Elena del Barrio

21 August 2020

Let's talk about alonenesses: What does the evidence point to?. Main reflections and findings of the Bakardadeak study

A few weeks ago, in this same blog, we reflected on a complex and nuanced phenomenon such as "loneliness", raising some questions that led us to...

19 May 2020

Where are you going, "Soledad"? A conceptual approach to a complex and nuanced phenomenon.

Loneliness is one of the great current issues, both from an academic and a social point of view. We are talking about a phenomenon that, in recent...

19 July 2018

Building environments where we can grow old. Summary of the BSG 2018 conference.

Last week two of the Matia Institute's researchers, Elena del Barrio and Sara Marsillas, travelled to the English city of Manchester to participate...

01 December 2014

Methodological guide on friendliness Euskadi Lagunkoia

On 27th and 28th November the Basque Government presented a "Guide for the implementation and use in municipalities", produced by Matia Instituto...

21 October 2013

Euskadi Lagunkoia - Building together an environment for all

What is Euskadi Lagunkoia? Euskadi Lagunkoia is an initiative launched by the Basque Government's Department of Employment and Social Policies and...

26 August 2013

Friendliness, active ageing and citizenship

The Age-Friendly Cities movement was launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) in 2005 at the 18th World Congress of Gerontology in Rio de...