A.C. Smyth

PhD candidate at Technological University Dublin wondering about the digital lives of older people #EndLoneliness #BeKind. Guidance is internal.

[A.C. Smyth @olderdigital]

Farewell to Twitter, for a while. I think I shall miss @78Derngate most. #BeKind

[Samaritans @samaritans]

Are you worried about someone but don’t know what to say? It’s okay to try and talk to them. Here are some tips on how to start a difficult conversation. You may save a life. #WSPD @NSPA_UK https://t.co/E6FWdgJDFO

[A.C. Smyth @olderdigital]

@OpenUniversity Heartbreaking and heartening #BigHospitalExperiment

[A.C. Smyth @olderdigital]

Master's degrees: Over-60s in Wales to get £4,000 funding - BBC News https://t.co/5zd82NnaGc

[A.C. Smyth @olderdigital]

The thoughtfulness of such a list. The gratitude of reading it.

[A.C. Smyth @olderdigital]

In truth: Seamus Heaney

[Faber Books @FaberBooks]

'If you have the words, there's always a chance that you'll find the way.'

Seamus Heaney, died #onthisday in 2013

[A.C. Smyth @olderdigital]

Well done @talkolderpeople: “...the best things about growing older...” Looking forward to your findings.

[Older People’s Commissioner for Wales @talkolderpeople]

The Commissioner wants to hear from you! We want to hear from older people across Wales about their experiences of growing older in Wales today. So why not tell us the best things about growing older, and what improvements you'd like to see?

[Adrian Scaife @AdrianScaife]

BBC News - Seoul's over-65s disco 'like medicine' for seniors https://t.co/UCa50oL7Su

[BBC London @BBCLondonNews]

OAPs learn hip-hop to combat loneliness

[A.C. Smyth @olderdigital]

Great @BBCRadio4 programme this evening on volunteering. Just popped into the kitchen to make a cuppa & ended up listening to the whole prog. Well done In Business team.

[A.C. Smyth @olderdigital]

Interesting subtitle here: “A provocation...” in which policy makers are called to respond “behaviourally, institutionally and technologically” to ageing.

[Int Longevity Centre @ILCUK]

UK must prepare for the daunting but not insurmountable challenge of #ageing. “Not only are people living longer but also differently and this means our social and economic infrastructure needs to follow suit.” @ProfAndrewScott #UnchartedWaters https://t.co/uk0pbKMFpu

[A.C. Smyth @olderdigital]

Many thanks @davidlain5 for the link!

[David Lain @davidlain5]

Latest issue of @Ageing_Society has articles on "Gendered impacts of extended working life on the health and economic wellbeing of older workers", all free to download! Articles explore older worker precarity, training & life-course employment influences!
https://t.co/w9KdQdO5x2

[A.C. Smyth @olderdigital]

“Ageism is the most bizarre of discriminations, against our future selves...” @Age_Matters

[Desmond (Des) O'Neill @Age_Matters]

Appreciate @irishtimes publishing a response critical of the negativity of their Weekend extended article on us as we (thankfully!) age "Are we ready for an older Ireland?" @AgeAction @irishgerontsoc https://t.co/t1lPqMe6Hq via @ITLetters

[A.C. Smyth @olderdigital]

@Determi05192295 @AcademicChatter @Dissertating @thoughtsofaphd Hi, remember, you are only just falling into orbit, and if this is your first time meeting, then I suppose you can only talk generalities - the detail will follow. But prepare to settle in for a long, and hopefully rewarding, journey. Best wishes.

[A.C. Smyth @olderdigital]

Such and interesting and essential read: Kindness, emotions and human relationships: The blind spot in public policy https://t.co/PXudhqoqOm

[A.C. Smyth @olderdigital]

Happy #InternationalDogDay

[Brendan McDonald @7piliers]

“Goodness is the simplest thing in the world, and the most complex, like opening a door.” #PhilipHallie

https://t.co/Zji7VoXEqW
@Jane_Eisner

[A.C. Smyth @olderdigital]

Absolutely correct @ALONE_IRELAND, ageing is not the “problem”, but rather all our responses, including those of the state.

[ALONE @ALONE_IRELAND]

An interesting article in @IrishTimes today highlighting how services are unprepared for Ireland’s ageing population. But Ireland doesn’t have an “ageing problem” - we have a services problem. Living longer should be viewed as a positive outcome. https://t.co/Voqsbah2MM

[A.C. Smyth @olderdigital]

Hi all, please reach out whenever you can. Many thanks #EndLoneliness

[Eigengrau // Waterloo East Theatre @eigengrau_play]

Love this guide to spotting signs of loneliness. Really speaks to the experiences of some of the characters in our play #EIGENGRAUplay #TacklingLoneliness #LetsTalkLoneliness