Arlind Reuter, *1993 in Berlin (Germany)
Professional Experience:
December 2025: certification in sustainability, ESG reporting & legislation from the International Foundation of Management Education at the Copenhagen Centre for Leadership
Since 2024 Researcher, Begripsam Consultancy (Sweden): Creating dialogue between research, policy, and industry on digital accessibility topics
2023-2025: Leader of the technology and innovation group of EU network on participatory approaches in ageing research (Cost Action 21167): Managed expert group of 70 members. Representation of the network at public events. Securing funding for action partners. Facilitating innovation events.
Since 2023: Independent consultant on facilitation and Design Thinking: Supporting academic leaders with Design Thinking and participatory workshop skills
March 2022 – May 2024: Postdoctoral researcher and educator in UX and participatory methods at Lund University (Sweden): Led participatory action research through partnership building activities across EU- and industrially funded projects. Educated students at EU and Norwegian Universities on participatory strategy and UX / user research methods.
2019: Co-founder of the award-winning Later Life Audio and Radio Co-operative. Built and coordinated a business promoting the voices of older adults through radio and podcasts, including industry, third sector, scientific and public members.
Sep. 2018 – Feb. 2022: Interdisciplinary PhD in Human-Computer Interaction and Population Health Sciences at Newcastle University (UK). Topic: Participatory Action Research with older content creators.
Education:
2018-2022: PhD in Human-Computer Interaction and Population Health Sciences (Open Lab, Newcastle University, UK)
2017 – 2018 Master of Research in Digital Civics (Open Lab, Newcastle University, UK)
2016 – 2017 Master of Science in Clinical and Health Psychology
(Newcastle University Population Health Sciences Institute, UK)
2013 – 2016 Bachelor of Science in Psychology
(Otto-von-Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany)
Selected Research Awards and grants in competition:
- 2024: “Leveraging generative artificial intelligence to transform disease systems into health systems”, co- applicant, funded by Lund University’s proactive ageing profile area
- 2024: grant “Creating age-friendly environments: research, policy and practice” at the Nordic Centre Fudan University Shanghai (China), funded by the WHO
- 2021 Newcastle University Engagement and Place award
- 2021 – £10.000 Digital Economy Telling Tales of Engagement award awarded by the UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
- 2020 British Society of Gerontology Stirling Prize
- 2017/2018 virtual reality project, awarded a community impact award
Volunteering:
- coordinator of Wake Up International, a global community of young mindfulness practitioners: for a healthy and compassionate society and board member of Interbeing Denmark
- 2023-2025 representing Sweden on the management committee of COST Action CA22167
- 2022-2024: elected member of the Future Faculty at Lund University, representing Lund University in Sweden’s National Junior Faculty
- 2021-2024: Chair, British Society of Gerontology’s Emerging Researchers in Ageing (ERA)
- 2021-2023: Elected executive committee member of the British Society of Gerontology
- 2019-2020: PhD representative at Newcastle University
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