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I am delighted to share that yesterday the Minister for Education, Simon Birmingham, announced that CEPAR would be refunded through to 2023. We have been awarded $27.25M over
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seven years from the Australian Research Council and, in addition, university, government and industry partners will contribute over $40M in cash and in kind support. CEPAR is one of three Centres of Excellence at UNSW to receive funding in this round and one of only nine nationwide. We are the only centre in the Social Sciences to be successful in this round of funding. more
INTRODUCING CEPAR II >
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CEPAR Research: projects, people, presentations and publications
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CEPAR Researchers from UNSW and ANU came together in August for the second Early Career Researcher Retreat.
The retreat focused on research impact and engagement as well as the importance of multidisciplinarity. Highlights included presentations by CEPAR Advisory Board Chair, Marc de Cure, and Associate Investigator Hazel Bateman on strategies to engage with stakeholders to ensure effective translation of research findings.
Presentations
Our researchers were on the move this month, presenting their research around the world.
- Kaarin Anstey participated in the World Health Organisation's consultation on the Global Dementia Observatory, Geneva, Switzerland.
- Michael Sherris presented 'To Borrow or Insure? Long Term Care Costs and the Impact of Housing' at the 7th China International Conference on Insurance and Risk Management, Xi'an, China.
- Katja Hanewald spoke on 'Trends in Retirement Incomes of Older Chinese' at the 7th China International Conference on Insurance and Risk Management, Xi'an, China.
Publications
This month CEPAR researchers produced a number of working papers and journal articles.
- High Age Mortality and Frailty. Some Remarks and Hints for Actuarial Modeling by Pitacco, E. CEPAR Working Paper 2016/19
- Migration and its Effects on Population Growth and Composition by McDonald, P. CEPAR Working Paper Series 2016/20
- Estimating the Years Lived with and without Age-Related Sensory Impairment by Kiely, K., Mitchell, P., Gopinath, B., Luszcz, M., Jagger, C. and Anstey, K.J. in Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences.
- A Longitudinal Analysis of General Practitioner Service Use by Patients with Mild Cognitive Disorders in Australia by O'Donoughue Jenkins, L., Butterworth, P. and Anstey, K.J. in Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders.
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Poor Cognitive Health Increases Demand on GPs
Researchers have found that older people who experience a decline in their cognition visit a general practitioner more than people who are cognitively healthy. more
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Award Shines Light on Student Research
Kimberly Ashby-Mitchell, based at the Centre for Research on Ageing, Health and Wellbeing at ANU, has won a major prize at an international conference for her work on mental health expectancies. more
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2016 Diary
Pensions and Superannuation Series
19 September 12 - 1pm
Optimal Surrender of Guaranteed Minimum Maturity Benefits under Stochastic Volatility and Interest Rates by Boda Kang,University of York
10 October 12 - 1pm
Stability of Self-rated Risk Preferences and Media Coverage of Economic News by Franziska Tausch, Max Planck Institute
15th National Conference of Emerging Research in Ageing
Canberra, 31 Oct - 1 Nov
Hosted by the Centre for Research on Ageing, Health and Wellbeing (CRAHW)
49th Australian Association of Gerontology Conference
Canberra, 2 - 4 November
Capitalising on the Ageing Dividend: Re-imagining our Future
7th APRU Research Symposium on Ageing in the Asia-Pacific
Beijing, 6 - 8 November
Ageing, Innovation and Sustainable Development
Computational Economics Workshop
Sydney, 5 - 8 December
Presented by Professor Hans Fehr, University of Würzburg
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