Project Outline


 Project Outline

The aim of ERA-AGE 2 is to enlarge the consortium to a critical mass and use this to mount Europe's first ageing research programme supported principally by the Member States: the New European Dynamics of Ageing Programme (NEDA). 

ERA-AGE 2 comprises thirteen partners who are each public authorities responsible for the funding and coordination of national research programmes, and has recently recruited four associate partners .  In addition, the project has four associate partner organisations to enable and maximise the sharing of experiences and build a critical mass of ageing research . The network is coordinated by the UK representative The New Dynamics of Ageing Programme and it is supported by a steering group comprising of research managers, scientists, and representatives from the European Commission.

 Objectives

  • Develop and implement the framework for a second call for the FLARE postdoctoral programme (FLARE 2), based on the highly successful implementation of the first FLARE call.
  • Provide the continuing European framework for the existing FLARE programme by arranging networking opportunities for the post-doctoral fellows, including Summer Schools and an online discussion group
  • Ensure that the key stakeholders regionally, nationally and European are engaged in the activities of ERA-AGE and, thereby, contributing to the research response to the ageing challenge. The priority stakeholders are from the societal and political arenas. ERA-AGE's dissemination activities will be geared in these directions.
  • Continue ERA-AGE essential knowledge transfer activities including further development of its databases aimed at providing evidence for policy, practice and product development in response to the ageing challenge.
  • Engage the majority of European countries as ERA-AGE members following an explicit programme of engagement and clear eligibility criteria.
  • Ensure a lasting basis for strategic collaboration between the ERA-AGE partners.
  • Develop the framework for and agree an open memorandum of understanding concerning the NEDA programme to follow ERA-AGE 2, covering partner responsibilities, methods and levels of funding.

Activities

To achieve the objectives of ERA-AGE a series of joint activities and events have been designed to share knowledge and good practice and encourage new forms of transnational collaboration.

Key stages of the project:

  • develop and deliver FLARE 2
  • undertake an extensive networking and community building programme
  • engage with the various stakeholders in the ageing field
  • create the basis for a major programme (NEDA)
  • progressively extend the membership of ERA-AGE
  • continue coordinating the current FLARE postdoctoral research programme
  • maintain existing ERA-AGE databases and the development of new ones.

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