Thursday Three - 03 08 2023

  • AAG Research Trust grant announcement

  • 'Shout out' to the Grants Committee

  • IAGG webinar on biological science of ageing

AAG Research Trust grant announcement

The grant programs of the AAG Research Trust enable important work that often falls outside the criteria of other large government funding programs. In this way, the Research Trust promotes AAG's fundamental commitment to improving the experience of ageing by connecting research, policy and practice.

AAG and the AAG Research Trust are pleased to announce the successful applications to the 2023 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, RM Gibson and Strategic Innovation grant programs. We congratulate all applicants, whose submissions were inspiring in their diversity, purpose and passion.

The awardees in 2023 are:
  
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Grant Program

  • Alana Gall, Southern Cross University:
    Australian First Nations traditional medicine's role in improving utilisation of palliative care for First Nations Elders and our old people
  • Kevin Taylor, University of Western Australia:
    Co-designing the implementation of the Good Spirit Good Life training package with aged care services

RM Gibson Program 

  • Aili Langford, Monash University:
    Developing evidence-based resources for older adults to support person-centred opioid deprescribing
  • Aruska D'Souza, Royal Melbourne Hospital:
    Mobility matters! A head-to-head comparison of two mobility outcome measures in hospitalised older people
  • Louise Bourchier, University of Melbourne:
    Exploring rural older adults' preferences for addressing sexual health and wellbeing in primary care

Strategic Innovation Program

  • Melanie Hoyle, University of Queensland:
    CARE-SCI - Co-designing Actionable Recommendations to Enhance support for older adults with Spinal Cord Injury navigating age-specific policy
  • Rachel Milte, Flinders University:
    Giving people with dementia a voice in aged care quality assessment

Two additional grants were awarded through our valued partnership with the Dementia Australia Research Foundation (DARF):

RM Gibson/DARF

  • Diana Matovic, Macquarie University:
    From isolation to inclusion: Increasing access to social participation for older Australians with mild cognitive impairment/early dementia and their supporters

Strategic Innovation Program/DARF

  • Lisa Wong, Western Sydney University:
    The effectiveness of a co-designed and culturally adapted dementia support program for Chinese-Australian carers

Summaries of awardees' projects are available on the AAG website, under their respective grant programs.

Applications to the Hal Kendig Research Development Program grant are now being reviewed by the Grants Committee, with an announcement to be made by mid-October.

'Shout out' to the Grants Committee

With the announcement of the grants, we give a big, loud 'shout out' to the Grants Committee of the AAG Research Trust. Led by Professor Anne-Marie Hill from the University of Western Australia, the Grants Committee is made up of AAG members with expertise and skills across the diverse field of ageing. The panel leads for each program are:

  • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander grant: Professor Ray Mahoney, Flinders University
  • Hal Kendig Research Development Program: A/Prof Kate O'Loughlin, University of Sydney
  • RM Gibson program: A/Professor Tim Windsor, Flinders University
  • Strategic Innovation Program: Professor Keith Hill, Monash University

All members of the Grants Committee are volunteers. Without the generosity of their time and experience, these grants wouldn't happen. Thank you!

If any AAG members are interested in joining the Grants Committee, please email [email protected].

IAGG webinar on biological science of ageing expectancy

AAG represents Australia's gerontology community on the International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG) and provides secretariat support to the Asia Oceania region of IAGG (IAGG AOR).

This year, the Biological Science Subcommittee of IAGG AOR launched a webinar series to share the latest scientific information on ageing. The 'Biological Science of Ageing' webinar on 16 August 2023 will feature presentations by two prominent and active ageing biologists in Asia:

  • Professor Chanhee Kang from Seoul National University: Decoding the link between cholesterol and ageing
  • Professor Allen A. L. Hsu from National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) in Taipei: The gut-to-brain signal that mediates the longevity effect of a dietary restriction

The session will be moderated by Professor Eun Seong Hwang from the University of Seoul.

Places are limited, so register now to learn concepts, experimental strategies and techniques, and stay up to date with cutting-edge research of global interest.