Thursday Three - 04 December 2025 

 

  • Final AAG SECG webinar for 2025: Implications of National Aged Care Reforms for Research in Aged Care
  • AAG’s new purpose defined – A special AAG500Blog
  • That’s a wrap! AAGConf25 Video Recap

 

Did you catch the “Folding Time” art exhibit at AAGConf25?

As a participative installation to incite reflection on the process of ageing, Folding Time was a hit at this year’s conference. By folding origami, attendees symbolically shaped personal moments, with each crease symbolising a time of growth, experience and change.

Thank you to A/Prof Joyce Siette, Deputy Director of the MARCS Institute and Dr Laura Dodds from Western Sydney University for providing this contemplative activity.


Pictured bottom left: A/Prof Joyce Siette and Dr Laura Dodds. Photo credits: Oliver Eclipse Photography

Final AAG SECG webinar for 2025: Implications of National Aged Care Reforms for Research in Aged Care

Tuesday, 16 December 2025

1:30pm to 2:30pm AEDT

The AAG Student and Early Career Group (SECG) is pleased to present its final webinar for 2025, exploring how aged care reform is influencing the research environment, particularly for early career researchers working in ageing and aged care.

Since the release of the Aged Care Royal Commission reports, the Australian Government has implemented major aged care reforms, effective from 1 November, reshaping the sector and presenting challenges and opportunities for researchers.

You will learn:

  • more about the evolving aged care reform landscape
  • how aged care reform affects research priorities, data access, funding, and opportunities
  • how to position yourself and meaningfully contribute to aged care research in a reform-driven context.

Cost: Free for AAG Members (ANZSGM, NZAG & GCA free with code); $50 non non-members

Find out more and register today!

AAG’s new purpose defined – A special AAG500 Blog

AAG's new purpose, approved at this year’s AGM, is to be a health promotion charity promoting the prevention, control, and management of diseases in humans that are related to ageing or affect older people. While this may seem to emphasise biomedical aspects, the statement's context reveals a broader intent. 

As a multi-disciplinary Association, we understand that ensuring wellbeing in later life begins long before a health condition appears. It requires understanding the dynamic interaction of biological, social, psychological, and environmental forces that shape how we live and experience health. This demands an approach that draws on multiple disciplines and perspectives.

Read more from AAG’s Senior Policy and Research Officer, Andrea Petriwskyj, in this special edition of the AAG500 Blog.

That’s a wrap! AAGConf25 Video Recap 

We couldn’t let such a momentous occasion go by without a final video to capture all the good vibes of an amazing 58th AAG conference experience!

Thank you to everyone who contributed to the success of the event - we couldn’t do it without you. 

We can’t wait to see you all again in Melbourne in 2026!

Watch the AAGConf25 Video Recap.

AAG members can also access the official 58th AAG Conference photos via the AAG Community discussion board from today, courtesy of Oliver Eclipse Photography, the official 2025 conference photographer. 

Not a member? Take advantage of special discount offers and join today!