The National Ageing Research Institute has received four significant funding grants from the Australian Government’s Medical Research Future Fund, to support the delivery of better health outcomes for older Australians. Read more
Join us on 30 August for our Annual Symposium: Navigating Ageing and Aged Care Pathways - Research and New Initiatives. This in-person event will be held at St Vincent's Hospital and MARC members attend free! Read more
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Professor Gill Livingston, Professor of Psychiatry of Older People at University College London, lead author of Dementia prevention, intervention, and care: 2020 report of the Lancet Commission, presents the latest evidence about dementia prevention, treatment and care. Read more
The National Ageing Research Institute's 2021 Highlights Report. Read more
Professor John Beard, ARC Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research, University of New South Wales, presents The Decade of Healthy Ageing: 2021-2030 - What does it mean for you? Read more
We were honoured to host Professor Peter Doherty, Nobel Prize Laureate, as our inaugural conversationalist on 22 June 2022. Watch the recording as Professor Doherty talks about how older people can contribute to public discourse on ageing and identity. Read more
The National Ageing Research Institute's 2022 Highlights Report. Read more
Geraldine Doogue AO and Patricia Sparrow joined us as our conversationalists on 4 May 2023 to talk about human rights and ageing - watch the conversation here. Read more
The National Ageing Research Institute's 2023 Highlights Report. Read more
Professor Sandra Thom-Jones and Professor Mark Bellgrove joined NARI Director Tracy Comans in conversation to discuss neurodiversity as we age - catch up on the conversation here. Read more
The National Ageing Research Institute's 2024 Highlights Report Read more
On Friday 20th September 2024, the National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) welcomed over 80 distinguished leaders, government officials, advocacy experts, industry representatives, academics, researchers, health and aged care professionals and older people themselves to their 2024 Annual Summit titled: ‘Human Rights are Older People’s Rights, Too.' Read more
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Over the past 12 months, NARI’s researchers, research colleagues, industry partners, consumer advocates and lived experience experts have contributed to an extraordinary calendar of conferences, forums and other external events both nationally and internationally – bringing research to life for older people. Read more
Indwelling urinary catheter care for aged care residents poses a significant clinical governance risk. This risk could be mitigated with a better understanding of the key challenges. This project consulted with key stakeholders about indwelling urinary catheter care and associated complications in Victorian residential aged care homes. Read more
A former long-standing member of the NARI Executive Team, Debra O’Çonnor, has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the King's Birthday 2025 Honours List. Read more
NARI would like to express its deepest thanks to Professor Briony Dow, whose leadership has shaped NARI’s role in the sector, leading to life-changing translational research projects and consumer-led innovation. After almost a decade leading the organisation, Professor Dow will step down from her role as Director in May 2024. Read more
This international social survey asked people living in Australia to tell us how COVID-19 has been impacting their health and well-being. Read more
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This culturally appropriate resource kit for older CALD volunteers was developed by NARI, the Australian Multicultural Community Services, and the Centre for Cultural Diversity in Ageing to support them in their voluntary roles and activities. Read more
Up to 40% of dementia can be prevented by addressing health and lifestyle factors. Unfortunately, this message is not reaching Australia’s CALD communities. NARI is working to address this gap with an animated video about dementia prevention in 9 languages. Read more
This project evaluates the efficacy of a culturally adapted community-based intervention for family caregivers. Funded by the US National Institute of Health, it strengthens Vietnam’s dementia research capacity to develop the next generation of dementia researchers in Vietnam. Read more
This video shows older people and younger people being interviewed about what age means to them and how they view the other generation. There are some surprises - young people experience age discrimination and each generation has a largely positive view of the other. Read more
Do you have residents with symptoms of depression, anxiety or loneliness? We are recruiting older people living in residential aged care for a trial of ‘befriending’ – regular conversation with a new friend to talk about topics of mutual interest. Read more
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NARI is urging Australians to be more aware of how they may unknowingly demonstrate ageism, ahead of the International Day of Older Persons this Sunday, 1 October. “We unfortunately see ageist attitudes across all aspects of our society, and it's often so deeply ingrained we don't necessarily recognise it,” NARI Executive Director, Professor Briony Dow, said. Read more
As part of our commitment to combatting ageism, NARI has developed an age-positive language guide. The guide provides practical examples of how words, phrases, and images can better portray older people and combat ageism. Read more
A Memorandum of Understanding between NARI and Deakin University will deliver solutions for older people through new approaches to research and education. Read more
Professor Alison Hutchinson is the Chair in Nursing at Barwon Health, a Professor in the School of Nursing and Midwifery at Deakin University, and Co-Director of the Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research (QPS) in the Institute for Health Transformation at Deakin University. Read more
We understand healthy ageing. An unapparelled expertise underpins our ambitions for the future of growing old - explore our strategic objectives. Read more
An open letter from clinician researcher and falls prevention expert at the National Ageing Research Institute (NARI), A/Prof Frances Batchelor, to Maggie in support of her personal recovery and highlighting the issue of falls in older Australians. Read more
Andrew Simpson is a Director on the NARI Board and Chair of the Finance, Audit & Risk Management Committee. He is a CFO, Non-Executive Director, Chair, CPA and MAICD with a long and considerable history of board-level and high-level executive experience in a variety of industries, and in particular in the health and information/data management sectors, as well as deep experience in the for-purpose and community sports sectors. Read more
The National Ageing Research Institute's Annual Reports highlight programs and achievements for the year. Read more
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This study is exploring the ways in which three Aboriginal community controlled art centres are supporting older people and those living with dementia in remote communities. Read more
In Part 1 of this series we hear how art centres play a role in keeping older artists and Elders connected to their communities and Country, and communities connected to each other. Artists share how central Elders are to keeping culture alive and strong, and how art centres facilitate this. Read more
In Part 2 of this series Elders, artists and staff from three Aboriginal community controlled art centres share their perspectives on why art centres play such a vital role for them and their communities, and keep older artists strong. Read more
Part 3 of this series invites the audience to understand what art centres need to keep playing their vital roles in their communities. Elders, artists and staff of three Aboriginal community controlled art centres share the importance of recognising and resourcing the art centres to support their communities. Read more
This good news story uses several short films to share the ways in which three Aboriginal community controlled art centres are supporting older people and those living with dementia in remote communities. Read more
This story, a combined version of the three short films, invites the audience to listen to Elders, artists and staff from three Aboriginal community controlled art centres as they share the vital role they play in keeping their Elders strong and connected. Read more
A/Prof Anita Goh (MAPS, FCCN) is a clinician researcher, with expertise in mental health, cognition, ageing, and dementia. Anita is a clinical neuropsychologist and a senior researcher at NARI, and holds honorary roles at The University of Melbourne, Royal Melbourne Hospital and Edith Cowan University. Read more
Associate Professor Said is the inaugural Associate Professor Physiotherapy, Western Health and The University of Melbourne, and a program director with the Australian Institute of Musculoskeletal Science. Her research focuses on fall prevention and rehabilitation of older people and people with neurological disorders. Read more
A/Prof Frances Batchelor is a Principal Research Fellow and Director of the Clinical Gerontology Division. She is also a Research Lead for the Melbourne Ageing Research Collaboration. Her PhD was on falls prevention after stroke. Her research interests are falls prevention, balance and gait, healthy ageing, the role of technology in ageing, and health and aged care practice. Read more
Associate Professor Josefine Antoniades is an Honorary Research Fellow at NARI. Her disciplinary expertise is at the nexus of psychology, public health and primary care. Her research interests include dementia, mental health and health literacy, in particular in underserved and vulnerable communities. Read more
Kirsten Moore is an Honorary Fellow at NARI. She is a social gerontologist with a research focus on dementia, family carers, grief and end of life care. She has extensive experience in clinical trials, qualitative research, service evaluation and implementation studies in multiple settings. Read more
A/Prof Lucio Naccarella is a leading health systems researcher, evaluator and implementation science educator, with interests in systems change, health system literacy, aged care workforce, care coordination, multidisciplinary primary health care team work, primary care organisations and health workforce reforms, from a policy, research and practice perspective. Read more
A/Prof Paul Yates is a geriatrician with Austin Health, Deputy Director of Aged Care Research and Medical Lead for the Residential InReach Program. His clinical and research interests include care of older people at the interface between hospital and community, including residential aged care, and novel approaches to improve outcomes in ageing and dementia. Read more
Associate Professor Samantha Loi is an old age psychiatrist and neuropsychiatrist working at the Royal Melbourne Hospital Neuropsychiatry Centre and Department of Psychiatry at the University of Melbourne. Her research interests include ageing, mental health and cognition in middle aged and older adults. Read more
We are seeking participants for a study on how past trauma affects people living with dementia or memory and thinking problems, including how it impacts their experiences of care. Read more
The National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) has taken their vital work to the global stage, gathering with the best and brightest of the international ageing research sector to deliver a number of presentations at the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics 2023 Asia/Oceania Conference. Read more
AVERTO is a language translation app for older adults from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds, developed to allow real-time voice to voice, text and pre-set translation. Read more
BEFRIENDAS investigates the impact of befriending on levels of depression, anxiety, social support and loneliness in older people living in residential aged care when provided by trained volunteers. Read more
NARI is recruiting participants for a new eight-week program called Befriending with GENIE. This program aims to reduce loneliness and increase social support by connecting you with a friendly person to talk to and to provide helpful resources. Read more
Prof Loretta Baldassar and NARI’s A/Prof Anita Goh recently presented on the Befriending with GENIE project at the Australian Dementia Research Forum in Perth. Befriending with GENIE aims to better connect people living with dementia with useful resources. Read more
Meet NARI research fellow Dr Andrew Simon Gilbert Read more