BESiDEResearch

BESiDE is an RCUK funded interdisciplinary consortia aimed at realising the potential for the built environment and digital technologies to transform the lives of older people. It is a collaboration between academic and non-academic partners: School of Computing, The University of Dundee ; Centre for Cardiovascular and Lung Biology, The University of Dundee; Duncan of Jordanstone College, The Un

iversity of Dundee; Computing Sciences, Newcastle University; Balhousie Care Group ; Heathfield residential home; BUPA Care Services; Collective Architecture Limited

It has been funded by the Lifelong Health and Wellbeing cross-council ageing research program [EPSRC; ESRC; AHRC] grant number EP/K037293/1 for a period of 3 years. It was seed funded by the SiDE Research Hub funded by the Digital Economy RCUK Grant. It aims to produce research which will be placed in the public domain via research conferences and journals and other pathways to impact including - impact on Design and Architectural practice; promotion of wellbeing; informing policy; technology for promotion active; healthy environments. We are carrying out research based in care homes.