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ADSRI (The Australian Demographic & Social Research Institute)
Australian National University
http://adsri.anu.edu.au

The Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute (ADSRI) is an exciting new initiative established by the Australian National University in 2007. It aims to retain and enhance the university's position as the leading Australian research and training institution for demography and social research, recognised both nationally and internationally for its work.

• Demographic and social change in Australia and comparative countries

• Demographic and social change in Asia-Pacific countries and Africa

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://cmhr.anu.edu.au/ageing/
The Ageing Research Unit (ARU) encompasses a range of research projects concerned with ageing and development over the lifespan that are conducted in The Australian National University's Centre for Mental Health Research. 

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.

Healthy Ageing Research Cluster (HARC)
University of Adelaide
http://www.adelaide.edu.au/harc/
HARC brings together researchers from a variety of disciplines who share a broad interest in ageing related research.  Our vision is to make contributions to both local and global communities through our research capacity, endeavouring to enhance the quality of life of older Australians and promote Healthy Ageing. By combining research expertise and working across disciplines we aim to strengthen understandings of ageing by addressing complex issues in more strategic, effective ways.

Healthy Ageing Research Unit (HARU)
School of Primary Health Care, Monash University
http://www.med.monash.edu.au/sphc/haru/index.html
Established in 2006, HARU's mission is to conduct research of the highest international standards that is designed to improve quality of life for older people while recognising the dynamic and diverse nature of the ageing population in the community. Current research programs include the Melbourne Longitudinal Studies of Healthy Ageing (MELSHA), and Cultural Conceptualisations of Ageing. In addition, Monash Research for an Ageing Society (MonRAS), a university wide network of interdisciplinary researchers on ageing matters, is located within HARU.

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.

Lincoln Centre for Research on Ageing
Australian Institute for Primary Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University
http://www.latrobe.edu.au/aipc/lincoln.htm

The Lincoln Centre for Research on Ageing is a research, consultancy and educational Centre which aims to promote a multidisciplinary understanding of the health, wellbeing and care of older people. The Centre conducts research and undertakes consultancies in the areas of aged care service evaluation and development and social gerontology, including health status, health promotion, housing and employment for older people. Lincoln staff contribute expertise to postgraduate education in gerontology, and continuing education courses in the School of Public Health. Funding for the Lincoln Centre is derived from consultancies, research grants, and contract projects.

The Lincoln Centre is located within the Australian Institute for Primary Care (AIPC), whose goal is to make a significant, positive and enduring impact on the way health and community care is delivered and accessed. The AIPC provides independent research, expert advice and practical resources to help build better health systems and services.

Monash Ageing Research Centre (MonARC)
http://www.med.monash.edu.au/healthservices/monarc/
MonARC was established in 1999 to promote research in Ageing within Monash University and Southern Health.  The research undertaken is clinical applied research, and the aim is to implement the results of research into clinical practice in a short period of time.  MonARC has three divisions headed by a Monash Professor and each division has its own activities. The divisions are the Academic Unit of Geriatric Medicine; Geriatric Research Unit; and the Aged Mental Health Research Unit. 

Monash Research for an Ageing Society (MonRAS)
Monash University
http://www.agingresearchinitiative.monash.org/
MonRAS is facilitating a cross-faculty multidisciplinary approach to the study of ageing, that will consolidate and focus the research activities and resources of the entire university to the development of devices, therapies, policies and programs that address significant issues and improve quality of life of older people.

National Ageing Research Institute (NARI)
University of Melbourne
http://www.mednwh.unimelb.edu.au/
The National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) aims to be the centre of excellence in Australia for research into ageing and improving the quality of life and health of older people. NARI conducts research in the community, hospital and residential care settings.

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 Research Centre for Gender, Health and Ageing (RCGHA) 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.