1. Challenges and healthy ageing: the role of resilience across the life course 1 st Meeting of ResNet 19 th May, 2009 Bangor University

2. Background Background Mental capital, mental health and well-being Markers for the ageing process Interventions that promote healthy ageing and independence in later life Interactions between determinants of healthy ageing – to improve the understanding of the interplay between factors that influence healthy ageing, resilience and well-being.

3. Background “Collaborative development networks to build research capacity and capability by establishing multi-disciplinary partnerships that are focused on developing a research strategy within the research priority areas”

4. ResNet - Aims To unite and build upon previous work and existing evidence undertaken on resilience, and strengthen this with new perspectives and collaborations, thereby enhancing research capacity and development. To develop a research, knowledge transfer and dissemination strategy and subsequent research bids that reflect a multi-disciplinary life course perspective to healthy ageing. To generate new knowledge for research, policy and practice on the multi-layered complexities of the ageing process and resilience which cannot be understood from a single disciplinary perspective.

5. ResNet: Research Questions To what extent is resilience determined by community, individual and biological characteristics? How can resilience best be defined and measured in order to inform research, policy and practice? How can resilience be developed, maintained and enhanced to reduce health and social inequalities and achieve healthy ageing across the life-course? How do life course experiences influence health and resilience?

6. How will the research questions be answered? Consider working definition(s) and measurement(s) of resilience from a biopsychosocial perspective Identify resiliency factors earlier in the life course that affect resilience to challenges and inequalities in later life Investigate the role of government policies Explore the relationship between resilience and cognitive impairment Ensure the full integration of policy, practice, lay perspectives and research Build partnerships with other research networks and associates Review the potential of existing datasets to examine resilience Identify potential interventions Use the programme of work to facilitate the development of research proposals which address current gaps in knowledge Ensure knowledge transfer is embedded within our work processes, which include integrated as well as end of grant activities

7. ResNet: Work plan

8. Scientific Meeting 1 - Definitions and determinants of resilience Academic partners: 1.Previous and current research on resilience 2.Own research area and how it fits in within this network. Stakeholder/lay member partners: 1.How you would define resilience 2.What factors from your experiences (work or life) you feel may enhance resilience 3.What factors from your experiences (work or life) you feel may be detrimental to resilience 4.How you think resilience can support healthy ageing