Bridging the Digital Divide: How Older Adults Navigate a Digital Society

On 7th May 2025, we hosted an event focused on the theme “Ageing in a Digital World”. Attendees were local older adults, stakeholders including staff from Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, and academic researchers from the ADRC. During the event attendees explored the research project photo exhibition    before taking part in round table discussions on the topic.

 

The photo exhibition featured a series of photographs and quotes from older adults to showcase how technology is reshaping the lives, identities, and social connections of older generations. Whilst the round table discussions provided an opportunity for attendees to reflect on the exhibition and tackled critical questions focused on digital inclusion for older adults. Together with the research findings, the responses will contribute to a toolkit focused on digital inclusion of older adults.
Thank you to everyone who attended, contributed, and supported this event. If you missed the photo exhibition don’t worry you can still catch it at Kinson Library from 26th May to 21st June 2025.
For more information, please see the project webpage http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/research/centres-institutes/ageing-dementia-research-centre/adrc-research-participation-group or contact Dr Michelle Heward mheward@bournemouth.ac.uk
This project is funded by the British Society of Gerontology (BSG) Averil Osborn Award for Participatory Research. The views expressed and discussed may not represent the views of the BSG.

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