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= = = = =  Welcome to the Senior Learners Forum... The web home of the Lancaster University Continuing Learning Group (CLG) =

All visitors are invited to enjoy the site, view the content and listen to the lectures. This is an open resource for those who like to learn.
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**Using this website you can:**

 * =====**Learn a little more about who we are**=====
 * =====**Find out about forthcoming lectures**=====
 * =====**Listen to a range of fascinating previous lectures**=====
 * =====**Learn about our Research & Discussion Forum**=====
 * =====**Contact us to take part in your research project**=====
 * =====**Consider attending selected undergraduate lectures at Lancaster University**=====
 * =====**Find out about arts and social events in and around Lancaster**=====
 * =====**Find out about interesting news and useful web links**=====
 * =====**Ponder on some wise words**=====
 * =====**Use our campus map to find your way around the University**=====

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===At the end of a week when we heard that people who don’t drink alcohol are far more likely to take time off work for sick leave than people who drink in moderation, and the well-known food company Heinz plan to remarket Salad Cream as ‘Sandwich Cream’, we look back over the last week with the CLG and look forward to the coming week.===

===Born in Middlesborough in 1926, Herbert McCabe joined the Dominican order where he studied theology and became a friar and a priest. In Franco’s lecture we heard of McCabe’s enthusiastic admiration of medieval theologian, Thomas Aquinas and his aim to relate his thought to the philosophy of language espoused by 20th century philosopher and logician, Ludwig Wittgenstein.===

===Franco split the lecture into two parts, McCabe’s ideas about God followed by McCabe’s ideas about human beings. In respect of McCabe’s ideas about God, Franco showed how McCabe’s ideas on the ‘Argument from Design’ criticise both what atheists and theists say, his standpoint being both to defend the Christian religion whilst simultaneously supporting the findings of science. Franco drew on the ideas of Richard Dawkins concerning this area of theology and then moved on to the critique put forward by McCabe.===

===In the section on McCabe’s ideas about human beings, we looked at his admiration for the work of Aristotle, Aquinas and then moved to his fondness for the work of Wittgenstein and De Saussure. The relations of the soul and the body came under discussion, as did sentience, meaning and linguistics.===

===This was a very thought provoking lecture, straddling the realms of theology, philosophy and linguistics, which stimulated the minds of attendees. This was evident in the vibrant and dynamic discussion which took place with Franco during the Research & Discussion Forum. Many thanks to Franco for taking time out from his PhD to talk with us. We wish him great success in his studies.===

===This coming Wednesday (13th June 2018) Dr Michelle Swainson, Lecturer in Physiology with the Faculty of Health and Medicine at Lancaster University, will present her Lunchtime Lecture, 'Should Fitness be a Clinical Vital Sign?'===

===This talk will provide an evidence-based insight into the associations between cardiorespiratory fitness and several health and medical conditions, as well as highlighting the links between fitness and mortality. Fitness is not routinely assessed in clinical practice but this presentation aims to make the case that it should be considered as a clinical vital sign.===

===Being able to understand what we read is very important, particularly when the information is about our health. This research examines why health-related information might be understood differently by people.===

Interview with George...
This is an audio interview conducted a few years ago with our friend George Henson on the subject of 'Learning Methods' in which George told us a little about his life. The interviewer is David Pedder.

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=An Outline of the CLG...=

The **Continuing Learning Group** is an educational group based at Lancaster University aimed primarily at those middle aged and beyond, but open to everyone.

We are an **independent group** based in the **Centre for Ageing Research** (C4AR) in the University's **School of Health and Medicine**.

In this Wikispace we aim to provide **information and resources** for those either enrolled on the education programme, those who just want casual involvement or even those just browsing the web. **All are welcome**.

This is a place to find **up-to-date news** and **information** relevant to older learners, listen to **lecture recordings**, enjoy **presentations** etc.

This site exists for your benefit. We hope you enjoy it!



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At the end of a week in which we learned that Hillary Clinton is to quit politics to open the world’s largest donkey sanctuary, and a parliamentary inquiry has been opened into the growing phenomenon of so-called "fake news", we look back over the last week with the CLG and look forward to the coming week.

Last week…

Last Wednesday, Professor Gill Baynes presented the first of her two lectures on Forensic Radiology. Gill expertly took us through the elements of radiology which are used to determine gender, such as pelvic width and skull details. We then moved on to age determination based on bone development and also looked at ethnicity indicators. There were some challenging photos in the presentation illustrating the types of case that Forensic Radiologists deal with. For the benefit of the sensitive amongst us, Gill was kind enough to warn us beforehand. This was a fascinating start to the two lecture series, and we look forward to Gill’s next lecture, which will take place on Wednesday 15th February 2017.

We followed on from Gill’s lecture with a vibrant and far reaching discussion in the RDF….

I will post the audio recording of the lecture on our website in due course: http://senior-learners-forum.wikispaces.com/%28E%29+Recordings+of+Lectures

This week…

This coming Wednesday (8th February 2017) Debbie Parkinson (Innovation Agency) & Andrew Michaelson (Care Innovation) visit to present their session, 'Get Active: Improving Physical Fitness and Quality of Life through Group Activity'.

A little information about ‘Care Innovation’...

"Care Innovation is an assistive technology solution founded by specialists in practical technology-enabled care solutions that engage, support and benefit people with the widest possible range of needs. Care Innovation’s flagship programme is Get Active, an innovative digital physical activity service that supports groups or individuals. Get Active can transform health and wellbeing across a wide range of ages and needs through directed physical fitness promotion aimed at extending healthy lifespan and addressing issues such as social isolation and digital exclusion."

A little information on ‘The Innovation Agency’...

"We are the Academic Health Science Network for the North West Coast, covering Cheshire, Merseyside, Lancashire and South Cumbria, with around 4.1 million residents. Our footprint includes 22 NHS providers, 20 CCGs, nine universities and a large number of life science industry partners.

Our core purpose is to spread innovation, improve health, and generate economic growth. We are catalysts for the spread of innovation at pace and scale - improving health, generating economic growth and helping facilitate change across whole health and social care economies. We connect regional networks of NHS and academic organisations, local authorities, the third sector and industry - responding to the diverse needs of our patients and populations through partnership and collaboration. We create the right environment for relevant industries to work with the health and social care system.​"

Following the lecture session there will be the Research & Discussion Forum where attendees will get chance to discuss many of the ideas raised.

We hope you can join us.

Regards,

Dave

(on behalf of the CLG Steering Group)