Wenqian Xu is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Lund University. Xu holds a PhD in Ageing and Social Change from Linköping University (2021) funded by the EU’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. Currently, he is conducting a three-year research project on Ageing without Children, which has received funding from the Swedish Research Council. Xu’s research interests encompass various aspects of healthy ageing, including ageing policy, age-friendly environments, ageism, digital equity, and integrated care. His work mainly revolves around the active and healthy ageing paradigms, with a policy-oriented approach aimed at driving community impact.

Xu worked as a part-time lecturer at IMC University of Applied Sciences Krems and Linköping University.

Xu has experience in organizing multisectoral and multistakeholder meetings, such as an international workshop on Fostering Age-Friendly Environments Bridging Science, Policy and Implementation (2024).

Xu served as a full-time consultant for healthy aging at WHO Regional Office for Western Pacific for two years. In this capacity, he led the production of the following technical and communication materials.

• WHO videos: Creating an Age-Friendly, Enabling Environment for Social Participation https://youtu.be/qspyyiGwF24; Promoting Community Support and Health Services for All Ages https://youtu.be/zL_hE5m-7P4; Fostering Multistakeholder Collaboration for Age-Friendly Communities https://youtu.be/RdKkfMiZgOw 
• Feature story: Working with the community to tailor health services to meet needs in Japan https://www.who.int/westernpacific/news-room/feature-stories/item/working-with-the-community-to-tailor-health-services-to-meet-needs-in-japan 
• Lancet series on healthy aging https://www.thelancet.com/issue/S2666-6065(23)X0005-4#Articles