My favourite annual "participation trophy" 🏆🥰 Grateful for the chance to review... and yes, as a Millennial I am still deeply validated by certificates.

‼️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...

Ignoring that it's almost 4years (to the date) that I submitted my PhD corrections... FINALLY finished and submitted my manuscript (one of my PhD thesis research questions) to Journals of Gerontology Series B!✨👏

In my retirement ERA #OutgoingChair

#BSG2026 is at Oxford Brookes! Andy King hands over to Jason Danely who will be our 55th Annual conference chair. 🗓 24th-26th June 2026 See you in Oxford!! Thank you all #BSG2025

Lisa Davison, University of Stirling, presents on a collaborative adaptations project between the Intersectional Stigma of Place-based Ageing Project and Scottish Federation of Housing Associations in the 11am Environments for Ageing session #BSG2025 @sfha.bsky.social @lisadavisonphd.bsky.social

Imagine putting a "mega-resort" by Loch Lomond, hike up Ben Lomond and look down at the... rollercoasters. I can't comprehend. Scottish people have voted against it for a DECADE, but the most recent unanimous rejection was overturned. There's a protest outside Scot Parl tomorrow (29th) 11am. ❌🎢💚🌍

Still time to join the ERA committee - accepting applications until this SUNDAY 1st June! We're recruiting for Mentor co-ordinators, Secretary, Incoming Chair & Volunteers. Drop us an email if you're interested: [email protected] @britishgerontology.bsky.social @bsg-era.bsky.social

Long time in the making this one! Some really interesting work I did using Luxembourg Income Study data with Southampton and CPC colleagues on pensions. Full paper is available here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

February's #GerontologyAndTonic with @cpc-cg.bsky.social researcher Dr Cate Pemble on Connecting Research with the Community. Available on @britishgerontology.bsky.social AgeingBites YouTube: youtu.be/8VZ1gE0A8KA Watch this space: March G&T with Prof. Christina Victor - sign ups launching soon!

Super excited to see Guildford's ghost tour measures up against Stirling's 👻 Join us 23rd & 24th June for @bsg-era.bsky.social pre-conference ahead of the @britishgerontology.bsky.social conference 25-27th! Tickets: bit.ly/3D3FbAl (deadline 23 May) Abstracts: bit.ly/4hPVLTw (deadline 23 March)

📣Job Offer for Students! @mpidr.bsky.social is seeking a #StudentAssistant for the Research Group Labor Demography. You should have a background in #demography, #economics, #sociology, or a related field. Knowledge of R or Stata is appreciated. #studentjob www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_61...

Stocking up on the essentials before we head down to London for the UK Ageing Research Funders’ Forum Early Career Researchers’ event with the ISPA Project and @bsg-era.bsky.social ✈️ There's no better water than Scottish tap water. 💧😍 #UKARFF #DunhillMedicalTrust @healthfoundation.bsky.social

"Navigating Creativity, Connection & Change: A Future Vision for Emerging Researchers" 👨‍🏫 BSG Emerging Researchers in Ageing Pre-Conference Event: Monday 23rd & Tuesday 24th June 2025, University of Surrey. 🚨Call for abstracts is OPEN!!🚨 ✨Deadline: 23rd March✨ forms.office.com/e/ewSCe3Y7U7

📢The Gateway is seeking a #postdoctoral research associate to join our @CESRUSC LA team! Candidates finishing PhD programs in #economics, #publicpolicy, or other quantitative social sciences are encouraged to apply. #postdoc More info: usccareers.usc.edu/job/los-ange...

First #GerontologyAndTonic of 2025 🍸 Dr Cate Pemble from the University of Stirling will speak on navigating the practical and ethical considerations on high-profile research projects. "Connecting Research with the Community: Sometimes you haven't the foggiest" ⏰Thursday 27th February 4pm (GMT)

We're new here! 👋 British Society of Gerontology (BSG) Emerging Researchers in Ageing (ERA) provides students, early career researchers & practitioners with opportunities for learning, networking & support. Meet our (unofficial) mascots: Chester, Mylo & Frank 🐕 #Gerontology #EarlyCareerResearchers