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RESEARCH PROJECT: AN AGEING POPULATION
Innovative Academic Project will Shed Light on Problems Posed by Aging Population.

Home Renaissance Foundation is very proud to be the motivating force behind an academic endeavour that will look for ways to ensure the elderly are provided with good quality of life. On June 25, members of the research team organised a workshop in Campus Biomedico to present the study that was launched in November. Click here to read the full conference report.

Professionalism in homebuilding will help build sustainable societies
What is the link between home economics and a sustainable society? Click here to read PRESS RELEASE of the HRF Symposium (Barcelona 2009)

COMING SOON: New Photo Gallery - photos from HRF's latest events and initiatives
EXCELLENCE IN THE HOME: FROM HOUSE TO HOME - 2nd Conference Report: soon to be published

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Fond fathers nurture a family revival

By Roger Waite, The Times Online
"Mother's Day lie-ins could soon last a little longer" as research shows that more and more fathers are putting their hands to the plough and doing their share of the housework.
Fond fathers nurture a family revival

Diary of a child-free couple

The Times Online
Are there any young people who don't want to work in fashion?
More and more young people are aspiring to break into the world of fashion - such dreams being fueled by films like The Devil Wears Prada. Yet is important to remember that no matter how sophisticated work-experience has become where the fundamental skills are actually learnt is in the home.
Diary of a child-free couple

Kitchens big enough to cook in: is it too much to ask?

By Prue Leith OBE, Building Design - The Architect's website
From House to Home, a major conference for housebuilders, policymakers and sociologists is on November 20-21. Here, Prue Leith, cookery doyenne, discusses the bad effects poor design has on our lives.
Kitchens big enough to cook in – is it too much to ask?

From House to Home: Bringing work home

Charles Handy: "Changes in the world of work can help reshape the home and make it an ideal school of life."
In this interview for MercatorNet, Catherine McMahon of the Home Renaissance Foundation asked Charles Handy about his vision of the home as a place of work. Charles Handy will be a keynote speaker at the From House to Home International Conference, 20-21 November 2008.
From House to Home: Bringing work home

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