Dementia Risk Reduction Survey

The Ageing Reasearch Unit is conducting a survey on reducing the risk of dementia

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ACTWell: Health and Wellbeing Survey

The ARU in conjunction with ACT Health have launched a new survey

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Chief Minister launches report

The Chief Minister of the ACT launched the Mental Health and Wellbeing of the ACT report on the 28th of July, 2011. This report was produced through a key partnership between ACT Health and the Centre for Mental Health Research

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Ageing Research Unit- The science of ageing well

Our aim is to conduct high quality, innovative research to identify strategies to optimise wellness over the lifespan and promote healthy ageing for individuals and societies

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Kim attends IARU Global Summer School on Healthy Ageing

Postgraduate student Kim Kiely recently attended a two week course as part of the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) global summer program

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Welcome to the Ageing Research Unit

The science of ageing well

The Ageing Research Unit (ARU) encompasses a range of research projects concerned with ageing and development over the lifespan that are conducted in The Australian National University's Centre for Mental Health Research. Most of the researchers in ARU have a background in psychology, however, we work across disciplines, with strong collaborations in neuropsychiatry, medicine, epidemiology, biostatistics, optometry and computer science.

At ARU, research is undertaken in three interrelated streams: Cognitive Ageing and Dementia, Social Gerontology and Healthy Ageing.

Participate in the Dementia Risk reduction survey

We would like to invite you to participate in the Dementia Risk reduction survey.

Participate in the ACTWell: Health and Wellbeing survey

We would like to invite you to participate in the ACTWell: Health and Wellbeing survey.