1. Capturing Daily Life in Retirement developments: Methodological Issues

2. WHEN to do evaluation and research? When does the researcher come on board? Where does the research start? Is crucial material accessible? Is the outcome already set by the policy through the commissioners? Can this be participatory research? Who is involved?

3. WHAT – design and methodology Understanding of evidence-base – levels of CONFIDENCE Is crucial material accessible? Issues of CONFIDENTIALITY What are the collective as well as individual ETHICAL issues? Importance of RESEARCH MANAGEMENT in participatory, multidisciplinary and devolved research

4. HOW do we develop the evidence-base? Understanding of evidence-base, how INNOVATIVE can this be? Does crucial material need to be COMPARATIVE between projects? What is our understanding of rigour? Are we developing our knowledge of TRIANGULATION

5. CRITIQUE? Can we ‘bite the hand that feeds us’? If so, how do we get these messages across Who are the communicators?

6. WAY FORWARD Turning the symposium into a text - is this the way forward?