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A finance expert at Murdoch University has hypothesised that a worldwide ageing population could result in a natural reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions without the need for policy interventions.

Researchers in 10 countries have begun a major new project studying the link between socioeconomic status and healthy ageing.

The Lifepath project, involving 15 institutions in Europe, the US and Australia, has been supported by a six million euro grant from the EU's Horizon 2020 programme. Read more here.

On June 15 2015 World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, Age Demands Action campaigners in 40 countries will be calling for an end to elder abuse. Age Demands Action activists will be encouraging their governments to attend the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing this July and support a UN convention to protect older people's rights. Read more here.

Older people are not being protected by the legal system against abuse, neglect and other crimes, their commissioner for Wales has said.

Sarah Rochira said it should be easier to prosecute people such as health and social care providers.

Only 1% of crimes against older people led to convictions compared to 19% for all crime, the commissioner said. Read more here.

Demands from family members for money are among the issues that arose in new research on elder financial abuse in a survey from Age Action and Ulster Bank. In addition, almost 50pc of bank officials have dealt with elder financial abuse.

The National Institute for the Study of Ageing and Later Life (NISAL), Department of Social and Welfare Studies (ISV) at Linköping University, Sweden, is seeking to recruit to the following position:

PhD student in Ageing and Later Life

The Health Service Executive (ROI) has announced a new fund for research on ageing. This Research Awards Fund will seek to support high quality research projects in relation to positive and healthy ageing.

Submissions are invited for research under the following research themes:

• Participation
• Health and Wellbeing
• Security

Funding available