Overview
About the programme
Research in Ageing and Later Life at The Open University UK is wide-ranging and interdisciplinary, with a strong emphasis on qualitative and participative research methods that address experiences of ageing. Our research also relies significantly on quantitative methods to study patterns of disease and health inequalities in later life and across the life course.
Projects have been supported by a variety of funders including Research Councils, British Academy and Leverhulme, Academy of Medicine (Global Challenges Research Fund), the Department of Health, local authorities such as Milton Keynes Council, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Sir Halley Stewart Trust and many other charities and voluntary organisations.
Programme Structure
Potential research projects:- Older people’s understanding and use of technologies
- Digital health wearables for older people and carers
- Digital skills for older people
- Learning in later life
- Policies and practices in ageing societies
- Critical, historical or cultural approaches to ageing and later life
- Ageing well and active and successful ageing
- Living environments, life course, and ageing
- Mental and physical health in later life
- Dementia and physical exercise
- Understanding the age-friendly community
- Ethnic inequalities in later life
- Intergenerational relations
- Sexuality and later life
- Global health inequalities in later life
- Multiple morbidities in later life
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 36 months
- Part-time
- 72 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
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- Application period: November to January
Language
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Disciplines
Gerontology View 14 other PhDs in Gerontology in United KingdomAcademic requirements
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
Entry requirements:
- Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) and an MA or research methods training at MA level (or equivalent). If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.
Tuition Fee
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International
11958 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 11958 GBP per year during 36 months. -
National
4712 GBP/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 4712 GBP per year during 36 months.
Living costs for Milton Keynes
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Funding
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