Thanks to Dr Elly Liang from computingnewcastle.bsky.social for coming to talk about all things AI to us! Lots of food for thought for research with older people. Read more here 📰: bit.ly/4wUQ2CT newcastleuni.bsky.social nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social

Great to have Dr Luis de Miranda visiting us from Brazil yesterday to discuss sarcopenia, Chagas’ disease and geriatric medicine! Read more at bit.ly/4aTg7K4 @gerisoc.bsky.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social

Our BEPOP (www.bepop.org.uk) wave 3 report now published – good progress in improving strength training delivery for older people with #sarcopenia and #frailty, but plenty more still to do! Read more: bit.ly/4aMCRLJ @gerisoc.bsky.social y.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social @agilecsp.bsky.social

Great to see so many colleagues passionate about improving lives for people living with #MLTC yesterday at our MLTC cross-NIHR community of practice conference. Lets continue the conversations! Read more here 👉 bit.ly/4utMrKx @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social @medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social

Thanks to Sophia Amenyah for delivering a masterclass in inclusive, co-produced nutrition research with older people. Inspiring content and examples. We look forward to further collaboration! @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social @northumbriauni.bsky.social @medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social

Join us online on 15 July 2026 for the 5th UK MLTC Symposium: Advancing Life Course Research on Multiple Long-Term Conditions. Registration now open via this link - forms.cloud.microsoft/e/MXZXzAqr05 #mltc

Congratulations to AGE group member Dr Claire McDonald winning a @vivensa.bsky.social Academy Rising Star Excellence Award 🎉for her outstanding work in translational geroscience, trialling new treatments for age related conditions and #MLTC Well deserved!👏 @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social

Our #ResearchCapacity Development Lead, Dr Catherine Dotchin, and her colleague Dr John Steer delivered an interactive and well-received session to F2 doctors recently, showcasing opportunities to get involved in #research.

Dr Sarah Richardson and Helen Atkinson from our group spoke with carers from the Essence Service in Sunderland recently about their experiences of #delirium and where #research should be focused. Thank you to everyone who shared their experiences! #DeliriumAwareness #PPIE #Carers #VivensaFoundation

AGE Group member Catherine Dotchin delivered a short oral presentation and poster at the recent #EuGMS Congress; "Integrated care for older people in Ethiopia – challenges and priorities for policy and research”, from a @newcastleuni.bsky.social Global Partnerships Fund workshop in Addis Ababa.

Fantastic to see the September issue of the @gerisoc.bsky.social magazine shining a spotlight on #research! It looks at #clinicaltrials for older people, mentions several aspects of our group’s work, and includes pieces co-authored by our very own @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social and Dr Claire McDonald

📣 Calling clinicians and academics with knowledge and experience of #resistancetraining as an intervention 📣 The #NIHR MLTC Cross NIHR-Collaboration are exploring interventions for people with #MLTC and need your help. The survey should take around 7-10 minutes to complete - lnkd.in/giUXUp43

💪 Muscles matter! We've been raising awareness of #sarcopenia at the recent @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social Celebration of Excellence: Community event, by giving delegates the opportunity to have their grip strength measured and see how it compared to published norms. #publicengagement #PPIE

The 21st EuGMS Congress will be in Reykjavik, Iceland on 24-26 Sept 2025. The "New landscapes in geriatric medicine" theme brings together experts from Europe and beyond to discuss the latest advancements in geriatrics. Visit www.eugms2025.com for updates #EuGMS #EuGMS2025 #GeriatricMedicine

Learn more about the key findings and impact of the ADMISSION Research Collaborative at the UK MLTC Symposium 2025: Transforming understanding of MLTC in hospital. Free virtual event: Thursday 19 June 2025 1400-1700. Please register as places are limited: forms.office.com/e/Kgtzd7jjMy

📣Calling all Lab/Workshop Technicians! 🔬🥼🧪 💼We're #hiring 💼 Come and work with our multidisciplinary team to improve lives through world-class research in ageing, sarcopenia and multiple long-term conditions (#MLTC) ⏲️Closing 22 May 2025 jobs.ncl.ac.uk/job/Newcastl... #job #vacancy #recruitment

☕ We loved meeting the patients at Cramlington Medical Group and talking to them about #research at our #publicengagement coffee morning on 5th March, which we co-hosted with the lovely Northumbria Primary Care Research Team 🤝 @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social research.ncl.ac.uk/ageresearchg...

Big thanks to @annabasu1.bsky.social for her inspirational talk to the AGE Research Group and @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social on the SPACE Pilot project, a collaboration with @waystowellness.org.uk. Many parallels in the challenges faced by children with medical complexity and older adults with #MLTC

🆕 scoping review in EGM by members of AGE & the ADMISSION Research Collaborative on characterising #MLTC in older people accessing hospital care: 👉 75 papers identified 👉 Only 43% define MLTC 👉 No consistent approach to complexity 👉 Limited UK hospital data (n=1) Read more: tinyurl.com/5aw783jv

📣 Latest news! 📣 Our write-up of a day spent exploring #research, innovative #clinicalpractice and #collaboration in #ageing, #sarcopenia and #multimorbidity with an international group of Professors of #GeriatricMedicine @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social research.ncl.ac.uk/ageresearchg...

If your work has ever involved supporting #olderadults to look after their health, your expert opinion is invited via 2 online surveys as part of RAMP (Remote Assessment and Management of Physical Function) from @deakinuniversity.bsky.social. More info 👉 researchsurveys.deakin.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_...

📣 Latest news 📣 Head over to our website to read our reflections on last year's very productive visit from Professor Dave Arnold from the University of Missouri research.ncl.ac.uk/ageresearchg...

Latest news: Professor Avan Sayer Co-Leads a Cross-NIHR Collaboration Launched to Tackle Multiple Long-term Conditions research.ncl.ac.uk/ageresearchg...