2021 ABCP Annual Conference: Ageing Society and Sustainability Track

Programme

Day 1: Friday 2nd July 2021 (Zoom link)

• 1:00-1:14pm: The enjoyment and anxiety of Chinese older adults learning English
  • Mr.Yanchuan Geng, PhD Candidate, Uniersity of Nottingham
  • Professor Lixian Jin, Uniersity of Nottingham
• 1:15-1:30pm: New technologies and the future of work: International comparisons
  
  • Professor Greg Bamber, Monash University, Australia
• 1:31-1:50pm: Q&A
  • Session moderator: Dr Wen Wang, PhD, University of Wolverhampton
• 1:50-2:00pm: Break: agenda on screen
• 2-2:14pm: Career transitions of senior military officials in the UK
  • Professor Matthew Flynn, University of Hull
• 2:15-2:30pm: Healthcare 4.0: the use of digital twins for healthy ageing
  • Dr Xie Ying,Anglia Ruskin University
• 2:31-2:50pm: Q&A
  • Session moderator : Dr Mengyi Xu, PhD, Anglia Ruskin University
• 2:50-3:00pm: Break: agenda on screen
• 3:00-3:14pm: Silver shoppers: Designing a better supermarket experience for the older customer
  • Dr Yuanyuan Yin, University of Southampton
• 3:15-3:30pm: Ageing workforce in the care sector (UKRI project)
  
  • Professor Linda McKie, University of Edinburgh
  • John Mathers, design consultant in the UKRI Project
• 3:30-3:50pm: Q&A
  • Session moderator: Professor Huiyu Zhou, PhD, University of Leicester
• 3:51:4:20pm: Networking session (link to a separate Zoom meeting)
  

Day 2: Saturday 3rd July 2021 (Zoom link)

• 1-1:14pm: Age-friendly cities
  
  • Professor Yifan Yu, Tongji University, China
• 1:15-1:30pm: An overview of loneliness in later life
  • Professor Christina Victor, Brunel University, London
• 1:31-1:50pm: Q&A
  • Session moderator: Professor Hua Dong, PhD, Brunel University, London
• 1:50-2:00pm: Break: agenda on screen
• 2:00-2:14pm: Promoting generation integration: building an all-inclusive environment
  • Dr Yu Wang, China Architecture Design & Research Group
• 2:15-2:30pm: Inclusive built environment for the multigeneration communities
  • Professor Kevin Kelly, Technological University Dublin, Ireland
• 2:31-2:50pm: Q&A
  • Session moderator: Dr Hua Zhong, PhD, Nottingham Trent University
• 2:50-3:00pm: Break: agenda on screen
• 3:00-3:30pm: Inclusive design in the ageing society
  • Dr Shu Yuan, Donghua University, China
  • Dr Yumei Dong, Jiangnan University, China
• 3:31-3:50pm: Q&A
  • Session moderator: Professor Hua Dong, PhD, Brunel University, London
• 3:51-4:20pm: Networking session (link to a separate Zoom meeting)
  

Organising Committee

Dr Wen Wang (汪文博士), University of Wolverhampton (Chair)
Professor Hua Dong (董华教授), Brunnel University London
Dr Hua Zhong (钟华), Nottingham Trent University 
Dr Mengyi Xu (徐梦艺博士), Anglia Ruskin University
Professor Huiyu Zhou (周挥宇教授), University of Leicester