Welcome to BSG LGBTQ+ Special Interest Group! 🏳️‍🌈 We aim to bring together researchers, and non-academic partners such as charities & experts by experience interested in LGBTQ+ topics among older populations. We're a welcoming & protected space for all LGBTQ+ identities, including trans communities!

WHAT INFLUENCES THE USE OF RESEARCH BY THE ADULT SOCIAL CARE WORKFORCE? Sumpter, L. et al (2025) / The British Journal of Social Work #openaccess #socialwork doi.org/10.1093/bjsw...

CASCADE has joined Bluesky! 🎉 Our aim as a research centre is to improve the well-being, safety & rights of children and their families by generating & sharing new and existing knowledge in ways that help services. Follow us here & find out more on our website: cascadewales.org #SocialCare #Wales

ExChange Wales has joined Bluesky! 🎉 ExChange brings researchers together with practitioners & service users to share expertise, research evidence & care experiences, through high-quality training & resources. Follow us & find out more on our website: www.exchangewales.org #SocialCare #Wales

This is always where I start my search for diverse & non-stereotyped images of older people, to use in teaching materials or research presentations. There's 3000 images in the whole collection, all with wide permission to reuse (CC0 1.0 for the creative commons geeks) so it wins for ease of use too.

Centre for Ageing Better@ageingbetter.bsky.social · 2y ago

Do you have any ideas for new collections in our age-positive image library? Let us know! If you're looking for art and heritage photos then we have over 200 available to download instantly for free. Download here: https://www.agewithoutlimits.org/image-library/collection?id=1558&page=1 #Culture

“Accessing CHC has become more difficult unless someone is near the end of life”. This @age_uk report confirms other findings about alarming trends in ‘standard’ NHS continuing healthcare, which is intended to provide free #socialcare for people with complex health conditions 1/6

First post on here… and of course it has to be a cat pic! Happy festive season 🎄