CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
SEVENTH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE
The theme is: Ageing in a Changing Society: Post COVID-19 Pandemic
The sub-themes are:
a. Ageing, Sustainable and Inclusive Development
b. Ageing, Uncertainties: Policy Research and Evidence-based Responses
c. Healthy Ageing
d. Care of Older Persons: The role of the Youth
e. The Effect of COVID-19 Pandemic on Older Adults.
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News
The Centre for Ageing Studies organized a webinar on Wednesday 26th July 2023. The topic for the Webinar was Post Colonial Ageing and Legal Perspectives in Ghana and was presented by Dr. Ebenezer Adjetey-Sorsey, a full-time lecturer at the Faculty of Management Studies, University of Professional Studies, Accra. The event was moderated by the Director of the Centre, Prof. Mavis Dako-Gyeke. The...
The Centre for Ageing Studies (CFAS) organized a donation exercise on Monday, 24th of July 2023, with generous sponsorship from Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth (RJOY). The event was held at the CFAS Conference Room, and the aim was to support some older persons’ organizations that are affiliates of the Centre. These organizations include: Naro Aged Care (Adukrom), Samuel Amo Tobin...
As part of the celebration of UG@75, the Sports Directorate, University of Ghana, Legon organized a two-day sports event in which the Centre for Ageing Studies (CFAS) participated. The Centre for Ageing Studies invited 30 older persons from Visionary Elderly Home to participate in the event. The sports event which was held on Friday 21st July 2023 saw many participants from various Departments in...
The Centre for Ageing Studies (CFAS) on 3rd July 2023 organized an event to display Ghana’s diverse culture. This was done through dances and folklore, herbal and traditional medicinal practices, and a tour among others for one of our stakeholders from the United States. Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth (RJOY). RJOY is a non-profit organization in California, USA that interrupts cycles of...
The Centre for Ageing Studies is organizing a webinar dubbed “Post-colonial Ageing Policy and Legal Perspectives in Ghana " . This webinar is scheduled for 26th July, 2023 on Zoom at 1pm. The meeting link, as well as the bio of the Presenter, Dr. Ebenezer Adjetey-Sorsey can be found below:
Meeting link: https://wacren.zoom.us/j/67937818833
Meeting ID: 679 3781 8833
Meeting link: https://wacren.zoom.us/j/67937818833
Meeting ID: 679 3781 8833
The Centre for Ageing Studies organized a webinar series on Wednesday, June 28th, 2023. The topic for the Webinar was Victims or Perpetrators: Cultural-based Abuses and Older Adults and was presented by Dr. Mrs. Lilian Ayete-Nyampong, the Director of the Research Department, Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ). The event was moderated by the Director of the Centre, Prof...
The Centre for Ageing Studies organized a webinar series on Wednesday, May 31st, 2023. The topic for the webinar was The Ghanaian Woman’s Prime Life Leadership Achievements & Later Life Woes and was presented by Rev Dr. Samuel Ayete-Nyampong, a faculty from Trinity Theological Seminary and a member of the Management Committee of the Centre for Ageing Studies. The event was moderated by the...
As part of its activities to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the University of Ghana, the Centre for Ageing Studies (CFAS) organized an event that was themed “Promoting Healthy Ageing in Contemporary Society: Role of the Youth”. This programme was organized on 28th March 2023 at the Cedi Conference Centre, University of Ghana. Attendees to the event included students and faculty from various...
The Centre for Ageing Studies organized its first webinar series for the year on Wednesday, March 15th, 2023. The topic for the Webinar was Intimacy and Ageing, and was presented by Prof. Angela Ofori-Atta (Department of Psychiatry, University of Ghana Medical School). The event was moderated by the Director of the Centre, Prof Mavis Dako-Gyeke. The virtual event attracted over one hundred and...