Miriam Bernard is Emeritus Professor of Social Gerontology at Keele University. She has researched and written widely on ageing, and was President of the British Society of Gerontology from 2010-2012.Mo Ray is Professor of Health and Social Care at the University of Lincoln. She teaches, researches and writes on ageing and social work with older people. Jackie Reynolds is Research Impact Manager at Staffordshire University. She has a PhD in Social Gerontology and her research interests focus on arts, creativity and ageing.

"This book is a wonderful journey through the dynamic and ongoing life of the discipline of gerontology in the UK, viewed through the eyes of familiar colleagues and friends." Athina Vlachantoni, University of Southampton

• Part one: The Ageing of British GerontologyGerontology and GerontologistsBritish Gerontologists: Who’s WhoPart two: Learning from the PastThe Development of GerontologyKey Themes in Gerontology’s Evolution Part three: Lives and Careers in GerontologyBecoming and Being a GerontologistThe Personal and the Professional Do Gerontologists Retire?Part four: Informing the futureNew Directions for Gerontology

Miriam Bernard is Emeritus Professor of Social Gerontology at Keele University. She has researched and written widely on ageing, and was President of the British Society of Gerontology from 2010-2012.Mo Ray is Professor of Health and Social Care at the University of Lincoln. She teaches, researches and writes on ageing and social work with older people. Jackie Reynolds is Research Impact Manager at Staffordshire University. She has a PhD in Social Gerontology and her research interests focus on arts, creativity and ageing.

"This book is a wonderful journey through the dynamic and ongoing life of the discipline of gerontology in the UK, viewed through the eyes of familiar colleagues and friends." Athina Vlachantoni, University of Southampton

• Part one: The Ageing of British GerontologyGerontology and GerontologistsBritish Gerontologists: Who’s WhoPart two: Learning from the PastThe Development of GerontologyKey Themes in Gerontology’s Evolution Part three: Lives and Careers in GerontologyBecoming and Being a GerontologistThe Personal and the Professional Do Gerontologists Retire?Part four: Informing the futureNew Directions for Gerontology

Miriam Bernard is Emeritus Professor of Social Gerontology at Keele University. She has researched and written widely on ageing, and was President of the British Society of Gerontology from 2010-2012.Mo Ray is Professor of Health and Social Care at the University of Lincoln. She teaches, researches and writes on ageing and social work with older people. Jackie Reynolds is Research Impact Manager at Staffordshire University. She has a PhD in Social Gerontology and her research interests focus on arts, creativity and ageing.

"This book is a wonderful journey through the dynamic and ongoing life of the discipline of gerontology in the UK, viewed through the eyes of familiar colleagues and friends." Athina Vlachantoni, University of Southampton

• Part one: The Ageing of British GerontologyGerontology and GerontologistsBritish Gerontologists: Who’s WhoPart two: Learning from the PastThe Development of GerontologyKey Themes in Gerontology’s Evolution Part three: Lives and Careers in GerontologyBecoming and Being a GerontologistThe Personal and the Professional Do Gerontologists Retire?Part four: Informing the futureNew Directions for Gerontology