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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.
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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.
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🎙️ Speakers:
Prof Felicia Tian (Fudan University) – Ageing in place in Shanghai’s “15-minute community life circle.”
Dr Camilla Lewis (UoM) – Community, housing & regeneration in North Manchester.
Chaired by Dr Jingwen Zhang (UoM)
Prof Felicia Tian (Fudan University) – Ageing in place in Shanghai’s “15-minute community life circle.”
Dr Camilla Lewis (UoM) – Community, housing & regeneration in North Manchester.
Chaired by Dr Jingwen Zhang (UoM)
October 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🎙️ Speakers:
Prof Felicia Tian (Fudan University) – Ageing in place in Shanghai’s “15-minute community life circle.”
Dr Camilla Lewis (UoM) – Community, housing & regeneration in North Manchester.
Chaired by Dr Jingwen Zhang (UoM)
Prof Felicia Tian (Fudan University) – Ageing in place in Shanghai’s “15-minute community life circle.”
Dr Camilla Lewis (UoM) – Community, housing & regeneration in North Manchester.
Chaired by Dr Jingwen Zhang (UoM)
🌆 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 for an insightful webinar on urban redevelopment, community, and ageing across Shanghai and Manchester
🗓️ Tue 13 Jan 2026 | 12–1pm GMT
💻 Online | Free
October 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🌆 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 for an insightful webinar on urban redevelopment, community, and ageing across Shanghai and Manchester
🗓️ Tue 13 Jan 2026 | 12–1pm GMT
💻 Online | Free
#AgeingInPlace #UrbanAgeing #NORCs #CommunityDevelopment #SocialCare #AgeFriendlyCommunities #UrbanPlanning #MUARG #Leverhulme #UoM
October 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/naturally-...
October 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
🔗 Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/naturally-...
Explore how NORCs can support ageing in place, strengthen community connections & inform housing and care innovation.
📍 G30/31 Arthur Lewis Building
📍 G30/31 Arthur Lewis Building
October 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Explore how NORCs can support ageing in place, strengthen community connections & inform housing and care innovation.
📍 G30/31 Arthur Lewis Building
📍 G30/31 Arthur Lewis Building
Speakers:
Dr Catherine Donnelly – Oasis NORC Programme, Queens University Canada
Dr Niamh Kavanagh – Hopton Court NORC, the University of Manchester
Chair: Dr Mark Hammond, Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Catherine Donnelly – Oasis NORC Programme, Queens University Canada
Dr Niamh Kavanagh – Hopton Court NORC, the University of Manchester
Chair: Dr Mark Hammond, Manchester Metropolitan University
October 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Speakers:
Dr Catherine Donnelly – Oasis NORC Programme, Queens University Canada
Dr Niamh Kavanagh – Hopton Court NORC, the University of Manchester
Chair: Dr Mark Hammond, Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Catherine Donnelly – Oasis NORC Programme, Queens University Canada
Dr Niamh Kavanagh – Hopton Court NORC, the University of Manchester
Chair: Dr Mark Hammond, Manchester Metropolitan University
📢 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.”
“Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs): UK–Canadian Perspectives on Co-Creating Supportive Environments for Ageing in Place.”
October 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
📢 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.”
“Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs): UK–Canadian Perspectives on Co-Creating Supportive Environments for Ageing in Place.”
Open access here: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
#AgeingInPlace #UrbanRegeneration #Gerontology #UrbanSociology #Research #MUARG #Leverhulme #UoM
#AgeingInPlace #UrbanRegeneration #Gerontology #UrbanSociology #Research #MUARG #Leverhulme #UoM
October 3, 2025 at 8:40 AM
The paper:
• Applies Brenner & Schmid’s spatial framework to ageing research
• Examines how everyday life, territorial regulation & spatial practices shape older adults’ experiences
Calls for multi-scalar approaches to ageing in place during regeneration
• Applies Brenner & Schmid’s spatial framework to ageing research
• Examines how everyday life, territorial regulation & spatial practices shape older adults’ experiences
Calls for multi-scalar approaches to ageing in place during regeneration
October 3, 2025 at 8:40 AM
The paper:
• Applies Brenner & Schmid’s spatial framework to ageing research
• Examines how everyday life, territorial regulation & spatial practices shape older adults’ experiences
Calls for multi-scalar approaches to ageing in place during regeneration
• Applies Brenner & Schmid’s spatial framework to ageing research
• Examines how everyday life, territorial regulation & spatial practices shape older adults’ experiences
Calls for multi-scalar approaches to ageing in place during regeneration
📢 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
“Theorising Ageing in Place During Urban Regeneration: A Spatial Approach” by Philippa Winship, @tinebuffel.bsky.social & Vanessa May
October 3, 2025 at 8:40 AM
📢 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
“Theorising Ageing in Place During Urban Regeneration: A Spatial Approach” by Philippa Winship, @tinebuffel.bsky.social & Vanessa May
🔗 Apply: manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy...
October 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
🔗 Apply: manmetjobs.mmu.ac.uk/jobs/vacancy...
🕒 Starting ASAP
📍 Based in Manchester
📅 Deadline 16th October 2025
📍 Based in Manchester
📅 Deadline 16th October 2025
October 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
🕒 Starting ASAP
📍 Based in Manchester
📅 Deadline 16th October 2025
📍 Based in Manchester
📅 Deadline 16th October 2025
This is a meaningful opportunity to contribute to qualitative research on housing and disability. Ideal for researchers with experience in housing studies, social policy, or disability research.
October 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
This is a meaningful opportunity to contribute to qualitative research on housing and disability. Ideal for researchers with experience in housing studies, social policy, or disability research.
📢 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.
October 3, 2025 at 8:24 AM
📢 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.
Based on 18 months of ethnographic research in Greater Manchester, Lang, Yarker, Phillipson & @tinebuffel.bsky.social demonstrate how faith spaces provide vital emotional, social, and practical support for older adults, while also revealing structural inequalities.
September 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Based on 18 months of ethnographic research in Greater Manchester, Lang, Yarker, Phillipson & @tinebuffel.bsky.social demonstrate how faith spaces provide vital emotional, social, and practical support for older adults, while also revealing structural inequalities.
📢 New article: “Exploring the role of faith spaces as social infrastructure in creating age-friendly communities.”
Exploring the role of faith spaces as social infrastructure in creating age-friendly communities
Faith spaces are vital but overlooked forms of social infrastructure that support older adults. They are especially important for marginalized and minoritized groups who may face barriers to mainst...
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September 25, 2025 at 12:28 PM
📢 New article: “Exploring the role of faith spaces as social infrastructure in creating age-friendly communities.”
🎟️ Admission is free – register now via Eventbrite, link below!
Join the conversation on how we can build more inclusive and equitable transport systems for older adults.
#InclusiveMobility #UrbanPlanning #ZeroVehicleHouseholds
Join the conversation on how we can build more inclusive and equitable transport systems for older adults.
#InclusiveMobility #UrbanPlanning #ZeroVehicleHouseholds
July 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
🎟️ Admission is free – register now via Eventbrite, link below!
Join the conversation on how we can build more inclusive and equitable transport systems for older adults.
#InclusiveMobility #UrbanPlanning #ZeroVehicleHouseholds
Join the conversation on how we can build more inclusive and equitable transport systems for older adults.
#InclusiveMobility #UrbanPlanning #ZeroVehicleHouseholds
This is a must-attend session for anyone working in:
Urban planning
Transport policy
Ageing & gerontology
Social equity
Community design
Urban planning
Transport policy
Ageing & gerontology
Social equity
Community design
July 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
This is a must-attend session for anyone working in:
Urban planning
Transport policy
Ageing & gerontology
Social equity
Community design
Urban planning
Transport policy
Ageing & gerontology
Social equity
Community design
Dr. Li argues for targeted policy solutions:
🚍 Expand transport services to rural, suburban, and small towns
🏘️ Rethink land use & neighbourhood design to support ageing in place
🚶♂️ Promote mobility as a pillar of social inclusion
🚍 Expand transport services to rural, suburban, and small towns
🏘️ Rethink land use & neighbourhood design to support ageing in place
🚶♂️ Promote mobility as a pillar of social inclusion
July 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Dr. Li argues for targeted policy solutions:
🚍 Expand transport services to rural, suburban, and small towns
🏘️ Rethink land use & neighbourhood design to support ageing in place
🚶♂️ Promote mobility as a pillar of social inclusion
🚍 Expand transport services to rural, suburban, and small towns
🏘️ Rethink land use & neighbourhood design to support ageing in place
🚶♂️ Promote mobility as a pillar of social inclusion
His findings reveal deep inequalities in mobility and access—shaped by geography, income, and infrastructure.
More than 1/3 of older zero-vehicle individuals are rural unemployed nondrivers, often isolated from essential services.
#TransportInequality #AgeFriendly
More than 1/3 of older zero-vehicle individuals are rural unemployed nondrivers, often isolated from essential services.
#TransportInequality #AgeFriendly
July 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
His findings reveal deep inequalities in mobility and access—shaped by geography, income, and infrastructure.
More than 1/3 of older zero-vehicle individuals are rural unemployed nondrivers, often isolated from essential services.
#TransportInequality #AgeFriendly
More than 1/3 of older zero-vehicle individuals are rural unemployed nondrivers, often isolated from essential services.
#TransportInequality #AgeFriendly