🚀Last week at #HLINconf26 in Newcastle, we launched the new SHAPE Exchange website!
SHAPE Exchange is a 5-year programme improving age-friendly homes across the UK, with tools, leadership support & real-world labs.
Explore & get involved🔗
www.housinglin.org.uk/News/Discove... @vivensa.bsky.social
We have partnered with Sense about Science to offer our Academy members who are early career researchers free priority places on their Standing Up For Science workshops. Find out more and book your place here: vivensafoundation.org.uk/academy-lear...
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❓Would you like to present your ageing-related research at our Annual Symposium on 23 April in London? We're inviting submissions for poster presentations and you needn't be an award-holder to apply. Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/vivensa-fo...
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⌛ One month left to apply for our Innovation Fellowships for Ageing Well with Zinc - a fantastic opportunity to immerse yourself in the world of commercial innovation and develop tech-enabled products/services.
Read more and apply: zinc-hub.notion.site/Careers-at-Z...
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✨ We are offering 25 #VivensaAcademy members a funded place on First Create The Media's interactive 'Ready TEDdy Go!' storytelling and presenting workshop on Wednesday 13 May, 10.30am-4pm, in London. Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ready-tedd...
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We have again partnered with @gerisoc.bsky.social (BGS) to co-fund one Doctoral Training Fellowship to support front-line health professionals to develop a career in ageing-related research. Apply by the deadline of 20 March, 5pm. More: vivensafoundation.org.uk/apply-for-fu...
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@amrc-uk.bsky.social has just published our blog post about the Landscape Report - an insightful analysis of ageing-related research funding in the UK. It shares some of the important findings and recommendations to come out of the report: www.amrc.org.uk/blog/an-insi...
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Our CEO Katy opened the @housinglin.bsky.social conference in Newcastle today, talking about our SHAPE Exchange partnership. Our Trustee and Chair for the SHAPE Advisory Group @profroseg.bsky.social spoke about the provision of housing for older people in the NE.
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🌟 Setting the scene at #HLINconf26! Katy Saunders (@vivensa.bsky.social) highlights the SHAPE Exchange programme – shaping housing, communities & inclusive design. Learn more: www.housinglin.org.uk/SHAPE
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Dr Dlima, me and Prof Adam Gordon (examiner)
Me, Schenelle, Prof Chris Todd and Dr Alex Hall. Supervision team.
Schenelle with examiners Paul Clarkson and Adam Gordon.
Dr Dlima with one proud supervisor!
Proud to see Schenelle Dlima, first PhD student I have supervised successfully defend her PhD today. Some really fantastic work and publications on ageing and frailty, with more publications to come. @vivensa.bsky.social
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📑 We are pleased to announce the publication of our latest Annual Report and updated Action Plan in support of the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers (commonly known as the Researcher Development Concordat): vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/researc...
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Last week (5/2/26) our CEO and Senior Grants Manager attended the House of Lords for the launch of the research report ‘Amar bari, amar jibon (My home, my life): Developing suitable living environments for Bangladeshi elders.’ Read the report here: www.housinglin.org.uk/_assets/Reso...
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‼️A new report launched yesterday at the House of Lords (hosted by Lord Best) reveals how inadequate housing affects older Bangladeshi communities in East London, calling for urgent, culturally responsive housing reform.
🔗Read on: www.housinglin.org.uk/News/New-stu... #AmarBari @vivensa.bsky.social
📢 Our 2026 Annual Symposium is open for registration. It's on 23 April 2026 at the IET London. The theme is ‘from evidence to practice’ and we have a wide variety of speakers lined up. View the agenda and reserve your place here: vivensafoundation.org.uk/event/annual...
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We've just published an article about @sandradyer.bsky.social and her journey as a nurse going into PhD research. Sandra shares insight and tips for others getting into research. Find it here: vivensafoundation.org.uk/award-holder...
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Blue text on a white background. The text reads: “Social care nursing is highly skilled work and this is a fantastic, fully funded opportunity for registered nurses working with older people, including in care homes and other social care settings. The Queen’s Nurse leadership courses offer a space to slow down, to think about your own contribution, and to explore how values-based leadership might apply in your own workplace.” Professor Donald Macaskill, Chief Executive, Scottish Care. On the right is a head-and-shoulders photograph of a person wearing glasses, a suit jacket, white shirt and patterned tie, shown within a circular frame. The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland logo appears in the bottom right corner.
Applications for our funded Queen’s Nurse Leadership 1 course are open, supported by @vivensa.bsky.social
If you're a community nurse working with older people in community & primary care settings, click here to find out more:
https://loom.ly/d0xIUgw
Blue text on a white background. The text is a quote that reads: “Leadership is a fundamental part of all nursing and midwifery roles and these fantastic opportunities give participants the chance to deepen their capacity for greater self-awareness, improve their ability to address complex problems, and strengthen their confidence to explore new ways of working.” Professor Aisha Holloway, Chief Nursing Officer for Scotland. On the right is a head-and-shoulders photograph of a smiling person wearing a green top, set within a circular frame. The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland logo appears in the bottom right corner.
Community nurses in Scotland working with older people in community & primary care settings are invited to apply for the Queen’s Nurse Leadership 1 course, supported by @vivensa.bsky.social.
Click here for full details:
https://loom.ly/d0xIUgw
📢 Our Joint British Geriatrics Society / Vivensa Foundation Doctoral Training Fellowship is open. Applicants can apply for up to £350,000 to carry out ageing-related research. The deadline is 20 March 2026, 5pm. More information: vivensafoundation.org.uk/apply-for-fu...
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Applications for our fully-funded Queen’s Nurse Leadership 1 course are open, supported by @vivensa.bsky.social
If you're a community nurse working with older people in community & primary care settings, click here to find out more:
https://loom.ly/d0xIUgw
💗 Love Your Kidneys – They’ll Love You Back! 💗
📍 Part of Love Your Health at QUB WWIEM for NI Science Festival
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💙 Thanks to our funders: @vivensa.bsky.social • @lifearc.bsky.social • @kidneyresearchuk.org • lnkd.in/eJkEMSvH
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Our new CEO Katy will be speaking at the Newcastle event. Don't miss it!
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Why our #HLINConf26 matters 👇
🏠 Design homes that support ageing well
🤝 Build connected, inclusive communities
💙 Create healthy, care-ready futures
Book for FREE now:
Newcastle, 24 February: www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/Housi...
Bristol, 12 March: www.housinglin.org.uk/Events/Housi...
Save the date for our biggest in-person event of the year. The Annual Symposium is taking place in London on Thursday 23 April 2026. More information and a booking link to follow soon.
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Back in Aug '25 we announced that we were funding five places for Vivensa Academy members to join Zinc's Inflection Programme. As the 12-week interdisciplinary programme recently finished, we caught up with the five researchers we funded: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/success...
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Great to share some of the research and plans as part of my @vivensa.bsky.social Fellowship with colleagues at the Centre for Public Health yesterday.
Nice way to start the new year!
For the past six years, we have worked with RNID to support ECRs tackling one of the most underfunded areas in ageing-related research: hearing loss. We recently brought together past and present fellows for a dedicated research and reflection session: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/celebra...
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Dr Maria Krutikov was awarded a joint @acmedsci.bsky.social Starter Grant for Clinical Lecturers; and Dr Samuel Webb is the seventh recipient of our Joint Early Career Post-Doctoral Fellowship with RNID. Read more here: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/?_categ...
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⭐ Congratulations to our new award-holders: Kirandeep (Kiri) Marsh was awarded the Joint Doctoral Training Fellowship with @gerisoc.bsky.social.
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⌛ Just two days left...
A reminder that if you would like to apply to join our Research Grants Committee, the closing date is Wednesday 7 January at noon: vivensafoundation.org.uk/about-us/vac...
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