Join us at the St Thomas Centre, Manchester, on Tue 28 Apr 2026 to celebrate the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group’s (MUARG) 10‑year anniversary — a decade of collective research, partnership, and action to make cities better places to grow older!

🎬 We’re excited to welcome acclaimed Hong Kong filmmaker Ray Yeung to the University of Manchester for a special screening of his award‑winning film All Shall Be Well.

🌆 How do cities shape belonging in later life? Join us for an insightful webinar on urban redevelopment, community, and ageing across Shanghai and Manchester 🗓️ Tue 13 Jan 2026 | 12–1pm GMT 💻 Online | Free

📢 Join us on 25 Nov (2–3pm GMT) at the University of Manchester for “Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs): UK–Canadian Perspectives on Co-Creating Supportive Environments for Ageing in Place.”

📢 New publication in 'Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie' “Theorising Ageing in Place During Urban Regeneration: A Spatial Approach” by Philippa Winship, @tinebuffel.bsky.social & Vanessa May

📢 We're recruiting a Grade 7 Research Associate (0.8FTE, 9-month contract) at Manchester Metropolitan University to join their Housing for Thalidomide Survivors project.

📢 New article: “Exploring the role of faith spaces as social infrastructure in creating age-friendly communities.”

🚨 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

🌆 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. 🧵

🌆 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. 🧵

🧓🏽🤝 How can older adults co-create the research that shapes their lives? Join us at #BSG2025 for a symposium from the new COST Action PAAR-net, spotlighting participatory approaches with older adults across Europe and beyond. #CoCreation #ParticipatoryResearch #Ageing

🏘️ How do neighbourhoods shape our ability to age in place? This #BSG2025 symposium explores the impact of gentrification, service cuts & regeneration on older people—and how communities are responding. #AgeFriendly #UrbanAgeing #NeighbourhoodChange

🧓🏽✊ How do older people navigate precarity—and shape their communities in the process? Join the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group at #BSG2025 for a symposium on agency, marginalisation & community action in later life. #UrbanAgeing #LaterLifeAgency

📘 Parliamentary Launch for 'Ageing in the North' 📘 The NHSA (@thenhsa.bsky.social) has launched its new report at the House of Commons — to which MUARG has contributed a vital chapter on older people’s housing. 📖 www.thenhsa.co.uk/app/uploads/... #AgeingInTheNorth #AgeFriendly #HealthyAgeing

🎉 The Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group (MUARG) is excited to be part of #BSG2025! We’re contributing to vital conversations on ageing, equity & urban change through 4 powerful symposia. Here's what we’re bringing 👇 #UrbanAgeing #Gerontology

🎬 We’re are delighted that Shengjun Zhang, Pippa Winship, and Sandhya Sharma, who have been highly commended for their work on the Manchester Urban Film Series!

🎉 Congratulations to @pattydoran.bsky.social, @tinebuffel.bsky.social, and the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group (MUARG) for winning the Sociology Research Impact and Engagement Prize in the staff category! 🏆

🎉 Congratulations to MUARG’s Joana Salles on winning the Sociology Research Impact and Engagement Prize (PhD category)! 🏆

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

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 🎉

🌟 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

🎉 Manchester is leading the way in age-friendly innovation! 🎉 At the Age-Friendly Futures Summit, the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group (MUARG) showcased its pioneering work in shaping policies, redesigning public spaces, and amplifying the voices of older people.

🌍 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/

📽️ Manchester Urban Film Series – Upcoming Events! 🎬 Join us for two powerful screenings & discussions on anti-racist resistance and urban regeneration in Manchester. Full details below! ⬇️ #ManchesterFilm #SocialJustice #CommunityVoices

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

🌟 Join us for the MUARG Conversation Series! 🌟 📅 Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2025 🕛 Time: 12:00–13:30 📍 Location: Room G30/31, Arthur Lewis Building, University of Manchester #MUARG #EnvironmentalGerontology #AgeingResearch #SocialScience

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...

Join us for an International Women’s Day celebration with the Uncertain Futures Advisory Group! 🎉 📅 Sat 8 March 2025, 2–4 PM 📍 Manchester Art Gallery Celebrate the achievements of our art & research project on women over 50 and work inequalities.

🌟 Exciting Events Next Week with Prof. Sandra Torres! 🌟 Next week, we have the pleasure of hosting Prof. Sandra Torres from Uppsala University, who is visiting from Sweden to lead two fantastic sessions! #Gerontology #SocialSciences #AgeingResearch

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

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

🌟 Join us for the MUARG Conversation Series! 🌟 📅 Date: Wed, 5 Mar 2025 🕛 Time: 12:00–13:30 📍 Location: Room G30/31, Arthur Lewis Building, University of Manchester #MUARG #EnvironmentalGerontology #AgeingResearch #SocialScience

🌟 Join us for the MUARG Conversation Series! 🌟 📅 Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2025 🕓 Time: 16:00–17:00 📍 Location: Room G30/31, Arthur Lewis Building, University of Manchester #MUARG #CivicEngagement #AgeingSocieties #SocialScience

Event Announcement 📅 Save the Date! Join us at "Imagining Dementia Futures" on Wed 22–Fri 24 Jan 2025 at the Martin Harris Centre, University of Manchester. Explore innovative ways to envision the future of dementia care. #Dementia #FutureCare #Innovation #Conference @officialuom.bsky.social

🎉 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’. 📚✨

📢 Publication showcase! 📢 Excited to share our paper ‘Loneliness among older ethnic minority people: exploring the role of structural disadvantage and place using a co-research methodology’, in the Ethnic and Racial Studies Journal. 📚✨

🌍 Introducing the Spatial Justice Framework for Age-Friendly Cities and Communities 🌍 Developed by @tinebuffel.bsky.social, @pattydoran.bsky.social, and Sophie Yarker, this framework integrates ageing populations into urban planning. 📊🏙️

🌆 What does an age-friendly city look like? Our film — ‘Ageing in Place in Cities’ — puts the voices of older people around the world centre stage to give their answers. 🎬🌍

🎬 Film showcase: Watch our film, ‘Ageing in Place in Cities’, now! 🎥 Discover what an age-friendly city looks like through the voices of older people worldwide. 🌆

MUARG’s Mark Hammond shares insights on developing age-friendly homes at a local level in his latest article for the Centre for Ageing Better. Learnings from Greater Manchester’s Ageing Hub highlight the journey towards an age-friendly city region.

🌟 MUARG’s Research on Faith Spaces and Healthy Ageing 🌟 Our team has spent 18 months examining how faith spaces in Greater Manchester support older people within their communities. 📊✨

🎉 Congratulations! 🎉 Join us in congratulating Tess Hartland for winning the Outstanding Public Engagement Initiative award at the Making a Difference Award 2024 for her project ‘Echoes of Displacement’. 🌟

📢 Publication showcase! 📢 We are pleased to release ‘Developing Age-Friendly Communities to Support Healthy Ageing: The Role of Faith Spaces as Social Infrastructure’ (2024), authored by Lang. L., Yarker. S., Bergen. J., Doran. P., Philipson. C., and Buffel. T. 📖✨

📚 Book Publication! 📚 Showcasing ‘Reimagining Age-Friendly Communities: Urban Ageing and Spatial Justice’ by Tine Buffel, Patty Doran, and Sophie Yarker, published by Policy Press. 📖✨

🚶‍♀️ Exploring the Impact of Urban Development on Older Adults’ Mobility 🚶‍♂️ Excited to share this publication by Patty Doran and Tine Buffel in the Journal of Transport and Health! This study examines how transport, housing, and urban development affect older adults’ mobility.

📢 Excited to showcase our new guide, “Advancing Age-Friendly Cities and Communities: The Crucial Role of Leadership” by Paul McGarry, Sophie Yarker, Patty Doran and Tine Buffel. This guide explores the essential role of leadership in promoting age-friendly initiatives. #AgeFriendlyLeadership