BSG Emerging Researchers in Ageing
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Official account of the British Society of Gerontology Emerging Researchers in Ageing group. Email: era@britishgerontology.org
Upcoming Event: BSG Scotland Writing Day Open to all #BSGScotland members (any career stage) 📆Session 1: Thurs 27th August 📍University of Stirling Join us: www.eventbrite.com/e/bsg-scotla... ✍️
BSG Scotland Summer Writing Day
First of a series of in-person writing days that will be held across various Scottish Universities. Open to all career stages!
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That's all from us this year! Thanks to everyone who made #BSGERA2026 a success - our wonderful presenters, attendees, organising committee, BSG team, and our hosts at the lovely East Oxford Community Centre. We're already looking forward to next year!
Prenika Anand (University of York) presents "Psychological Safety of Artificial Intelligence for Older Adults", combining a systematic review, expert consultations and public engagement to ask whether AI is actually safe for older people to use, before primary research begins #BSGERA2026
Wen Wang (University of Essex) presents "Biological Ageing and 12-year Trajectories of Subjective Functional Decline Across the Entire Adult Age Span in the UK", tracing how biological age and felt functional decline track together over more than a decade #BSGERA2026
Tanne Heathershaw (University of East Anglia) presents "Culturally Appropriate Personal Care for People with Dementia Living in Care Homes", centering dignity and cultural identity in everyday care practice #BSGERA2026
Yujia Wang (Lancaster University) presents "Retirement and Friendship Networks: A Systematic Literature Review", mapping what we know about how friendships shift when working life ends, and where the gaps in the literature still are #BSGERA2026
Vamsi Krishna Boyanagari (University of Galway) presents "Public Preferences and Willingness to Pay for Autonomy-Enhancing Dementia Care in Ireland", using a discrete choice experiment to ask what people actually want from dementia care, and what they value enough to pay for #BSGERA2026
Just wrapped up our ECR Poster Session: "Reframing ageing systems: autonomy, care, and intervention across the life course". Five researchers, rotating groups, and plenty of great conversations. #BSGERA2026
Mengxing Joshi (University of St Andrews) presents "Building Bridges: Early Reflections on Developing the Network for Ethnicity, Migration and Ageing (NEMA)", a network still taking shape, with the aim of connecting researchers across ethnicity, migration and ageing #BSGERA2026
Andreia Fonseca de Paiva (University of Surrey) presents "Leading Change In Residential Care: A Qualitative Study To Develop Dementia Care Mapping For Future Implementation" — exploring what meaningful change leadership looks like in dementia care settings #BSGERA2026
Clare Chambers (Southampton/UCL) presents "Age-Responsive Patient Education: A Pathway to Equitable Participation for Older Adults in Their Own Healthcare", asking whether patient education materials are actually designed with older adults in mind #BSGERA2026
Godfrey Wanok (University of Edinburgh) presents "Challenges and Solutions in Geriatric Eye Care: An International Qualitative Study", crossing borders to examine why geriatric eye care fails older patients and what can be done about it #BSGERA2026
Shunqi Zhang (UCL) opens the session: "Assessing selection bias in the linkage of ELSA and EPC data: Implications for housing and health research in older adults" #BSGERA2026
Up next: five Pecha Kucha presentations on "Structural inequalities and the limits of inclusion in ageing systems." 20 slides, 20 seconds each, ECR researchers at their sharpest #BSGERA2026
ERA delegates had a fantastic Ghost Walk with #UncomfortableOxford last night 👻 Our brilliant tour guide Jonathan even managed to organise some atmospheric thunder & lightning...⛈️⚡️ Hope everyone's dried off for #BSGERA2026 day 2!!!
Cate Pemble closed the session with a brilliant, powerful philosophical argument about 'narratives of decay' and one's future sense of self, in "Temporal continuity in dementia" OR "Why I'd fistfight René Descartes" #BSGERA2026
Edit Pauló explores many of the complex ethical aspects around content creation, especially with older adults with dementia; questions of meaningful consent; and the purpose and intentions of content creation with and about older adults #BSGERA2026
Edit Pauló is now presenting on "Mediated care: Representing older adults in care settings on TikTok", researching social media posts about older adults and caring, and the perspectives of content creators #BSGERA2026
Akiko @akky2026.bsky.social reflects on "the accent as identity" - as a person's deepest connection to home. She reflects on the importance of having a safe space where you can talk in your true voice without any fear #BSGERA2026
Akiko Sato @akky2026.bsky.social shares her presentation on "Rethinking strategies to reduce loneliness among older migrants:A critical analysis of Irish migrants in Britain" based on interviews with Irish migrants on their migration experiences and the role of the Irish Community Centre #BSGERA2026
Ogene Adoh conducted a critical scoping review to explore how faith communities help older adults to thrive: discovering the central role of trust, relationships, and intentional welcoming of older adults #BSGERA2026
Ogene Theodora Adoh is now talking us through "The role of pastoral care in supporting older adults in religious communities: Addressing a gap in the literature", reflecting that, in research, we know very little about what happens in everyday worship communities #BSGERA2026
Alison Herbert describes how U3A, in retirement, "nourishes our minds, our bodies, our souls" - while recommending further work to explore how even more people can feel welcome as part of U3A #BSGERA2026
Alison Herbert gets us started with her presentation on "Older persons' appetite for lifelong learning continues to grow: How is this hunger being fed?" - sharing her research on lifelong learning and U3A #BSGERA2026
Looking forward to our first session: five fast-paced and thought-provoking presentations on "Power, representation and belonging in later life: Voices, values and experiences" at #BSGERA2026
Final couple of days to sign up to attend the #BSGERA2026 conference in Oxford. In-person ticket sales open till Sunday (7th June). For those who can't make it to Oxford, we're offering online attendance. Book via Eventbrite! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bsg-emergi...
BSG Emerging Researchers in Ageing 2026 Conference
Pathways to Impact: Publishing, Policy and Practice for Early Career Researchers
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NEW blog about our 2026 Conference! From community venues & local donations to zero-waste materials & low-impact ghost walk, our event embodies the BSG theme: Ageing in an Interconnected World, blending research impact with real-world responsibility. ageingissues.wordpress.com/2026/05/27/p...
Pathways to Impact: Choices that Count
Early career researchers play a vital role in shaping the future of gerontology, yet they often have fewer opportunities to develop networks, share ideas, and build confidence in their research. Th…
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3 weeks left to sign up for the BSG Emerging Researchers in Ageing 2026 Conference: Pathways to Impact: Publishing, Policy & Practice for ECRs #ERA2026 📆22nd & 23rd June 📍East Oxford Community Centre www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bsg-emergi...
BSG Emerging Researchers in Ageing 2026 Conference
Pathways to Impact: Publishing, Policy and Practice for Early Career Researchers
eventbrite.co.uk
