Older people happier in the Nordic countries
Rates of loneliness and depressive symptoms among older adults is up to three times higher in eastern European countries than...
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Den norske studien av livsløp, aldring og generasjon
Are volunteers happier?
A new SHARE-based study explores the effects of voluntary work on life satisfaction in midlife and old age across 12...
“Social inequality in ageing” meeting in Oslo.
A scientific meeting in the prosject "Social Inequalities in Ageing" (SiA) took Place in Oslo, Oct 25-26, 2018.
AgePaths advisory board meeting
The second AgePaths advisory board meeting was held at Voksenåsen, Oslo, Sept 20-21.
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24th Nordic Gerontological Congress in Oslo
Almost 800 participants from 40 countries were gathered in Oslo May 2-4 for the 24th Nordic congress of gerontology. NOVA...
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ACCESS Upgrade kick-off
ACCESS is a research infrastructure project at NOVA that aims to improve data quality and accessability of Norwegian life course...
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NorLAG3 data collection completed
Data collection for the third wave of the NorLAG survey was recently completed. Almost 9000 interviews were conducted (response rate...
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Self-esteem peaks in late midlife
Self-esteem peaks in the 50s and 60s, but declines markedly in later life. This is the main conclusion of a...
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NorLAG researchers at IAGG World Congress
Three NOVA researchers presented their research at the The 21st IAGG World Congress of Gerontology and Geriatrics 23-27 July 2017...
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The social patterning of health
A recent NorLAG paper explores the role of the social network in the relationship between socio-economic position and health. The...
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Strong solidarity in Norwegian families
Parents and adult children live close to one another, stay in close contact and help each other. However, children mean...
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Nurses satisfied with their jobs and lives
Nurses are happier with life and work than other professions with the same level of education, according to a new...
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NorLAG at the GSA congress
The annual scientific meeting of the Gerontological Society of America took place in New Orleans 16-20 November. NOVA-researcher Thomas Hansen...
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Department seminar in Amsterdam
The department of ageing research and housing studies held a seminar together with Dutch researchers in Amsterdam October 12-14.
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NorLAG at the 23NKG congress
The 23rd Nordic congress of gerontology took place in Tampere, Finland, on June 19-22. Eight NOVA-researchers presented findings from the...
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NorLAG3 data collection
The third round of data collection will start in November 2016 and continue during the spring of 2017. Statistics Norway...
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Two guest researchers at NOVA
In 2016 Martina Brandt and Christian Deindl were guest researchers at NOVA.
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Studies on life-course, ageing and generation
The Norwegian study on life course, ageing and generation (NorLAG) is a multidisciplinary and longitudinal study that includes data on...
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