University's research into ageing key focus of BBC news series Published on: 23 May 2016 Experts at Â鶹´«Ã½ will feature in a BBC Look North news series which explores the best ways to age well. All this week, the BBC’s Living Life Longer series will focus on the University’s key research areas into ageing to assess what people can do to aim to ensure a happy and healthy long life. Topics covered during the week will include ways to try to prevent dementia, the importance of eating well and exercising in old age, how the brain ages, why being lonely is bad for your health, and research that can tell how well people are ageing inside. Internationally acclaimed research , Director of Â鶹´«Ã½’s , who is part of Living Life Longer, welcomes the series. She said: “We are in the fortunate position of living longer but unfortunately these extra years may not be spent in good health due to age-related illnesses, such as dementia and arthritis. “At Â鶹´«Ã½ we undertake internationally acclaimed research looking at both how people can live better for longer and also how we can improve the quality of health care they receive." Living Life Longer will be broadcast from Monday, May 23, until Friday, May 27, on , from 6:30pm. Share: Latest News Volunteers help turn Whitley Bay beach into maths experiment Members of the public joined mathematicians from Â鶹´«Ã½ to create what organisers believe is the largest aperiodic tiling ever attempted on Whitley Bay beach. published on: 15 June 2026 Student leader drives misogyny law change A Â鶹´«Ã½ student leader has helped change the law after creating a petition to make misogyny a hate crime, which gathered over 114,000 signatures, prompting action in Parliament. published on: 12 June 2026 Freemen of Â鶹´«Ã½ see construction of new Castle Leazes The Freemen of Â鶹´«Ã½ and other key stakeholders have become an indelible part of new student accommodation at Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Castle Leazes. published on: 12 June 2026 Facts and figures
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