Science and Technology for Aging Research Institute
NEW SFU STAR INSTITUTE RESEARCH BRIEF: THE FUTURE OF AGETECH
SFU STAR Institute's new research brief The Future of AgeTech - Achievements and Future Directions in Technology to Support the Health, Independence and Participation of Older Adults provides an overview of AgeTech, where the sector is headed, and the ways in which SFU STAR Institute has had a major impact in the field of technology and aging. We look back over the last seven years, highlighting key activities and initiatives, and outlining exciting future directions. Read the research brief HERE. Learn more about SFU STAR's ambitious program of research HERE (or by clicking the title).
LEADS Partnership: Learning, Equity, Aging, Digital for Seniors
SFU STAR Institute and 411 Seniors Centre Society have partnered since 2018 on community-embedded projects, initiatives, and impact case studies, to promote healthy and active aging in an increasingly digital world. Learn about the LEADS partnership HERE. Learn about LEADS' partnerships approach and our commitment to community-based participatory action research HERE. Learn more about the LEADS partnership and projects HERE (or by clicking the title).
New SFU STAR Institute Report: AgeTech, Ethics and Equity
SFU STAR Institute received funding from AGE-WELL's Catalyst Funding Program in Healthy Aging to carry out a project on ethical design and practices in AgeTech research titled International Consortium on Ethics in Technology and Aging (ICE-TEA). SFU STAR's new report titled AgeTech, Ethics and Equity: Towards a Cultural Shift in AgeTech Ethical Responsibility was developed following the project's first three international workshops. Read the report HERE. Learn more about ICE-TEA project HERE. A final report on the first phase of the project is currently being developed - stay tuned!
AgeTech Events and Opportunities
AGE-WELL Co-Working Session: Practicing Efficient Working Strategies
January 23, 2025
British Society of Gerontology
June 25-27, 2025
AGE-WELL Annual Conference 2025
October 2025 - Dates and details to come
Canadian Association on Gerontology 2025
October 2025 - Dates and details to come
Gerontological Society of America (GSA) Annual Scientific Meeeting 2025
November 12-15, 2025
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STAR Institute News Highlights
New AGE-WELL Topical Collection: Ethical and Societal Implications of AgeTech
AGE-WELL and SFU STAR collaborated with the Journal of Science and Engineering Ethics to produce a new topical collection on ethics and agetech.
New Research Project: Music & Dementia Care
SFU STAR and Canadian partners received funding from UoE - UoE - AGE-WELL Institutional Strategic Initiative to carry out a project on music-based interventions to support dementia care.
2024 AGE-WELL Annual Conference
SFU STAR attended the AGE-WELL Annual Conference in Edmonton this year from October 23-24, 2024. Learn more about the conference and SFU STAR's involvement.
New Research Project: Collective of Older Adult Researchers (COAR)
SFU STAR, in partnership with 411 Senior Centre Society, received funding from SFU's Community Engagement Initiative to create a model for building a Collective of Older Adult Researchers (COAR).