| Wenqian Xu, Postdoctoral Research Fellow Lund University Twitter LindedIn ResearchGate Webpage ORCID |
Wenqian is a postdoctoral researcher at the Department of Health Sciences, Lund University (2023–present). He specializes in gerontology and public policy, with interdisciplinary research interests spanning ageism, age-friendly environments, and aged care for disadvantaged groups. His work contributes to humanistic and critical social science perspectives in the field of socio-gerontechnology. He is committed to advancing understanding of the societal implications of new technologies for ageing populations, focusing on issues such as inequality, lived experience, social practices, and system transformation. Wenqian has also contributed his expertise to the World Health Organization (2021–2023) and the United Nations ESCAP (2020) on healthy and active ageing.
His recent work increasingly focuses on AI for healthy ageing, with the aim of strengthening institutional capacities—such as policy, data systems, and service delivery—through research on older adults’ lived experiences with AI, the development of data infrastructures for care interventions, and the ethical design of AI for those with limited kin availability.
Recent publications
Xu, W., Li, W., & Sandberg, H. (2025). Digital gaming as a proactive choice and a passive resource among older adults in China. Chinese Journal of Communication. https://doi.org/10.1080/17544750.2025.2480058
Xu, W., Zhu, J., Xi, W., & Cui, J. (2025). Creating age-friendly environments in a smart society in China: A policy review. Journal of Aging & Social Policy, 37(2), 216–235. https://doi.org/10.1080/08959420.2023.2284058
Xu, W. (2021). Ageism in the media: Online representations of older people [Doctoral dissertation, Linköping University]. Linköping University Electronic Press. https://doi.org/10.3384/diss.diva-175019