Honoured that my written evidence to the UK Parliament has been published. It outlines 3 key actions that focus on earlier diagnosis, lowering long-term costs, and supporting continued employment for older adults, strengthening productivity and resilience in an #ageing society.

An owl with some attitude.

Proud to lead a global effort with 34 experts in the ICCARP Audiovestibular Group! 🌍📢 We recommend removing presbycusis (AB54) as a standalone dx + using AB51 for all acquired HL, with WHO severity codes. link.springer.com/article/10.1... #HearingLoss #ICF #WHO #HealthyAging #Audiology

It is my pleasure to attend the 54th British Society of Gerontology Annual Conference at the @UniOfSurrey I look forward to presenting exciting research and connecting with fellow gerontologists and former students - and of course to explore Guilford, a beautiful riverside town!

Delighted to have presented my research on behavioural drivers of #hearinghealth promotion in noisy workplaces at #OH2025 in Newcastle 🔊 Grateful for the amazing engagement & insightful discussions. Thanks to @BOHS_UK & all who joined! #WorkplaceSafety #OccupationalHealth

Excited to speak at #OH2025, BOHS' annual conference in Newcastle! I'll present our groundbreaking research @unisouthampton on behavioural drivers for #hearinghealth promotion in noisy workplaces. I look forward to connect with professionals committed to workplace health

#Healthinequalities persist, but how and why they change over time is less known. Proud to contribute to this special issue on trends across 20+ countries 🌍 🔗 Intro: doi.org/10.1016/j.ss... Our paper maps when & where mental health inequalities change 📈🧠 🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ss...

Honoured to present today at the #MakeListeningSafe Workstream Full Group Meeting #WHO Grateful for the opportunity to share insights on the links between #hearingloss, #depression, and how noise exposure drives #healthinequities. It’s time to make the right kind of #noise 💥

Funny how things come full circle 🔄 A decade ago, I applied for a PhD with what was then a novel approach. It didn’t get funded ❌ Now, I was on the panel that funded a fellowship proposing that same approach—led by the mentee of that supervisor! Good ideas find their time 💫

📣📣 Tickets are finally here! Free. Hybrid. Video recorded. Mad, Crip, Critical Disability goodness! #AcademicSky #Neurodivergence #Mad #MadPride ##MadCrip2025 #Crip #ActuallyAutistic #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs

Honoured to be part of the journey to bring this film to life. Its message of #connection and #presence reflects years of my own inner and professional work, and I hope it will resonate with many. #FilmSupporter #Connection #Presence #FilmCredits #Gratitude igg.me/at/presencet...

Thought I’d maxed out the academic ridiculousness scale submitting a paper at 10pm on a Sunday… then someone hit me with an email approving my ethics application at 23:38. Academia isn’t a job, it’s a late-night cult. #academiclife #night_owl_energy

In a society where "situationships" have become commonplace, a century of research shows that the strongest predictor of happiness and life satisfaction is having deep, meaningful relationships. It's no surprise we're in a mental health crisis. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/01/m...

Still deep in our session with Prof Tamsin Bradley on the nature of research impact in ending violence against women and girls (VAWG). But it’s worth mentioning the lovely lunch we had just now out in the sun @cumberlandlodge.bsky.social 🌞 #SCDTPImpact2025 #SCDTPResidential #CumberlandLodge

Thinking about studying ageing and policy? Join our Virtual Open Event on 8 May, 12:00 UK time! Explore MSc/PhD in Gerontology & Global Ageing at the University of Southampton. Register here: app.geckoform.com/public/#/mod... #Gerontology #GlobalAgeing #PhD #MSc #VirtualEvent

Fully funded scholarships available! Study MSc Gerontology or Global Ageing & Policy by distance learning at Southampton. Open to citizens of eligible Commonwealth countries! Apply by 20 May ➡️ : cscuk.fcdo.gov.uk/scholarships... #CommonwealthScholarships #DistanceLearning

🎉 We’ve hit 200 registrations! ✨ Don’t miss our event on 9 April, co-chaired by @ejoliver.bsky.social + me, on #MentalHealth, #Hearing & their impact on society 📍 In-person (+ lunch & tea! ☕🍰) 5 spots left: buff.ly/4fMulw8 💻 Online: shorturl.at/sW7VB #LiveCaptions & #BSL

Looking forward to tomorrow’s @britacadaudiology.bsky.social Regional Meeting where I’ll be discussing ’Public Hearing Health – Who’s Listening? 🎧 From a #publichealth perspective, #hearingloss is much more than a sensory impairment—it’s a key issue in #healthequity and #wellbeing. #audpeeps

✨ Don’t miss our event on 9 April, co-chaired by Professor Emily Oliver @ejoliver.bsky.social + me, on #MentalHealth, #Hearing & their impact on society, with 180+ attendees! 📍 In-person (+ lunch & tea! ☕🍰) Limited spots: buff.ly/4fMulw8 💻 Online: shorturl.at/sW7VB with #LiveCaptions & #BSL

Big Water needs a more aggressive PR campaign 😬

✨ Don’t miss our event on 9 April, co-chaired by Professor Emily Oliver @ejoliver.bsky.social + me, on #MentalHealth, #Hearing & their impact on society, with 180+ attendees! 📍 In-person (+ lunch & tea! ☕🍰) Limited spots: buff.ly/4fMulw8 💻 Online: shorturl.at/sW7VB with #LiveCaptions & #BSL

Working on a paper about behavioural drivers for #hearinghealth protection in noisy jobs and accidentally ended up in a live case study 😬 - just spotted the worker in my kitchen using a very loud manual tool with no ear protection. 🤦‍♂️👂🔊🙉 Well, that paper can wait… 😅 #noise

Publication alert 🔔 Every individual ages uniquely. We as a consortium believe the term normative ageing, the expected trajectory of #ageing based on data derived from a particular population, best encapsulates this phenomenon. doi.org/10.1007/s113... #senescence

Happy #WorldHearingDay! This is a great opportunity to invite co-authors for the consensus paper on refining the ICD codes for #hearingloss. Your input will strengthen our work in supporting public health strategies. Confirm your co-authorship by 20th March👇🏻 forms.office.com/e/aywppdNy6M

🎉 Our event on #mentalhealth and #hearing, co-chaired by @ejoliver.bsky.social and myself, has hit 150 registrations! It’s going to be an exciting day! 🤩 📍 Join us in-person on the 9th of April (+ lunch & afternoon tea ☕🍰) – limited spots: buff.ly/4fMulw8 Or online 💻 shorturl.at/sW7VB

Nothing better than seeing our @scdtp.bsky.social PhD students leave the retreat with big smiles, feeling refreshed, reassured, and empowered! Proud to support their journey. #PhDLife #RetreatSuccess #EmpoweredResearchers

Excited to be running with @geodianna.bsky.social the ‘Data Skills & Methods’ and ‘Health and Wellbeing’ Thematic Clusters training retreat for our @scdtp.bsky.social PhD students! Looking forward to 2 days of learning, engagement, and connection ✨🤩📚🤓📖✍️ #WritingRetreat #SCDTP #AcademicCommunity

Images are everywhere in today’s media-age, able to shape our perceptions of the world, ourselves & others often more powerfully than words. But if we repeatedly see images that offer a negative vision of ageing & older age, for example portraying loneliness, frailty & inactivity, what then? 1/2

Brené Brown studies human #connection—our ability to empathise, belong, and love. In a powerful @TEDx talk, she shares a profound insight from her research—one that changed her and can change us too. A must-watch on this #ValentinesDay. 💙 🎥👇 🔗 youtu.be/iCvmsMzlF7o

How many people do you think told us that since turning 50, they'd faced the assumption that they couldn't do something because of their age? Over 50% of over 50’s have faced the assumption from others that they can’t do something because of their age.

When was the last time you heard an ageist comment? Being told to 'act your age isn't part of ageing. It's ageism. It's time we made a change. Ageism: Notice it. Challenge it. Change it. Find out more from our @agewithoutlimits.bsky.social campaign: www.agewithoutlimits.org #AgeWithoutLimits

Unaddressed hearing loss can lead to isolation & mental health risks, such as #depression and #anxiety. Join us to explore the links between #mentalhealth & #hearing Over 80 signed up—don’t miss out! 📍 Join us in-person (+lunch & afternoon tea ☕🍰) buff.ly/4fMulw8 Or online 💻: shorturl.at/sW7VB

🌍 Exciting to see the release of the Atlas of Longitudinal Datasets—mapping over 3,000 datasets worldwide! A powerful resource funded by @wellcometrust with the potential to drive transformative mental health research #DataForMentalHealth atlaslongitudinaldatasets.ac.uk/how-we-work

As an #OlderWoman, do you feel safe being outside? According to research from our State of Ageing 2023-24 report, sadly older women feel particularly unsafe alone in parks and spaces during the day. Read more on our website, the latest chapter is about Society: ageing-better.org.uk/society-stat...

Heard recently in a work meeting: "We all work on health inequalities these days"... ⚠️ adding social variables to your backwards stepwise logistic regression models is NOT "working on health inequalities" try starting out by engaging with the wide body of literature on health equity

Event: Listen up! Rethinking Mental Health & Hearing in the North 📅12 Mar 2025 🕐1-4.30pm Helix Science Square, Newcastle Millions with hearing loss face mental health risks. Join in-person📍 (free lunch) and online💻 for evidence, solutions, and action! Register now 🔽 www.fuse.ac.uk/events/other...

Clean air is a human right! Air pollution is a silent killer, claiming at least 7 million lives annually and fueling a growing health crisis. Health and care workers are calling on governments, businesses, and leaders to take urgent and decisive action.

Listen Up! Rethinking Mental Health and Hearing in the North 🗓️ 12 March 2025 | 🕒 1-4:30pm Co-Chaired by @ejoliver.bsky.social & @drdaliatsimpida.bsky.social Join us! 📍 In-person (free lunch 🍴, plus coffee ☕, tea/refreshments for the afternoon tea break: lnkd.in/daXnajmY 💻 Online: lnkd.in/dt6FtBZm

📣 Register NOW! ✨ 👂 Listen Up! Rethinking #MentalHealth & #Hearing in the North 🗓️ 12 March 2025 | 🕒 1–4:30 PM (GMT) Millions with hearing loss are at risk of mental health issues. 🌟 Join our event to discuss solutions to reduce disparities 💻 Online: buff.ly/4eyI4G8 📍 In-person: buff.ly/4fMulw8

A New Era in Assessing The Burden of #Hearing Loss In Later Life Using Patient Records And Implications For Healthy #Aging Proudly presented at #GSA Annual Conference & now available in Innovation in Aging ✍️ Read more: oup2-idp.sams-sigma.com/authorize?au...

Nearly 50 signed up for Listen Up: Rethinking #MentalHealth & #Hearing in the North on 12 March! 🎧 🎤 Co-chaired by @ejoliver.bsky.social & @drdaliatsimpida.bsky.social Don’t miss out – spots are filling fast! 🙌 💻 Online: buff.ly/4eyI4G8 🍰☕ In-person: buff.ly/4fMulw8 #MentalHealth #HearingHealth

Here’s something to think about as you kick off 2025: ✨We are all stardust.✨ Every atom of oxygen in our lungs, of carbon in our muscles, of calcium in our bones, of iron in our blood—was created inside a star before Earth was born. Image: NASA Hubble Space Telescope, CC BY 2.0, flickr