"Bluesky shows higher level of content originality in scholarly discourse, perhaps due to a higher proportion of academic users. X tends to favor simple retweets. This positions Bluesky as a richer environment for substantive science communication."🧪 True for our study www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Sharing my new article w/@crystalegarcia.bsky.social & @drantonioduran.bsky.social in the Journal of Higher Education (50 free at link). We conducted a critical discourse analysis of the arguments used in several states for/against anti-DEI legislation in '23-24. www.tandfonline.com/eprint/XRP9D...

New survey by M&G find 'OAP, senior citizen and pensioner are seen as negative terms' www.moneymarketing.co.uk/news/oap-sen...

The President's Welcome from our new BSG president, Prof Martin Hyde! 👋 @profmhyde.bsky.social #BSG2025

Well done to our Stirling Prize Winners! Please do check out the posters during the conference! 1st place - Esther Ng'ambi 2nd place - Gabriella Ramos Bonilla 👏👏👏👏👏 #BSG2025

It’s great to be at #BSG2025 and we’re delighted that the President @profmhyde.bsky.social has signed up to be a member of the Ageism SIG! #TogetherAgainstAgeism

⏰ There are just two weeks left to enter the 2025 UK Data Service Dissertation Award! Each winning entry will receive a £300 award and publicity via our website, blog and newsletter. Full details at our website: ukdataservice.ac.uk/learning-hub...

Can social movements still transform the world in an era of rising authoritarianism? Join us for a timely and powerful conversation exploring how #CollectiveAction, coalition-building and critical innovation can address today’s most urgent challenges.

Find out more and register your interest here: buff.ly/M5LSu3G #OlderEmployers #OlderEmployees #OlderWorkers #Ageing #Ageism

The job market is changing and employers are facing huge challenges. There are skills and labour shortages with vacancy rates at record highs. Workers in their 50s and 60s are key to filling these gaps. Yet employers are missing out on all that older workers can offer.

There are just two weeks to go until our Labour Force and Annual Population Surveys User Conference 2025! The event is free to attend, but please book your place via the link below. 🗓️ 19 June 📍 UCL, London 🔗 ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/labou...

NCRM has opened applications to participate in the Research Methods Rendezvous! This free event will explore the process of turning early-stage ideas into #research projects. #RMR2025 takes place online on 10 September and 29 October 2025. Apply: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/RMR...

View or download #data from the first two waves of our web-first panel #survey (CRONOS-3), collected via the Infra4NextGen project. The waves were fielded via online and postal questionnaires with a nationally representative sample in 11 countries from September-December 2024.

🚨Call for a PhD🚨 Deadline: 23 June 2025 Alexander Peine and Susan van Hees is looking for a PhD researcher with a background in the social sciences or humanities and an interest in ageing and health innovations at Open Universiteit - Cultuurwetenschappen. www.academictransfer.com/nl/jobs/3524...

On Saturday 21 June I’ll be chairing a fantastic panel on the topic of how population change will transform our world. Featuring @rebeccasear.bsky.social, Emily Jackson and @jburnmurdoch.ft.com www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/summe...

Now officially out with nice formatting and all 🥳 "Thinking clearly about age, period, and cohort effects" -- a gentle introduction to the age-period-cohort problem and how to "solve" it through various types of assumptions. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

🙌 We’re thrilled to showcase our newest journals at #BritSoc25, including: • Journal of Creative Research Methods • Gender and Justice • Journal of Global Ageing • Journal of Disappearance Studies 📚 Discover more: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/page/journals

These 3 articles selected by our Journal of Global Ageing editors are now free to access until 31st July!🔥 @britishgerontology.bsky.social @profmhyde.bsky.social Editor’s choice collection – read here:

Celebrating 25 years of Palgrave Macmillan! 2️⃣5️⃣🩷 In recognition of Palgrave Macmillan’s silver anniversary, the Social Theory & Health Editors have curated a selection of their most influential articles for you to read. Read more here: bit.ly/4jk2oOo.

Our State of Ageing 2025 report has found that where you are born in England determines how long you can expect to live. Learn more about Health and Wellbeing in older age in our State of Ageing chapter, available in full here: buff.ly/U8s2Zy1 #AgeingInEngland #Ageism #Health

We need a Commissioner for Older People and Ageing in England to act as an independent champion for older people and ensure that policymaking across government considers the long-term needs of our ageing population. Find out more: buff.ly/wuW5VO1 #AgeingInEngland #Ageism #OlderPeople

Happy to share this interesting paper "Making sense of older adults’ everyday smartphone use for social connectedness" (my first one on #BlueSky!)

We have just published a CfP (German/English) for a Special Issue on the topic ‘Sociology of German Colonialism’. It will be edited by Matthias Leanza (Basel) and Léa Renard (Heidelberg). Submission are possible until 10 June 2025. All relevant information can be found here: tinyurl.com/yc84hu5p

To what extent can tech workers mobilize as part of the broader working class? This is the question I take up in my new paper "Solidarity across the platform: mobilizing high-wage and low-wage workers in the tech sector" -- just out in Work in the Global Economy 1/n

🔔 There's still time to register for our free Labour Force and Annual Population Surveys User Conference 2025 on 19 June. Book your place at the following link: ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/labou... #LFSAPS25

The Age-friendly Employer Pledge is a nationwide programme for UK employers who recognise the importance and value of older workers. Interested in signing up? Find out more here: buff.ly/NLE6QKr #OlderWorkers #OlderEmployers #OlderEmployees #Ageing #OlderAge

🔎 What role do smartphones play for people in later life? New research investigates in our Journal of Global Ageing #ageing #wellbeing @profmhyde.bsky.social 📖 Read the article here:

An OPTIC project update from Carol - we're very excited to launch the Climate Comic Activity Pack at Senedd Cymru | Welsh Parliament on 2nd April with @delythjewell.bsky.social www.climatecomic.co.uk/post/optic-u...

🗓️ Diaries at the ready - next week @cdudel.bsky.social is presenting our #CPCCGwebinar. Hear about findings from an analysis of the causal impact of #smoking on healthy working #lifeexpectancy at age 50 using US Health & Retirement Study data. @mpidr.bsky.social ▶️ www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/f...

Do you want to be working in older age? Sadly 1 million people aged 50-64 would like to be in work but aren't. It's time we made a change.

Only one week to go until our Mapping crime data in R: Hands-on coding workshop! For more information and to book a place, use the following link: ukdataservice.ac.uk/events/mappi...

Employment tends to promote #resilience, but the relationship is complex and influenced by various factors. Anita Abramowska-Kmon (@sghwarsaweu.bsky.social) presents new research using SHARE data: 🗓️Thu, March 13, 11:00-12:00 CET Register here: forms.office.com/e/JN2dujsj7J @mpidr.bsky.social

Lunch, tea, and coffee will be provided. Open to everyone interested in ageing, both academics and the public. 🔗 Register now to join us for the MUARG Conversation Series! www.eventbrite.com/e/back-to-th... #MUARG #EnvironmentalGerontology #AgeingResearch #UniversityOfManchester

Find out how the Office for National Statistics 🇬🇧 adapted data collection procedures for the Transformed Labour Force Survey by watching a recent webinar recording. Michalina Siemiatkowska and Steven Gilliland discussed targeting field interviewers at non-responding households.

Sadly our research has found that as the pandemic progressed, #OlderMen became more isolated in terms of having someone to rely on. Want to find out more? Check out our State of Ageing 2023-24 report online in full now, the latest chapter is all about Society: buff.ly/4jSQJXG

DEADLINE FOR ABSTRACTS APPROACHING! ⭐ Call for Abstracts: SLLS Conference 2025 ⭐ Life Course Transitions and Patterns: Stronger Evidence for Better Policies University of Fribourg, Switzerland / 8-10 September Submission Deadline: 14th March 2025 www.sllsconference.com/callforabstr...

📢 We are hiring! SHARE is looking for a Research Associate (pre- or post-doc) to support our Research Data Center & Communication Team. Deadline: 24.03.2025 Check our website for details: share-eric.eu/news-events/... #Joboffer #Berlin #SHAREdata

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: LLCS Journal Longitudinal and Life Course Studies, published by Bristol University Press, invites applications for the role of Associate Editor (Statistical Sciences and Methodology). For full details: www.slls.org.uk/pages/journal Closing date for applications: 31 March 2025

🏡 Moving into a care home can disrupt long-held social bonds. But new research highlights how social relationships help older adults navigate uncertainty, adapt and thrive in institutional life. 📖 Read more: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal... #Ageing #CareHomes #SocialSupport

New research on multimorbidity patterns & cognitive function in Mexico shows that diabetes & depressive symptoms are linked to lower cognitive function: Managing diabetes early may protect cognitive health later in life 📖 Read more: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...

New open access paper at Journal of Global Ageing on what intervention types and features support the informal caregivers of people living with dementia throughout the MENA region. Read more: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal... #Dementia #Caregiving #MENA #HealthResearch