ACTIVE AGEING RESEARCH GROUP ‘RESEARCH AND IMPACT IN ACTIVE AGEING’ A one day symposium hosted by the University of Cumbria in collaboration with the University of Rome Foro Italico Friday 24th June 2016 Lancaster, UK This symposium aims to summarise existing works, while opening discussion for the development of novel and impactful research in active ageing, providing a platform for delegates to network and to exchange and generate ideas. Established researchers will summarise current research topics, with an emphasis on applied physiology and biomechanics, while representatives from key patient and public organisations will share their expertise in making the science impactful. A poster presentation session will afford the opportunity to researchers to showcase their work. Finally, break off groups will discuss ideas to take forwards. The day’s programme, registration information, abstract submission guidelines and keynote speakers’ profiles can be found below.

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PROGRAMME - Research and Impact in Active Ageing

Time

Activity

09.00 – 09.30

Registration and coffee

09.30 – 09.55

Welcome

Presenter

Active Ageing Research Group

Research 10.00 – 10.35

The role of vision and eye movements in motor control

Assoc Prof Tim Donovan

10.35 – 11.10

How does the old muscle respond to training Prof Giuseppe de Vito and nutritional interventions?

11.10 – 11.45

Physical activity levels and physiological factors underlying mobility in older individuals

Prof Andrea Macaluso

12.00 – 13.00

Poster presentation session*

All presenting authors

13.00 – 13.50

Lunch and coffee Impact

14.00 – 14.35

Achieving impact and knowledge exchange with your research through the third sector

Dr Susan Davidson

14.35 – 15.10

What is the Research Design Service?

Dr Mary Turner

15.30 – 16.15

Break off groups

16.20 – 16.40

Break off group discussions summary, Poster Prize and Close

Active Ageing Research Group

*All posters presented by postgraduate students will be entered into a competition with a prize sponsored by Human Kinetics.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS - profiles The role of vision and eye movements in motor control All actions require vision to provide information about the environment and objects are nearly always fixated by the eyes before any action is initiated. We need to move our eyes as the region of acute vision, the fovea, is very small. The talk will briefly review how our limited repertoire of eye movements and mechanisms that allow us to keep the retinal image stable despite movements of the head and body in space. The use of eye tracking as a research methodology will be described, as well as the insights gained into the behaviour of the eye-head-body system when walking or negotiating potentially hazardous situations, and in particular how ageing affects eye movements. Dr Tim Donovan Associate Professor Medical Image Perception and Cognition, University of Cumbria Visiting Research Fellow in Psychology, Lancaster University Visiting Teaching Fellow, Lancaster University Medical School How does the old muscle respond to training and nutritional interventions? Appropriate exercise training programmes could bring at least a partial recovery of the normal 25-30% decline in most functional capacities taking place between the ages of 30 and 70 years. Resistance training is presently recommended as an important component of broad-spectrum fitness programmes. This is particularly relevant for the older individual, in whom loss of muscle mass and weakness are major deficits. In this respect, the role of nutrition is not clear in determining/promoting muscle adaptations, especially in terms of protein intake. The talk will present recent studies we conducted based on a combination of nutritional supplementation and training and their outcomes in changes in lean mass, muscle function and markers of muscle atrophy, including changes in transcript abundance for markers of fibre type and muscle atrophy. Professor Giuseppe De Vito holds a PhD in Human Exercise Physiology from University of Rome “La Sapienza”. He has held academic positions at the University of Strathclyde and University Institute of Movement Science, Rome. He is a member of both British and Italian Physiological Societies, Journal of Physical Activity and Ageing Associate Editor and Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology Editorial Board member. He is currently Head of School of Public Health, Physiotherapy and Sports Science and Dean of Performance Science at University College Dublin. Physical activity levels and physiological factors underlying mobility in older individuals It is known that levels of physical activity significantly decline with age and that the highest percentage of sedentary individuals is older than 65 years. In addition, major physiological factors underlying mobility (cardio-respiratory fitness, neuromuscular function, functional abilities) also decline with age. It has been recently shown that cardio-respiratory fitness is associated with volume of overall physical activity and selected habitual activities (e.g. lying, sitting, standing), while neuromuscular function and functional abilities are associated with intensity of overall physical activity and selected habitual activities (e.g. postural transition, walking and stair climbing). The relative role played by the overall physical activity volume and intensity and selected habitual activities should be taken into account in the design of preventative training interventions to preserve mobility in older individuals. Professor Andrea Macaluso holds a PhD in Exercise Physiology from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. He has held a Senior Lectureship in the Department of Applied Physiology at the University of Strathclyde. He is currently an Associate Professor in Human Physiology at the University of Rome “Foro Italico” and a visiting Professor at the University of Cumbria.

Achieving impact and knowledge exchange with your research through the third sector It can difficult for researchers to get their work known and, more importantly, understood and used. Likewise, it can be difficult for practitioners working with older adults to find out, understand, and know how to use relevant research. Application and impact of research, however, is essential, in order to achieve a happier, more fulfilling older age. The talk will discuss impact in terms of the Research Excellence Framework and in terms of Age UK aims, provide examples of Age UK’s collaborative work with researchers, and set a base for further and closer collaboration between researchers and Age UK, in order for both to benefit. Dr Susan Davidson is a Research Adviser at Age UK. She is responsible for many of Age UK's knowledge transfer products about research in ageing and helps maintain Age UK’s evidence base for knowledge on ageing. Susan is an Honorary Research Fellow at Lancaster University’s Centre for Ageing Research. What is the Research Design Service? The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Research Design Service North West (RDSNW) is one of 10 regional services across England providing design and methodological support to health researchers who are developing research funding applications. RDSNW supports research teams to develop and submit high quality applied health and social care grant applications to NIHR and other national peerreviewed funding programmes. This presentation will detail how researchers can access the service, which is confidential and free of charge, and the range of support and advice they can receive. The presenter, Dr Mary Turner is a Frontline Adviser with RDSNW. She previously had a long career as a nurse in the NHS before taking up her current post as a Research Fellow at Lancaster University. She has expertise in qualitative and mixed methods research, and her research is focused on palliative care.

Organising Committee:

Dr Susan Dewhurst University of Cumbria

Mr Theodoros M. Bampouras University of Cumbria

Prof. Andrea Macaluso University of Rome Foro Italico

Scientific Committee: Dr Susan Dewhurst Associate Professor Tim Donovan

Mr Theodoros M. Bampouras Dr Lawrence Hayes

Sponsors: The conference is supported by the Research Development Fund, University of Cumbria. The prize for best poster presentation is sponsored by Human Kinetics.

REGISTRATION – Details The cost of the conference is £20. To register, please click here. For University of Cumbria employees, please click here. ABSTRACT FORMATTING AND SUBMISSION - Guidelines We strongly encourage all delegates, particularly early career researchers, to be involved with the symposium by submitting their work. Accepted abstracts will be included in the day programme. Presentations will be in the form of poster with a two minute oral presentation followed by questions. Formatting    

Abstracts should submitted in Word and be a maximum 300 words Font should be Times New Roman, size 12 Abstracts must not include tables or figures, but can include references Please include (in this order):  Title of the abstract  Author(s) (with presenting author underlined)  Affiliation(s)  Correspondence e-mail  Abstract body

Submission Deadline for submission is 3rd June 2016. Submissions after this deadline may be considered. Please submit your abstract to [email protected], subject title ‘Abstract submission’

For more information on the Active Ageing Research Group, work, activities and current projects, visit www.cumbria.ac.uk/activeageing or follow us on Twitter @activeageinguoc

How to get to University of Cumbria, Lancaster campus By road From the north, leave the M6 at junction 34 and follow signs to the city centre. Travel south, keeping in the left lane of the one-way system. Just past the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (on the right), take the first exit at the large roundabout onto Bowerham Road. The entrance to the campus is 300 yards on the left, opposite Bowerham Primary School. From the south leave the M6 at junction 33 and follow the A6 into Lancaster. At the first roundabout, take the third exit onto Bowerham Road. The entrance to the campus is 300 yards on the left, opposite Bowerham Primary School. Park in any of the Pay and Display car parks and display the parking permit (e-mailed to you following symposium registration). By rail Lancaster is on the main west coast rail line from London to Glasgow. The campus is a 20minute walk, 10-minute cycle (please see below) or short taxi ride away. Walking / cycling from the station Leave the station passing the main ticket office and via the station slip road and left onto Meeting House Lane. Continue to the traffic lights at the bottom of the hill and turn right onto King St/A6. Continue straight ahead, against the flow of road traffic. At the canal bridge traffic lights, continue straight ahead, remaining on A6. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Bowerham Rd. The entrance to the campus is 300 yards on the left; bicycle racks are available. A campus map can be found below. The conference building is Building No 1 (Alexandra building).