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Invitation: Creative Methods in Ageing Research

  • 21 July 2026
  • 10:30am – 3:30pm
  • Eastern Gateway EGWB 003a, Brunel University of London

Funded by British Society of Gerontology and Brunel University of London

There has been an increasing use of creative methods in ageing research. This one-day seminar aims to bring to explore and document the possibilities and limitations of a diverse range of creative methods and key methodological issues when researching age and ageing.


Schedule

10.30 -10.50 Registration and coffee

10.50 -11  Welcome Dr Wendy Martin and Dr Mike Thomas (Brunel University of London)

Chair: Dr Wendy Martin

11-11.30  Walking Through Experience: Sensory Ethnography, Walking Interviews and Creative Co-production with Mid-life and Older Adults Living with Non-Visible Disabilities: Dr Emily Bradfield (Independent Consultant and Researcher)

11.30-12  Beyond the Transcript: Creative Non-Fiction, Animation and Storytelling in Ageing Research: Dr Amy Prescott (Brunel University of London)

12-12.30 Painting with people living with dementia: A creative approach to Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement work Dr Megan Wyatt (University of West London)

12.30 – 1 Co-producing a qualitative systematic review’s synthesised findings with African and African-Caribbean people living with dementia, their family members and care partners: Dr Shadreck Mwale and Dr Shabana Roscoe (University of West London)

1-1.45 pm  Lunch

Chair Dr Mike Thomas

1.45 – 2.30 Creative Research Methods: Insights, Innovations and Applications: Professor Dawn Mannay (Cardiff University)

2.30– 3  Sound, Environment and Ageing (SAGE): Exploring immersive soundscapes of natural sounds among older people living in care homes: Dr Wendy Martin (Brunel University of London)

3 – 3.30 Panel:  Creative Methods in Ageing Research: possibilities and limitations (all presenters and audience)


For more information please contact, Dr Wendy Martin [email protected] or Dr Mike Thomas [email protected]