Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Overview
I am a senior lecturer (associate professor) (August 2022-) in medical sociology and social gerontology at department of Social Statistics, University of Manchester. My research centers around health inequality, ageing, well-being in later life in the Global South and the Chinese diasporas into the Global North, with a focus on life course perspective and mixed-methods approach. I have led projects as Principal Investigator externally funded through ESRC, GCRF, Research England, British Academy/Leverhulme.
I am the founder and lead of Global Network for Ageing Research on China/Chinese (GNARC) (Twitter: @gnarchina). The GNARC, based at University of Manchester, has over 200 members from all over the world: China, UK, Europe, North America, Australia, Hongkong, Japan, Singapore and India. The GNARC brings together researchers, policy makers and NGOs who are concerned about ageing, well-being and inequality with a particular reference to Chinese populations.
Methodological knowledge
I have experience of applying advanced quantitative methods (multilevel modelling, growth curve models and multiple imputations in particular) within large-scale longitudinal studies, qualitative research methods (fieldwork, interviews, diaries, etc.) and mixed-methods research. I have published both quantaitive and qualitative research.
Supervision information
Supervise PhDs (social statistics, applied social research, sociology) on ageing, migration and wellbeing and MSc students (social statistics).
I am welcoming PhD applications in ageing, migration, health inequality and wellbeing particularly from the Global South.
Teaching
SOST70521 Methodology and Research Design (Postgraduate)
SOST65000 Dissertation (Postgraduate)
SOST70511 Introduction to Quantitative Methods (Postgraduate)
SOST10021 Measuring Inequalities (Unequal Societies) (Undergraduate)
SOST20012 The Survey Method in Social Research (Undergraduate)
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):
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Cathie Marsh Institute
- Manchester Institute for Collaborative Research on Ageing
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Ageing, migration and grandparenting in China
Zhang, N. & Phillipson, C., 31 Mar 2025, In: Journal of Global Ageing. p. 21Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bedtime negative affect, sleep quality and subjective health in rural China
Sun, J., Zhang, N., Carter, J., Bram, V. & Chandola, T., 24 Jan 2024, In: BMC Public Health. 24, 1, 9 p., 280.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bi-directional association between outdoor or social activities and cognitive function: do the PM2.5 exposure catalyze the detrimental inactivity-poor cognition cycle?
Jiang, Y. (Lead), Zhang, N., Zeng, Y. & Yao, Y. (Corresponding), 1 Jul 2024, In: Environmental Research. 252, 1, 118868.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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AGING, MIGRATION, AND GRANDPARENTING IN POST–ONE CHILD POLICY CHINA
Zhang, N., 21 Dec 2023, In: Innovation in Aging. 7, Supplement_1, p. 952-953 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Do migration outcomes relate to gender? Lessons from a study of internal migration, marriage and later‐life health in China
Zhang, J., Nazroo, J. & Zhang, N., 10 Apr 2023, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Population, Space and Place. e59.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
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MUARG: Manchester Urban Ageing Research Group
Buffel, T. (Researcher), Doran, P. (Researcher), Bagnall, K. (Researcher), Barron, A. (Researcher), Cotterell, N. (Researcher), Goff, M. (Researcher), Hammond, M. (Researcher), Lang, L. (Researcher), Lewis, A. (Researcher), Lewis, C. (Researcher), Mcgarry, P. (Researcher), Nazroo, J. (Researcher), Yarker, S. (Researcher), Phillipson, C. (Researcher), Swift, L. (Researcher), Tenquist, M. (Researcher), White, S. (Researcher), Zhang, N. (Researcher) & Deng, M. (Researcher)
23/06/21 → …
Project: Research
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Grandparents on the move: urban migration and grandparenting in post-one-child policy China
Zhang, N. (PI)
1/05/22 → 31/01/25
Project: Research
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Social and Environmental Impacts of Urbanisation on An Ageing Population in the Global South: Towards Sustainable Development
Zhang, N. (PI)
15/01/20 → 14/07/20
Project: Research
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Socio-cultural participation and wellbeing of older people in China and UK - MICRA Seedcorn Funding Zhang
Zhang, N. (PI)
3/01/20 → 31/07/20
Project: Research
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Lifelong Health
Price, D. (PI), Haarmans, M. (PI), Chandola, T. (PI), Higgins, V. (PI), Smith, N. (PI), Hannemann, T. (PI), Doran, P. (PI), Prattley, J. (PI), Taylor, H. (PI), Williams, B. (PI), Webber, R. (PI), Phillipson, C. (PI), Nazroo, J. (PI), Yarker, S. (PI), Shryane, N. (PI), Buffel, T. (PI), Cotterell, N. (PI), James, H. (PI), Pendleton, N. (PI), Mekli, K. (PI), Chatzi, G. (PI), Rémillard-Boilard, S. (PI), Pashazadeh, F. (PI), Li, Y. (PI), Matthews, K. (PI), Tampubolon, G. (PI), Kapadia, D. (PI), Gosling, Z. (Support team) & Zhang, N. (PI)
1/08/19 → 30/09/22
Project: Research
Prizes
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ESRC Global Challenge Research Fund (GCRF) Fellowship
Zhang, N. (Recipient), 18 Dec 2016
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Hallsworth Research Fellowship
Zhang, N. (Recipient), 17 Dec 2017
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Presidential Academic Fellowship in Ageing, health and wellbeing in the Global South
Zhang, N. (Recipient), 1 Sept 2018
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
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Presidential Doctoral Scholar Award
Zhang, N. (Recipient), 12 Jan 2016
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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British Society of Gerontology SIG on Ageing in Africa, Asia and Latin America (External organisation)
Zhang, N. (Academic expert member)
Feb 2021 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of network › Research
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The Higher Education Academy (External organisation)
Zhang, N. (Academic expert member)
9 Dec 2020Activity: Membership › Membership of professional association › Research
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Public Health Federation of India
Zhang, N. (Visiting scholar)
1 Dec 2019 → 5 Dec 2019Activity: External visiting positions or secondments › Visiting an external non-academic organisation › Research
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Peking University People's Hospital
Zhang, N. (Visiting scholar)
Apr 2019Activity: External visiting positions or secondments › Visiting an external academic institution › Research
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British Society of Gerontology (External organisation)
Zhang, N. (Member)
Aug 2018 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of professional association › Research
Thesis
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Parental migration, care-giving practices and left-behind children's nutritional health in rural China: A mixed-methods approach
Zhang, N. (Author), Callery, P. (Supervisor), Becares, L. (Supervisor) & Chandola, T. (Supervisor), 1 Aug 2016Student thesis: Phd
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