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Reimagining life in an age of #longevity. Director of Phoenix Insights @PhoenixGroupUK. Formerly @Ageing_Better @TheKingsFund @csfoot@mastodonapp.uk
Nov 15, 2022 8 tweets 4 min read
*New data and analysis*
What is driving the Great Retirement? Our latest research finds UK workers aged 50-64 report a much greater impact of the pandemic on their attitudes to work than some other countries. Read more here: thephoenixgroup.com/sites/phoenix-… (1/8) Two in five (40%) workers in the UK said that the pandemic made them rethink how they view working, compared to just 28% in the US and 30% in Germany. (2/8)
Jul 18, 2020 12 tweets 2 min read
I was asked recently to write down what I thought the priorities were for the research agenda on ageing, and how society is shifting and needs to shift in response to longevity and our ageing population. Here’s the tweet version (thread) #gerotwitter The changes we need to see to respond to the age shift in our society are big and they are radical. And so the research agenda on ageing needs to be just as big and just as radical.