🌆 Reimagining Age-Friendly Cities: Urban Ageing and Spatial Justice At a recent talk at Simon Fraser University, Prof. Tine Buffel explored how cities can better support ageing populations in an era of rapid urbanisation. 🧵

🌆 Co-Production in Action: Inclusive Urban Ageing At Bournemouth University’s ‘Ageing Well’ symposium, Professors Chris Phillipson & @tinebuffel.bsky.social shared insights from MUARG on how co-production is reshaping urban ageing research. 🧵

🚨 First Conversation of 25/26🚨 Join us Tuesday, Sept 9 (2–3PM GMT+1) at the University of Manchester for: “Travel and Zero-Vehicle Households Among Older Americans” with Dr. Shengxiao (Alex) Li 📍G30/31 Arthur Lewis Building

Our chapter, ‘Housing and the Environment’, by MUARG Director Tine Buffel @tinebuffel.bsky.social‬ and Mark Hammond, explores the impact of poor housing conditions in the North, where 1.47 million homes are classed as non-decent, over a third of which house people aged 60+.

Getting ready for my keynote at the Friesen conference in Vancouver next week. Excited and a little nervous! ✈️ Packing now; any must-see recommendations for a first-time visitor with limited time? Always up for a quick adventure in between presentations! 🤩

⭐@pattydoran.bsky.social @tinebuffel.bsky.social & @muarg.bsky.social team win the staff category for their #AgeFriendlyFutures summit bringing together 300 age-friendly leaders share knowledge & shape the future of age-friendly policy and practice

We still have some places left for our final Conversation of the year! Follow the link below to join us on the 1st of May 🎉

🌟 Featured Article 🌟 We are delighted to see MUARG represented in The Guardian's latest article on Age-Friendly neighbourhoods in North Manchester.

🌟 Join us for the final MUARG Conversation Series of the semester! 🌟 📅 Date: Thu, 1 May 2025 🕛 Time: 12:00–13:30 📍 Location: Ken Committee Room, John Owens Building, University of Manchester

"It is estimated that up to 3% of asylum seekers are classed as older people, and these numbers are increasing. They face a multitude of distinct challenges and have specific health needs." Says Tess Hartland, PhD Researcher, the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group, University of Manchester.

"The State of Ageing Report highlights the unacceptable differences in how people are ageing across the country. It serves as a wakeup call for us all radically to rethink how we deliver public services, and if we don’t, millions of us will miss out on a good later life" Says @mayorofgm.bsky.social

🌍 Reflecting on Day 3 of the #AgeFriendlyFuturesSummit As the final day of the summit draws to a close, we look back on three remarkable days of dialogue, collaboration, and ambition to build inclusive environments where everyone can age well.

🌍 Day 2 of the #AgeFriendlyFutures Summit in Manchester has been another inspiring call to action—showing how policy & practice can drive truly #AgeFriendly cities. 🏙️💡 🧵/1

We are at the #AgeFriendlyFutures summit in Manchester today with @muarg.bsky.social @ageingbetter.bsky.social, @manmetuni.bsky.social @whoeurope.bsky.social and GMCA and the GM Ageing Hub. Looking forward to meeting 200 champions for an age-friendly future here in our very own age-friendly city.

It's a full house for the Age-Friendly Futures Summit today! 🏙️ We're here with @AgeingBetter.Bsky.Social, Manchester Metropolitan University, The WHO and Greater Manchester to talk about age friendly futures- combining research, policy and practice. 🧵1/

FILM SCREENING 📽 Collyhurst Voices: Community perspectives on urban regeneration 📆 6pm Weds 19 Mar 2025 Free screening of community-produced film @muarg.bsky.social @tinebuffel.bsky.social @pattydoran.bsky.social @uomsoss.bsky.social @uomhums.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/collyhurst...

We still have a few tickets left for our Conversation with Prof. Judith Phillips, sign up now!

🎉🎓Congratulations to Miriam Tenquist on passing her viva w. minor corrections. Her thesis is 'Ageing, Identity, & Place: A Life Course Perspective on Chinese Diasporic Experiences in the UK' & her supervisory team is @gerontologyuk.bsky.social @tinebuffel.bsky.social & Nan Zhang @muarg.bsky.social

Join us on 8 March for an International Women’s Day talk. Curator Hannah Williamson will explore Florence Claxton’s Woman’s Work, a Medley, examining its humour and feminist themes with high-resolution images 📍 Gallery 7 🕚 11am–12pm | Free | Book via Eventbrite www.eventbrite.com/e/gallery-ta...

Looking forward to Prof Sandra Torres’s workshop today and talk tomorrow!

Happy New Year! 🎉 There are still tickets available for our first Conversation of 2025 with Sandra Torres, see below for more details! 🔗

Really enjoyed listening to Ajmal Hussain present his research on memory, belonging, and (not) being ‘left behind’ in Stoke-on-Trent. Looking forward to reading his book! @ethnicityuk.bsky.social

Great to see the Annual CMO Report on Health & Cities published. It was a privilege to co-author the #ActiveTravel in Cities Chapter with Eleanor Roaf & Dr Jo Maher. Enjoying reading the other chapters which are jam packed with insights. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6756e6...

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉 MUARG’s Dr Maohui Deng has been awarded Runner-Up for the BAFTSS Best First Monograph award for his book, ‘Ageing, Dementia and Time in Film: Temporal Performances’. 📚✨

🎉 Delighted to hear that Claire Alexander has won this year's @britsoci.bsky.social Distinguished Service to British Sociology Award. @identitiesjournal.bsky.social @stuarthallfdn.bsky.social @ersjournal.com @esmeefairbairn.bsky.social www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/m...

Authored by Natalie Cotterell, @tinebuffel.bsky.social, James Nazroo, and Pamela Qualter, this paper is a valuable contribution to understanding and addressing loneliness in our communities. Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @officialuom.bsky.social #MUARG #OpenAccess