Univ.-Prof. Dr. Franz Kolland on the topic "Lower Austria is ageing - More and more people are living to be over 100" in the NÖN (01/2024)
Dr Vera Gallistl was a guest on ZiB3 on 26.04.23 on the topic of "Images of age in politics".
In the context of the ORFIII programme "Themenmontag" on 27.03.2023, Univ.-Prof. Dr. Franz Kolland was interviewed on the topic of "Fasting zund staying young". (03/2023)
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Franz Kolland was a guest in the ORFIII programme series "Meryns Sprechzimmer" on 15/03/2023 on the topic of "Health or life expectancy - what counts?" (03/2023)
The Competence Centre Gerontology was also represented at the Open University on 11 March 2023 and informed interested visitors about social demographic developments and active ageing in Lower Austria.
A contribution on Alter(n)sbilder from the Ö1 Mittagsjournal with Dr Vera Gallistl reports on the positive side of ageing. (11/2022)
In the context of the ORF programme "Thema" on 07/11/2022, Dr. Vera Gallistl was interviewed about the contribution "Nein zum Heim - Zukunftsthema Wohnen im Alter". (11/2022)
We congratulate our research assistant Katrin Lehner on her successful Master's degree at the Institute of Sociology at the University of Vienna! Ms. Lehner BA, MA graduated with flying colours with a thesis entitled "You already learn to deal with it" - widowhood between emancipation and limitation. The thesis can be viewed on request. (10/2022)
The project "Active into old age" of the Competence Centre was presented on 26 September 2022 at a press conference in St. Pölten with Provincial Councillor Christiane Teschl-Hofmeister and Professor Franz Kolland. Information was provided on the demographic development of Lower Austria, services for very old Lower Austrians and best practice examples from the province, which promote the activity and self-care of very old people.
Publication on the topic "Influence of social relationships on corona concerns in nursing homes" in the Journal of Gerontology and Geriatrics by Rebekka Rohner, BA BA MA, Dr.in Vera Gallistl BA MA, Vera Hartmann, BSc BA MA , Theresa Heidinger BSc MSc, Gerhard Paulinger and Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Franz Kolland published (10/22).
Between 8 and 9 September 2022, Dr Vera Gallistl attended the Fourth International Workshop on Socio-gerontechnology in Bristol, where she presented a paper on "What is an Algorithm? Expanding gerontology's imagination on Aging and Algorithms", which met with great interest. A new Special Interest Group Ageing Bodies, AI and Technology was also founded out of the workshop, which aims at international networking and cooperation on the topics of age(s) and artificial intelligence (09/2022).
The team of the Competence Centre Gerontology and Health Research is pleased to announce that in the course of the annual conference of the German Society for Gerontology and Geriatrics in Frankfurt am Main (12-15 September 2022), a new working group of Section III Social and Behavioural Gerontology on the topic of Material Gerontology was founded, with Drin Vera Gallistl involved in its conception and submission. The first event of the working group, a panel on "Risk Things - Materialisations of Age(s) in the Risk Society", also took place at the conference (09/2022).
Publication on "Precarious ageing in the pandemic" in the journal "Aging & Society" by Dr.in Vera Gallistl BA, MA , Dr Lukas Richter, BSc MSc, Theresa Heidinger, BSc MSc, Teresa Schütz, Rebekka Rohner, BA, BA, MA, Lisa Hengl, BA, BSc and Univ.- Prof. Mag. Dr Franz Kolland (07/2022)
Presentation of the AlgoCare project by Dr.in Vera Gallistl at the European Sociological Association (ESA RN01) Midterm Conference in Vienna (15.07.2022)
On 24 and 25 June 2022, the international section conference on "Cultural Gerontology - Perspectives on Age(n)" took place on the premises of the Karl Landsteiner Private University Krems in cooperation with the section Age(n) and Society of the German Society for Sociology (DGS) and the Austrian Society for Geriatrics and Gerontology (ÖGG) (06/2022).
The team of the Competence Centre Gerontology and Health Science is pleased to announce that the dissertation of Dr.in Vera Gallistl, BA, MA entitled 'Orchestrating aging - doing age in the field of cultural production' has been awarded the sowi:doc Award 2021. We congratulate her! (06/2022)
Publication on "Vaccination readiness of older persons in the Covid-19 pandemic" in the journal "Frontiers in Public Health" by Dr. Lukas Richter, BSc. MSc., Stephan Schreml and Theresa Heidinger, BSc. MSc. (06/2022)
The Competence Centre Gerontology and Health Research is looking for reinforcement! From July 2022, we are looking for a research assistant to participate in the funded research project "ALGOCARE - Algorithmic Governance of Care", which deals with algorithm-based care. The position is limited to 15 hours per week for 24 months. Applications will be accepted until 5.6. 2022 (05/2022).
We are pleased about the success of the article "Doing Digital Exclusion- Technology Practices of Older Internet Non-Users. by Dr. Vera Gallistl, BA, MA, Ms. Rohner BA, BA, MA. and Univ.-Prof. Dr. Franz Kolland, which is listed among the most read articles of the last 90 days in the Journal of Aging Studies (05/2022).
Publication on the topic "Psychological burden of older persons with Covid-19 experience in their circle of acquaintances. The effect of the severity of the disease and the closeness of the relationship to the diseased person" in the journal "Frontiers in Psychology" by Theresa Heidinger BSc. MSc. and Dr. Lukas Richter, BSc. MSc. (05/2022).
We congratulate our research assistant Karoline Bohrn on her successful Master's degree at the Institute of Sociology at the University of Vienna! Ms Bohrn BA, MA, MA graduated with flying colours with a thesis entitled "One pointed the finger at the old" How the 65+ risk group experiences age(s) in the pandemic. The thesis can be viewed on request (05/2022)
At this year's annual conference of the Austrian Society for Geriatrics and Gerontology, the team of the Centre for Gerontology and Health Research was strongly represented: Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Franz Kolland and Rebekka Rohner BA, BA, MA presented research results on the topic of "Living in a nursing home during COVID-19", while Theresa Heidinger BSc. MSc. gave a presentation on the development of loneliness in Lower Austria during the pandemic and presented a poster on the psychological effects of Covid-19 infections in the social network (04/2022)
Publication on "Valorisation Practices of Internet Use in Old Age" in the International Journal of Aging and Later Life by Dr.in Vera Gallistl in collaboration with Dr.in Anna Wanka (Goethe University Frankfurt) (04/2022)
Publication of the book "Neue Kulturstile älterer Menschen. On Ageing between Aesthetics and Everyday Life" by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Franz Kolland and Dr.in Vera Gallistl (01/2022)
The Call for Papers for the Young Researchers Workshop 'Cultural Gerontology - Theoretical and Methodological Issues' is open until 16.05.2022 (01/2022).
On Wednesday, 19.01.2022, LH Johanna Mikl-Leitner announced projects of the province of Lower Austria at a press conference in Waidhofen an der Ybbs. These projects also concern the field of care, for which the Competence Centre for Gerontology and Health Research has conducted a study (01/2022).
The team of the Competence Centre for Gerontology and Health Research wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
The Section on Age(s) and Society of the German Sociological Association (DGS) in cooperation with the Austrian Geriatric and Gerontological Society (ÖGG) and the Competence Centre Gerontology and Health Research of the Karl Landsteiner Private University for Health Sciences is organising a section conference on 'Cultural Gerontology - Perspectives on Age(s)' on 24 and 25 June 2022, which will be held at the Karl Landsteiner University in Krems (12/2021).
Der Call for Papers Sektionstagung ‚Kulturgerontologie- Perspektiven auf das Altern(n) ist bis zum 31.01.2022 offen (12/2021)
Publication on the topic "Development of loneliness in old age during the pandemic" in the Austrian Journal of Sociology by Dr Lukas Richter BSc MSc and Theresa Heidinger, BSc MSc (12/2021)
Publication of the book "Kulturgerontologie. Constellations, Relations, Distinctions" by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Franz Kolland, Dr. Vera Gallistl BA MA and Viktoria Parisot BA MA (12/2021)
ORF programme "Treffpunkt Medizin" with Michael Dalpiaz in an interview with Univ.-Prof. Dr. Franz Kolland on the topic "What does old mean? 3 steps of ageing" (07.10.2021)
Book presentation 'Live your whole life. Holt Euch das Alter wieder zurück!' by W. Schippinger, R.Likar & G. Pinter (eds.), to which Univ.-Prof. Dr. Franz Kolland in collaboration with Theresa Heidinger BSc. MSc. contributed the chapter 'Ageing between anti-ageing aspiration and reality' (21.09.2021)
Publication on the topic of "Higher psychological stress with Covid-19 experience among acquaintances" in the journal "Frontiers in Psychology" by Dr. Lukas Richter, BSc. MSc. and Theresa Heidinger BSc. MSc. (09/2021)
Publication on "Digitalisation in times of the Covid-19 crisis" in the journal Frontiers in Public Health by Dr. Vera Gallistl, Dr. Alexander Seifert & Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Franz Kolland (05/2021)
Publication on "Active ageing in times of pandemic" in the Sozialwissenschaftliche Rundschau (SWS) by Dr. Vera Gallistl, Theresa Schütz BA, Theresa Heidinger, BSc MSc & Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Franz Kolland (04/2021)
Today we say goodbye to our office assistant Adelheid Knoll, who has always supported our team in an exemplary manner and with great care. Thank you for your work and congratulations for the time to come!
Meryns sprechzimmer" series on the topic of "Healthy in old age - a fine art?" on 24.03.2021 on ORF III: with guests Univ.-Prof. Dr. Franz Kolland and Dagmar Koller (03/2021)
In the programme "planetarium#93" of "Freistadt Free Radio", Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Franz Kolland talks about "Corona and the Ancients" (01/2021)
Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Franz Kolland as guest in ORF programme "Jahresrückblick 2020" (21.12.2020, 21:05, ORF2-N)
We congratulate our research assistant Dr.in Vera Gallistl, BA MA on her successful doctorate at the Institute of Sociology at the University of Vienna. Parts of her dissertation will soon be published as a book entitled "Neue Kulturstile älterer Menschen. On Ageing between Aesthetics and Everyday Life" (12/2020).
Publication on "Successful Ageing during Covid-19" in the journal "Working with Older People" by Dr Lukas Richter, BSc. MSc. and Theresa Heidinger MSc. (12/2020)
Report on "Older people as a risk group" by Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Franz Kolland in the article "Heavy test for the soul" from the Vienna Health Promotion magazine "Healthy City" (Winter 2020 issue, p. 20-21)
"Self-determined living in a nursing home in times of Corona" - Prof. Dr. Franz Kolland presents his study with Dr. Markus Schwarz, COO (CEO SeneCura Group) and Ingrid Korosec (President Austrian Senior Citizens' Council) (11.12.2020)
Interview with Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Kolland in the article "Jahrhundertmenschen" of the magazine Gesund&Leben in NÖ (12/2020)
Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Kolland in the ORF programme "Am Schauplatz" on the topic "Die Risikogruppe - Wie die Corona-Krise das Leben älterer Menschen radikal verändert hat" (26.11.2020)
ORF programme "Im Zentrum" with Claudia Reiterer in a talk with Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Kolland and other prominent guests on "Young and old - Is Corona fuelling the generation conflict?" (22.11.2020)
Publication "COVID-19: Older people became measurably lonelier" in journal "Frontiers in Psychology" by Theresa Heidinger, MSc and Dr Lukas Richter, BSc MSc (09/2020)
Article by Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Franz Kolland in the magazine "Familienzeit" (p. 10-14), dealing with strategies of the older generation to cope with Covid-19. (09/2020)
Interview with Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Franz Kolland on the topic "Assume that you will grow old!" in the journal of the Catholic Family Association "ehe+familien" (08/2020)
Mag. Ursula Kastler from the Salzburger Nachrichten interviewed Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Franz Kolland on the topic "What does personal freedom mean?" (27.08.2020)
Together with Provincial Councillor Christiane Teschl-Hofmeister and Provincial Councillor Martin Eichtinger, Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Franz Kolland presents a study on "Covid-19 and Social Distancing in old age" (20.7.2020)
Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Franz Kolland as a panelist in the radio series "Punkt eins" of Ö1 on the topic "Das schmerzhafte Gefühl der Verlorenheit. Being alone is luxury, loneliness makes you sick" (27.06.2020)
KL Gerontologist Prof. Dr. Franz Kolland in an interview with Eva Steinkellner-Klein in "NÖ heute": "Corona has made people older" (20.6.2020)
"Suddenly older than you think - what Corona does to the 65+ generation" in the ORF programme "Thema" (18.05.2020)
Prof. Dr. Franz Kolland as a guest on the Ö1 radio series "Punkt eins" on the topic of "Risk group age - when protection becomes social exclusion" (06.05.2020)
For ORF-News, Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Franz Kolland was interviewed by Simone Leonhartsberger on the topic of "Contact with grandparents as a tightrope walk" (04.05.2020)
On scienceORF.at "Older people between protection and exclusion" (30.04.2020)
Inequality research and the Covid-19 crisis (SN/17.04.2020)
Smartphone and Co as a proven remedy against the loneliness of the grandparent generation? (20.03.2020)
APA Interview with Prof. Dr. Franz Kolland on the topic of "Social Distancing Changes Society" (18.03.2020)
APA interview with Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Franz Kolland on the topic "Coronavirus - Ageing researcher: loss of contact should be cushioned" (16.03.2020)
Prof. Dr. Franz Kolland in the article "LANG GESUND LEBEN" by Sabine Stehrer in the health magazine "MEDIZIN populär" 03/2020 (02.03.2020)
The magazine "sichtweisen" interviewed Dr Lukas Richter, BSc MSc for the article "Old-age poverty - women are particularly affected" (29.02.2020)
In the article "When the beige pensioners die out", the Berlin newspaper "Der Tagesspiegel" reported on the research of Univ.-Prof. Dr. Franz Kolland (16.02.2020)
The Berlin newspaper "Der Tagesspiegel" reported in detail about the ageing research of our competence leader Univ.-Prof. Dr. Franz Kolland in the article "Alter, was geht?" (09.02.2020)
Need for care in Lower Austria and the effects of the property recourse case (06.02.2020)
Article by Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Franz Kolland in Stadtjournal Krems (1/20) on the start of the series of articles "Getting older in Krems" (Ursula Altmann/City of Krems 24.01.2020)
Article "Einstellungen zum Pflegeheim" by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Franz Kolland and Rebekka Rohner, BA MA in the journal "LEBENSWELT HEIM" 22 JG, issue 84 (12/2019)
Grand Decoration of Honour in Gold for Ao. Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Franz Kolland (30.04.2019)
Invitation to the lecture "Successful ageing in the community - but how?" by Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Franz Kolland at Forum Schrattenthal (21.03.2019)
Article "Innovative concepts" by Univ.-Prof. Dr. Franz Kolland in the journal "quer gedacht - Perspektivenwechsel in Stadt und Land" 02/19 (28.02.2019)
"Wohnmonitor Alter 2018": New book publication by Ao. Univ. Prof. Mag. Dr. Franz Kolland (22.01.2019)
