 University Based Centres
ACSPRI Centre for Social Research
The Australian National University
http://acsr.anu.edu.au/
The focus of the ACSPRI Centre for Social Research (ACSR) is to undertake and sponsor empirical research work on important aspects of Australian society. This includes research relating to social policy and social inequality; work and occupations; the labour force; governance and democracy; urban and environmental issues; and immigration and population policy.
Australasian Centre on Ageing
University of Queensland
http://www.uq.edu.au/aca/
The Australasian Centre on Ageing integrates and focuses research expertise in human ageing from across the university, and links it with government and community priorities, to form a world class international centre of research excellence.
Australian Primary Health Care Institute
The Australian National University
http://www.anu.edu.au/aphcri/
The APHCRI will develop networks, partnerships and collaborations. The Institute will consult, engage, cooperate and disseminate widely across the range of stakeholders in the primary health care sector: the end-users (communities and consumers, and practitioners), peak bodies, commercial organisations, researchers and institutions, and policymakers. It will bring into being, and operate within, a Strategic Plan that focuses on priority-driven research, research enhancement, its dissemination and uptake.
Centre for Ageing Studies
Flinders University
http://www.cas.flinders.edu.au/
The Centre for Ageing Studies (CAS) promotes the need for and undertakes multidisciplinary research, education and policy development to achieve better outcomes for older people. . It is multidisciplinary with a focus on the integration of health and social sciences. In 1988 the Centre was designated a WHO Collaborating Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Ageing and in 2000 was re-designated as a Collaborating Centre on Population Ageing - Research, Education and Policy.
Centre for Education and Research on Ageing
The University of Sydney
http://www.cera.usyd.edu.au
The Centre for Education and Research on Ageing (CERA) is a multidisciplinary centre that aims to improve the health and quality of life of older people through research and education into ageing, diseases of old age and service delivery.
Centre for Mental Health Research: Ageing Research Unit
Australian National University
http://www.anu.edu.au/cmhr/
Staff at the Centre for Mental Health Research have conducted studies in the field of ageing for over 20 years. The establishment of the Ageing Research Unit in 2004 recognises the unique international and national contribution of the centre's work to ageing, and provides a platform for conveying research results to the public, policy makers and media
Centre for Research on Ageing
Division of Health Sciences, Curtin University of Technology
http://www.cra.curtin.edu.au/
The Centre for Research into Aged Care Services is dedicated to improving the health and wellbeing of older persons. The Centre takes a multi-disciplinary, collaborative approach to research, with a commitment to the importance of quality aged care services and quality of life for older persons. The Centre aims to apply research findings into practical outcomes.
Institutional Research Strength (IRS) in Ageing, Health and Disability
The University of Sydney
http://www.irs.med.usyd.edu.au/
The objectives of IRS - Ageing, health and disability are to: strengthen and raise the profile of multi-disciplinary research across the eight research sub-areas; to increase success in obtaining external funding for large high quality research proposals; and, to facilitate collaboration in the analysis of existing data sets on ageing, health and disability.
National Ageing Research Institute Incorporated
University of Melbourne
http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/asaw/biogs/A001680b.htm
Conducts and promotes medical research (biological, clinical and service delivery) into the causes and consequences of ageing and its social accompaniments National Centre for Social and Economic Modeling University of Canberra http://www.natsem.canberra.edu.au/ NATSEM is a world leader in developing microsimulation models and in undertaking a wide range of social and economic research.
National Institute of Labour Studies
Flinders University
http://www.ssn.flinders.edu.au/nils/
NILS produces high quality research and consulting in the analysis of labour market developments at national, industry, occupational and regional levels; industrial relations developments and issues; employment, unemployment and labour mobility; labour productivity and workplace performance; employee and management opinion surveys; education and training; immigration; and, earnings and wage trends.
Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing
Newcastle University
http://niph.org.au/
The Centre for Research and Education in Ageing (CREA) aims to facilitate collaboration across existing organisations and individuals working in the fields of research, education, products and services required of an ageing population. The Centre brings together businesses and researchers in a dynamic relationship that creates synergies and new alliances.
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Last update: October 2007
