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C4AR Seminar November 2025
Age-Related Hearing Impairment: Causes and Consequences
Lancaster University's Centre for Ageing Research is having its next seminar on Tuesday, 25 November 2025 at 1pm in-person and online via Teams. Details are in this PDF file - C4AR seminar
Over 60s Strength App Trial
Volunteers are needed for a Lanarkshire PhD student working in conjunction with Lancaster University testing a new app aimed at older people completing at home equipment free exercise. The whole trial can take place in your own home. For more details, click here.
Lancaster Arts
Lancaster Arts, based at Lancaster University, have sent out their programme for the current season. There is a programme of concerts, exhibitions and events to be enjoyed starting on 25th September with Music in Mind with Nicolas Namoradze, award-winning pianist and composer and ending with Jonathan Ferrucci: An Evening with JS Bach on 27th November and lots of different types of performances in between. Some stand-out names are Braimah Kanneh-Mason, Trio Bohemo, Ali Matthews, Emma Johnson and Simon Armitage.
See the full programme on www.lancasterarts.org. Some events are free, otherwise tickets are priced from £12 to £23.
Have you recently received hearing aids?
Researchers at Lancaster University are looking for older adults (60-85 years old), who have received hearing aids within the past 6 weeks, to take part in our current project. You must be a fluent English speaker, without any neurological, psychiatric or language disorders. You must also not have any implanted non-removable metal near your head. Recruitment is ongoing, so if you are fitted with hearing aids in the near future, please get in touch if you are interested in participating.
- Our research aims to find out whether we can boost brain activity so that adapting to hearing aids is faster and more effective.
- We will use brain stimulation to increase brain activity in people who have recently received hearing aids.
- We will use brain scans to understand how brain structure and function have been affected by the brain stimulation. We will use computer tasks to record people's ability to hear and recognise speech after the brain stimulation.
- We will also study whether brain stimulation has provided wider benefits, such as improvements in thinking skills and mental wellbeing.
If you have recently received hearing aids and are interested in taking part, please email Dr Jess Pepper for more information: j.l.pepper@lancaster.ac.uk
Opportunity to take part in PhD Research Studies at Lancaster University
Two Psychology PhD students are inviting participants for their separate projects - which can take place in the same session.
One research project aims to explore how people identify Fake and True news items on social media. This research will inform the development of interventions to support misinformation detection to reduce instances of deception online.
The other research project aims to explore how individuals engage with QR codes. This research is important because QR codes are commonly used in various settings and understanding how people interact with these scannable barcodes can have implications for our security.
If you interested in taking part you are completely free to decide whether you would like to take part in both studies or just one of our studies. If you choose to do both studies, we will arrange for you to take part in the studies on the same day. Each in-person study should take approximately 60 minutes to complete, and you will receive a £15 Amazon Voucher for taking part.
If you would like to take part in any of these studies, please click this link to register your interest:
Lancaster Uni PhD Research
Or if you prefer, email Ellie at e.k.ball@lancaster.ac.uk or Holly at FakeNewsDetectionProject@lancaster.ac.uk expressing your interest in taking part. Detailed information will be given.
The eligibility criteria for both studies:
• Participants must be at least 50 years of age
• Participants MUST have normal or corrected-to-normal vision (e.g. you can see clearly when wearing glasses or contact lenses.)
• Participants MUST NOT have any age-related visual impairments (for example glaucoma, cataracts, macular degeneration)
• Participants must be able to travel to the Lancaster University Campus.
Ageing Well!
Wednesday 10th December 2025, from 9:30am at the Health Innovation Campus at Lancaster University. Lancaster University Centre for Ageing Research (C4AR) are holding a showcase event presenting some of the research around ageing well.
Booking is required.
For full details and booking link see this PDF – Ageing Well
Communities Healthy & Active Together
Luneside and Rosebank Bowling and Recreation Club - more than just a bowling club. CHAT invites people to come and see what is on offer. Click the link to find out more. CHAT
u3a Learn to Live Report
A new report, titled Learn to Live: A blueprint for better health and wellbeing, has been published. This report sheds light on the value of a low-cost, non-formal learning model for better health and wellbeing, and for healthy and active ageing.
Non-formal learning, unlike formal learning, happens outside organised education. It is a mutual experience with no strict hierarchies - everyone shares their skills and learns from each other. There are no qualifications as continued learning is its own reward. The u3a is arguably one of the biggest and most successful examples of non-formal learning in the world.
Now, a report published by u3a suggests that non-formal learning can help tackle loneliness, encourage social connection, and even improve the health of participants and wider communities. The u3a model embodies the five ways to promote wellbeing - connecting, being active, taking notice, continuing to learn, and giving. It also tackles ageist attitudes and stereotypes. u3a members are active participants in society who continue to learn and give back to their communities. To read the report, click here: Learn to Live Report
Free IT Help in Local Libraries
Did you know our library service run FREE sessions to help people get the best out of their phones, tablets and laptops?
Take along your phone, laptop or tablet and the staff and volunteers will help you. You can use the library desktop if you prefer and there is free wifi in all our libraries. Complete Beginners are welcome as well.
- Bolton le Sands: Thursday 10-11am * booking required
- Carnforth : Thursday 2-3pm
- Heysham : Friday 10-12 noon
- Lancaster : Thursday 2-4pm
- Morecambe : Friday from 10am. Sessions supported by Lancaster and Morecambe College staff but will be temporarily suspended during the summer months; please ring for information.
- Silverdale : Thursday 2-3pm
For bookings and more information, ring 0300 1236703 or visiting Lancashire Libraries
Can you help at these sessions? Halton Library is looking for a volunteer to run their computer help sessions, if anyone is interested , please follow this link : Halton Library Digital Champion
Local Arts and Talks
In and within easy reach of our local area we have:
Theatre
Talks and other local events
Lancaster University Public Lectures
Lancashire Libraries online services
Members of Lancashire County Libraries can obtain online access to read a wide range of newspapers and magazines, as well as ebooks and audio books. Virtually all daily newspapers are available and many of the magazines that you might see in the shops. The choice includes foreign newspapers and magazines which can be translated by the website. You can have a look at on the Lancashire Libraries Digital Library page
