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Project Details


Keywords: [Supporting Older People] [R&D networking]
Name: Crucible Centre
Start Date: 1st Oct 09
End Date: 30th Sep 14
Total Project Fund: 3,000,000UK Pounds
Background: Over the past 50 years advances in medical science have resulted in an increase in life expectancy in many developed countries. Now the challenge is to ensure that this increased life expectancy is coupled with high quality wellbeing. The Lifelong Health and Wellbeing (LLHW) initiative is funded by the BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC and MRC and is supporting three new 'lifelong health and wellbeing' research centres. The centres will carry out research on healthy ageing, targeting the major determinants of health and wellbeing over the whole life course and reducing dependency in later life. Each has specific research themes.
Description: The Crucible Centre will inspire researchers across UCL to integrate the search for longevity with the aspiration to improve levels of wellbeing. The Centre will challenge discipline boundaries, combining the knowledge and experience of UCLs scientists and academics and end users to engage in research leading to a comprehensive understanding of all aspects of the ageing process from philosophy, through biology, economics, clinical practice to design of the built environment.
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Organisations Involved In This Project


The main contact(s) for this project are:

Organisation Name Type Tel Town Contact
Accessibility Research Group - University College London
 Academic
 020 7679 7009
 London
 Prof Nick Tyler

Funding for this project includes a contribution from:

Organisation Name Type Tel Town
LLHW - Lifelong Health and Wellbeing
Grant Making Body