Ageing Well Public Talk Series: Relationships and intimacy while ageing

Join us for our upcoming talk in our 2022/23 Ageing Well Public Talk (AWPT) series where we will explore relationships and intimacy while ageing with Dr Andreas Vossler.

In this talk, Andreas focuses on things we usually don't talk about - especially around relationships, intimacy and ageing. The talk will cover assumptions and facts about sex and ageing, sexual health in older age, the importance of intimacy and positive relationships in later life.

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The speakers

Dr Andreas Vossler is Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences, The Open University. Andreas focuses his research on promoting individual and collective health and well-being by applying concepts such as empowerment, participation, social networks and social support, and social and economic justice.

PLEASE NOTE: This talk will be recorded, so all Zoom attendees' videos and audio will be turned off at the beginning of the seminar, however, we encourage attendees to use the ‘Chat’ button to comment.

About the series

The Ageing Well Public Talk (AWPT) series explores how important it is, over our lifespan, to maintain well-balanced nutrition and hydration as well as regular physical and social activity in older age, also known as The Five Pillars of Ageing Well.

Ageing demonstrates most significantly when we reach a certain age, the usual benchmark being 65+, but ageing starts much sooner and the way ageing demonstrates when we are over 65 depends on decisions we make over our life span.

The AWPT series and related materials such as The Five Pillars of Ageing Well became the cornerstones of further engagement with the public, specifically around COVID-19 and the relating self-isolation, which are now available on the OU website and the Internet.

The overall aim of these series of interventions is to facilitate a step-change in user behaviour and support service provision. Self-management and becoming a partner in our own healthcare is an important aspect of these talks. This may have a wider impact on healthcare economies, as ageing and related co-morbidities have a substantial health and economic burden footprint.