Universities, as well as an international External Advisory Group led by colleagues at Durham University and at the Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA).

C4AR Research Panel

The C4AR Research Panel is a group of people interested in helping researchers at C4AR by participating in their projects.

You must be 55 or over and in good health to be on the panel but otherwise there are no other requirements and once on the panel, members can take part in as many or as few research projects as they like.

Join our panel

C4AR Research Panel

Watch our introductory video about the panel.

Study with us

Our blended learning courses have an international focus, offering global perspectives at a top UK university. These degrees allow you to balance your work, job and family commitment by studying part-time via e-learning, while offering support from experienced professional and academic teams.

Learn theories in gerontology and ageing, research skills and practice, health and social care systems, social policies in the UK and globally; and gain deeper insights in population ageing, and how to provide better health and care systems to support older people and families.

If you are considering a PhD in ageing research, download our Expertise and Research Summaries document to see a current list of academic supervisors who would suit your discipline and study interest.

Doctoral Programmes in Ageing and Dementia Studies (Blended Learning)

If your aim is to further enhance your understanding of theory, policy and practice, and make an original contribution to knowledge development within the field, discover how you can contribute with our blended learning PhDs.

Postgraduate Study by Blended Learning

Doing a PhD in ageing research with C4AR

All our faculty academics welcome enquiries from people interested in doing a self-funded PhD. Please see the above link to the Expertise and Research Summaries document to see who might be an appropriate supervisor for your discipline and interest, or email us.

To submit a proposal application, we strongly recommend you contact a potential supervisor found in this document before doing so.

Applying for postgraduate study

Sound Minds event

C4AR had the pleasure of sponsoring and collaborating on a 'Sound Minds' event on the 11th November 2024.

Hosted by Lancaster’s Psychology Department in collaboration with the Faculty of Health and Medicine, this successful public engagement event showcased the latest research into age-related hearing loss and brain health being conducted at the University.

The event, organised by Dr Helen Nuttall, Dr Kate Slade, Jessica Pepper, and Maisie Dransfield aimed to attract some of the local area’s older residents to engage with the University in meaningful knowledge exchange, but also to co-create with them the future research on hearing and brain health. The event was incredibly popular amongst its target demographic and was fully booked, with over 40 eager attendees showing up to learn more about hearing and the brain.

As well as introductions from the lead researchers, there were interactive activities. These included a fun myth-busting quiz on hearing loss, its impact on cognition, and its association with dementia, with an emphasis on looking after our hearing in older age to improve communication, protect quality of life, and support healthy ageing. Attendees also had the opportunity to participate on a tour of Lancaster University’s neuroscience research facilities, including the opportunity to get hands-on with some demonstrations of hearing and brain experiments, hearing assessments, a VR experience simulating what hearing loss is like and the chance to get their balance measured using a wearable sensor.

The afternoon revolved around the researchers learning from the participants in relation to how they felt hearing loss might impact older people, how technology can assist those struggling with their hearing, and areas of research that they felt were the most important for researchers to pursue.

Organiser Dr Helen Nuttall commented on the success of the day for all involved: “We felt incredibly passionate about organising the Sound Minds event health as we wanted to demystify research and welcome a diverse range of older adults, ensuring that our future research priorities are co-created with members of the Lancashire community. Sharing knowledge widely ensures that research findings can reach the people who could benefit from them.

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    Members of the Sound Minds team

Forthcoming C4AR Events

Throughout the course of each academic year we are proud to host a range of seminars and student forums.

Each year, we also host a major event called 'Annual Research Showcase', with a specific theme guiding the content of each event. Open to all, this event consists of a variety of presentations and discussions from respected figures associated with the field of ageing research.

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C4AR Event Resources

Whenever possible, we aim to make resources available for visitors to download in the days following a C4AR event.

Resources include presentations, papers and event video recordings. Please feel free to download materials where a corresponding link is provided.

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C4AR in the news

News
C4AR to lead new Cognitive Frailty Network

C4AR to lead new Cognitive Frailty Network

Researchers from C4AR are to establish and lead a Cognitive Frailty Interdisciplinary Network funded by the BBSRC and MRC
News
Recommendations for mental health support for people with neurodegenerative conditions

Recommendations for mental health support for people with neurodegenerative conditions

Providing research-based recommendations to new guidance for mental health support for people living with Huntington's disease, Parkinson's disease, motor neurone disease and multiple sclerosis.

News
Together an Active Future

Together an Active Future

Together an Active Future is a Sport England funded programme that is looking to deliver a sustainable increase to activity levels of people in 12 pilot projects including one in Pennine Lancashire.
News
Lancaster University Professor takes message on tackling loneliness to Parliament

Lancaster University Professor takes message on tackling loneliness to Parliament

Lancaster's Professor Niall Hayes was part of recent discussions at a Parliamentary event on loneliness, self isolation and its detrimental health impacts

Staff members

Centre Staff
Carol Holland

Professor Carol Holland

Professor in Ageing

Centre for Ageing Research

+44 (0)1524 510436
Trevor Crawford

Professor Trevor Crawford

Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Aging

Centre for Ageing Research, Neuroscience and Neurocognition

+44 (0)1524 593761
Caroline Swarbrick

Dr Caroline Swarbrick

Senior Lecturer in Ageing

Centre for Ageing Research

Qian Xiong

Dr Qian Xiong

Lecturer in Ageing

+44 (0)1524 510441 D50, D - Floor, Health Innovation One

Core Members
Faraz Ahmed

Dr Faraz Ahmed

Lecturer in Health Inequalities

Centre for Health Inequalities Research

+44 (0)1524 594794
Alexandre Benedetto

Dr Alexandre Benedetto

Senior lecturer in Integrative Physiology

Ageing and Neuroscience, Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, LIRA - Biomedical, LIRA - Fundamentals, Microbes, Pathogens and Immunity

Gavin Brookes

Dr Gavin Brookes

Reader

Susan Broughton

Dr Susan Broughton

Senior Lecturer in Biogerontology

Ageing and Neuroscience, Centre for Ageing Research

+44 (0)1524 593710 B044, B - Floor, Furness College
David Clancy

Dr David Clancy

Lecturer in Biogerontology

Ageing and Neuroscience, Centre for Ageing Research

Danielle Collingridge Moore

Dr Danielle Collingridge Moore

Research Fellow (DCEPT Sir Robert Boyd Fellow)

International Observatory on End of Life Care

+44 (0)1524 522173 D01, D - Floor, Health Innovation One
Natalie Cotterell

Dr Natalie Cotterell

Senior Research Associate/Research Associate (DCEPT), Senior Research Associate/Research Associate PRU

International Observatory on End of Life Care

+44 (0)1524 522109
Trevor Crawford

Professor Trevor Crawford

Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Aging

Centre for Ageing Research, Neuroscience and Neurocognition

+44 (0)1524 593761
Neil Dawson

Dr Neil Dawson

Senior Lecturer in Neuroscience

Ageing and Neuroscience

B006, B - Floor, Furness College
Mandy Dillon

Dr Mandy Dillon

Senior Research Development Manager

Stefanie Doebler

Dr Stefanie Doebler

Senior Lecturer in Social Statistics and Sociology

Fiona Eccles

Dr Fiona Eccles

Senior Lecturer

Clinical Psychology

+44 (0)1524 592807 Health Innovation One
Ian Fletcher

Dr Ian Fletcher

Senior Lecturer

Clinical Psychology

Christopher Gaffney

Dr Christopher Gaffney

Senior Lecturer in Integrative Physiology

Experimental Medicine

A49, A - Floor, Health Innovation One
Andrew Harding

Dr Andrew Harding

Lecturer in Health Inequalities

Centre for Health Inequalities Research

Carol Holland

Professor Carol Holland

Professor in Ageing

Centre for Ageing Research

+44 (0)1524 510436
Hannah Jarvis

Dr Hannah Jarvis

Lecturer in Biomechanics

Experimental Medicine

Jemma Kerns

Dr Jemma Kerns SFHEA

 Senior Lecturer and Director of Research

Cancer Biology and Genome Stability, Centre for Ageing Research, Experimental Medicine, Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, LIRA - Biomedical

Rebecca Killick

Professor Rebecca Killick

Professor of Statistics

Centre of Excellence in Environmental Data Science, Changepoints and Time Series, CHICAS, DSI - Foundations, Energy Lancaster, Environmental and Ecological Statistics, Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, LIRA - Biomedical, LIRA - Environmental Modelling, LIRA - Fundamentals, LIRA - Security and Defence, LIRA - Smart Cities and Mobility, LIRA - Society and Human Behaviour, Network and Systems, Social and Economic Statistics , STOR-i Centre for Doctoral Training

+44 (0)1524 593780 B32, B - Floor, Fylde College
Bob Lauder

Professor Bob Lauder

Personal Chair

Ageing and Neuroscience, Centre for Ageing Research, Experimental Medicine

A43, A - Floor, Health Innovation One
Garik Markarian

Professor Garik Markarian

Emeritus Professor

SCC (Communication Systems)

Ceu Mateus

Professor Ceu Mateus SFHEA

 Professor in Health Economics

Centre for Health Inequalities Research, FHM Mental Health Theme

D08, D - Floor, Health Innovation One
Hazel Morbey

Dr Hazel Morbey

Honorary Researcher

+44 (0)7738 940711 C085, C - Floor, Furness College
Abigail Morris

Dr Abigail Morris

Lecturer in Workplace Health and Well Being

Centre for Organizational Health and Well Being, FHM Mental Health Theme

Philip Nagy

Dr Philip Nagy

Teaching Fellow in Biomechanics

Experimental Medicine

Helen Nuttall

Dr Helen Nuttall

Senior Lecturer

Neuroscience and Neurocognition

+44 (0)1524 592842
Amarachukwu Nwosu

Dr Amarachukwu Nwosu

Senior Clinical Lecturer

Interdisciplinary network in culture, health, ethics and society, International Observatory on End of Life Care , Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, LIRA - Biomedical

Edward Parkin

Dr Edward Parkin

Senior Lecturer in Biomedicine

Ageing and Neuroscience, Cancer Biology and Genome Stability, Centre for Ageing Research

+44 (0)1524 592246
Christopher Plack

Professor Christopher Plack

Professor

Neuroscience and Neurocognition

+44 (0)1524 593831 D36, D - Floor, Fylde College
Jenny Roberts

Jenny Roberts

Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, PhD student

Manufacturing

D17, D - Floor, Engineering Building
Jane Simpson

Professor Jane Simpson

Professor

Centre for Ageing Research

D38, D - Floor, Health Innovation One
Kate Slade

Kate Slade CPsychol

 Lecturer in Sports Psychology

Experimental Medicine

Sandra Sunram-Lea

Professor Sandra Sunram-Lea

Professor

Neuroscience and Neurocognition

C26, C - Floor, Fylde College
Michelle Swainson

Dr Michelle Swainson

Lecturer in Physiology

+44 (0)1524 522146 A45, A - Floor, Health Innovation One
Caroline Swarbrick

Dr Caroline Swarbrick

Senior Lecturer in Ageing

Centre for Ageing Research

Michelle To

Dr Michelle To

Senior Lecturer

Neuroscience and Neurocognition

David Tod

Dr David Tod

Lecturer in Sport and Performance Psychology

Interdisciplinary network in culture, health, ethics and society

Emmanuel Tsekleves

Professor Emmanuel Tsekleves

Professor in Global Health Design Innovation, Co-Director of Future Cities Research Institute

DSI - Health, Evaluation, Imagination Lancaster, School of Design, Work and Health Forum

+44 (0)1524 510794
Catherine Walshe

Professor Catherine Walshe

Professor

International Observatory on End of Life Care

+44 (0)1524 510124 D48, D - Floor, Health Innovation One
Lara Warmelink

Dr Lara Warmelink

Senior Lecturer - Security Lancaster

Cyber Security Research Centre (Psychology), Security Lancaster, Security Lancaster (Academic Centre of Excellence), Security Lancaster (Behavioural Science), Social Processes

D14, D - Floor, Fylde College
Qian Xiong

Dr Qian Xiong

Lecturer in Ageing

+44 (0)1524 510441 D50, D - Floor, Health Innovation One
Bo Yao

Dr Bo Yao

Senior Lecturer

C20, C - Floor, Fylde College

University Associates
Sarah Allinson

Professor Sarah Allinson

Professor of Genome Stability and Cancer

Cancer Biology and Genome Stability, Microbes, Pathogens and Immunity

B036, B - Floor, Furness College
Plamen Angelov

Professor Plamen Angelov

Professor

Centre for Technological Futures , Cyber Security Research Centre (Data), Digital Health Group, DSI - Foundations, Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, LIRA - Advanced Manufacturing, LIRA - Biomedical, LIRA - Environmental Modelling, LIRA - Extreme Environments, LIRA - Fundamentals, LIRA - Security and Defence, LIRA - Smart Cities and Mobility, LIRA - Society and Human Behaviour, Network and Systems, SCC (Data Science), Security Lancaster, Security Lancaster (Academic Centre of Excellence), Security Lancaster (Secure Machine Learning and Intelligence), Security Lancaster (Systems Security)

+44 (0)1524 510391
Daphne Barker

Dr Daphne Barker

Strategic Projects Officer

Zoe Cockshott

Dr Zoe Cockshott

Part-time Senior Research Associate (Pall Sed)

International Observatory on End of Life Care

+44 (0)1524 510353 D24, D - Floor, Health Innovation One
Robert Davies

Dr Robert Davies

Senior Lecturer

Language and Cognition

Peter Diggle

Professor Peter Diggle

Professor Emeritus

CHICAS, DSI - Health

Amy Gadoud

Dr Amy Gadoud

Clinical Senior Lecturer in Palliative Medicine

Interdisciplinary network in culture, health, ethics and society, International Observatory on End of Life Care , Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, LIRA - Biomedical

B06, B - Floor, Health Innovation One
Sabir Giga

Dr Sabir Giga

Senior Lecturer

Centre for Organizational Health and Well Being, FHM Mental Health Theme

C008, C - Floor, Furness College
John Goodacre

Professor John Goodacre

Emeritus Professor

Work and Health Forum

Simon Guy

Professor Simon Guy

Professor, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Global (Digital, International, Sustainability)

Evaluation, Imagination Lancaster

Catherine Hellier

Dr Catherine Hellier

Associate Lecturer

Suzanne Hodge

Dr Suzanne Hodge

Senior Lecturers in Clinical Psychology, Lecturer

Clinical Psychology

+44 (0)1524 592712 D26, D - Floor, Health Innovation One
Thomas Keegan

Dr Thomas Keegan

Director of PG Research and Senior Lecturer in Epidemiology

Centre for Ageing Research, Interdisciplinary network in culture, health, ethics and society, Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, LIRA - Biomedical

C039, C - Floor, Furness College
Joanne Knight

Professor Joanne Knight

Chair in Applied Data Science

CHICAS, DSI - Health, FHM Mental Health Theme

A34, A - Floor, Health Innovation One
Mark Levine

Professor Mark Levine

Professor of Social Psychology

Cyber Security Research Centre (Psychology), Security Lancaster, Security Lancaster (Behavioural Science)

Jennifer Logue

Professor Jennifer Logue

Honorary Professor

DSI - Health

Anna Mackenzie

Dr Anna Mackenzie

Head of Corporate and Ceremonial Events

+44 (0)1524 521848
Barbara Maher

Professor Barbara Maher

Professor Emerita

Centre for Biophotonics, Earth Science, Innovation for a better environment, Sustainable Catchments, Understanding a changing planet

Corinne May-Chahal

Professor Corinne May-Chahal

Professor

Centre for Alternatives to Social and Economic Inequalities, Centre for Child and Family Justice Research, Centre for Gender Studies, Security Lancaster, Security Lancaster (Policing), Security Lancaster (Sociology)

+44 (0)1524 594104
Christine Milligan

Professor Christine Milligan

Professor Emerita

Centre for Ageing Research, Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, LIRA - Biomedical, LIRA - Environmental Modelling

+44 (0)7939 314552 C054, C - Floor, Furness College
Peter McClintock

Professor Peter McClintock

Emeritus Professor, Research Professor

DSI - Health, Low Temperature Physics, Nonlinear and Biomedical Physics

+44 (0)7761 334260 C506, C - Floor, Physics Building
Padraic Monaghan

Professor Padraic Monaghan

Professor

Developmental Research Group, Language and Cognition, Language Learning Research Lab

Maggie Mort

Professor Maggie Mort

Emeritus

Centre for Ageing Research, Centre for Alternatives to Social and Economic Inequalities, Centre for Gender Studies, Centre for Science Studies

Helen Nuttall

Dr Helen Nuttall

Senior Lecturer

Neuroscience and Neurocognition

+44 (0)1524 592842
Jasper Palmier-Claus

Dr Jasper Palmier-Claus

Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology

FHM Mental Health Theme, Spectrum Centre for Mental Health Research

Don Passey

Professor Don Passey

Professor

Centre for Social Justice and Wellbeing in Education, Centre for Technology Enhanced Learning

Fiona Quinn

Fiona Quinn

Academic Assessor, Associate Lecturer

Paul Rayson

Professor Paul Rayson

Professor of Natural Language Processing

Cyber Security Research Centre (Data), Digital Health Group, DSI - Foundations, DSI - Health, Lancaster Centre for Digital Humanities, Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, LIRA - Fundamentals, SCC (Data Science), Security Lancaster, Security Lancaster (Academic Centre of Excellence), Security Lancaster (Behavioural Science), UCREL - University Centre for Computer Corpus Research on Language

+44 (0)1524 510357 B50, B - Floor, Infolab
Rachael Rigby

Dr Rachael Rigby

Senior Lecturer

B060a, B - Floor, Furness College
Heather Robinson

Dr Heather Robinson

Lecturer

FHM Mental Health Theme, Spectrum Centre for Mental Health Research

Emma Rose

Professor Emma Rose

Head of Department, Professor

Cultures, Insight, Practices

Jo Rycroft-Malone

Professor Jo Rycroft-Malone OBE

 Distinguished Professor, Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health and Medicine

Yakubu Salifu

Dr Yakubu Salifu

Lecturer

International Observatory on End of Life Care

D42, D - Floor, Health Innovation One
Elena Semino

Professor Elena Semino

Distinguished Professor

DisTex - Discourse and Text Research Group, ESRC Centre for Corpus Approaches to Social Science, FASS Health Hub, Institute for Social Futures Fellow, ISF Fellows 2019/20, Research Group in Cognitive Linguistics , UCREL - University Centre for Computer Corpus Research on Language

Aneta Stefanovska

Professor Aneta Stefanovska

Professor

DSI - Health, Nonlinear and Biomedical Physics

+44 (0)1524 521794 C507, C - Floor, Physics Building
Louise Tarver

Louise Tarver

Administrative Assistant

+44 (0)1524 521880 A43, A - Floor, Health Innovation One
John Towse

Professor John Towse

Professor

Cyber Security Research Centre (Psychology), Language and Cognition, Security Lancaster, Security Lancaster (Academic Centre of Excellence), Security Lancaster (Behavioural Science)

Gordon Walker

Professor Gordon Walker

Professor (Project - Evaluating community interventions), Professor Emeritus, Professor (Project - Wetland Times)

Critical Geographies, DEMAND - Dynamics of Energy, Mobility and Demand, Energy Lancaster, Improving global stewardship, Innovation for a better environment

Ian Walker

Professor Ian Walker

Professor

Centre for Productivity & Efficiency, DSI - Society, Economics Research Group, Gulf One Lancaster Centre for Economic Research, Labour, Education and Health Economics

Chris Walton

Dr Chris Walton

Senior Lecturer

Social Processes

+44 (0)1524 593858 C07, C - Floor, Fylde College
Gert Westermann

Professor Gert Westermann

Professor, Head of Department

Developmental Research Group, Lancaster Intelligent, Robotic and Autonomous Systems Centre, Language and Cognition, LIRA - Society and Human Behaviour

+44 (0)1524 592942 D09, D - Floor, Fylde College

Contact us

For further information about C4AR, or to sign up to our mailing list, please contact one of the following members of staff:

Professor Carol Holland

Director of the Centre for Ageing Research (C4AR)

c.a.holland@lancaster.ac.uk

Professor Trevor Crawford

Department of Psychology & C4AR

t.crawford@lancaster.ac.uk

C4AR Administration Assistant

c4ar@lancaster.ac.uk