Health and Digital Technology
The Healthy Later Living Network aims to promote digital inclusion and harness the benefits of technology for health and wellbeing.
Healthy Later Living Network
An interdisciplinary research network of leading academics, helping people remain independent, productive, active and socially connected for longer.
Our expertise
Zoom in to find out more about our multi-disciplinary Healthy Later Living expertise or see our webpages below.
You can also contact our team of experts to get involved.
Our research themes
The Healthy Later Living Network has expertise in Health and Digital Technology; Health, Independence and Mobility; and Health, Community and Place.
Health, Independence and Mobility
The Healthy Later Living Network aims to improve people's quality of life by helping older adults maintain their health, mobility and independence for longer.
Health, Community and Place
The Healthy Later Living Network recognises the importance of social connections and community for maintaining health and wellbeing in later life.
Collaborate with us
There are many ways you can get involved with the Healthy Later Living network:
- join our mailing list
- contribute to our newsletter
- attend network meetings and events
- research projects
- consultancy
- joint PhDs
- student placements and projects
- evaluation
News from the Network
Building partnerships, developing our knowledge, listening to our community - find out what’s been happening at the University of Bath and the impact of its research.
Take part in our Film Active Research project
We are recruiting volunteers to test out new short films created to generate ideas to support older adults to stay active.
Major project to unlock secrets of ageing well
A €1.5 Million ERC-funded project, being led by Dr Esther Walton, will advance understanding about brain ageing and its links to wellbeing and mental health.
New funding to develop revolutionary Alzheimer’s test at the University of Bath
New funding from BRACE Dementia Research will allow Dr George Stothart to further pioneering research into a new approach for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease.
Older people using TikTok to defy ageist stereotypes, research finds
The University of Bath Healthy Later Living Network has contributed to research for a study on older using TikTok and challenging stereotypes about ageing.
Local dementia-research charity selects Bath student for its first PhD Student Fellowship
Bath postgraduate Aron Jarvis has been selected by the Research Institute for the Care of Older People (RICE) as their first ever PhD Fellow.
Bath researcher appointed as Medlock Research Fellow
Dr Oly Perkin has been appointed as the new Medlock Research Fellow to support the development of research with partners in health and social care.
Blogs
Latest blog posts from the Healthy Later Living Network
Blog: Our age-friendly VP - slowly but surely
See the latest student blog on the age-friendly Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) and the end-of-semester event hosted by the Centre for Learning & Teaching.
Blog: The value-added experience
A blog post from the Intergenerational Engagement in Research & Teaching (IE) Vertically Integrated Project, looking at activities with different generations.
Blog: Making space for conversations with the Listening Project
A blog post from the Network on holding conversations with older adults across BANES to discuss how they look after their mental and physical health.
About us
The Network brings together a broad range of partners from health, social care, education, housing and academic disciplines spanning engineering and design, architecture, computer science, the biological sciences and the social sciences, including psychology, education and economics.
Contact us
Get in touch virtually or in person, we have a team of partnership managers waiting to hear from you to work with you and our team of academic experts.