18 November 2023
Dione David, Riotact
About CARAT
The ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵ’s Centre for Ageing Research and Translation brings together researchers from a range of disciplinary backgrounds, whose interests and activities coincide through a shared focus on ageing research as it relates to health and wellbeing: living to age well and ageing to live well.
In keeping with the ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵ’s focus on research which makes a difference to society, our research targets the evidence base underpinning practices, programs and policies that affect the health and well-being of older people, whether they live in their own homes, with family, in residential care or elsewhere.
CARAT leads the knowledge translation cycle of evidence-based care by providing expertise on translating evidence into policy and practice, educating the next generation of students in applying evidence into practice as well as collecting and creating new evidence as clinicians and researchers.
Our research collaborations include the disciplinary areas of epidemiology, nursing, economics, social science, public health, policy analysis, dietetics, food and nutrition science, physiotherapy, pharmacy, occupational therapy, speech pathology, optometry, psychology, and exercise science.
Our external partnerships are local, regional, national and international involving other universities, government, national institutions, health and aged care services and technology industries ensuring we can stay at the forefront of ageing research in the ACT region and enabling opportunities for broader impact.
The Centre for Ageing Research and Translation is an Australian Association of Gerontology (AAG) Collaborating Research Centre.
We have three core areas of activity: Dementia and cognition, Innovative care models and Workforce.
15 October 2023
Emma Larouche, Riotact
Grads 2023: Brenda Conroy
20 September 2023
UC UnCover
2023 Sarah Cope Award and Lecture: UC student dedicated to dementia care
15 September 2023
Emma Larouche, UC News
- 21 August 2023: ARIIA Round 5 grant for positive ageing and care in Australia: . ARIIA News
- August 2023. . Kelly M. Pyrek. Healthcare Hygiene Magazine, Vol 5. No. 8.
- 27 July 2023: . WIN News Canberra Facebook.
- 26 July 2023: Nick Fuller. Canberra Weekly
- July 2023: Victoria Traynor, Kasia Bail, Stephanie Munk and Josephine Bonney: . Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, Vol. 28 Issue 1
- 26 June 2023: ARIIA Round 4 grant for positive ageing in Australia: ARIIA News
- 19 June 2023: . Eleanor Campbell. Aged Care insite.
- 14 June 2023: . Emma Larouche. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal.
- 6 June 2023: UC and university partners awarded $2.1 million Commonwealth tender to boost nursing workforce in aged care. News. ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵ.
- 17 March 2023: New MRFF grant - Enhancing allied health services for people with dementia in residential aged care: an integrated transdisciplinary model
- 01 March 2023: 2021-2022 SYNERGY Nursing and Midwifery Research Centre Annual Report
- 23 February 2023: UC study shows on-site pharmacists in residential aged care facilities improve medicine management. News. ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵ
- 08 February 2023: "I'm just not clever enough to study"- PhD candidate Elizabeth Low has proven herself wrong, with five testamurs and counting. Students in Focus. ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵ
- November 2022:
- 14 October 2022: Chrisopher Kelly. Australian Ageing Agenda.
- 10 October 2022: . Robert Fedele. Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal.
- 10 October 2022: UC collaboration forms new alliance for nurses dedicated to the care of older people. News. ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵ.
- 26 July 2022: Dementia Australia Research Foundation, Dementia Advocates' Award 2022.
- 29 June 2022: Making End-Of-Life Care more inclusive for the LGBTQIA+ Community. UNCOVER. ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵ.
- 29 April 2022: Diane Gibson & Kasia Bail: Policy Forum Pod ANU Crawford School.
- 18 March 2022: Kasia Bail, Bernice Ridley & Diane Gibson: Australian Nursing and Midwifery Journal, April- June 2022
- August 2021: Lindsay Bevege, Kasia Bail & Diane Gibson: . The Health Advocate, Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association.
- 11 June 2021: Diane Gibson and Nicholas Biddle: . Policy Forum Pod ANU Crawford School.
- 07 June 2021: Kasia Bail & Diane Gibson: . Medical Journal of Australia Insight+
- 02 June 2022: . Victoria Traynor. Australian Ageing Agenda.
- 03 May 2021: Kasia Bail and the RANCARE Consortium .
- May 2021: Kasia Bail, Bernice Ridley & Diane Gibson: . Deeble Institute for Health Policy Research Newsletter May 2021 Issue 2. Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association.
- 09 March 2021: Diane Gibson & Kasia Bail: .
- 31 July 2024: talk recording presented by Dr Ananthan Ambikairajah, ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵ.
- 23 February 2024: Prof Kasia Bail , WHO Collaborative Center for Community Services, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Webinar.
- 8 December 2023: , hosted by Community Home Australia at the ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵ, use the event link above to see event details and register.
- 7 November 2023: , GANA and AAG online event
- 26 October 2023. ACT Older Person Nursing Roundtable #5. The Conditions of Work are the Conditions of Care. LDK, Greenway.
- 15 September 2023: 'Taking aged care research and practice to the world', Dr Rodney Jilek - in honour of Dr Sarah Cope's inspiring legacy 2023 Caring for Older People Excellence (COPE) Memorial Lecture & Award.
- 24 August 2023: Communities of Practice. see:
- 17 July 2023: webinar (recording) presented by the Australian Association of Gerontology in collaboration with the ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵ, Edith Cowan University, the University of Wollongong & Curtin University.
- 11 July 2023: Prof Kasia Bail , Australian Hartford Consortium of Gerontological Nursing Excellence Webinar recording.
- 22 June 2023: Mr Luis Cordero & Dr Rodney Jilek presented by the Australian Association of Gerontology ACT Division and the ÎåÔÂÌìÊÓƵ Ageing Research Group.
- 15 May 2023: GANA - 'Conversations with our Gerontological Nursing Future Leaders: Inspiring Ripples in Everyday Practice' & launch of Communities of Practice, see: .
- 28 March 2023. ACT Older Person Nursing Roundtable, #4. Recognising and Promoting the Complexity of Gerontological Nursing. LDK, Greenway.
- 23 February 2023: Gerontological Nursing Competencies (GNCs) Aged Care Transition to Practice Program (ACTTP) information session (via Zoom).
- 13 December 2022: GANA End-of-Year Event: Advanced Practice in Gerontological Nursing.
- 6 October 2022: Launch , see:
- 15 July 2022: 2022 Sarah Cope Award and lecture: UC student transforming care of the elderly
- 8 April 2022. Older Person Nursing Roundtable #3 – Developing the Workforce. National Museum of Australia.
Invitation to participate in a new 12-week therapeutic program for ACT residents living with dementia and carers - Sustainable Personalised Interventions for Cognition, Care & Engagement (SPICE). To express your interest email: chs.uchspice@act.gov.au or contact Dr Nathan D'Cunha on 02 6206 8585 for more information. See more information on SPICE.
If you are interested in being involved in our research, volunteering, employment or HDR opportunities please contact us.
What is the study about?
Care partner perceptions of post-diagnostic support services in the ACT region.
Why participate?
- To share your perceptions and experiences about support services.
- Contribute to a better understanding of support services and how they meet the needs of people with dementia and their care partners in the ACT region.
- Enter a prize draw for one of ten $25 gift cards to Woolworths or Coles.
Who can participate?
Any person who has provided care to someone living with dementia in the ACT region currently or in the past 5 years.
Contact us
We are happy to share our research and are keen to work with others who have an interest in ageing – whether organisations, researchers or community members.
Get in touch at ucageing@canberra.edu.au or visit Our people to discover interests of specific researchers.