EXPLORING HOW TO STAY
HEALTHY THROUGH AGEING
Ageing with multi-morbidity is likely preventable. STAGE is a European Research and Innovation project studying healthy ageing and multi-morbidity using a life-course approach. It tackles the gaps in knowledge to understand life-long processes and their connections with biological, environmental, social, historical and infrastructural factors.
We need to gain a deeper understanding of people’s diverse living environments, social stressors, and the biology of ageing. Our research will use data spanning the entire life-course to enable us to understand ageing patterns. This knowledge will be translated into concrete, effective prevention programmes and solutions for people to age more healthily.
By 2050, the population aged 75 years and over is projected to double in almost all European regions. Maintaining health and well-being is vital as we age, yet it is estimated that about 60% of adults will retire with chronic non-communicable diseases such as obesity or cardiovascular diseases alongside many other physical and mental health conditions. Having two or more health conditions (multi-morbidity) likely accelerates a person’s ageing and affects their capacity to function in everyday life. This creates personal and societal challenges that need cohesive and flexible solutions.
OUR FOCUS
The overarching concept of the STAGE project is that the risk of ageing with multi-morbidity is preventable and treatable. Our focus includes:
RESEARCH
Improving our understanding of why people age with multi-morbidity using a life-course approach.
ETHICAL AND AGE-FRIENDLY INNOVATION
LIFE-COURSE INFORMED PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION
ENGAGEMENT AND LEARNING
FACTS IN BRIEF
EU Research project focused on finding ways to help people stay healthy through ageing.
FUNDING ORGANISATION
€17.7m from Horizon Europe and €2.2m from UKRI
PROJECT DURATION
1st January 2024 to 31st December 2029
PROJECT COORDINATOR
University of Oulu, Finland
NEWS AND UPDATES
“AGEING WELL”- THE CONNECTION TO MENTAL HEALTH
We don’t stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing (George Bernard Shaw) Written by our STAGE partners Odelia Ben Harush, R.N Ph.D, University of Haifa, with the contributions of Paola Buedo, MD PhD, Technical University of MunichMental...
STAGE holds its first in-person General Assembly in Amsterdam
The STAGE Project held its first General Assembly from 10th - 12th September 2024, in Amsterdam, hosted by Amsterdam University Medical Center. The meeting was an opportunity for project partners to come together and work collaboratively to plan how the project will...
WELLBEING – IMPORTANT AT EVERY LIFE STAGE
World Wellbeing Week, celebrated annually in the last week of June, is a global initiative aimed at promoting holistic health, happiness, and wellness. This week marks the fifth World Wellbeing Week, presenting an opportunity for us to talk more about this important...
PRESS RELEASE – KICK OFF MEETING
Finding ways to help people stay healthy through ageing.A new European research and innovation project studying healthy ageing launched this month. This collaborative project has been awarded funding from Horizon Europe, the EU’s key funding programme for research and...
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