Themes

Our work is organised around six key themes exploring the many ways digital technologies interact with society – from implementation and user experience to ethics, health and design. Drawing on multidisciplinary expertise, we aim to share clear, evidence-based insights that are accessible to all.

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Healthy Ageing

Healthy ageing explores how people can maintain wellbeing and quality of life as they grow older in an increasingly digital world. This theme looks at the diverse factors that shape ageing experiences – from health and individual needs to social, cultural and environmental contexts.

It highlights how digital technologies can support older adults in their daily lives, while recognising that they are only one part of a broader set of solutions. By taking a holistic and human-centered approach, this theme emphasizes the importance of inclusive, flexible and context-aware strategies to support ageing well.

Growing Old in an Adopted Land

Ágnes Szabó explores how ageing is experienced by migrant communities, showing how social and cultural contexts shape wellbeing. Her work highlights that while digital technologies can help older migrants stay connected, their impact varies, calling for more inclusive and context-aware approaches.

Technology and Wellbeing in Later Life

Thomas Boll explores how older adults cope with health-related limitations, showing that technology can help but is only one part of a wider set of strategies. From self-help and professional support to animals and spiritual practices, his work highlights the need for individualized, context-aware approaches to assistive care and healthy ageing.

Implementation

Implementation focuses on how digital technologies are introduced and integrated into everyday life. This theme explores the practical conditions needed to ensure that these technologies are accessible, usable and meaningful for all, especially in diverse and ageing populations.

It highlights the importance of digital inclusion, access, skills and trust, showing that successful implementation goes beyond technology itself. By taking a user-centered and inclusive approach, this theme emphasizes the need to ensure that no one is left behind in an increasingly digital society.

Digital Inclusion and Empowerment

Mara Kroth highlights the importance of digital inclusion, showing how access, skills and trust in technology are key to ensuring that no one (especially older adults) is left behind in an increasingly digital world.

Socio-Cultural Determinants

Socio-cultural determinants explore how social and cultural factors shape the way people experience ageing and engage with digital technologies. This theme looks at how beliefs, values, norms and stereotypes influence behaviours, wellbeing and access to opportunities across the life course.

It highlights the impact of perceptions of ageing, showing how they can affect confidence, health and technology use. By promoting more nuanced and inclusive perspectives, this theme aims to support positive ageing experiences and more equitable participation in a digital society.

Beyond Stereotypes: Understanding Ageing

Anna Kornadt explores how negative views on ageing can affect health and confidence, and how more positive, realistic perspectives can support wellbeing in later life.

Connecting Older People and Digital Technologie