SPARC - Strategic Promotion of Ageing Research Capacity

Executive Summaries on Web

Interviews on Web

Presentations by SPARC Project Teams at SPARC Workshops  by predominant audience

number

number

number

Total

All-comers

Older people

Scientists

Ethnographic principally open-ended observational, interview and discussion methodologies, largely with older people in their living, working and travelling environments 

8

8 full length

7

24

20

3

1

Modelling gathering data and modelling behavioural systems, relating to the visuomotor system and the use of packaging, computers and other technologies

9

8 full length

4

19

15

3

1

Health a focus on physical and mental health issues, such as diet, exercise and cognition

8

3 full length

1 short

6

11

5

1

5

Biology concerned with the biology of ageing.

9

3 short

3

12

2

3

7

Projects led by:

Early and very early career  researchers

22

14

11

34

20

5

9

Experienced and very experienced researchers

12

9

9

32

22

5

5

All Projects

34

23

20

66

42

10

14

Participation in Workshops

2005

2006

2007

2008

Total

All-comers

Older people

Scientists

number

number

number

number

number

number

number

number

Business, Industry, Housing Associations

68

92

13

81

254

233

3

18

Charities, Voluntary Bodies, Individuals

38

141

310

217

706

507

179

20

Health, Social Services & Access Organisations

66

53

154

213

486

430

17

39

Government – Central, Regional, Local (not in above), Overseas

18

28

23

79

148

121

4

23

Academics, Students

207

300

359

376

1242

717

21

504

Organisers, Academic Presenters

77

89

108

138

412

279

24

109

Total

474

703

967

1104

3248

2287

248

713

Number of Workshops

7

11

15

14

47

25

5

17 *

* 5 for SPARC Award Holders only

Participation in Workshops

2005

2006

2007

2008

Total

All-comers

Older people

Scientists

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

%

Business, Industry, Housing Associations

14.3

13.1

1.3

7.3

7.8

10.2

1.2

2.5

Charities, Voluntary Bodies, Individuals

8.0

20.1

32.1

19.7

21.7

22.2

72.2

2.8

Health, Social, Local Government Housing Services & Access Organisations

13.9

7.5

15.9

19.3

15.0

18.8

6.9

5.5

Government – Central, Regional, Local (not in above), Overseas

3.8

4.0

2.4

7.2

4.6

5.3

1.6

3.2

Academics,  Students

43.7

42.7

37.1

34.1

38.2

31.4

8.5

70.7

Organisers, Academic Presenters

16.2

12.7

11.2

12.5

12.7

12.2

9.7

15.3

Total

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0

100.0