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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The ICCARP Steering Committee is pleased to announce a new collection with JoVE on Aging and Age-Related Diseases. Submit your research: www.jove.com/topical-coll... #Ageing #Aging #AgingResearch #Geroscience #Biogerontology #Senescence

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Training progressing. Week three on the water. Navigating at night.

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Trading the university for the helm this summer ⛵️

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Great to present a keynote on ICCARP at the World Aging & Rejuvenation Conference in Prague. As ageing research advances, a common language to classify ageing-related pathologies is becoming ever more important. That's what ICCARP is working to deliver. #Ageing #Aging #Geroscience #ICCARP #ARC2026

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

ICCARP is in sunny Oxford this week for the 55th BSG Annual Conference. We will be presenting an update on the consortium's work in the 'Measurement and Classification' session on Friday. If you're attending, please come and say hello. #BSG2026 #Gerontology #AgeingResearch

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

🦉The owl's visit paid off Ended up in the top 10 HE employees in the Duolingo Language Challenge. Cardiff Met took 4 spots, including 1st place. Awards given in Parliament last week... Good timing with the UK rejoining Erasmus+. Education & research transcend national boundaries.

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

🫁 Now published in @thelancet.com Healthy Longevity: the ICCARP Respiratory Working Group review on how ageing drives respiratory decline & disease, and why this matters for classification & intervention. doi.org/10.1016/j.la... Supported by @norngroup.bsky.social #aging #longevity

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

New paper from my student, Shasha Yu, which finds a paradox in AI risk: students with technical training have higher awareness of AI risk, but are no better at recognising these in real-world scenarios. They also report greater willingness to adopt AI. 🔗https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2026.102751

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

🫀Keeping a young heart… New ICCARP paper in EHJ explores how the myocardium ages - from mitochondrial dysfunction to fibrosis - helping distinguish physiological changes from early disease. doi.org/10.1093/eurh... This lays the groundwork for our effort to improve how ageing is classified.

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

I recently represented ICCARP at a policy event with Andy Street (@prosperuk.bsky.social), discussing the structural challenges of ageing with policymakers & stakeholders. At ICCARP, we're developing the technical classifications & guidance to tackle ageing-related diseases.

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

🦉 Met a minor celebrity today. Language learning has reminded me that most progress is incremental and compounding. Persistence matters, and the owl is... highly persuasive.

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Back amongst the dreaming spires this week, visiting the Medical Sciences Division. @ox.ac.uk

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

🧠 Is pineal gland senescence an ageing-related pathology? In this new paper ICCARP review human evidence of structural & functional changes of the pineal gland with age. 📄https://doi.org/10.1007/s42000-025-00720-9 #Ageing #Aging #CircadianBiology #Geroscience #Hormones #Senescence #Endocrinology

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Delighted to announce that I will be delivering a keynote at the 2026 World Aging & Rejuvenation Conference in Prague on the progress of ICCARP on the classification of ageing-related pathologies and its implications for research and healthcare. Details to follow. #aging #ageing #senescence

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

💉👁️ New paper in JoVE! Excited to share work on preservation for whole eye transplantation in a swine model. 📄 doi.org/10.3791/69179 #Transplantation #Ophthalmology #MachinePerfusion #Biopreservation #OrganPreservation #BiomedicalEngineering (1/4) ...

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Thank you to Health and Care Research Wales for their support this year, which enabled me to spend dedicated time working with the team at the Wales Kidney Research Unit at UHW. This support helped define the groundwork for my future research on kidney preservation for transplantation.

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Pleased to share our new paper with #NobelLaureate Arieh Warshel. Authored with Lee Jussim, Mikhail Shifman, Luana Maroja, @evolutionistrue.bsky.social, David Bertioli & Gernot Frenking, we explore rising censorship in science & its historical context. journalofcontroversialideas.org/article/5/2/...

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

As we age, adrenal glands shift gear, making less DHEA/DHEAS & more cortisol (the “stress hormone”). Linked to dementia, osteoporosis & depression, could this be an ageing-related pathology? Our recently updated paper: doi.org/10.1007/s406... #Aging #Gerontology #Endocrinology #Geroscience

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Monasteries & cathedrals with 1,500 years of history, and half-a-billion-year-old rock formations. After 5+ years in Cardiff, I finally visited West Wales. As I work on ageing and preservation, I have to wonder what it would take for lifespans to reach these timescales.

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

The Natural History Museum in London is a true cathedral of science. The architecture alone is breathtaking! The words on Darwin’s plinth capture its spirit perfectly: "Freedom of thought is best promoted by the gradual illuminations of men's minds, which follows the advance of science."

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

Wonderful reception at the US Embassy London to welcome this year's #Fulbright cohort. A highlight: meeting Prof. Pickersgill, a 1960 scholar to @rad-institute.bsky.social / @harvard.edu, who is still active in the community. Wishing all the Fulbrighters the very best on your journey!

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

The CryoDAO team is hard at work on the CryoRepository AI agent. 🧊🤖 Building the first ever central repository of all known CPAs (cryoprotective agents) and data on their mechanisms of action and limitations. More on the project: www.cryodao.org/project/cryo... #cryobiology #cryogenics

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

🎓🎉One of the best parts of teaching is seeing students succeed. Proud to see my two BSc dissertation students, Kyle Walford & Ocean Hettiarachchi, graduate with First Class honours yesterday. Congratulations to the whole Class of 2025! #Graduation #CardiffMet #ClassOf2025 @cardiffmet.bsky.social

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Facebook reminded me that 16 years ago I started my research career working on neural control systems for Mars rovers with @esa.int as an RA for Prof. Cangelosi & Dr Peniak. I couldn’t have hoped for better mentors! 📸 ESA Mars Yard 2010 #Throwback #ResearchLife #MarsRover #SpaceScience #ESA

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

🧏 New paper on ageing of the audiovestibular system from ICCARP. A global effort with 34 experts 🌍 We recommend removing presbycusis (AB54) as a standalone dx + using AB51 with severity codes. 🔗https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-025-01742-2 #ageing #aging #senescence #gerontology #hearinghealth

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Jacob Bronowski, one of my scientific heroes, was a founding member of @salkinstitute.bsky.social, so of course I had to visit while in San Diego. A reminder that science doesn’t exist in some Platonic realm, but is done by real, fallible humans. #JacobBronowski #TheAscentOfMan #SalkInstitute

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Who needs BioRender when you have #MSPaint? www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

AI is accelerating discovery in biomed, but progress is still limited by inaccessible data. Great discussions last night with @signerlab.bsky.social, Alexis Komor & Gene Yeo on this challenge in genetic medicine @ucsdstemcells.bsky.social We're tackling it for #cryobiology at @cryodao.bsky.social

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Visiting UCSD this week to build new partnerships in AI for medicine & cybersecurity with the Halicioglu Data Science Institute & CSE as part of the @globalwales.bsky.social programme. Grateful for the warm welcome and discussions with faculty across campus! #AI #Medicine #Cybersecurity #UCSD

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Congratulations to ICCARP colleague Dr Emma Short on the one-year anniversary of Healthy Gut, Happy You! 🎉 Here’s my copy. Congratulations, Emma, on producing such a clear, engaging, and accessible introduction to the microbiome. 🦠 #healthyguthappyyou #guthealth #healthygut #microbiome

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Great talks today from the Cardiff Met Cell & Mol Path Group. Dr Kelly shared updates on the TransEuro fetal stem cell trial for Parkinson’s (in @natbiotech.nature.com), and Dr Webb presented new work on molecular responses to SARS-CoV-2. A lot of cool science from a small group. 🔗⬇️

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Today the Eureka Robotics Centre visited the Paediatric Emergency Unit at the University Hospital of Wales. Excited to be working with Dr Jordan Evans & team to explore how robots can support staff & improve care for young patients. #Research #Robotics #Paediatrics #Pediatrics

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Great to welcome a delegation of university leaders from Iraq's Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research to Cardiff Met. We shared our projects in robotics for biomed & health, and the work of the ICCARP to prepare health systems for an ageing population. #HigherEducation #Research #Iraq

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Great to host Prof. Leighton Phillips from @hywelddauhb.bsky.social at Cardiff Met! We shared research on biomed & health robotics, ICCARP, and organ preservation with MGH & University Hospital of Wales. Looking forward to future collaborations to drive medical innovation in Wales & the UK!

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

One month into my @researchwales.bsky.social project on kidney preservation for transplantation. I’ve been observing clinics, organ procurement, transplantation surgeries & planning research to improve kidney transplantation in Wales. #KidneyResearch #OrganPreservation #Nephrology #Transplantation

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Spent four days immersed in the collections at the British Museum, from the dawn of civilisation in Mesopotamia through to the Enlightenment. There’s immense value in reflecting on the larger narrative that we’re all part of. Grateful to the museum their commitment to free access for all.

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Grateful to have been invited to the Fulbright Forum for a discussion on US-Welsh ties in HE & research, and the role that Wales can play as a small nation in policy innovation. Honoured to be part of the Fulbright community & its work to strengthen transatlantic cooperation & mutual understanding.

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

🌎📍Map of some of the places our students in Cardiff call home. As an academic, I’m proud to be part of a truly international community. In an increasingly divided world, the pursuit of knowledge, truth, and progress unites us all 🤝 @taithwales.bsky.social @globalwales.bsky.social

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

🧀🐁⌛ This paper by Argentieri et al. in last month’s Nat. Med. analyses the relative contributions of genetics & environment to ageing, showing that environment explains 10x more variation in mortality than genetics alone: www.nature.com/articles/s41... ... (1/2)

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

🌍 Preparing for Global Week at Cardiff Metropolitan University

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

📄New GeroScience paper!🧬 Ageing research needs clear definitions! Our latest work with the ICCARP establishes consensus definitions for senescence - from cells to whole organisms - helping unify terminology. Lots of exciting progress ahead! #Ageing #Aging #Longevity #Senescence Link: rdcu.be/ebgCm

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

"To stumble one must be moving." George Heilmeier (of Heilmeier’s Catechism fame) reflecting on his development of LCDs. Innovation isn’t about waiting for inspiration. It’s about momentum. Experiment, fail, learn... Every breakthrough begins with a step, even if it’s in the wrong direction.

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

📄New policy brief on ageing! The ICCARP has submitted a brief to the @ukparliament.parliament.uk Science, Innovation & Technology Committee, highlighting the need to classify & stage ageing-related pathologies. Read our submission here: doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.28417670 #ageing #aging #longevity

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Paramount Studios' 1927 Map for International Shooting Locations. Visit Wales needs to update their marketing. 'Just like Southern California' has a nice ring to it.

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Witnessing the future of AI unfold! Eureka Centre researcher, Haolin, presenting his work on humanoid robots in healthcare yesterday. Transformers & LLMs are revolutionising robotics, and the impact on medicine & health in the coming decades will be dramatic. #Robotics #AI #MedTech #Medicine

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

It's a common myth that all life expectancy gains come from reduced infant mortality. While that’s been key, survival has improved at all ages. Those born in 1970 have an annual death rate 11x lower than in 1800. That's an incredible achievement for science! #longevity #lifespan #heathspan #health

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 14/01/2025

Last year, one of my goals was to improve my science communication & illustration skills. With the support of Adobe and Cardiff Metropolitan University, I’m excited to have been made an Adobe Education Institute Fellow. #ScienceCommunication #HigherEducation #ScienceIllustration #SciComms

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

Wishing everyone a happy and successful 2025! 🥳

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Barry Bentley, PhD, FRSB @bbentley.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

🎄Last week, we enjoyed a Christmas dinner with the Cambridge Society of S.Wales at the elegant Cardiff & County Club. Highlights included chats on conservation & education with Sir Malcolm & Lady Pill, and the mining industry’s future with John Clarke. Thought-provoking & inspiring! #CambridgeAlumni

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