FARSEEING is a collaborative European Commission funded research project with 10 partners distributed in 5 EU countries. It aims to provide a thematic network focusing on the issue of promoting healthy, independent living for older adults. FARSEEING aims to promote better prediction, identification and prevention of falls with a focus on ICT devices and the unique […]
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FARSEEING selected as one of top 3 most influential/high-impact projects
FARSEEING has been recently selected by the European Commission as one of the top 3 most influential and high-impact projects of the last 11 ...
(MRC CASE DTP) Exploring the feasibility of using smartphone based augmented/ virtual reality to support primary falls awareness and prevention
Come and study for a PhD at the University of Manchester developing new technology for falls prevention alongside several of the FARSEEING partners. For further information please follow the link: https://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=98720
FARSEEING selected as one of top 3 most influential/high-impact projects
FARSEEING has been recently selected by the European Commission as one of the top 3 most influential and high-impact projects of the last 11 years in the field of ICT for Active and Healthy Ageing, and the most successful consortium leading to ground breaking results to improve the understanding and management of falls! Excellent performance […]
Natural turn measures predict recurrent falls in community-dwelling older adults: a longitudinal cohort study
Farseeing are still publishing work, please see our latest paper about predicting falls and turning. Although turning has been reported as one of the leading activities performed during a fall, and falls during turning result in 8-times more hip fractures than falls during linear gait, the quantity and quality of turns resulting in falls remain […]
Would you like to study for a PhD using FARSEEING technologies?
If you would like to join our team at the University of Manchester and continue to work with key FARSEEING partners then please apply for this funded PhD! Evaluating new technologies for promotion of healthy active ageing: using smartphone apps and sensors to promote activity- acceptability and adherence measurement? This project is now advertised and […]
