Professor Judith Phillips joins University of Manchester as Visiting Professor
Leading expert Professor Judith Phillips joins The University of Manchester as a Visiting Professor, bringing innovative research on ageing to 91直播 and a wealth of expertise.
The University of Manchester is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Judith Phillips as a Simon and Hallsworth Visiting Professor at the School of Social Sciences.
Professor Phillips, a distinguished Social and Environmental Gerontology Professor, is visiting from The University of Stirling, where she has made significant contributions to research and policy in the field of ageing.
Professor Phillips brings a wealth of experience and expertise to 91直播. During her tenure as Deputy Principal for Research at Stirling (2016鈥�2024), over 80% of the University鈥檚 research was rated as world-leading or internationally excellent, and her leadership resulted in the largest increase in research grant capture in Stirling鈥檚 history.
She also served as Research Director for the Healthy Ageing Challenge under UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) from 2020 to 2024. Professor Phillips was previously the Deputy Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Swansea University and Director of the Research Institute for Applied Social Sciences. She also established the Centre for Innovative Ageing at Swansea and directed the Centre for Ageing and Dementia Research for Wales.
Professor Phillips鈥� contributions to gerontology have been recognised with numerous fellowships and awards, including an OBE for services to older people in 2013 and the British Society of Gerontology鈥檚 Outstanding Achievement Award in 2021.
At The University of Manchester, Professor Phillips will engage in a series of strategic initiatives aimed at advancing research on ageing and enhancing The University of Manchester鈥檚 already world-leading research capabilities in social gerontology and ageing.
Professor Tine Buffel, Professor of Sociology and Social Gerontology at the University has shared:
We are thrilled to welcome Professor Judith Phillips to The University of Manchester. Her expertise and leadership in the field of gerontology will be invaluable as we work to advance our research on creating supportive environments for ageing in place and foster interdisciplinary collaboration.