The first 2 instalments of the collaborative series between our Early Career Group @bsg-era.bsky.social & Journal of Global Ageing #JoGA is now available on our Ageing Bites YouTube
Session 1: Writing for Publication
youtu.be/yd2bsDpVIxM
Session 2: Strengthening your Argument
youtu.be/7_XDFCdd0TQ
Missed the BSG abstract deadline? There’s still time to be part of the 55th Annual Conference at Oxford Brookes.
🚨Late Breaking Abstracts & Posters🚨
🗓 Deadline: 1 April 2026
(Early Bird Registration closes: 24 April 2026)
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#BSG2026
Reminder! We have our Gerontology & Tonic with @fawnharradhyde.bsky.social this afternoon.
Fawn will speak to us about her experience conducting research in care homes at 4pm.
Sign up on Eventbrite:
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@britishgerontology.bsky.social Nominations for the BSG Outstanding Achievement Award 2026 close 23rd March 2026.
An Annual Prize for Outstanding Contribution to British Social Gerontology
For further details: www.britishgerontology.org/bsg-awards/o...
BSG ERA 2026 Conference
🔎Pathways to Impact: Publishing, Policy and Practice for Early Career Researchers
📅 Monday 22nd & Tuesday 23rd June
📍 East Oxford Community Centre, 44 Princes St, Oxford, OX4 1DD
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If you're an Early Career Researcher planning to come to the BSG Conference at Oxford Brookes this year, please check out our Emerging Researchers Conference which takes place Mon/Tue before #BSG2026
Excellent opportunity for networking & skill development in a welcoming & supportive environment!
Reminder - Upcoming submission deadlines!
🚨Symposia - Friday 23rd January
🚨Abstracts - Friday 30th January
Any questions please email the conference team: bsgconference2026@britishgerontology.org
#BSG2026
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Amazing @unisouthampton.bsky.social alumni writes about his experience presenting at @britishgerontology.bsky.social annual conference tinyurl.com/2zyyt9xp Valuable insights for presenters as well as for conference organisers! #Gerontology #Ageing #Research Abstracts for 2026 conference due 30 Jan.
Happy New Year!! 🎉
Even though we're now half-way through January (?!)
Who's resolution was to blog more? A reminder that Ageing Issues is always looking for new posts. Published an article? Ran an event? Or want to discuss an important policy topic - submit us a blog!
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PhD studentship at University of Southampton, funded through the Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarship programme: Exploring online communities, resilience and wellbeing among older gay men
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@bsgtechagesig.bsky.social @bsg-era.bsky.social @britishgerontology.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social
Educational Gerontology SIG hosted Shelley Canning and Gerry Eggert from University of Fraser Valley, British Columbia, Canada to speak about practices and experiences in Age-Friendly Universities.
youtu.be/szudWuGOY60
🕛 Join us TODAY at midday (UK time) - register to join us online, all welcome: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/e... @bspsuk.bsky.social @phrg-standrews.bsky.social @populationeu.bsky.social @britishgerontology.bsky.social @uossocstatdemo.bsky.social
The Ageing, Business & Society Special Interest Group mark Longevity Week 2025 with a discussion on loneliness in later life. Speakers include representatives from Age UK, Brunel University, Innovate UK and MPs.
#LongevityWeek2025
youtu.be/CbhEFdyFAvU
Promotional banner for the CPC-CG seminar series. The image shows a man working on a laptop at a desk with notebooks and papers. The text on the right reads: “CPC-CG seminar series. CPC Centre for Population Change. Connecting Generations. Spela Mocnik, University of Southampton. Lenses on later life: Exploring financial planning and resilience through participatory and design-led research. Online 20 November 12:00–13:00 GMT.” The background is mainly blue with white and green accents.
🧑🏫 NEXT WEEK's CPC-CG/CRA webinar ⤵️
Spela Mocnik @cra-soton.bsky.social will discuss how factors like financial mindsets, access to knowledge & social context interact to influence financial resilience in later life.
Register to join us: www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/f... @britishgerontology.bsky.social
Want to study #Gerontology in Southampton? @unisouthampton.bsky.social The Department of Gerontology is accepting applications from eligible #Commonwealth countries to study our MSc Gerontology in-person programme in 2026-27. Application deadline is 9th Dec 2025. shorturl.at/HiCy9
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‼️Coming up next week - still time to register to attend: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e7fdca... @ncrm.ac.uk @bspsuk.bsky.social @elsa-study.bsky.social @britishgerontology.bsky.social @cra-soton.bsky.social
✨️New paper✨️from colleague at the University of Stirling.
Scaling home designs for healthy cognitive ageing: a realist evaluation perspective 🏠🧠
doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...
Check out the @bsgscotland.bsky.social Inclusive Housing event on our #AgeingBites YouTube channel.
BSG Scotland Inclusive Housing Event - today @ 10am!
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Open University’s Centre for Ageing and Biographical Studies (CABS) & mark United Nations International Day of Older People. ERA collaborated with CABs on the 3rd session of a 3 part series, which is now available on our Ageing Bites YouTube: youtu.be/n6rkLRCMo5Q
ERA's first #GerontologyAndTonic of the 25/26 academic year was held yesterday.
Dr Mary Njoki & Dr Junjie Huang from the University of Stirling shared their global engagement project with Kenyan partners exploring inequalities, stigma & design for people living with dementia.
youtu.be/o0NmCUXwRhQ
@ageingbetter.bsky.social
From morning research discussions to afternoon insights into the Scottish context, and a closing conversation on ethical, non-extractive research, every voice shaped a meaningful day.
Grateful for the generous support from @britishgerontology.bsky.social and @ethnicityuk.bsky.social
✨NEW✨ State of Ageing chapter showing the importance of communities and neighbourhoods in later life.
Check it out here:
ageing-better.org.uk/society-stat...
An event which may be of interest to those in intergenerational working, the Changing Intergenerational Relationships team at University of Stirling are hosting a hybrid event on 22nd October.
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@cpc-cg.bsky.social #FestivalOfSocialSciences
Join our online event exploring barriers to inclusive housing.
🗓️10:00-12:00 on 4th November
Opportunity to learn from leading voices in housing, ageing & inclusion & connect with others passionate about creating age-friendly, equitable housing solutions.
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Our ✨NEW✨ LGBTQ+ Special Interest Group 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ are hosting some Welcome Sessions to meet their new members, see below for details on how to sign up!
Check out Mengxing's event on ethnic minority ageing in Scotland. A great example of what our small events grant can be used for!
35% #Discount on my #book on #men & #childlessness ends soon. #Fertility #ART #CNBC #IVF #Economics #ReproductiveCapital #Demographics #Ageing #Aging #Ageing #Sociology #Psychology @britishgerontology.bsky.social
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