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New Pathfinder Awardees

New Pathfinder Awardees

Meet our newest Pathfinder Innovation Programme Awardees, who will be investing in good design to bring new products and services towards market.

WATCH: Design.Wisdom

WATCH: Design.Wisdom

Watch our webinar on wisdom with Dr. Dilip Jeste, an expert on wisdom, Colum Lowe, Director of DAI, and Carly Dickson, DAI Knowledge Exchange Fellow.

Healthy Ageing 2023

Healthy Ageing 2023

The UKRI Healthy Ageing Challenge returns with its conference this 13-14 November, showcasing innovation and impact being delivered across the UK.

Autumn Garden Assembly

Autumn Garden Assembly

Pop into the Dame Sylvia Crowe Garden at the Design Museum on 22 October for some autumnal bliss and horticultural shared knowledge.

Design.Wisdom Webinar

Design.Wisdom Webinar

A free webinar on 17 Aug 4pm, exploring the intersection of wisdom, age, and design with Dr Dilip Jeste and Colum Lowe. 

#RCA2023

#RCA2023

Our Institute Manager, Melanie Smith, explores some of the design and age related projects being presented in this year's RCA Graduate Exhibition.

WATCH: Money Well Spent

WATCH: Money Well Spent

Watch our webinar exploring the barriers which stop us from spending the way we want to as we get older, and launching a joint report.

Summer Garden Assembly

Summer Garden Assembly

Visit the Design Museum on Sunday 6 August for an afternoon of green bliss in the garden: enjoy short talks, tours and creative activities for all ages.

New Report: Money well spent?

New Report:  Money well spent?

Explore the findings from our latest collaborative research project with the International Longevity Centre - UK in a new report: Money well spent?

#SummerScience

#SummerScience

Join us at the Royal Society's Summer Science Exhibition, to explore the power of age-inclusive design to help everyone age happier and healthier.

Transport Pathfinder Awardees

Transport Pathfinder Awardees

Meet our Transport Pathfinder Awardees and their projects, which respond to a growing need for transport options for an ageing population.

Masterclass: 27 & 28 November

Masterclass: 27 & 28 November

Discover a new way to think about ageing and how to design services and products for older adults in a Masterclass in Design for an Ageing Population.

Garden Assembly

Garden Assembly

Drop into the Design Museum on 11 June to explore the new intergenerational garden and discover ways to bring green spaces big and small to life!

WEBINAR: Money well spent?

WEBINAR: Money well spent?

Join a panel of experts for a webinar exploring the findings of a newly published report on barriers and opportunities for spending in later life.

WATCH: Happy, Healthy & Wise

WATCH: Happy, Healthy & Wise

Watch our talk exploring how designers can create products, services and environments that are not only needed, but desired by older people.

WATCH: Mobility Briefing

WATCH: Mobility Briefing

Watch the briefing event for Design Age Institute’s new Mobility Pathfinder Innovation Programme, with £50-£70k available.

Mobility Pathfinder Briefing

Mobility Pathfinder Briefing

Do you have an idea to reimagine transport for an ageing population? Join our event introducing our new Programme with up to £120k funding available.

Exhibit: Our Future Selves

Exhibit: Our Future Selves

Explore how design is transforming the way society can support everyone to age with greater agency and joy in a new display featuring ten projects being supported by the Institute.

WATCH: The Wisdom Hour

WATCH: The Wisdom Hour

Luke Pearson, co-founder of Pearson Lloyd and Intelligent Mobility design student Richard Newman, discuss designing for transport & mobility for every age.