In a new study by CEPAR researchers, participants reported high awareness of the benefits of key behaviours that can preserve and improve cognitive functioning as they age, although their actual intention to take up these activities is low.
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The CEPAR 2014 Annual Report contains a complete record of all the work undertaken by CEPAR affiliated researchers in 2014.
Universally regarded as Australia's leading authority on demography, Peter McDonald, CEPAR's Deputy Director and Professor of Demography at ANU's Crawford School of Public Policy, is the recipient of the 2015 Irene B. Taeuber Award.
A Public Forum presented by CEPAR to improve public understanding of, and promote community discussion about, the impact of population ageing.
Chinese and Australian students PhD students came up with some imaginative cross-disciplinary solutions when challenged to address common issues in long term care for the growing aged populations in both countries at the annual Go8C9 conference.
Research presented at the 2014 ERA (Emerging Researchers in Ageing) Conference 24 - 25 November, challenges the notion that older people are amongst the most vulnerable during emergencies caused by bushfires, environmental hazards and extreme weather events.