Contributing to European expert workshop on the future of ageing and care

CPC-CG and CRA member Professor Athina Vlachantoni took part in a European High-Level Expert Workshop on ‘Care in transition: Towards a sustainable, person-centred and tech-enabled ageing’, held online on 13 October.

The event was organised by Age-It and Population Europe and brought together leading researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to discuss how Europe can adapt care systems to meet the challenges of ageing societies. Discussions addressed the growing complexity of care needs among older adults, innovations in care delivery, and strategies for creating sustainable, inclusive systems supported by technology.

Professor Vlachantoni contributed insights from CPC-CG research on cohort differences in caring patterns in the UK, highlighting how generational shifts are shaping both the demand for and provision of care.

Reflecting on the workshop, she said: “Thank you to Population Europe for inviting me to be part of a panel of experts discussing sustainable, person-centred and tech-enabled ageing, and give a summary of our CPC-CG work on cohort differences in caring patterns. Such focused meetings offering opportunities for academics and policy stakeholders to exchange views on critical policy issues can go a long way with sharing state-of-the-art research findings across Europe and considering policy solutions. I found the meeting particularly useful given the current policy debate in the UK on funding social care.”

Professor Vlachantoni’s participation reflects CPC-CG’s continuing engagement with international policy debates and its commitment to supporting evidence-based approaches to social care and ageing.


Age-It: Ageing Well in an Ageing Society is an alliance of Italian universities, research centres, private firms, public institutions and civil society, covering, among others, demography, geriatrics and gerontology, neurology, cardiology, immunology, data science, education science, epidemiology, biology, genetic research, engineering, sociology, law, political science, and economics.

Population Europe is a network of more than 40 partner institutes and 250 leading population researchers across Europe, bringing together policymakers with experts from science, politics, business and civil society to discuss pressing issues related to demographic change, at the local, regional, European and international levels.

Posted 16/10/2025 10:39