Society, Loneliness and Ageing
- Date: Wednesday 1 October 2025, 12:00 – 15:30
- Location: Worsley Building
- Cost: Free
This seminar brings together diverse speakers from the University of Leeds, Leeds Older People’s Forum and Leeds City Council to draw together learning on society, loneliness and ageing
The Reimagine Ageing Interdisciplinary Network invite you a seminar on Society, Loneliness and Ageing to mark International Day of Older Persons 2025 which this year has the theme Building belonging: Celebrating the power of our social connections. This seminar brings together diverse speakers from the University of Leeds, Leeds Older People’s Forum and Leeds City Council to draw together learning on society, loneliness and ageing and highlight how research and practice can come together to benefit older adults.
Location
Wednesday 1st October 2025 | 12.00 – 15.30 | Worsley Dental Lecture Theatre (6.142)
Please join us for lunch from 12.00 – 12.30 in Worsley Seminar Room (8.43X and 8.43Y)
We will also be providing an online link for those unable to attend in person. To register for the event please see the Eventbrite listing and select either the online or in-person option.
Programme
12.30 – 12.40: Welcome and Introduction
12.40 – 13.15: Social Connections and Ageing in Natural Populations. Dr Josh Firth, Associate Professor of Behavioural Ecology, University of Leeds
13.15 – 13.50: Understanding and modelling loneliness among older adults at the neighbourhood level. Dr Luke Burns, Associate Professor in Quantitative Human Geography, University of Leeds
13.50 – 14.20: Tea/Coffee Break
14.20 – 14.55: What did working on Ageing Better teach us about learning from older people: street outreach, co-evaluation and what not to ask. Jessica Duffy, Good Practice Mentor, Leeds Older People’s Forum
14.55 – 15.30: Age Friendly Leeds: Integrating Social Connection Across Policy and Practice. Helen Laird, Head of Public Health (Ageing Well), Leeds City Council; Tom Armstrong, Chief Executive Officer, Burmantofts Community Friends; Sophie Warner, Manager Creative Healthy Ageing Project, Burmantofts Community Friend.