Ageing is an important element of lifecourse that informs every aspect of our teaching for example,

K323-23J Investigating health and social care

K234 23J   Healthcare theory for practice

K119-23J Wellbeing across the life course

Free learning through the Open University

Below are a selection of free courses and videos. You can also go to OpenLearn and search on ageing for additional resources here (https://www.open.edu/openlearn/). You can use the filters on the left hand side of the OpenLearn home page to select articles, courses, activities etc and to specify Health, Sports and Psychology topics.

Introducing ageing

Investigating ageing

Population ageing: a global health crisis?

Reimaging ageing

Specific topics

5 things you need to know about sepsis

An Introduction to death, dying and grief

Candles and campfires: creativity and the menopause transition

Can high blood pressure protect the over-80s from dementia?

Caring for an older family member with learning disabilities

Community Mental Health Resilience

Diverse perspectives on health and illness

Five pillars of ageing well

Midlife MOT: wealth, work and wellbeing

Pharmacotherapy while ageing

Retirement planning made easy

Rheumatoid arthritis - a long-term condition

Talking about the menopause: symptoms, support and the role of exercise

The pensions timebomb

The Quilt of Excellence: how to support older people with learning disabilities and their families

Type 1 diabetes - a long-term condition

Understanding mental capacity

We might end up being looked after by robots. How do we prepare for that?

Research Students

Over the years, a number of students have successfully completed their PhDs across a range of topics supervised by academic members of CABS. Our international doctoral students researching multiple aspects of ageing are integral to CABS, and several PhD graduates have continued as CABS researchers and teachers.

Find out about the current opportunities for PhD students and practitioners wishing to complete professional doctorates

I am incredibly privileged to benefit from the team of researchers, from The Open University and University of Aberdeen, that has helped me sculpt my PhD project thus far. They bring to the table an incredibly rich combination of knowledge, skills and kindness and I am truly blessed to have them. I am also very lucky to have been able to join and engage with colleagues through the Centre for Ageing and Biographical Studies; this has opened really valuable doors for me in terms of skill development and connections.

Sam Toolan
Current PhD student