Advancing Life Course Research on Multiple Long-Term Conditions.

Geriatrician colleague Dr Luis de Miranda visited from Brazil to discuss sarcopenia, Chagas’ disease and geriatric medicine.

Progress seen in the quality of strength training for older people, but more to do to improve diagnosis of sarcopenia.

A UK-wide Qualitative Methods Community of Practice led by the AGE Research Group publishes practical guidance to support high-quality MLTC research.

Congratulations to AGE Research Group members Jonny Bunn and Freya Thompson who have both recently successfully defended their PhDs on multiple long-term conditions.

MASS Lifecourse is a valuable resource that presents new opportunities to catalyse translational research on ageing muscle across the life course.

Stella Chu, Connected Voice, delivers Cultural Competency training to AGE Research Group.

Dr Sophia Amenyah delivers a masterclass in working with older people to deliver inclusive, co-produced nutrition research.

Transforming understanding of multiple long-term conditions in people admitted to hospital.

AGE Research Group members make a powerful impact at BGS Spring Meeting 2026.

Congratulations to Dr Claire McDonald who has won a Vivensa Academy Rising Star Excellent award.

Highlighting the Power of Collaboration in MLTC Research.

Congratulations to Professor Miles Witham, co-lead of the AGE Research Group, who has been appointed as a Senior Investigator by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).

New AGE Group research conducted with NIHR Newcastle HealthTech Research Centre shows that clinical guidelines do not account for multiple long-term conditions.

The AGE Research Group welcomed Professor Samantha Harrison to speak about her NIHR-funded research to prevent falls in people living with COPD and MLTC.

AGE Research Group members contributed to a successful webinar, sharing results and good practice in strength training as part of the national BEPOP quality improvement initiative.

We are pleased to announce the publication of a landmark review on the mechanisms of human muscle fibre ageing, in Ageing Research Reviews.

Participants in one of the AGE Research Group’s flagship studies are being invited to take part in follow-up assessments, five to six years after their first visits.

Members of the AGE Research Group have published a new paper in the journal European Geriatric Medicine reporting on current practice in the management and diagnosis of sarcopenia in the UK.

BEPOP (Benchmarking Exercise Programme for Older People) is a national quality improvement, benchmarking and feedback initiative to improve the quality of resistance exercise training for older people living with frailty or sarcopenia.