Dr Lidan Zheng and her collaborators from the International Research Network on Dementia Prevention (IRNDP), recently published their research highlighting the issues faced by early and mid-career researchers (EMCRs) in dementia and the importance of capacity building given that the ageing population and dementia is a growing health concern.

The health benefits of intergenerational activity, such as reducing frailty, will be assessed by UNSW researchers.

UNSW Ageing Futures Institute Member Emeritus Professor Bruce Judd awarded three-year ARC Discovery Grant.

Dr Rona Macniven, member of the UNSW Ageing Futures Institute and Research Fellow from UNSW Medicine, was one of five recipients of the Heart Foundation’s Innovative Award and received a Postdoctoral Fellowship for her research into physical activity and how it can achieve health and wellbeing benefits over the life-course of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 

Dr Sophie Andrews, member of the UNSW Ageing Futures Institute and Research Fellow at the Neuroscience Research of Australia, has been awarded an ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) of $437,623 to explore the role automatic habits play in maintaining physical activity levels in older people.

Researchers from UNSW Ageing Futures Institute and Neuroscience Research Australia have published the first study revealing the risk factors for mild cognitive impairment in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons

New research from UNSW Ageing Futures Institute researchers and Advance Care Planning Australia highlights the different cultural preferences for individual decisions or family involvement in advance care planning decisions.

Institute researcher Dr Craig Sinclair discusses the importance of advance care planning for older persons in the context of COVID-19.

Using a national longitudinal dataset, Institute researchers have shown that social connectedness strongly influences wellbeing for both Australian-born and migrant older populations