The Research Team

Dr Manik Gopinath
Trained as an architect and town planner, Manik Gopinath’s research centres on intersections of ageing, place and wellbeing. She is a Lecturer in Ageing in the School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care, Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies at The Open University.
Trained as an architect and town planner, Manik Gopinath’s research centres on intersections of ageing, place and wellbeing. She is a Lecturer in Ageing in the School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care, Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies at The Open University.

Dr Caroline Holland
Following a career in housing, Caroline Holland’s work focusses on ageing, environments, technologies, and learning in later life. She is a Senior Research Fellow and member of the Centre for Ageing and Biographical Studies in the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language studies at The Open University.
Following a career in housing, Caroline Holland’s work focusses on ageing, environments, technologies, and learning in later life. She is a Senior Research Fellow and member of the Centre for Ageing and Biographical Studies in the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language studies at The Open University.

Professor Sheila Peace
A social geographer by first discipline, Sheila Peace has a long history in environmental gerontology across settings and places. She is Emeritus Professor in the School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care, Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies at The Open University.
A social geographer by first discipline, Sheila Peace has a long history in environmental gerontology across settings and places. She is Emeritus Professor in the School of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care, Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies at The Open University.