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Dr. Sharron Hinchliff

Psychologist, lecturer, researcher

The art of romance & everlasting love

The art of romance & everlasting love

Love that lasts. The Elderlies is a visual story of older couples who have been together for many decades. London-based […]

1 month ago 0 6
The Art of Aging

The Art of Aging

At a time when the coronavirus pandemic is revealing a deeply held prejudice towards older adults, it is a delight […]

June 6, 2020 0 9
Age, Sex and You: the website for older adults

Age, Sex and You: the website for older adults

Age, Sex and You is a new website designed to provide general information, all in one place, about the sexual […]

February 22, 2019 2 7
Under the duvet💋This audio-play will challenge your taboos

Under the duvet💋This audio-play will challenge your taboos

Sex is a sensitive topic. It’s deeply personal and, when it comes to older age, it’s taboo. We’re trying to […]

December 31, 2020 0 4
Come again? Older adults benefit from talking about sex with friends

Come again? Older adults benefit from talking about sex with friends

Sex. It’s not a topic of conversation for older adults, or is it? We’ve all heard of the stereotype that […]

October 7, 2020 0 3
Love is in the air 💗

Love is in the air 💗

Here’s a blog that I wrote for the wonderful Age Better in Sheffield to celebrate Valentine’s Day 2020.  The original […]

March 24, 2020 0
Are they still doing it?

Are they still doing it?

The question should be, are you ever too old for sex? A Guest blog by Paul Simpson, Senior Lecturer, Health […]

November 10, 2019 0 1
Sex, investigated: We are only just starting to realise how important sex is to older people

Sex, investigated: We are only just starting to realise how important sex is to older people

Horny young people will likely grow up to be horny old people, yet sex in senior years remains taboo By Dr […]

November 2, 2019 0 7
Sexual rights and the journey to age equality

Sexual rights and the journey to age equality

Yesterday (1st October) was the International Day of Older Persons (IDOP). The IDOP has been celebrated every year since 1990 […]

October 2, 2019 0 2
Ooh la la: watch us set up the Age of Love art exhibition

Ooh la la: watch us set up the Age of Love art exhibition

The Age of Love exhibition is a collaboration between myself and Pete McKee, an artist from Sheffield known for his […]

June 16, 2019 0
Meet the woman campaigning for anti-ageist sexual health

Meet the woman campaigning for anti-ageist sexual health

Author: Maggie Scaife for Bricks Magazine Sexual health amongst the older generation isn’t considered a priority for healthcare services and […]

April 21, 2019 0 5
Let’s talk about sex (and seniors) with Joan Price

Let’s talk about sex (and seniors) with Joan Price

Joan Price has been described as a ‘sexpert for seniors’, and there is good reason for this. Joan is an […]

November 14, 2018 0 4
Healthy sexual ageing?

Healthy sexual ageing?

What do we know about the sex lives of older adults across Europe? And how does this fit with ideas […]

October 30, 2018 0 1
Age of Love: a risqué art exhibition with Pete McKee

Age of Love: a risqué art exhibition with Pete McKee

I’m delighted to share the news that I have been working with the brilliant Pete McKee on a project for […]

September 4, 2018 2
Passion for change: Promoting the sexual rights of older people

Passion for change: Promoting the sexual rights of older people

I was recently interviewed for The Psychologist (magazine of the British Psychological Society) about my work on the sexual rights of […]

August 22, 2018 0 2
Older Women Rock!

Older Women Rock!

  Wow. I have just found this amazing project Older Women Rock! by Leah Thorn. The project is about exploring and […]

April 8, 2018 0 10
Safer-sex in the over-60s

Safer-sex in the over-60s

As part of our project Sex, Age & Me which we recently carried out in Australia we talked to 53 […]

January 29, 2018 0 1
Older people do not have sexual rights

Older people do not have sexual rights

Oh yes they do! And there is an urgent need to protect these sexual rights, as evidence continues to grow […]

December 3, 2017 0
A triple whammy of stigma: Sexuality & older people

A triple whammy of stigma: Sexuality & older people

A wonderful write-up of our Ageing and Sexualities symposium, that featured in the The Psychologist: the magazine of The British […]

August 31, 2017 0
Grandma Williams talks sex and love

Grandma Williams talks sex and love

There has been a lot of interest in the sex lives of older people recently. Indeed, hardly a day goes […]

June 4, 2017 1 1

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