{"id":6390,"date":"2023-11-20T18:00:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T18:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/cinn\/?p=6390"},"modified":"2023-12-21T22:23:40","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T22:23:40","slug":"ukagenet-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.reading.ac.uk\/cinn\/ukagenet-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"UKAgeNet launches at the UK House of Commons"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6392&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]UKAgeNet is a new network of all major research centres on ageing in the UK and is designed to bring together the UK&#8217;s great strengths in this field, to promote the importance of ageing research, and make representations to policy makers about the importance of this research field.<\/p>\n<p>The network was officially launched on Monday 20th November 2023 at the House of Commons, hosted by the Rt Hon Lord Blunkett.<\/p>\n<p>A line-up of speakers outlined the aims of the network and stressed the imperative of aligning research, funding priorities, and long-term government policy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Professor Alan Walker CBE &amp; Professor Ilaria Bellantuono, Co-Directors of the University of Sheffield Healthy Lifespan Institute<\/li>\n<li>Susan Kay, Chief Executive Dunhill Medical Trust<\/li>\n<li>Dr Jessica Boname, Head of Programme for Research on Ageing, MRC<\/li>\n<li>Professor Judith Phillips, Research Director for the Healthy Ageing Challenge, University of Stirling<\/li>\n<li>Professor Lynne Cox, Co-Director of UK Ageing Networks (UKANet), University of Oxford<\/li>\n<li>Chi Onwurah MP, Shadow Minister Science, Research &amp; Innovation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>CINN is proud to contribute to the network&#8217;s aims, working towards a healthier, happier later life for everyone.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_column_text]Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sheffield.ac.uk\/healthy-lifespan\/news\/bringing-together-uks-leading-ageing-research-centres\">HERE<\/a> for more information on UKAgeNet and the launch event.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6409&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;right&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;6392&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]UKAgeNet is a new network of all major research centres on ageing in the UK and is designed to bring together the UK&#8217;s great strengths in this field,&#8230;<a class=\"read-more\" href=\"&#104;&#116;&#116;&#112;&#115;&#58;&#47;&#47;&#114;&#101;&#115;&#101;&#97;&#114;&#99;&#104;&#46;&#114;&#101;&#97;&#100;&#105;&#110;&#103;&#46;&#97;&#99;&#46;&#117;&#107;&#47;&#99;&#105;&#110;&#110;&#47;&#117;&#107;&#97;&#103;&#101;&#110;&#101;&#116;&#45;&#108;&#97;&#117;&#110;&#99;&#104;&#47;\">Read More ><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":471,"featured_media":6388,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,237],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6390","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","category-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8.1 - 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