Healthy Ageing Research Unit News and Seminars

PAST EVENTS

8th National Conference of EMERGING RESEARCHERS IN AGEING

The ERA Conference was held on the 22-23 October 2009.

2009 Free Seminar Series

Seminar was held on 30th October. Please click here for photos in the seminar. Below are seminar presentations.

• Coastal climate change adaptation in Gippsland, presented by Duncan Malcolm
• Adjusting to ageing in a "sea change" community, presented by Jeanette Draper
• The uncertainties of old age: the need for new approaches and new paradigms, presented by Paul Higgs

Seminar was successfully held on 17th June, 2009. Please click here for photos in the seminar. Also some of presentations or speech are here:

• Food security in Greater Shepparton, presented by Anita Ryan

More presentations are coming soon.

Physical Activity Recommendations for Older Australians

The Department of Health and Ageing has recently launched physical activity recommendations for older people. These were produced by Dr Jane Sims, in association with colleagues at the National Ageing Research Institute.

http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/phd-physical-rec-older

Seminar: Understanding the ageing process

Please view the flyer for the seminar on Wednesday 25th Feb 1-2pm by Dr Alex Withnall on Understanding the ageing process: Training health and social care professionals. A UK Perspective.

Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) Launch

Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) launched a new research paper, "Aged Care Services for People from Ethnic Backgrounds",on 16 December 2008. Please click here for more details.

2008 Free Seminar Series

2008 free seminar series were successfully held in June, August, and November 2008. Below are the reports for the three seminars.

• Reports of the first seminar on 25 June, 2008
• Reports of the second seminar on 28 August, 2008
• Reports of the third seminar on 27 November, 2008

Australian Association of Gerontology 41st National Conference

Australian Association of Gerontology 41st National Conference was held on 18 - 21 November 2008 in Perth. Below are the presentations by our research team.

• Retail therapy: looking as access to shops through a food security lens - presentated by Jane Sims, Harriet Radermacher, Susan Feldman
• Food for all - presentated by Harriet Radermacher and Susan Feldman

ERA Exchange program

The ARC/NHMRC Research Network in Ageing Well has provided funding for two national (up to $5,000 each) and one international (up to $10,000) exchange for PhD students who are currently enrolled at an Australian university and whose research is strongly focused on issues to do with human ageing.  Applications are to be made online by the 27th February 2009.  Please click here for further details.  Please note that before applying for the funding, you need to have made provisional arrangements for your exchange with the host institution and host supervisor/s.

"Wicked Widows" and "Never Too Old" will be on show

"Wicked Widows" and "Never Too Old" by Alan Hopgood will be on show on 21, 22, 28, 29, 30 October 2008.

More details click here.

‘Widows - More than a Dead Man’s Wife’ – where art meets research