Tine Buffel is a Professor of Sociology and Social Gerontology at the University of Manchester, where she directs the Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group (MUARG). Tine has published widely in the field of ageing, with a particular focus on social and environmental issues associated with ageing populations. Her research career has been distinguished by a commitment to working with community groups to study and address equity and social justice issues. She is particularly interested in studying questions related to neighbourhood and local community in later life, social inequality and exclusion, urban development, and how to create ‘age-friendly’ cities and communities.
