About this Event
Please join us for our yearly BORG Autumn Seminar, which will be held on October 2nd, to mark the start of the new academic year as well as the United Nations Internaltional Day of Older Persons.
There will be range of speakers presenting on their work, and an update on specific activities planned for the upcoming academic year.
10:00am - 10:30am Registration and tea/coffee
10:30am - 10:40am Introduction to seminar
Dr Elmar Kal, Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy & Academic lead for the Brunel Older person’s Reference Group (BORG)
10:40am - 11:10am BORG Data Detectives: What can public involvement in analysis teach us? Dr Mike Thomas, Senior Lecturer in Social Work
11:10 am - 11:35am Introducing the older adults cycling lived experience study Dr Emily Hunt, Senior Lecturer in Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences
11:35am – 12.00pm Seeing words differently: Reading, bilingualism and visual processing Dr Catherine Antalek, Research Fellow at UCL's Institute of Education
12:00pm – 12:45pm Lunch
12:45pm - 1:10pm The Wolfson Health Sciences Laboratory: Progress and opportunities to get involved in shaping our lab research Dr Elmar Kal
1:10pm – 1:30pm Introducing yearly MOTs for BORG Members: Comprehensively tracking health changes over time Dr Dominic Orth, Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy
1.30pm – 1.50pm Plans for the upcoming academic year, and plenary discussion on ideas for future engagement with BORG
1:50pm - 2:00pm Concluding remarks and end of seminar
Event venue & nearby stays
Darwin Room, Hamilton Centre, Brunel University London, Kingston Lane, Uxbridge, United Kingdom
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