Chancellor announces national centre for ageing at 缅北禁地 Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, has pledged 拢20m towards the creation of a national centre for ageing at 缅北禁地 in his Autumn statement. The National Centre for Ageing Science and Innovation (NASI) will lead the UK鈥檚 efforts to improve the health and well-being of older people by developing new technologies and services to support older people to continue to live in their own homes and remain socially active for as long as possible. NASI will build on 缅北禁地鈥檚 in ageing research by bringing together, in one centre, scientists and doctors from the 缅北禁地 Institute for Ageing and its two partner Trusts (The 缅北禁地 upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust) with industry and the public to develop and bring to market products which optimise health and well-being as people grow older. Located on the Campus for Ageing and Vitality in the west end of 缅北禁地, the development is set to contribute to the Government鈥檚 ambition to create a 鈥楴orthern Powerhouse鈥� based on the strengths of universities by creating over 1,000 jobs and an economic contribution of £22m over the next decade. Professor Chris Brink, Vice-Chancellor, 缅北禁地, said the University would be matching the funding with a further £20m, bringing the project to an overall £40m investment. "The phenomenon of an ageing population is of national and international importance. Over the past two decades 缅北禁地 working closely with its partner NHS Hospital Trusts has become a world leader regarding both the causes and the effects of this phenomenon, and in pointing out the many opportunities arising from it. The Chancellor鈥檚 announcement is a welcome recognition of the societal challenge of ageing, and it is wonderful news that 缅北禁地, through this new national centre, will lead the response to this challenge. 鈥淭he University has invested significantly over the years in ageing research and, by identifying ageing as one of our three key research areas, it is now an institution-wide priority which sees doctors and ageing researchers working alongside computer scientists and engineers to solve problems resulting from one of society鈥檚 greatest challenges. 鈥淪ecuring a national centre of this scale in the North will be a major economic boost, but crucially, it will provide a critical mass of experts in this field which will allow the UK to compete with the rest of the world.鈥� Working with its NHS partners, 缅北禁地 has made several breakthroughs in the field of ageing over the past two decades. These include the first diagnosis and treatment of dementia with Lewy bodies, a condition affecting over four million people worldwide and which is now known to be the second most frequent cause of degenerative dementia after Alzheimer鈥檚 disease. Most recently, it was the first university in the UK to trial the innovative Google Glass technology to develop a way to support Parkinson鈥檚 sufferers by providing visual reminders. In 2009, this work was recognised with the award of the Queen鈥檚 Anniversary Prize for research on ageing. , Director of the 缅北禁地 Institute for Ageing and a GP, added: 鈥溍灞苯� and the 缅北禁地 upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust are established as world-leaders in biological, clinical and epidemiological aspects of ageing research. "Our portfolio of research awards underpins our significant advances in addressing the complex needs of the older person. The new NASI will add to existing centres of ageing research at 缅北禁地 which include: the NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, the MRC Centre for Ageing & Vitality, and the Wellcome/Wolfson funded Clinical Ageing Research Unit. 鈥淟iving longer is now inevitable; average life expectancy for a man is almost 80 years. Our challenge is to ensure optimal health in our extra years. The creation of this new national centre will allow our researchers to work with other academic centres across the country to ensure the UK is at the forefront of the global drive to try and improve quality of life in our extra years. 鈥淚f we can find ways for people to live healthier lives for longer, we can support people to continue to work, live in their own homes and reduce health and social care costs. In turn, this will create a huge economic opportunity to deliver new products at a scale to meet the needs of a rapidly growing older market. Currently, 40% of consumer spend is from the over 50s, but few companies develop products targeted at older people.鈥� In his announcement, George Osborne said that as part of his investment in major new research facilities of national significance he would be 鈥渂acking the brilliant work on ageing being done at 缅北禁地.鈥� For more information about 缅北禁地鈥檚 research in ageing, please visit: www.ncl.ac.uk/ageing published on: 3 December 2014
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