Dr Deb Morgan @lonelydeb.bsky.social Researcher: loneliness and social isolation. Research interests older adults, social exclusion, ageing with a disability and social networks. Ted X Swansea speaker.
https://lonelydeborah.wordpress.com/
linkedin.com/in/deborah-morgan-05799692
Diana Teggi @dianateggi.bsky.social Medical Sociologist at the University of Bath
#Ageing #Technology
#PalliativeCare
She/they 🏳️🌈
Prof Cassandra (Cassie) Phoenix @cassie-phoenix.bsky.social Moving Bodies / Ageing / Menopause / Bluespace / Weather / Wellbeing / Qualitative / Medical Humanities. Leads Moving Bodies Lab. Prof at Durham University, UK
Alzheimer's Society @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social We want a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. That’s why we give help to everyone living with dementia today, and hope for the future. Find us at https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/
BSG Care Homes SIG @bsgcarehomes.bsky.social We are the British Society of Gerontology Special Interest Group for care home research. To join us, please contact: BSGcarehomesSIG@britishgerontology.org
More info online: https://t.co/vCrMrL008Q
Dr Lisa Davison (they/them) @lisadavisonphd.bsky.social Quantitative Research Fellow, University of Stirling
BSG Social Media Lead
Emerging Researchers Outgoing Chair
BSG Scotland Interim Chair
BSG LGBTQ+ SIG
Views, thoughts & endorsements are my own 🌻🦻🏳️🌈
Prof Charles Musselwhite @charliemuss.bsky.social Professor & Head of Psychology at Aberystwyth Uni. Fellow of Academy of Social Sciences. Research interests in how we connect with communities around us as we age inc transport, tech & built env. Loves prog rock, football (Swansea & Gosport fan) & cricket.
Age UK @age-uk.bsky.social We believe every older person should be valued and included. Let's change how we age 💜 https://www.ageuk.org.uk/
International Longevity Centre UK @ilcuk.bsky.social Looks at impact of ageing populations on society. Small team, huge agenda. Easily distracted by wealth of stories in data. Interested in health, income, communities & solutions for better long lives.
Posts by Team ILC. For more info: https://ilcuk.org.uk
Rosalind Willis @roswillis.bsky.social Associate Professor in Gerontology at the University of Southampton, UK. Research into ageing, ethnicity, mental health, social care, informal care. Health of Irish migrants. Teaching gerontology, dementia, crime and older people, qualitative methods.
Dr Christoph Heuser @ch-he.bsky.social Gerontologists with a weird interest in research philosophy
Gateway to Global Aging Data @g2aging.bsky.social The Gateway to Global Aging Data is a platform for population survey data on aging around the world. Your one stop shop for aging data. http://g2aging.org
Debora Price @gerontologyuk.bsky.social Gerontologist: ageing and the lifecourse, wellbeing in later life, social policy for an ageing society. Especially pensions, social care, financing later life.
Also ❤️ @UKDataService.
University of Manchester @OfficialUoM.
Tine Buffel @tinebuffel.bsky.social Professor of Sociology and Social Gerontology. Director Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group (MUARG). #Ageing #agefriendlycity #SpatialJustice #citiesforall. All views are mine.
Dementia Community @dementiacommunity.bsky.social Dementia Community is a Charitable Community Benefit Society, a membership cooperative that provides learning and networking opportunities for the dementia care community. For more information please visit our website: journalofdementiacare.co.uk
Dr Robin A Hadley @drrobinhadley1.bsky.social Social gerontologist, academic, consultant, researcher, writer.
Author, 'How is a man supposed to be a man? Male childlessness a Life Course Disrupted': https://bit.ly/3aa3TfO
Website: https://www.robinhadley.co.uk/
Links: http://linktr.ee/robinahadley
Rebecca Jones @remembermyhat.bsky.social Professor of Sociology, Sexuality and Ageing at the Open University, UK (she/her). Also often tweeting and retweeting about: academic writing | SRHR and sex ed | creative methods | Long Covid/Chronic Fatigue
ChrisBintener @chrisbintener.bsky.social Project Officer
#Gerontologist interests: #health #digitalisation #neurodegeneration & related topics.
Ana Barbosa @anabarbosa85.bsky.social Senior research fellow in digital health
Centre for Digital Innovations in Health and Social care
David Lain @davelain.bsky.social Professor of Work and Ageing, Newcastle University. Out now: Older Workers in Transition (Bristol University Press)
@junjie-huang.bsky.social @junjie-huang.bsky.social
David Sinclair @sinclairda.bsky.social #Ageing #Cycling #Walking #Technology #BBCWorldService #Sustainability #Vaccination #LiveMusic #WrexhamAFC
Chief Executive, International Longevity Centre UK
Jenny Blomqvist @jennyblomqvist.bsky.social Masters degree in Gerontology and Public Health | Physiotherapist, AMK 📚
Passionate about aging, health, mental health, memory disorders, nature, creative methods in rehabilitation, dancing etc. etc. 🌞
Jane Falkingham @janefalkingham.bsky.social Professor of Demography and International Social Policy, and Vice-President (Engagement and International) at the University of Southampton. Director of @cpc-cg.bsky.social.
Fawn Harrad-Hyde @fawnharradhyde.bsky.social Research Associate at Uni of Leicester / LOROS hospice. Mildred Baxter Postdoc Fellowship. Using qualitative research methods to research decision-making at times of deterioration in care homes.
Soon-to-be Mum. She/her 🏳️🌈
Faith Howard @faithdhoward.bsky.social PhD candidate; Frailty; PROMs; Implementation Science; Garden potterer
Janice Sorensen PhD RD @janicesorensen.bsky.social Leader Clinical Research #LongTermCare & #AssistedLiving @fraserhealth.bsky.social | LTC & Food in Healthcare, Canadian #Malnutrition Task Force | #ClinicalNutrition #Geriatrics #Gerontology #Aging #Research #Engagement #KnowledgeMobilization RT≠endorse
Mark Ross @drmarkross.bsky.social Dad|Husband|Associate Professor in Exercise Physiology|Exercise, Immune Cells, Inflammation|BASES Acc Sport Scientist| Heriot Watt University |views are my own
https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=bCdynIsAAAAJ&hl=en
Vilja Oired @oired.bsky.social News, info, ideas & comments on medicine, health care, geriatrics, tech and more.
Mina Sedrak, MD, MS @msedrak.bsky.social Medical Oncologist and Physician Scientist, Cancer and Aging Researcher
Dr Beth Bareham @bkbareham.bsky.social Senior research associate @newcastle university population health sciences institute/advanced care research centre; ageing/alcohol/mental health/drugs/virtual wards/integrated care. Co-editor @Advanced in Dual Diagnosis, SIG lead @BSG @GSA
Mike Thomas @drmikejthomas.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Social Work & Associate Dean for Equality & Diversity, CHMLS, Brunel University of London. Opinions my own... on a good day. Cymro. 🏳️🌈
Ana-Cristina Santos (she/her) @anacristinasantos.bsky.social Sociologist. Professor, Director of Research @ces-uc.bsky.social
2× @ERC_Research winner🏆
President of @ESA_Sociology
Director of Democracy, Justice & Human Rights
Director of Feminist & Queer Studies PhD @ucoimbra 🇵🇹
📚Queer ageing & citizenship 🏳️🌈
Michelle Porter @um-coa-porter.bsky.social Director, Centre on Aging, University of Manitoba
I-CARE4OLD H2020 EU Project @icare4old.bsky.social Horizon 2020 EU project (GA 965341) developing a decision-support tool for healthcare professionals treating older people w/ complex chronic conditions. Innovative use of ML (AI) using big, real-world data from interRAI to predict treatment impact.
Jenny Head @jenny-head.bsky.social Emeritus Professor, UCL. Interested in work, health and retirement.
Martin Lakomý @martinlakomy.bsky.social Sociologist and social gerontologist at Mendel University | work + family ties of older adults | digitalisation | survey methods, quant. analysis
Hanzhang Xu @hanzhang-xu.bsky.social NKG -> RDU Gerontologist, Associate Prof @Duke & Duke-NUS 🇺🇸🇸🇬
Prof Martin Hyde @profmhyde.bsky.social Professor at the University of Leicester. Researching work, retirement & health in a global context. Editorial lead for Journal of Global Ageing.
Iris Blotenberg @iris-blotenberg.bsky.social Postdoc @DZNE_en 🧠 | psychologist interested in healthy aging, cognitive aging, dementia, prevention & psychometrics
Heléna Herklots @helenaherklots.bsky.social Founder and Chair, Special Interest Group on Ageism, British Society of Gerontology |#TogetherAgainstAgeism
Trustee, Independent Age |
Associate, National Development Team for Inclusion (NDTi)
Natalia Balyasnikova @balyasnikova.bsky.social Assistant Professor of Adult Education at York University | UBC Graduate | Fulbright Alumna.
Educational Gerontology | Applied Linguistics |
Creative Research | Playful Pedagogies
Rebecka Fleetwood-Smith @rfleetwood-smith.bsky.social Creative researcher / textile artist
Arts, design & health
Stephen Hicks @stephenrhicks.bsky.social Social work academic at University of Manchester, Morgan Centre https://www.socialsciences.manchester.ac.uk/morgan-centre/ and Creativity, Health & Wellbeing Lead for Creative Manchester https://www.creative.manchester.ac.uk 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
Víctor Núñez @victornzq.bsky.social PhD student, Molecular medicine. Laboratory of Cell Senescence, Cancer and Aging (Collado Lab).
@richardjgreen.bsky.social @richardjgreen.bsky.social
Vera Gallistl @gallisv.bsky.social PhD // Sociologist // Assistant Professor for Gerontology at Karl Landsteiner University
Nil Meral @nilmeral.bsky.social ☁️Migrated from Twitter/X
🔎Doctoral Researcher (HOMeAGE MCSA-DN)
📚Topic: Representation of diverse older adults in co-creation of gerontechnology
✨Oversharing about Gerontechnology and my pup Weasley
🌍 Academic Nomad
Gary Christopher @garychristopherhq.bsky.social ✍🏻author | 🤔academic | 🔍researcher
https://gary-christopher.co.uk/
Donald Macaskill @drdmacaskill.bsky.social CEO Scottish Care - homecare & care homes. Hon.Prof, University of the West of Scotland; Chair, National Bereavement Charter Group; Chair, NDTi; Director, Global Ageing Network; Board Member, Scottish Partnership for Palliative Care. #candleforcare.
NIHR ARC East Midlands @arc-em.bsky.social The NIHR ARC East Midlands is one of 10 ARCs (@nihrarcs.bsky.social) supporting applied health and care research, funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (@nihr.bsky.social).
Johanna Schütz @joschuetz.bsky.social Ruminating sociologist.
Shelia Cotten @sheliacotten.bsky.social Sociologist/media and technology use and impacts across the life course; AI; health, workforce, education
Associate Vice President for Research, Clemson University
Emma Vardy @emmavardy2.bsky.social Physician. Honorary Professor of Geriatric Medicine. Delirium. Dementia. Quality improvement. Book lover. Northerner. Mum to daughter with PKU.
Elisabeth Schroeder-Butterfill @ebutterfill.bsky.social Associate Professor in Gerontology and Head of Department, University of Southampton, UK. Research on ageing, social networks, caregiving, families, ethnography, migration, especially in relation to Indonesia and the Global South.
Vivensa Foundation @vivensa.bsky.social We fund the remarkable science and radical social change needed to help everyone to age well. vivensafoundation.org.uk
Centre for Research on Ageing - University of Southampton @cra-soton.bsky.social The Centre for Research on Ageing (CRA) at the University of Southampton is a leading multidisciplinary centre studying ageing and influencing policy locally, nationally, and globally.
Michelle Heward @mheward1.bsky.social Lecturer/Deputy Co-lead Ageing and Dementia Research Centre Bournemouth Uni
Researching ageing and dementia: digital technologies and innovation, workforce development, inclusive and engaging environments, and co-production and user involvement.
Carly Walker @carlywalker.bsky.social Work in public health on healthy ageing.Views are my own.
Hanna Wilmes @hannawilmes.bsky.social PhD Student @TU Dortmund I HBS Research Training Group „New Challenges in Ageing Societies” I Ageing, Bisexuality, New Materialism
(she/her)
Thomas A Lowe @thomasalowe.bsky.social Research Fellow at Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at the National University of Singapore. Creative methods, ageing in place and later life experiences and perceptions, including informal care.
Aart-Jan Riekhoff @ajriekhoff.bsky.social Senior researcher at the Finnish Centre for Pensions (ETK), focusing on retirement and pensions in the context of life courses, social inequalities, and changing labour markets | https://www.etk.fi/en/contactinformation/arie-aart-jan-riekhoff/
@katietozer29.bsky.social @katietozer29.bsky.social
Jiaxin Liu @jiaxinliu.bsky.social Lecturer in Social and Public Policy @ University of York
Social Statistics, University of Manchester @socialstats.bsky.social Researching social challenges by applying cutting-edge quantitative methods. Courses in statistics, data and research skills -
www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/social-statistics/
www.linkedin.com/company/the-university-of-manchester-social-statistics
Dr Lauren Fothergill @laurenfothergill.bsky.social Research Fellow | The University of Queensland | #ageing and #publichealth | she/her
Dora Sampaio @dorasampaio.bsky.social Human Geographer | Transnational Mobilities | Life Course | Wellbeing | Assist Prof Human Geography @UtrechtUniversity
Sally Clark @sallyannclark.bsky.social Gerontology, education, music, caring, Romania,Spain, Yorkshire, Kenya...all my colliding worlds 🌎🇹🇩🇪🇦🇪🇺🇰🇪🎹🎻🤸
Helen Hindle @helenhindle.bsky.social Allied Health Professional, Anna Chaplain, Care Home Research, PhD ‘Theological reflection on community from the perspective of older people living in residential care homes’
BSGAgeismSIG @bsgageismsig.bsky.social Exchanging ideas, learning and opportunities, connecting people with a passion to work collaboratively to end #ageism. #TogetherAgainstAgeism. Info at https://www.britishgerontology.org/about-bsg/special-interest-groups/ageism
BSG Emerging Researchers in Ageing @bsg-era.bsky.social Official account of the British Society of Gerontology Emerging Researchers in Ageing group.
Email: era@britishgerontology.org
BSG Scotland @bsgscotland.bsky.social Official account of the British Society of Gerontology Scotland group.
Email: bsgscotland@britishgerontology.org
Laura Brown @laurajebrown.bsky.social
Dr Isaiah Durosaiye @idurosaiye.bsky.social Researcher in Architectural Gerontology:
https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/architecture-landscape/people/academic/isaiah-durosaiye
Emma Miller 😁📚🍁 @emmadmiller.bsky.social Canadian Author & Creator of "The Doonies" children's book series! 📚🍁 https://thedoonies.ca
- Follow on: Bluesky, LinkedIn, Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, Threads, Spotify
- Find our podcast on YouTube and Buzzsprout 📱✨️📚😁❤️🍁
British Society of Gerontology @britishgerontology.bsky.social Official account of the British Society of Gerontology.
Email: info@britishgerontology.org
Dr Matthew Lariviere @mlariviere.bsky.social Anthropologist exploring ageing futures and digital and algorithmic care | Associate Professor of Gerontology at Northumbria University | Co-Editor of the Journal of Global Ageing (Policy Press).
@clararenee.bsky.social @clararenee.bsky.social PhD student - University of Southampton | SCDTP
| Demographer interested in death misclassification and suicidal behaviours | EDSD 2022-23
Wisdom Exchange Project @wepcanada.bsky.social We host monthly events online to promote community building, knowledge exchange, and lifelong learning with older adults and graduate trainees.
🌐 www.wisdomexchangeproject.org
@nicola-camp.bsky.social @nicola-camp.bsky.social
Francisco Flórez @fflorez.bsky.social Professor, research on gerontechnology, computer vision for active assisted living - https://personal.ua.es/francisco.florez
Help and Kindness @helpandkindness.bsky.social #HelpAndKindness
Give Help - Find Help - Work Together.
Connecting people in need with people who can help.
And helping people to work together in #Dorset.
www.helpandkindness.co.uk
#communitydevelopment #placemaking #vcs #ics
Posts mostly by Jon Sloper
josieedixon-lse @joemd.bsky.social A/Prof Research Fellow. Ageing and social care, dementia, end of life research LSE.
Teresa Corbett @teresacorbett.bsky.social Personalised Care Programme Manager, Wessex Cancer Alliance.
Psychologist (Msc, PhD,CPsychol) and researcher with interest in healthcare delivery, cancer, and personalised care.
Ex-X
Limerick/Southampton
Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social Researcher & Consultant working at the intersection of arts, public health, wellbeing, and ageing | Creative Capture®
Creative Ageing SIG @bsgcreativeageing.bsky.social an international community of interest of researchers, practitioners, artists, and other stakeholders interested in exploring what it means to age creatively.
Claire Dow @clairedow1.bsky.social Consultant Geriatrician, Divisional Director for Medicine / ED, Whipps Cross University Hospital
Nye Bevan cohort 31 alumnus
Strictly and Eurovision fan
Prof Christine Brown Wilson (she/her) @crbrownwilson.bsky.social Professor of Nursing with a focus on education and dementia care. Passionate about person centred quality care and resilience. Co-designing and evaluating serious digital games for educational impact. Promoting Care Homes Research.
Sally Chivers @sallychivers.bsky.social Prof, podcaster, disc golfer. Fighting ageism one story at a time on Wrinkle Radio.
Sing to Beat Parkinson's @singtobeat.bsky.social Sing to Beat facilitate singing groups primarily for people with Parkinson's and other neurological conditions.
Joe @angelelli.bsky.social Gerontologist & health services researcher PhD, dad, husband, former care partner for mom with dementia ❤️ age-friendly life, tree plantings and Pittsburgh History 🥧
Dr Theodoros M. Bampouras @drtheobampouras.bsky.social Senior Lecturer in Research Methods @LJMU @LJMUSportSci
Research interests: Ageing, muscle performance, strength
bit.ly/3mCvSLJ
Karen (Harman) Gray @kcrgray.bsky.social Arts, ageing, social care, dementia, methods, policy, values, evaluation | Researcher @ University of Bristol | ConnectED project | Hoppiness. She/her.
Vicki Goodwin MBE @vickigphysio.bsky.social Clinical academic physio. Professor at University of Exeter. NIHR Senior Investigator. Frailty. falls. Community rehab
Professor Camille Cronin @camillecronin.bsky.social Professor of Nursing, RN, PhD, PFHEA| JRNEditorial Board Nursing | Research| DigitalHealth CSR | Women’s Health | SFM |DemFoCAS Workplace & Menopause Coach @PhiMuChapter | @UniversityofEssex #adjunctprof@RMITUniversity camillecronin.wordpress.com
Rachel Weldrick, PhD @rachelweldrick.bsky.social prof in social gerontology ⏳McMaster U 🍁
Musings on age-supportive communities, healthy neighbourhoods, and housing 🏘️🌳
Caroline Mitchell @dclovesgp.bsky.social #GPSky
GP & Research Professor
Keele University.
She/Her
Health Equity & Research Equity;
CBPR: community based participatory research
#inclusiveresearchSky
Deep End Research Alliance co-founder:
https://sites.google.com/sheffield.ac.uk/dera/ho
ENAS @enas-agestudies.bsky.social European Network in Aging Studies: est. in 2010. Committed to critical age studies in the humanities.
https://temp.agingstudies.eu/