Author: Dean Alexander

  Tēnā koutou, Our office will be closed over the summer break from: Friday 22 December To Monday 8th January From all of us here, we hope you have an enjoyable summer break and a great New Year. The Ageing Well Team    

Background: Focus of the Contestable Funding Round The Rural Aotearoa Research Network has just released its first contestable funding round aimed at supporting quality improvement initiatives within: rural general practice rural communities rural businesses including farms or rural hospitals. The emphasis behind these awards is to grow capability and capacity in rural by linking rural health ...continue reading ROAR Contestable Funding Round Launched

Three Innovation Fellowships at the University of Sheffield  (available from 2 January 2018) Following ESRC's acceptance of our Business Case for three RCUK Innovation Fellowships linked to the Sustainable Care programme (resourced through the National Productivity Investment Fund and linked to the UK's industrial strategy), we are pleased to announce these positions are now on ...continue reading Innovation Fellowships available

Background: Ageing Well consultation on proposals for Tranche 2 Research Investment Plan Tēnā koutou katoa, We are inviting your comments on our proposed Tranche 2 Research Investment Plan through a survey, which can be completed online or by paper (see below). Online Survey The online survey will take approximately 5-10 minutes to complete and your progress may be ...continue reading Ageing Well launches Public Survey

21-22 November 2017 Conference Room | Dunedin Public Art Gallery | 30 The Octagon | Dunedin Who will benefit from attending? Those working in NGOs, research funding organisations, not-for-profits, the health and technology industry, programme management and evaluation, knowledge translation, government research and development, academia, and research institutes. What can participants hope to gain? Increased ...continue reading Research Impact Conference: Realising the Potential

Life When Renting Mid-term Summit (Dr Kay Saville-Smith) ‘How do we generate a rental sector and rental stock that is responsive to older tenants? ‘ was the theme of the summit held on 30 May 2017 in Tauranga.  Over 60 people attended, including older people and others from a wide range of organisations from the ...continue reading Life When Renting Summit

Ageing Well's Deputy Director, Associate Professor Debra Waters, was featured in April's edition of the University of Otago Magazine (Issue 44). Read the full story, which discusses Waters'  role as Director of CARE (Collaboration of Ageing Research Excellence) here.