Peninsula Ageing Research Collaboration (PARC)

Innovation and scientific research for an ageing world

The Peninsula Ageing Research Collaboration, or PARC, aims to expand research into ways of improving the health and wellbeing of older people.

At the University of Exeter we view population ageing as one of the grand societal challenges that we must tackle effectively if our research is to have impact. We are committed to stimulating and facilitating multidisciplinary research on all aspects of ageing, including prominent later-life health issues such as heart disease, strokes, dementia, and type 2 diabetes.

PARC brings together researchers from across the South West to exchange information on current and past work, identify skills and interests for future projects, and plan multidisciplinary programmes of research. We are connecting academic researchers with the people who will benefit most from and help to shape their research, including older people, voluntary organisations, and caring agencies.

Disciplines

Academics involved in PARC come from numerous disciplines including:

• epidemiology
• psychology
• geriatrics
• vascular medicine
• sport and health sciences
• primary care

Get involved

We are always keen to find new partners for our research. If you would like to become involved in PARC's activities, have ideas of potential research projects, know of upcoming research funding opportunities related to PARC's interests, or just want to be added to the mailing list, please contact Professor David Melzer on +44 (0) 1392 406753 or via email at david.melzer@pms.ac.uk.