Past MUARG events

• 26 November 2025: Engagement@Manchester: Collaborative Practice, with Niamh Kavanagh (University of Manchester) and Tina Cribbin, University of Manchester, Manchester.
• 25 November 2025: Conversation Series: Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities (NORCs), with Catherine Donnelly (Queen’s University, Canada), Niamh Kavanagh (University of Manchester), and Mark Hammond (Manchester School of Architecture), University of Manchester, Manchester.
• 5 November 2025: Hulme Nannas’ Exhibition of (In)Visibility, Community and Urban Change, with Niamh Kavanagh (University of Manchester) and Tina Cribbin, ERSC Festival of Social Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester.
• 9 September 2025: MUARG Conversation Series: Travel and Zero-Vehicle Households Among Older Americans, with Shengxiao (Alex) Li (National University of Singapore, Singapore), in collaboration with Manchester Urban Institute (MUI), University of Manchester, Manchester.
• 27 June 2025: Symposium: Ageing in Place in Changing Cities: Spatial Justice, Community, and Identity, with Tine Buffel, Linda Naughton, Joana Salles, Rujin Wang, and Luise Stoisser, British Society of Gerontology (BSG) Annual Conference, University of Surrey, Guildford.
• 26 June 2025: Symposium: Co-creating Inclusive Research with Older People: Applying Authentic Participatory Approaches, with Tine Buffel, British Society of Gerontology (BSG) Annual Conference, University of Surrey, Guildford.
• 26 June 2025: Symposium: Precarious Lives, Powerful Voices: The Multiple Roles and Agency of Older People, with Tine Buffel, Philippa Winship, Tess Hartland, and Patty Doran, British Society of Gerontology (BSG) Annual Conference, University of Surrey, Guildford.
• 26 June 2025: Symposium: Ageing in Low-Income Neighbourhoods: Experiences and Interventions, with Christopher Phillipson, Marion Repetti, Camilla Lewis, Niamh Kavanagh, Stefan White, and Paul McGarry, British Society of Gerontology (BSG) Annual Conference, University of Surrey, Guildford.
• 26 June 2025: Everyday Digital Transformation in the Lives of Older People with Cognitive Impairment, with James Fletcher, British Society of Gerontology (BSG) Annual Conference, University of Surrey, Guildford.
• 26 June 2025: Book Launch — Civic Engagement in Later Life, with Christopher Phillipson, British Society of Gerontology (BSG) Annual Conference, University of Surrey, Guildford.
• 26 June 2025: Cultural Gerontology, Globalisation, and Political Economy: Developing a New Framework for Critical Gerontology, with Christopher Phillipson, British Society of Gerontology (BSG) Annual Conference, University of Surrey, Guildford.
• 23 June 2025: The Northern Health Science Alliance (NHSA) Report Parliamentary Launch, with Anna Dixon MP, House of Commons, London.
• 11–24 June 2025: IN-CITU Exhibition, with James Fletcher, Brunel Square, Bath.
• 5–6 June 2025: Keynote Address: Reimagining Age-Friendly Communities: International Perspectives on Research, Policy, and Practice, with Tine Buffel (University of Manchester), John K. Friesen Conference 2025, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada.
• 27 May 2025: Our Work at the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group (MUARG), with Tine Buffel, University of St Andrews, St Andrews.
• 14 May 2025, Age-Friendly Cities and Spatial Justice: Advancing Inclusive Urban Environments for Healthy Ageing, Research Seminar Series 2024/25, with Tine Buffel, PolyU Design, Hong Kong and Online via Zoom.
• 1 May 2025: MUARG Conversation Series: Inclusive Design: Planning the Future of Housing and Tackling Stigma, with Vikki McCall (University of Stirling), University of Manchester, Manchester.
• 28 March 2025: MUARG Work in Progress Spring Session, with Luise Stoisser (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium, and University of Manchester), University of Manchester, Manchester.
• 26 March 2025: Building Leadership Through Cross-System Collaboration, with Paul McGarry, Tine Buffel, and Stefan White, Age-Friendly Futures Summit, Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Manchester.
• 26 March 2025: Creating Age-Friendly Homes: Research, Policy, and Practice, with Mark Hammond, Age-Friendly Futures Summit, Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Manchester.
• 26 March 2025: Stronger Together: Uniting Community, Clinical, and Care for Falls Prevention, with Beth Mitchell, Age-Friendly Futures Summit, Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Manchester.
• 25 March 2025: Plenary panel: Advancing Spatial Justice in Age-Friendly Work, with Paul McGarry, Stefan White, and Tine Buffel, Age-Friendly Futures Summit, Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Manchester.
• 25 March 2025: Panel: Future age-friendly cities: Towards Sustainable and Just Urban Ageing, with Mark Hammond and Judith Phillips, Age-Friendly Futures Summit, Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Manchester.
• 25 March 2025: Panel: Co-Creating Inclusive Age-Friendly Cities: Research Across Disciplines and Sectors, with Stefan White and Niamh Kavanagh, Age-Friendly Futures Summit, Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Manchester.
• 25 March 2025: Age-Friendly Futures Summit Opening, with Paul McGarry, Age-Friendly Futures Summit, Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Manchester.
• 25–27 March 2025: Age-Friendly Futures Summit, delivered in partnership by University of Manchester, Centre for Ageing Better (CfAB), World Health Organization (WHO), Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA), and Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU), Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Manchester.
• 19 March 2025: Collyhurst Voices: Community Perspectives on Urban Regeneration, with Philippa Winship, in collaboration with Manchester Urban Film Series, International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Manchester.
• 18 March 2025: The Family and Community Life of Older People in Urban Areas: From Local to Transnational Networks, with Christopher Phillipson, University of Southampton, Southampton, and Online via Teams.
• 5 March 2025: MUARG Conversation Series: Back to the Future: Reconceptualising Environments of Ageing, with Judith Phillips (University of Stirling and University of Manchester), University of Manchester, Manchester.
• 26 February 2025: An Introduction to Participatory Theatre Methods for Social and Legislative Change, with Linda Naughton (University of Manchester), University of Manchester, Manchester.
• 12 February 2025: MUARG Conversation Series: Civic Engagement among Foreign-Born Older Adults in Europe, with Sandra Torres (Uppsala University, Sweden), University of Manchester, Manchester.
• 11 February 2025: Publishing in High Impact Ageing Journals, with Sandra Torres (Uppsala University, Sweden), University of Manchester, Manchester.
• 7 March 2024–16 February 2025: Uncertain Futures Art Exhibition: Stories of Women, Work and Uncertain Futures, Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester.