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The British Society of Gerontology provides a multidisciplinary forum for researchers and other individuals interested in the situations of older people, and in how knowledge about ageing and later life can be enhanced and improved. BSG is a registered charitable company and is the professional organisation representing gerontologists in Britain.

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Aug 2024

DEVELOPING CRITICAL URBAN GERONTOLOGY

By Tine Buffel, Chris Phillipson and the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group The University of Manchester The idea of …

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Aug 2024

Paying attention to racism and not just race in research with older ethnic minority people

On 13 February 2024, Dr Dharmi Kapadia, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at University of Manchester, presented a talk to the …

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Jul 2024

Five of the best things about the Nordic Congress of Gerontology

Sarah Hopkins I was very fortunate to receive a generous BSG bursary to attend the Nordic Congress of Gerontology in …

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Gerontology: What is it and why is it important?

Events & Courses

23 September 2024 - 25 September 2026

Masters/PhD in Gerontology / Global Ageing and Policy

10 October 2024 - 10 October 2024

Day Case Total Hip Replacement - BADS Conference

11 October 2024

BSG Creative Ageing SIG: Read and Reflect – Personhood and Citizenship

14 October 2024

Intimacy and Later Life

16 October 2024 - 16 October 2024

Using creativity to support ageing in practice

17 October 2024 - 17 October 2024

Day Case Knee Arthroplasty - BADS Conference

06 February 2025 - 07 February 2025

The National Dementias Conference

Winning Photos from Photocrowd and the British Society of Gerontology

Ageing: the bigger picture

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17 September 2024

New Averil Osborn Secretary and Deputy Secretary Announced.

08 July 2024

Frailty, Illness, and Health in Deep Old Age:Perspectives from Medical Sociology and Social Gerontology

CALL FOR PAPERS Frailty, Illness, and Health in Deep Old Age:Perspectives from Medical Sociology and Social Gerontology

08 July 2024

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH): Special Issue

The IJERPH has published a call for papers to be included in a special issue, ‘Rising to the Healthy Ageing Challenge: Co-production with Older People and Business’. Details are available at IJERPH | Special Issue : Rising to the Healthy Ageing Challenge: Co-production with Older People and Business (mdpi.com) Submissions are invited for review until the deadline of 31 October 2024 and accepted papers will be published online immediately following acceptance.

16 May 2024

Journal of Global Ageing

The first issue of the Journal of Global Ageing is now out. All papers will be free to access until the end of July 2024.

02 May 2024

Research highlights role of faith spaces in supporting healthy ageing

A team of researchers from The University of Manchester has spent the last 18 months examining how faith spaces in Greater Manchester support different groups of older people within their communities.

23 April 2024

Journal of Global Ageing will publish in May 2024

We are delighted to confirm that the first issue of the Journal of Global Ageing will publish in May 2024.

Jobs

Deadline: 31 December 2024

Texas State University

Assistant Professor

Deadline: 18 October 2024

University of Leeds

Fully-funded PhD at the University of Leeds

Deadline: 15 October 2024

Professor in Health and Aging

Deadline: 15 October 2024

Professor/Associate Professor in LTSS/Health Services

Deadline: 10 October 2024

NZ-BMA PhD Scholarship

Deadline: 10 October 2024

Chinese Elders Community Study PhD Scholarship