Ageing

Summary

We support and promote research into ageing across health and social care settings, including hospitals and care homes.

Areas of focus include:

  • healthy ageing and frailty
  • organising and delivering interventions for health promotion
  • ageing process and early markers of ill health
  • modelling links between disease and functioning
  • clinical trials or specific interventions
  • education and lifelong learning
  • environmental conditions for ageing well
  • effectiveness of clinical and social care

National Specialty Lead

Professor Terry Quinn is the interim Clinical Research Network (CRN) National Speciality Lead for Ageing.

Funding opportunities / funding calls

See the latest funding opportunities for ageing research

Associate Principal Investigator (PI) Scheme

If you’re a healthcare professional, you could be eligible for our Associate PI Scheme

Help with research

Through the Clinical Research Network (CRN), you can get help with:

  • planning and delivering your research to achieve the greatest impact
  • recruiting patients for your study
  • costs for your study, if you are eligible. This could include money for extra staff, facilities or equipment

Find out more about the Services to support study delivery