The Coming of Age

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Family group photograph showing four generations of the same family. The great-grandfather stands on the right holding a walking frame, by his side is the grandfather whose arm rests on the great-grandfather's shoulder. Next to him is the grandson who cradles the great-granddaughter who is a baby in his arms. They are stood in front of a white wall on which two studio portraits are hung in silver frames, showing the great-grandfather and his wife many years before. They all look straight into th

Mahi Rani Popat, two months, Niral Vinod Popat, 36, Vinod Bhagwanji Popat, 66, Bhagwanji Vasanji Popat, 92. 2021. © Julian Germain for Wellcome Collection.

Explore stories that question assumptions about age, from adolescence through mid-life to older age.

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The give and take of caring

Kate Mosse argues that how we define ‘care’ matters, and explores the reciprocity of caring and being cared for.

This is a MOOD

Adults might sometimes dismiss teenagers’ ‘moodiness’, but adolescence is a time of complex shifts in brain and body, which are intricately bound up with fluctuating feelings.

Active pensioners, blooming gardens

To reach your 70s with over 300,000 Twitter followers or running a music festival is not the stereotypical image of retirement. But does this energetic engagement with life equal happiness?

Photo story

Generation portraits

Photographer Julian Germain’s major project focusing on portraits of multi-generational families came to a sudden halt during the various Covid-19 lockdowns. Here families celebrate coming together again in words and images.

Article

Crones

Menopause can be tough when nobody talks about it and all the stereotypes are negative, but it can also be transformative, marking the start of a new stage of life - cronehood.

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