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Dr Emily Bradfield

@erbradfield.bsky.social
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Researcher & Consultant working at the intersection of arts, public health, wellbeing, and ageing | Creative Capture®

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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 06/10/2025
My #ERA bursary blog @bsg-era.bsky.social @bsgcreativeageing.bsky.social
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Creative Ageing SIG @bsgcreativeageing.bsky.social · 15/09/2025
We post of our content on LinkedIn - you can find us at www.linkedin.com/company/crea... #CreativeAgeing #Community
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
Aww, lovely to see you too @lisamorriss.bsky.social Hoping to see some more great colour coordination today! 💖 Thank you 🙏
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
oh no 👎😷🤧
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
🤧 Cold? Or hay-fever?
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Help increase funding for people with Parkinson's and implement the #ParkyCharter - just sign the petition ⤵️ petition.parliament.uk/petitions/71...
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Petition: Increase funding for people with Parkinson’s and implement the "Parky Charter"
We want the government to take the decisive five steps set out in the Movers and Shakers' "Parky Charter" and to fulfil the Health Secretary’s promises.
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Ooooo...!! #BSG2026
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
#Belonging #Community #FluidResponsibility #BSG2025
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 26/06/2025
Such a delicious research project #Hoppiness 🌱🌾🍺 #BSG2025
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BSG Emerging Researchers in Ageing @bsg-era.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Want to publish your research in a new journal that has international impacts? Here is a call for papers of a JoGA special issue focusing on ECRs and ERA members. If you are interested, please do sign up or contact Mengxing for more information! #BSG2025 #BSGERA2025 @britishgerontology.bsky.social
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BSG Emerging Researchers in Ageing @bsg-era.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
A wonderful training opportunity provided by NCRM on research methods. More information please check out on NCRM website! #BSG2025 #BSGERA2025 @britishgerontology.bsky.social
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Creative Ageing SIG @bsgcreativeageing.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
After lunch #BSG2025 you can join our first #CreativeAgeing SIG 13:15-14:45 in 03-MS-01 Rik Medik [S15] Image shows us in the conference programme. Join our SIG britishgerontology.us10.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...
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Creative Ageing SIG @bsgcreativeageing.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Hello and welcome to #BSG2025! Do come and say hello at this morning's #Marketplace 👋👋🏻👋🏿 09:45-10:45 Wednesday, 25 June, 2025, 03MS01 (Rik Medlik) #CreativeAgeing @britishgerontology.bsky.social
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Really interesting to learn about #EthicalLoneliness from @drmengxing.bsky.social yesterday🙌 #BSGERA2025 #BSG2025 #Loneliness #AgeingResearch
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
WOW! Emilie (#4!) just knocked it out the park with her reconfiguring language of #LaterLife and call to action🙌🙌🙌 AMAZING! Best presentation yet! ✨️🌟 #PechaKucha #BSGERA2025 #BSG2025 Photo: mountains with clouds. At bottom 47, at top 72, difference in "Healthy life expectancy"
Photo of mountains with clouds above. At the bottom 47, at the top 72, showing difference in "Healthy life expectancy"
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Great session with Dr Tatiana Rowson on telling your professional story! #BSGERA2025 #BSG2025 #PractitionerResearcher #IndependentConsultant #CreativeHealthLeader #PatchworkCareer @bsg-era.bsky.social @britishgerontology.bsky.social @bsgcreativeageing.bsky.social
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
#TheEmilys are a force to be reckoned with @bsg-era.bsky.social pre-conference! #EmilyB #EmilyK #EmilieM #EmilyH #BSGERA2025 #BSG2025 Image description: [left] - four white women sitting around a table; [right] - the same women, Emilys, in a selfie
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Creative Ageing SIG @bsgcreativeageing.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Great first day yesterday @bsg-era.bsky.social pre-conference - such a breadth of research and practice amongst the #EmergingResearchersInAgeing community 👏👏👏 #BSGERA2025 #BSG2025 @@britishgerontology.bsky.social
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Great to share my work with (older) adults living with #NonVisibleDisabilities #ChronicConditions #SocialIsolation yesterday at @bsg-era.bsky.social pre-conference #BSGERA2025 #BSG2025 @britishgerontology.bsky.social @bsgcreativeageing.bsky.social #CreativeAgeing #Conferences
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Make sure you register if you want to join either of our #Symposia online ⤵️💻 #BSG2025 #CreativeAgeing
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
CHECK IT OUT! ⤵️ #TakeAWalkInMyShoes
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Creative Ageing SIG @bsgcreativeageing.bsky.social · 18/06/2025
If you missed our founder @erbradfield.bsky.social talking about her work at @bsg-era.bsky.social's G&T session last month, she's presenting #BSG2025 on Wednesday at 13:15 #CreativeAgeing #Museums4Life #TakeAWalkInMyShoes #NonVisibleDisabilities #CreativeHealth #ResearchInMuseums
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
I wrote some reflections during #TheLifespan conference and am sharing them here as a blog ⤵️ #PractitionerResearcher #OlderAdults #InclusivePractice #MuseumsForLife #Ageing #CreativeAgeing #CreativeHealth medium.com/@erb71/the-l...
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The Lifespan: Perspectives on Ageing and the Life Course from the Medical Humanities, the Health…
This blog shares reflections from this conference, hosted at King’s College London. I’m going to try and write throughout, so here goes!
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Lovely to visit #LIFELINES: Rethinking Ageing across Generations exhibition this afternoon, and see this #GraphicIllustration of the first #SAACY Conference in 2023. At that conference, I presented my PhD research. Today, I presented my work on #InclusivePractice with #OlderAdults in the Museum
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Good to be in London for the start of #TheLifespan @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social #SLSAeu #SAACY #Ageing #AccidentalGerontologist #PractitionerResearcher Image shows view from my table at the back, across tables of people to slide presenting the conference
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Series 3 explores reflections on the #senses 📮 #TakeAWalkInMyShoes #Postcards #NonVisibleDisabilities #InclusivePractice #BeTheChange
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 31/05/2025
I'm presenting at #BSG2025 ⤵️🌟✨️
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
We've got an exciting line up, as part of #BSG2025 ⤵️🌍 See you there?? #CreativeAgeing #CreativeAging #ArtsAndAgeing @bsgcreativeageing.bsky.social
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
I'm attending #WeAreGLOBALWomen 🌍 on 17th June @angliaruskin.bsky.social See you there? 👋 #Leadership #Networking #CreativeHealthLeader #PractitionerResearcher #IndependentConsultant
Promotional graphic for the "We Are GLOBAL Women" event - bold blue and green abstract background. A circular photo of Dr Bradfield is included, showing her smiling with sunglasses on her head, standing in front of a colourful mosaic wall. The text reads: “I’m attending – See you there!” followed by her name and title: “Dr Emily Bradfield, Creative Health Leader, Practitioner Researcher, and Consultant.” The event details are: 17th June 2025, drink reception from 5:50 to 6:30, at the Science Centre Theatre, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge Campus, East Road. Logos of sponsors include Anglia Ruskin University, London Diplomatic Association, Over Border, and We Are GLOBAL Women.
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Cambridge Collections Connections Communities @camglamresearch.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
🚨More postcards: #takeawalkinmyshoes how museums are lived by those affected by visible and non-visible disabilities @erbradfield.bsky.social #fitzmuseum @camunivmuseums.bsky.social Second series: reflections on space. #Postcards #GLAM #access #wheelchair www.ccc.cam.ac.uk/blog/take-a-...
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Take a walk in my shoes: reflections on space - Collections Connections Communities
Take a walk in my shoes: reflections on space Emily Bradfield: Practitioner Research Associate: Collections & Wellbeing (older adults), The Fitzwilliam Museum with participants Georgie, Jo, Alex and D...
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 28/05/2025
#ReflectionsOnSpace has dropped! @camglamresearch.bsky.social #TakeAWalkInMyShoes #NonVisibleDisabilities #postcards #GLAM #ParticipatoryResearch www.ccc.cam.ac.uk/blog/take-a-...
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Take a walk in my shoes: reflections on space - Collections Connections Communities
Take a walk in my shoes: reflections on space Emily Bradfield: Practitioner Research Associate: Collections & Wellbeing (older adults), The Fitzwilliam Museum with participants Georgie, Jo, Alex and D...
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
It is so exciting to see this co-developed #postcard blog series come to life - exploring experiences of being 'in' the museum with adults with #NonVisibleDisabilities 👠👟👢🥿👞👡 #TakeAWalkInMyShoes #ParticipatoryActionResearch #ThisIsWhyIDoWhatIDo #AllAboutPeople @camglamresearch.bsky.social
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Interesting that you have experienced similar Kate. I just haven't responded at this point 🙄
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
When you apply for a job and you get an email saying that you haven't been shortlisted for the first tranche of interviews, but, essentially, if they don't recruit, they might come back to you... that's a new one on me! 🤷‍♀️ Has anyone else experienced that? What other responses gave you had?
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a cartoon cat wearing glasses has a question mark above his head
ALT: a cartoon cat wearing glasses has a question mark above his head
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
It's me! #GerontologyAndTonic 🍸⤵️
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
Excited for our #TakeAWalkInMyShoes #postcard stories to have their first adventure today @bsg-era.bsky.social #WritingRetreat #3MinutePresentations #NonVisibleDisabilities #PractitionerResearcher #InclusivePractice 🇸🇪
photo of me (white woman with light brown shoulder length hair, wearing dangly silver earrings, a silver necklace, black tshirt and purple jacket) presenting with static slide, in the foreground are the backs of two people.
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
So, I have checked in St the former prison, ready for the @bsg-era.bsky.social #WritingRetreat which kicks off in the morning! #PractitionerResearcher #ResearchTrip #Stockholm 🇸🇪
Me, white woman with light brown hair tied back wearing animal print top, with two wooden cut out people (male on the right s d female on the left with ginger hair) wearing stripey in-mate tops and hats
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
I have done already!!
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Oops, should say *we might collaborate!
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Exciting to see the new @bsgageismsig.bsky.social aiming to tackle #ageism. Looking forward to seeing how weight collaborate @bsgcreativeageing.bsky.social #CreativeAgeing #BeTheChange
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 06/04/2025
Visited the Vasa Museum in #Stockholm which was amazing, but of course I was fixated on seeing how easy it was to navigate (not very) and where I could sit down (not often)! #PractitionerResearcher #ResearchTrip #InclusivePractice
Photo shows the vasa ship in museumImage shows interactive exhibit ay the Vasa Museum, with bright yellow lights and panel which transfers onto the floor, with digital screensBench against the wall with one arm (on left of image)
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Looking forward to catching up on our recent #webinar with steering committee member @drkateto.bsky.social ⤵️🇨🇦📽 #CreativeAgeing #CreativeAging #InternationalInsights @flourishinglives.bsky.social @cadaengland.bsky.social
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Observation and #graffiti wall at #CommunityDanceDay on Sunday, as part of #EvaluationConsultancy with @jumpeduptheatre.bsky.social Video shows #Lithuanian dancers in costume dancing 💃 #IndependentConsultant #DoingDataDifferently #ReimaginingEvaluation #PractitionerResearcher #FreelanceLife
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Looking forward to joining this session from the #intergenerational forum next week ⤵️ See you there?! @flourishinglives.bsky.social @magicmearts.bsky.social
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Creative Ageing SIG @bsgcreativeageing.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Congratulations to our #SteeringCommittee member @katskaife.bsky.social who's had her abstract accepted for #BSG2025 🎉 "I've learned to live in a different way" - a process #evaluation of a #Norwegian long-term follow up after a #stroke intervention @britishgerontology.bsky.social #GeroSky #Ageing
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Create the Ripple @createtheripple.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
“Surround yourself with positive people who believe in your dreams, encourage your ideas, support your ambitions, and bring out the best in you.” Roy T. Bennett Stay close to the people who bring human sunshine, encouragement, and warmth. 🧡 #positivity #kindness Picture by Positively Present
Stay close to people who feel like spring time 

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Rainbow, cloud, sunshine in a picture
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
I can't make these sessions unfortunately, but they're a great opportunity to create space for writing ⤵️ #ShutUpAndWrite #CreativeAgeing #MembersOnly ✍️📝
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Thanks Kate. Should be fun! 💃
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
I'm joining @jumpeduptheatre.bsky.social for an #evaluation #consultancy exploring their inclusive dance programme #DanceIncluded and community dance day! Can't wait to get stuck in 🕺💃 #FreelanceFriday #IndependentConsultant #DoingDataDifferently #ReimaginingEvaluation #InclusivePractice
Women's silhouette dancing on the beach in a sunset
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Dr Emily Bradfield @erbradfield.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
Looking forward to joining this #Intergenerational forum exploring #MutualExchange with the amazing @flourishinglives.bsky.social @magicmearts.bsky.social #CreativeHealth #ArtsAndAgeing #CreativeAgeint #Wellbeing #CreativeConnections
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