Ageing Body Society

BSA (British Sociological Association) study group; . Co-convenors: Dr Wendy Martin (Brunel University) and Professor Julia Twigg (University of Kent)

[Ros Jennings @RosJennings]

Congratulations Dr Ali Willmott researcher on older punk women who has just had PhD signed off. @WAMUoG so proud!

[Professor Emerita Elizabeth McKay ( on bluesky) @OTProfBeth131]

Fantastic to see my colleagues Bruce and Gillian reflect on their transition from expert to novice academics. Well done both.. Good read https://t.co/qRq4lVVdi2

[Siân Adiseshiah @sadiseshiah.bsky.social @sadiseshiah]

Panel 2: Dress and embodiment
Prof Julia Twigg @UniKent @AgeingBody Dress, gender and the embodiment of age Dr Hannah Zeilig @UAL Dr Anna-Mari Almila @UAL Pleasure and personhood: women, ageing and dress #NOAG2019

[Siân Adiseshiah @sadiseshiah.bsky.social @sadiseshiah]

EXCITING UPDATE @BritishAcademy_ conference 'Narratives of Old Age and Gender' #NOAG2019: PROGRAMME IS NOW UP! https://t.co/OKtK9x2Not … @LboroAED @LboroAEDRes @lborouniversity @English_Keele @unilincoln @Ageing_Better @_EverydayAgeism @Ageing_Society @agefearlessly #GeroTwitter

[ACT Project @ACT_Concordia]

Applications are now open for the @GUSEGG2 : #Graz #International #Summer #School Seggau! #ACT is sponsoring a module on #ageing, #communication, and #technologies, taught by our lead researcher, Dr. Kim Sawchuk
For guidelines:
https://t.co/FJrpkPHfzJ
#gradschool Please share!

[Wendy Martin @wendymartin007]

Looking forward to participating in this workshop on visual methods in ageing research @BSG_ERA @AgeingBody @stephen_skatz

[ACT Project @ACT_Concordia]

We have just posted some videos from the ACT symposium held @Bruneluni on "#Ageing, the #Digital and Everyday Life". Presentations by @socbarb, @kimsawchuk, @Helenmanchester & others. https://t.co/Rmluwu8952

[MICRA Ageing Network @MICRA_Ageing]

Abstract submissions & registration open for @BSGLiverpool19 After HUGE success at Manchester, next year’s conference is at the University of Liverpool. Conference theme is Resilience and Living Well in Local Communities. https://t.co/TfR6gCHcy3
https://t.co/3jKoS16Tpw

[Trent Centre for Aging & Society @TrentAging]

“Retirement has helped crystalize who I am and what matters to me; an almost daily exercise of taking stock.” – Insight from #TrentAging2019 plenary speaker Dr. Martha Holstein. #NANAS #TakeBackAging @TrentUniversity

[ACT Project @ACT_Concordia]

Tomorrow, October 26th: We're going to live stream this symposium starting at 10:30am BST: https://t.co/I2FGrCbPnf
See you there!

[Wendy Martin @wendymartin007]

So looking forward to @ACT_Concordia seminar @Bruneluni on ageing, digital, everyday life. Friday 26th October starting at 10.30 to 4.30 - if you can’t join us in person please join us on the livestream https://t.co/7hYBfL4p32 and post questions at #ACTBrunel for the speakers

[Wendy Martin @wendymartin007]

@ACT_Concordia 1 day seminar Ageing, the Digital and Everyday Life @Bruneluni Friday 26th October 2018 free to attend, registration essential. Excellent international speakers includes @socbarb @AlexanderPeine see program https://t.co/MIlj00EHdQ @BSADigitalSoc @britgerontology

[The BSA @britsoci]

Last chance! Call for Abstracts for the British Sociological Association’s Annual Conference ‘Challenging Social Hierarchies and Inequalities’ - send by end of today, 12 October #cfp #sociology #britsoc19 https://t.co/vl4qICAICy

[BSG 2018 @BSGManchester18]

I guess you know it really is time to #passthebaton when abstracts & registration open for the next annual conference! @britgerontology 48th Annual Conference #Liverpool now open for business! We’ve registered already, and can’t wait! @BSGLiverpool19 @BSG_ERA #gerontology #ageing

[The BSA @britsoci]

‘PhD students and research fellows will potentially come under pressure to allow co-authorship’ – read John Holmwood on #Ref2021 https://t.co/h0SqCkuz4u
All sociologists are invited to contribute to this debate -deadline, Tuesday 18 September https://t.co/ffcKJYCwnd

[Wendy Martin @wendymartin007]

@ACT_Concordia one day seminar ‘Ageing, the Digital and Everyday Life’ @Bruneluni - Friday 26th October 2018 - free to attend, registration essential. Excellent international interdisciplinary speakers includes @socbarb - see https://t.co/MIlj00EHdQ

[The BSA @britsoci]

12-month paid BSA postdoctoral research fellowship at the British Library, ‘Sociology in the Archives’ Deadline 19 September @britishlibrary https://t.co/pY0Vm02bq7

[ACT Project @ACT_Concordia]

Today we are welcoming new RAs to our team in #Montreal.

We're excited to have you as part of our busy network and look forward to working with you! #Concordia #backtoschool
@Milieux_news @Concordia

[The BSA @britsoci]

Let the 50th celebrations begin at #medsoc2018 with @BSAMedsoc committee and conference attendees!

[Tiago Moreira @tiagoemoreira]

In a paper (in review) i argue that these forecasts on ageing and technology have been entangled with a politics of low taxation and low invstmt in public services for 40 years plus. We need a new politics of longevity.