Welcome to BSG Scotland

We have an organising group which meets regularly to plan events and activities. We aim to host networking seminars once or twice per year at locations across Scotland with relevant topics for academia, government, and third sector. Please see BSG events for details of forthcoming events.

If you are interested in joining the BSG Scotland mailing list please contact us on bsgscotland@britishgerontology.org

You can also follow us on Social Media:

• Bluesky: @bsgscotland.bsky.social
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13044274/

BSG Scotland background

BSG Scotland is a local group within the British Society of Gerontology. BSG Scotland was initiated by Professor Mary Gilhooly, former President of BSG, together with the Scottish Research Forum on Ageing, Lesley Hart, Tilda Gaskell and others. Professor Debbie Tolson, Glasgow Caledonian University, was the first Chair of BSG Scotland. BSG Scotland was launched on 25 June 2002 at a conference held at Glasgow Caledonian University. Our current organising group is led by Dr Lisa Davison, with Prof. Louise McCabe, as Treasurer.

Members of the Organising Group

(as of August 2025)

• Dr Lisa Davison, University of Stirling (Chair)
• Prof Louise McCabe, University of Stirling (Treasurer)
• Dr Junije Huang, University of Stirling
• Dr Sarah Swift, Scottish Government
• Ms Kayla Ostrishko, University of Edinburgh
• Dr Marianne Cranwell, University of Dundee
• Dr Suzanne Gray, NHS Scotland
• Dr Mengxing Joshi, University of St. Andrews

BSG Scotland Past Events

• 26^th September 2024, BSG Scotland Re-Launch Event, University of Stirling.
  Speakers: Aidan Reid, Scottish Government, Kainde Manji, Stirlingshire Voluntary Enterprises, and Judith Phillips, University of Stirling.
• 14th June 2017, Are we ready to integrate health and social care? Glasgow Caledonian University Speakers: Irene Oldfather, Kirstein Rummery, Marissa Collins, Anna Waugh, Rachel Mulholland, John Carruthers, Helen Rainey, Elaine Gifford
• 22nd March 2016, Living with dementia: evidence from research and implications for policy, University of Edinburgh, Speakers: Julian Hughes, Rosalie Ashworth, David Berry, Anne McDonald, Scottish Dementia Working Group, Barbara Sharp.
• 5th November 2014, Marginalisation in later life, University of the West of Scotland
  Speakers: Alison Bowes, Maria Zubair, Colin Clark, Katherine McMahon, Margaret Brown
• 24th March 2014, Self-management of long term conditions in later life, Glasgow Caledonian University
  Speakers: Sally Wyke, Bill Culbard, Lisa Kidd, Christine Bucknall, Henry Rankin, Scottish Dementia Working Group
• 6th November 2013, Alcohol and drugs in later life, University of Stirling
  Speakers: Rowdy Yates, Louise McCabe, Veronica Smith, Val Tallon
• 6th March 2013, Risk, rights and resilience in later life, University of Edinburgh
  Speakers: Charlotte Clarke, Fiona Kelly, Karen Lorimer, Ken Laidlaw, Julie Christie