The year 2025 will be the concluding year of the work of the Centre of Excellence in Research on Ageing and Care. On Friday 21 November 2025, we will organise a concluding seminar at the University of Helsinki's Think Corner, where we will discuss our most important research results and their societal significance. The event will be hosted by journalist Tiina Merikanto and the language of the seminar is Finnish. Welcome!
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Programme:
13-14 Main findings of the CoE
Research group leaders
- Teppo Kröger, director of the CoE, professor of social and public policy, University of Jyväskylä
Research Group 1: Ageing and Comparative Care Policy
Research Group 1 ‘Ageing and Comparative Care Policy’ is led by the Director of CoE AgeCare, Professor Teppo Kröger. RG1 is located in the Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy at the University of Jyväskylä. Its research focuses on care policies in Finland, Europe and globally, and their consequences for older people, their family members and care workers.
- Sirpa Wrede, vice director of the CoE, professor of sociology, University of Helsinki
Research Group 3: Migration, Care and Ageing (MICA)
Migration, care and ageing (MICA) research team is led by vice director of the CoE AgeCare, Professor Sirpa Wrede RG3 is based at the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Helsinki, along with a broader research group of affiliated researchers. RG3 focuses on investigating the various aspects of aging in the context of migration. Our research projects encompass topics related to eldercare, migrant mental health, and identity. We aim to advance aging research by analyzing the impact of migration on later life, examining policies influencing aging and care experiences, and studying care workforce management. Our research provides insight into life transitions, social inequalities, agency in later life, and challenges in the care sector.
- Outi Jolanki, research director, Tampere University ja Marja Jylhä, professor of gerontology, Tampere University
Research Group 2: Agency in Health, Well-being and Care in Old Age
'Agency in health, well-being and care in old age' research group is led by docent Outi Jolanki (PI period 2023-2025) and professor Marja Jylhä (PI period 2018-2022). Tampere University research group has two main thematic areas which fall under studies on population ageing, health and functional ability of older people, and studies on agency of older adults in matters of care, wellbeing, housing and living environment. The Centre of Excellence in Research on Ageing and Care works within Faculty of Social Sciences, Gerontology, Tampere University, and its activities are linked to activities of Gerontology Research Centre (GEREC) which is a joint research centre of Tampere University and University of Jyväskylä.
- Sakari Taipale, professor of social and public policy, University of Jyväskylä
Research Group 4: New Technologies, Ageing and Care
New Technologies, Ageing and Care is a multidisciplinary research group led by Professor Sakari Taipale. The group investigates the embeddedness of new digital technologies in the daily lives of older adults and technology-related changes in care for older people. In addition to providing empirically based knowledge on the digitalisation of ageing and care work, the group works on new concepts and applies cutting-edge research methods to take research on ageing and technology to the next level. Members of the research group represent a range of disciplines, from social policy and anthropology to cognitive science and IT education.
Klo 14-15 Panel discussion: Theses of the CoE
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The event is open to everyone and you do not need to register for it. It can also be followed via Think Corner's livestream.
