Athina Vlachantoni

Professor of Gerontology and Social Policy at the University of Southampton

Southampton, England, United Kingdom

About

MSc Gerontology MSc Gerontology (Research) PhD Gerontology MSc Gerontology (Distance Learning) and MSc Global Ageing & Policy with Commonwealth Scholarships For more information, please visit www.southampton.ac.uk/ageing

Experience

  • ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council (2 yrs 8 mos)
    • Member of ESRC Assessor College
      Aug 2025 - Present · 11 mos

    • Chair of Grants Assessment Panel A
      Nov 2023 - Jul 2025 · 1 yr 9 mos

  • Treasurer, Social Policy Association at Social Policy Association (UK)
    Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr

  • Chair, Wellcome Trust Social Sciences Advosiry Board at Wellcome Trust
    Jun 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • University of Southampton (17 yrs 10 mos)
    • Director of ESRC South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership
      Aug 2019 - Present · 6 yrs 11 mos

    • Professor of Gerontology and Social Policy
      Aug 2018 - Present · 7 yrs 11 mos

      Currently also: -Principal Investigator or ESRC Inclusive Ageing project (2023-6) -Chair, Wellcome Trust Discovery Advisory Board (2023-6) -Member of Journal of Social Policy Editorial Board (2021-6) And previously: Associate/Deputy Editor, Ageing & Society (2015-25)

    • Senior Lecturer in Gerontology
      Mar 2013 - Jul 2018 · 5 yrs 5 mos

  • ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council (3 yrs 7 mos)
    • Chair of Grants Assessment Panel D
      Aug 2021 - Apr 2023 · 1 yr 9 mos

    • Member of ESRC Grants Assessment Panel C
      Oct 2019 - Jul 2021 · 1 yr 10 mos