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Dear Colleague, Age Concern and Help the Aged have agreed to fund five bursary places to attend the Universities UK and National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) conference on engaging older learners. The conference will take place on Wednesday 17 February 2010. Please see below for further details. To apply for a place, please email [log in to unmask] by Friday 22 February 2010. To be eligible for a place, applicants must be retired. Kind regards, Ian Morton Universities and active ageing: engaging older learners Universities UK and The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) <http://www.niace.org.uk/> are hosting a one-day conference on engaging older learners in education and training on Wednesday 17 February 2010. The conference will be held at Woburn House Conference Centre, London WC1. To book your place and to look at the full agenda, please click on the link below: http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/Events/Pages/Universities-and-active-ageing-engaging-older-learners.aspx The day is for those responsible for the development of university strategy as well as those interested in running educational programmes for older people. It's also for those who want to expand programmes for professionals who provide care for the elderly. Speakers include: · Angela Eagle MP, Minister of State for Pensions and the Ageing Society, Department for Work and Pensions (invited) · Professor Dame Janet Finch, Vice-Chancellor, Keele University · Professor Chris Phillipson, Professor of Applied Social Studies and Social Gerontology, Keele University · Tom Schuller, Director of the Inquiry into the Future for Lifelong Learning and former Head of the Centre for Educational Research and Innovation, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) · Sir David Watson, School of Lifelong Education & International Development, Institute of Education A new Universities UK report, produced by Professor Chris Phillipson, will be launched at the conference, which examines the future potential of this market for the higher education sector. Both the report and conference will look at the ways in which your institution can develop programmes in this area, with a series of discussion groups led by universities that already have programmes in place. Click here to book your place today <http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/Events/Documents/BookingFormThirdAge.doc> Click here to see the full agenda <http://www.universitiesuk.ac.uk/Events/Documents/ThirdAgeAgenda.doc> The cost of attending is £180 (This event is exempt from VAT). Ian Morton, Campaigns and Events Officer, Universities UK www.UniversitiesUK.ac.uk Tel +44 (0)20 7419 5424 Email [log in to unmask] / [log in to unmask] Address Woburn House, 20 Tavistock Square, London, WC1H 9HQ Switchboard tel +44 (0)20 7419 4111 Fax +44 (0)20 7383 5766 Registered Company No. 2517018 Registered Charity No. 1001127 ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent through the Ageing in Europe mailing list. Please visit the homepage of the ESA Research Network on Ageing in Europe at http://www.ageing-in-europe.org ----------------------------------------------------------------