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Valerie Egdell is Professor of Work and Employment at Newcastle Business School. She is an interdisciplinary researcher with a background in social gerontology, social policy, and social geography. Her research is centred on workplace inclusion and sustainable employability.

Valerie is co-leading the Working With Dementia (WWD) Network Plus (Alzheimer’s Society, ESRC and NIHR funded, 2024-29). The aim of this network is to shift current understanding of working with dementia and to enhance work experiences for those affected by dementia to help to address the wider social and financial inequalities of dementia in society. She is also currently undertaking research to understand the work-life negotiations of (new) worker mothers of twins, triplets and higher order multiples.

Her research has also examined age management in the workplace, the education-to-work transitions of younger workers, and the scarring effects of unemployment.

Valerie is editorial board member for the journal Ageing & Society and was on the Executive Committee of the British Society of Gerontology (2020-2025).

Valerie has a degree in Geography from Durham University; and an MA in Human Geography Research and a PhD from Newcastle University. Her PhD examined how carers of people living with dementia mobilise their support networks and draw on their social, cultural and emotional resources.

Research interests

  • Dementia and the workplace
  • Work-life negotiations of (new) worker mothers of twins, triplets and higher order multiples
  • Older workers
  • The Capability Approach
  • Young people's education-to-work transitions
  • Scarring effects of unemployment and/or a poor start in the labour market

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 1 - No Poverty
  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
  • SDG 5 - Gender Equality
  • SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
  • SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities

Education/Academic qualification

Geography, PhD, The Changing Landscapes of Informal Dementia Care: Mapping the Sites, Stages and Support, Newcastle University

Award Date: 18 Feb 2010

Geography, MA, Newcastle University

Award Date: 9 Oct 2006

Geography, BSc (Hons), Durham University

Award Date: 30 Jun 2005

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion keywords

  • Gender Equality
  • Disability Equality
  • Reduced Inequalities
  • Under-representation
  • Marginalisation

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