
Dame Carol Black
@damecarolblack
Prof Dame Carol Black is Chair of the British Library and Chair of the Centre for Ageing Better. She also advises govt depts on health, work and wellbeing.
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21-01-2013 12:00:10
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I spent a wonderful weekend exploring words, books, music and community at the British Library for the London edition of the jaipurlitfest. The packed programme of events truly embodied the multi-faceted spirit of the Jaipur Literary Festival which is one of the world's largest

Delighted to be at the launch of the first-ever National Women's Enterprise Week. Started by Alison Cork MBE, an entrepreneur. it aims to shine a light on female business women and their challenges and successes. Aspiring business owners should take a look at Business & IP Centre, the business


Happy 50th birthday to the British Library! May the next 50 be as successful and ever more inclusive. Why not celebrate with us, visit and see our amazing treasures… #weare50

Pleased to announce EP 4 of #TheCourageToSpeak #Podcast My guest is Dame Carol Black Fascinating to talk to her about her journey including becoming #President of the #RoyalCollegeOfPhysicians, Principal of Newnham College And now Chair of British Library mellinger.co.uk/podcast




Great to be in Liverpool this week to hear about the Liverpool City Council plans already in motion to improve access to high-quality treatment. Agencies across the city are working together to integrate drug and alcohol services into a single, cohesive treatment and recovery service.

Celebrating 50 years of the British Library by growing our international relationships and global reach


Research shows that a third of people hold ageist beliefs. A new #AreyouAgeist campaign from Ageing Better aims to change the way we all think about getting older. Get involved👉AgeWithoutLimits.org



Addiction Professionals Stephen Willott Victoria Tzortziou Brown Dame Carol Black Housing and employment are vital to recovery: You can’t go into work if you’re homeless. We have been working very closely with the department on their initiatives with the homeless.” Dame Carol Black #MAPCConf


💬 “Synthetic opioids are a big theme of #CND67 this year, sadly. But it’s fantastic to see Member States getting together to debate the best way to approach it.” 🎥 Hear from Dame Carol Black & Eleanor from Home Office on why it’s important for 🇬🇧 to engage at #CND67:

For six decades Turning Point đź’™ has supported drug dependent people. To mark the charity's 60th birthday, a moving exhibition of 60 personal objects each representing a story from the group's history has been launched: turning-point.co.uk/tp60/home Happy birthday! #TurningPoint60

