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Meditation linked to better wellbeing and health, including mental health[14 May 2012]
The experience of 'mental silence' is linked with better health outcomes and greater wellbeing according to a University of Sydney study. More
Moving in the right direction for better aged care [9 May 2012]
Prof Hal Kendig writes in 'The Conversation' More
ABC Radio National interview Hal Kendig and Minister on Ageing[9 May 2012]
Experts discuss aged care reforms More
Federal budget 2012: expert reaction[9 May 2012]
Labor has made a $5 billion pitch to true-believers with a $1.5 billion surplus, cash hand-outs and tax breaks for low- and middle-income earners in the federal budget. Our panel of expert reactions will be updated throughout the night as responses come in. More
Health experts support calls for increase to unemployment benefits[9 May 2012]
Professor Hal Kendig on health blog www.crikey.com.au More
A healthy dose of change[28 March 2012]
The Daily Telegraph featured an op-ed titled 'A healthy dose of change' from Ageing specialist Lindy Clemson yesterday. The newspaper selected Professor Clemson as Ageing Minister for its 'People's Cabinet' in a special edition on fixing Sydney. More
PhD Scholarship Available: ARC Discovery Project - Health and Safety in Precarious Employment [15 February 2012]
The Work and Health Research Team welcomes suitably qualified students to apply for this PhD scholarship, which is being offered as part of an ARC Discovery Project on the occupational health and safety of precarious workers. More
PhD Scholarship: ARC Discovery Project[13 February 2012]
The Work and Health Research Team welcomes suitably qualified students to apply for this PhD scholarship, which is being offered as part of an ARC Discovery Project that will identify and assess the adequacy of responses to workplace death for families and develop interventions and policy measures to reduce and better manage the consequences of workplace death. More
Hal Kendig in the Sydney Morning Herald: "Grandmother's little helpers" [21 January 2012]
Extra medication can create bigger problems than those it solves for older people. More
CEPAR HOSTS NATIONAL CONFERENCE FOR EMERGING RESEARCHERS[2 December 2011]
More than 100 participants of the tenth national Emerging Researchers in Ageing (ERA) conference gained insights into the latest dementia research trials. More
Planning better for ageing[24 November 2011]
Latest CEPAR research has affirmed that planning for healthy ageing is one of the biggest challenges we face. More
Press Release[11 November 2011]
Healthy ageing more important than aged care, expert says. New article published in the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia's Dialogues journal by Professor Kendig and Professor Browning. More