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Here you will find general project updates, and the annual newsletter that was launched in winter 2005. Please feel free to also watch our aunt-sue-goes-digital channel.
06.10.2011
AUNT-SUE joins E-Mobility Discussion
6th October 2011, Hamburg/London
AUNT-SUE consortium members joined the North Sea Region Electric Mobility Network (E-Mobility NSR). This research project aims to provide state of the art information to help policy development in e-mobility in the NSR...
02.12. - 04.12.2010
AUNT-SUE at Canada-UK Study Tour: Part 2
2nd December - 4th December 2010, Montreal
Professor Graeme Evans represented AUNT-SUE as the 'CIHR-Institute of Aging Keynote Speaker' at the 2010 Canadian Association on Gerontology-Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting in Montreal, (December 2-4)
31.07. 2010
Looking Back at Seven Years AUNT-SUE
31st July 2010, London
End of July 2010, the AUNT-SUE consortium submitted its final report to EPSRC - Suggesting that over 180 separate outputs have been produced to date ...
02.06. - 04.06.2010
AUNT-SUE at TRANSED Conference
2nd June - 4th June 2010, Hong Kong
Roger Mackett and Helena Titheridge (UCL) presented the following papers at the TRANSED Conference in Hong Kong:
- Mackett, R.L., Achuthan, K, and Titheridge, H. 2010. Increasing accessibility cost-effectively for people who are socially excluded, Paper written for presentation at the TRANSED Conference, Hong Kong, 2-4 June 2010.
- Mackett, R.L. and Gim, J. 2010. Meeting the transport needs of elderly people: a comparison of London and Seoul, Paper written for presentation at the TRANSED Conference, Hong Kong, 2-4 June 2010.
- Titheridge, H., Mackett, R.L. and Achuthan, K. 2010. A comparison of accessibility as measured by planners and accessibility as experienced by older people and those with disabilities, Paper written for presentation at the TRANSED Conference, Hong Kong, 2-4 June 2010.
02.06.2010
UK-Mexico Connection
2nd June 2010, London
Professor Graeme Evans, Director of the Cities Institite met the Mayor of Mexico City, Sr Oscar Arquelles in London.
03.05. - 06.05.2010
AUNT-SUE in Australia
3rd May - 7th May 2010, Melbourne
Roger Mackett presented a paper about 'Assessing the cost-effectiveness of increasing accessibility for elderly people' at the 10th Global Conference of the International Federation on Ageing in Melbourne, 3rd - 6th May.
He also spoke about "Overcoming barriers to movement in urban areas for older people" at a seminar in the Institute of Transport Studies at Monash University, 7th May.
08.03. - 10.03.2010
AUNT-SUE at Canada-UK Study Tour: Part 1
8th March - 10th March 2010, London
Over a three-day period, AUNT-SUE team members and other UK delegates shared and discussed insights on age-supportive built environments with an interdisciplinary delegation of Canadian researchers and practitioners.
25.01.2010
'A Tale of Two ObesCities'
25th January 2010, 09:30am - 1pm, City Hall, London
Professor Graeme Evans, AUNT-SUE Principal Investigator chaired the launch of this new report at City Hall which compares the approach of London and New York to the growing threat of obesity amongst children and young people...
13.01.2010
INCLUSIVE TRANSPORT AND URBAN DESIGN
13th January 2010, 9.30am - 6.30pm, UCL Old Refectory, London
This one-day event was organised by the AUNT-SUE research consortium with the support of EPSRC. We would like to thank those who attended the AUNT-SUE research symposium for their invaluable comments and insights.
Celebrating SEVEN YEARS OF AUNT-SUE RESEARCH AND BEYOND
13th January 2010, 6.30pm - 9.30pm, Cubic Theatre at the London Transport Museum
AUNT-SUE network members, as well as symposium participants, joined our research team for drinks and canapés to celebrate Seven Years of AUNT-SUE research. This was also an excellent occasion to share knowledge, reflect on past actions and make plans for the future.
