Tine Buffel
@tinebuffel.bsky.social
Professor of Sociology and Social Gerontology. Director Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group (MUARG). #Ageing #agefriendlycity #SpatialJustice #citiesforall. All views are mine.
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🌆 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. 🧵
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. 🧵
July 10, 2025 at 8:57 AM
🌆 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. 🧵
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. 🧵
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🌆 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. 🧵
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. 🧵
July 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM
🌆 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. 🧵
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. 🧵
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🚨 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
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
July 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
🚨 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
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
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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+.
June 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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! 🤩
May 31, 2025 at 7:40 AM
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! 🤩
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⭐@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
& @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
May 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
⭐@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
& @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
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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 🎉
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
📅 Date: Thu, 1 May 2025
🕛 Time: 12:00–13:30
📍 Location: Ken Committee Room, John Owens Building, University of Manchester
April 23, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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 🎉
Follow the link below to join us on the 1st of May 🎉
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🌟 Featured Article 🌟
We are delighted to see MUARG represented in The Guardian's latest article on Age-Friendly neighbourhoods in North Manchester.
We are delighted to see MUARG represented in The Guardian's latest article on Age-Friendly neighbourhoods in North Manchester.
April 23, 2025 at 1:55 PM
🌟 Featured Article 🌟
We are delighted to see MUARG represented in The Guardian's latest article on Age-Friendly neighbourhoods in North Manchester.
We are delighted to see MUARG represented in The Guardian's latest article on Age-Friendly neighbourhoods in North Manchester.
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🌟 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
📅 Date: Thu, 1 May 2025
🕛 Time: 12:00–13:30
📍 Location: Ken Committee Room, John Owens Building, University of Manchester
April 3, 2025 at 7:23 PM
🌟 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
📅 Date: Thu, 1 May 2025
🕛 Time: 12:00–13:30
📍 Location: Ken Committee Room, John Owens Building, University of Manchester
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"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.
March 27, 2025 at 11:01 AM
"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.
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"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
March 27, 2025 at 3:40 PM
"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
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🌍 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.
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.
March 28, 2025 at 8:29 AM
🌍 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.
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. 🏙️💡
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March 27, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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🌍 Day 2 of the #AgeFriendlyFutures Summit in Manchester has been another inspiring call to action—showing how policy & practice can drive truly #AgeFriendly cities. 🏙️💡
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March 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
🌍 Day 2 of the #AgeFriendlyFutures Summit in Manchester has been another inspiring call to action—showing how policy & practice can drive truly #AgeFriendly cities. 🏙️💡
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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.
March 25, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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.
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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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March 25, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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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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
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📽 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
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Collyhurst Voices: Community perspectives on urban regeneration
Film screening and panel discussion curated by Manchester Urban Film Series in collaboration with Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group
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March 7, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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...
📽 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...
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We still have a few tickets left for our Conversation with Prof. Judith Phillips, sign up now!
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!
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#MUARG #EnvironmentalGerontology #AgeingResearch #UniversityOfManchester
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
Back to the Future: Reconceptualising Environments of Ageing
This event examines ageing environments in the UK, highlighting challenges like “left behind” spaces and climate change.
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March 3, 2025 at 9:49 AM
We still have a few tickets left for our Conversation with Prof. Judith Phillips, sign up now!
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🎉🎓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
February 26, 2025 at 5:37 PM
🎉🎓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
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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
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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...
Gallery Talk: Florence Claxton's 'Woman's Work: A Medley'
Celebrate International Women's Day with us and discover our recent acquisition.
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February 14, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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...
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!
🌟 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
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
February 11, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Looking forward to Prof Sandra Torres’s workshop today and talk tomorrow!
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Happy New Year! 🎉
There are still tickets available for our first Conversation of 2025 with Sandra Torres, see below for more details! 🔗
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: Wed, 12 Feb 2025
🕓 Time: 16:00–17:00
📍 Location: Room G30/31, Arthur Lewis Building, University of Manchester
#MUARG #CivicEngagement #AgeingSocieties #SocialScience
📅 Date: Wed, 12 Feb 2025
🕓 Time: 16:00–17:00
📍 Location: Room G30/31, Arthur Lewis Building, University of Manchester
#MUARG #CivicEngagement #AgeingSocieties #SocialScience
January 20, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Happy New Year! 🎉
There are still tickets available for our first Conversation of 2025 with Sandra Torres, see below for more details! 🔗
There are still tickets available for our first Conversation of 2025 with Sandra Torres, see below for more details! 🔗
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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
January 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
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
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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.
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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...
December 12, 2024 at 9:52 PM
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...
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...
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🎉 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’. 📚✨
December 12, 2024 at 4:23 PM
🎉 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’. 📚✨