About the event
This in-person event will showcase the key findings of the Ethnicity and Unequal Ageing project, and create space for meaningful discussion of how Rotherham can become a more inclusive place to age. Your participation is important as we explore the policy and practice implications of rethinking inclusive ageing in our communities.
Agenda
9.30 - 10.30: Exhibition viewing*
10.00 - 10.30: Registration with refreshments
10.30 - 11.15: Rethinking Inclusive Ageing - Project findings
11.15 - 12.00: Panel discussion
12.00 - 12.30: Plenary discussion
12.30 - 1.45: Lunch and exhibition viewing
1.45 - 2.30: Inclusive research - lessons learned
2.30 - 3.00: Plenary discussion
3.00: Close
* The exhibition is open on Tuesday 7th October and runs until Sunday 12th October 2025 at 5 pm. The exhibition showcases the artwork produced by the project's participants (curated by Alison Morton, Senior Exhibition Curator at Museums Sheffield)
About the project
The “Ethnicity and Unequal Ageing: Experiences in Rotherham and Sheffield” project, funded under the ESRC’s Inclusive Ageing Programme, and led from the University of Sheffield, addresses the urgent need for evidence on how racialised inequalities shape experiences of ageing over the life course in particular places. Linked to historical and contemporary migration, the UK’s ageing population is increasingly racially and ethnically diverse. Mounting evidence points to significant racialised inequalities in social outcomes in later life, but these are currently under-monitored and poorly understood. The status quo of homogenising the ageing process is untenable from a social justice perspective. The Ethnicity and Unequal Ageing project is change-oriented, challenging such injustice. From the grounded perspective of racially minoritised populations, the project seeks to transform understandings of inclusive ageing and the prospects for new policy and practice approaches to achieve it.
