Dr Brian Beach joined University College London (UCL) in July 2021 in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health. His current work uses data from the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing collected during the COVID-19 pandemic, with a focus on social connections and dementia.

Prior to UCL, Brian worked for eight years at the International Longevity Centre UK (ILC), where he conducted research on a range of topics related to population ageing, such as loneliness, serious illness, and retirement housing, with his main expertise related to employment in later life. He has worked in the field of ageing since 2006 and has been an active member on various strategic and advisory groups with universities, the voluntary sector, and government as they examine older people and the world of work. His engagement with the UK Parliament included three appearances before Select Committees, providing oral evidence on employment in later life and housing for older people.