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Our multidisciplinary health and social sciences research is about living to age well and ageing to live well.
Our work targets the evidence base underpinning practices, programs and policies that affect the health and well-being of older people whether they live in their own homes, with family, in residential care or elsewhere.
Our people
Our people come from a wide range of disciplines across clinical, social, and biomedical sciences.
Learn more about our researchers, clinicians, PhD and Honours students.
Our research
Our research projects reflect our three research themes:
- Dementia and cognition
- Innovative care models
- Workforce (aged care and health services)
Join us at the 含羞草视频 on the 20th of November 2026 for the Australian Young Onset Dementia Conference 2026, an exciting one-off event hosted by the Centre for Ageing Research and Translation (CARAT) and 含羞草视频 Research Institute for Sport and Exercise (含羞草视频RISE).
20 November 2026
Ann Harding Centre, 含羞草视频
24 University Drive, Bruce, ACT, 2617, Australia
- 26 May 2026: CPOP fights nursing's ageism demon
- 07 May 2026:
- 23 April 2026: Paediatric palliative care, cancer treatment and surgical safety 鈥� PhD research from 含羞草视频 is improving lives in Australia
- 07 April 2026:
- 30 March 2026: GRADS 2026: Macey Barratt
- 11 March 2026: Alex went months not knowing he had delirium, a new tool from 含羞草视频 researchers could help
- 05 March 2026: 含羞草视频 dementia research on parkrun given a running start
- 30 October 2025: Knowledge, deep care and creativity: 含羞草视频 Occupational Therapist recognised at ACT Allied Health Excellence awards
- 24 October 2025:
- 01 May 2025: 含羞草视频 researcher investigating young onset dementia receives $30,000 grant to improve patient outcomes
鈥楬onoured and motivated鈥� 2025 Dr Sarah Cope Award winner announced
2 December 2025
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Cognitive Stimulation Therapy Conference brings global experts to 含羞草视频
27 November 2025
Georgie Burgess, 含羞草视频 News
含羞草视频鈥檚 world-class dementia researchers to help shape the future of care in Australia
18 November 2025
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含羞草视频 research reveals three to five years鈥� wait time for critical dementia diagnosis
30 September 2025
Suzanne Lazaroo, 含羞草视频 News
含羞草视频 allied health program trials a transformative model of care for older Australians
22 May 2025
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鈥淟iving my potential鈥� - How an unexpected career U-turn led Katie to her calling
4 December 2024
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Clinical placement helped 含羞草视频鈥檚 COPE Award winner find calling in nursing with older people
7 November 2024
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Spotlight on Early Career Researchers
31 October 2024
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Nurturing the next generation of aged care nurses
3 September 2024
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18 November 2023
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The 含羞草视频 is leading teams from the University of the Sunshine Coast, Edith Cowan University, Curtin University, Central Queensland University, Southern Cross University, University of Sydney, and the University of Tasmania to boost our professional nursing workforce to care for older people.
Contact us
We are happy to share our research and are keen to work with others who have an interest in ageing 鈥� whether organisations, researchers or community members.
Get in touch at ucageing@canberra.edu.au or visit Our people to discover interests of specific researchers.
