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July 2010
ARC Centre of Excellence on Population Ageing   View Summary
26 July 2010
Ageing PopulationsProfessor Hal Kendig and Professor Bob Cumming are Principal Investigators on a $12.7 million Centre of Excellence grant on population ageing funded by the Australian Research Council over the next 7 years.
Postgraduate Research Opportunities   View Summary
9 July 2010
Research SupervisionThe Ageing, Work and Health Research Unit is currently seeking enthusiastic postgraduate students with a range of projects available.
June 2010
Researching community care with older people   View Summary
30 June 2010
Aged CareResearch plays a critical role in enabling the development and ongoing improvement of effective services as well as informing policy and program direction. As such, Aged & Community Services Australia, the Australian Association of Gerontology and the ARC/NHMRC Research Network in Ageing Well have united to develop a National Community Care Research Agenda.
ARC success for Ageing, Work and Health!   View Summary
24 June 2010
awardThe Ageing, Work and Health Research Unit has been successful in the recent ARC Linkage funding round.
May 2010
Call for further studies on implementing falls prevention   View Summary
31 May 2010
A/Prof. Lindy ClemsonAssociate Professor Lindy Clemson suggests that further studies are needed to assess the barriers and facilitators to implementing falls prevention programs for older people.
Positions Vacant - Research Fellow and PhD Scholarship   View Summary
26 May 2010
InterviewThe Ageing, Work and Health Research Unit is seeking an enthusiastic and committed early career researcher and PhD student collaborate with us on various projects.
Position Vacant - Research Assistant   View Summary
26 May 2010
InterviewThe Ageing, Work and Health Research Unit is seeking an enthusiastic and committed Research Assistant to collaborate with us on various projects.
April 2010
Factors contributing to entry into residential aged care   View Summary
13 April 2010
Aged careLifestyle, social and health factors, such as being underweight, having inadequate nutrition or having low social activity, have been shown to be significant contributing factors to the entry of older people into residential aged care.
February 2010
Congratulations to Dr Lynette Mackenzie!   View Summary
4 February 2010
Dr Lynette MackenzieCongratulations to Dr Lynette Mackenzie, recipient of the Faculty of Health Sciences Posgraduate Teaching Award.