Prof Christopher Phillipson

Affiliations:

Biography

I joined Sociology at the University of Manchester in November 2012 and took up my role as co-Director of MICRA in January 2013. Before coming to Manchester I was Professor of Applied Social Studies and Social Gerontology at Keele University where I had founded the Centre for Social Gerontology. During my time at Keele I served as Head of the Department of Applied Social Studies, Research Dean for Social Sciences and as Pro-Vice Chancellor for Learning and Academic Development. I continue to hold an honorary position at Keele University. I am a former Deputy-Chair of the ESRC Training and Development Board. I was elected a Fellow of the British Gerontological Society in 2008 and a Fellow of the Gerontological Society of America in 2012. I received an Outstanding Achievement Award from the British Society of Gerontology in 2011. I have served as member of the Advisory Committee of the

New Dynamics of Ageing Programme and was a member of the Advisory Board of the Norwegian Lifecourse, Ageing and Generations Panel Study.

External positions

Director, Social Science Research Institutes, University of Keele

2009 → 2011

Pro Vice-Chancellor (Learning and Academic Development), Member of University Council and Senate, University of Keele

2004 → 2009

Dean of Postgraduate Affairs, University of Keele

2000 → 2003

Dean of Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Keele

1997 → 1999

Director, Centre for Social Gerontology, University of Keele

1987 → 2000

Senior Research Fellow, Department of Adult Education, University of Keele

1979 → 1985

Education / academic qualifications

Doctor of Social Science, The Experience of Retirement: A Sociological Analysis, University of Durham (1974 - 1977)
Bachelor of Social Science, Degree in Sociology (with Community Work training) 2/1, Birmingham Polytechnic (1970 - 1974)