Registry of Senior Australians

15/06/2026

On World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, MJA InSight+ shared new research from The Registry of Senior Australians Research Centre, highlighting significant gaps in the identification and documentation of elder abuse within health care settings.

📊 Building a stronger response to elder abuse starts with better data.
🔗 https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2026/23/building-a-stronger-response-to-elder-abuse-starts-with-better-data

👉 Read the full article here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/mja2.70172

Elder abuse can lead to serious physical injuries and long-term psychological consequences, but its recognition and documentation in healthcare settings remain limited. This study used linked data fr...

04/06/2026

📢 Partners in Research: ROSA Consumer Collaboration Forum
🎉 Hosted by the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA) Research Centre at SAHMRI.

✨ We’re pleased to bring together consumers and researchers for a dedicated forum focused on strengthening meaningful partnerships in health and medical research.

🎯 Forum purpose
To share practical strategies, lived experience perspectives, and collaborative approaches that support effective consumer–researcher engagement.

✅ Who should attend?
• Consumers currently involved in, or interested in, health and medical research
• Researchers at all stages, including Early- and Mid-Career Researchers (EMCRs), looking to strengthen consumer and community collaboration

🗓️ Date: 12 June 2026
⌚ Time: 9:30AM - 12PM
🏢 Venue: SAHMRI Auditorium

Agenda
🕘 9:30 – 10:00am | Registration, networking, and morning tea
🕙 10:00 – 10:10am | Acknowledgement of Country and overview of the Forum
🗣️ 10:10 – 10:30am | Embedding consumers in research - What it means for researchers and consumers
🤝 10:30 – 11:00am | Consumer & EMCR Mentoring Program - Conversations on collaboration, learning, and relationships
📝 11:00 – 11:30am | Grant submissions - Strategies for meaningful consumer collaboration and writing for consumer reviewers
🌱 11:30 – 11:45am | Consumer-led research - Driving priorities of consumers and the community
💬 11:45 – 12:00pm | Questions and closing.

Join us to explore how collaboration can enhance research impact and ensure outcomes that truly matter to the community.

🔗To register, click here: https://lnkd.in/g87C5xFj

02/06/2026

📢 Help shape the future of in-home aged care research in Australia.
You’re invited to take part in a series of short online surveys to help identify priority areas for research in Australian in-home aged care.

📝 What’s involved?
Survey 1 (10–30 mins): Identify and rate potential research priorities
Survey 2 (10–20 mins): Re-rate a shortlist (sent ~3–6 months later)
Survey 3 (10–20 mins): Final round if needed to reach consensus

🎁 Participants who complete each survey will go into a draw to win one of 10 x $50 eGift cards (per round).

👥 Who can participate?
Anyone involved in in-home aged care in Australia within the past 5 years, including:
✅ Consumers and carers
✅Health and aged care workers
✅Managers, funders, and policymakers
✅Researchers

🔗 Get involved:
https://monash.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bkeMgoZ2AogFZc2

💡This study has been approved by the Monash University Human Research Ethics Committee (Project ID: 50152).

Please feel free to share this opportunity across your networks.

A survey to understand the research priorities of all stakeholders in in-home aged care.

01/06/2026

🩺 Strong primary care is key to better aged care outcomes.

📋 New research highlights how continuity with a regular GP can help reduce hospitalisations and support healthier ageing for older Australians receiving aged care.

Read more: https://insightplus.mja.com.au/2026/21/the-vital-role-of-primary-care-in-aged-care

New research highlights the crucial role good primary care plays in preventing hospitalisation of people in the aged care system.

19/05/2026

📢 Partners in Research: ROSA Consumer Collaboration Forum
🎉 Hosted by the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA) Research Centre at SAHMRI.

✨ We’re pleased to bring together consumers and researchers for a dedicated forum focused on strengthening meaningful partnerships in health and medical research.

🎯 Forum purpose
To share practical strategies, lived experience perspectives, and collaborative approaches that support effective consumer–researcher engagement.

✅ Who should attend?
• Consumers currently involved in, or interested in, health and medical research
• Researchers at all stages, including Early- and Mid-Career Researchers (EMCRs), looking to strengthen consumer and community collaboration

🗓️ Date: 12 June 2026
⌚ Time: 9:30AM - 12PM
🏢 Venue: SAHMRI Auditorium

Agenda
🕘 9:30 – 10:00am | Registration, networking, and morning tea
🕙 10:00 – 10:10am | Welcome to Country and overview of the Forum
🗣️ 10:10 – 10:30am | Embedding consumers in research - What it means for researchers and consumers
🤝 10:30 – 11:00am | Consumer & EMCR Mentoring Program - Conversations on collaboration, learning, and relationships
📝 11:00 – 11:30am | Grant submissions - Strategies for meaningful consumer collaboration and writing for consumer reviewers
🌱 11:30 – 11:45am | Consumer-led research - Driving priorities of consumers and the community
💬 11:45 – 12:00pm | Questions and closing.

Join us to explore how collaboration can enhance research impact and ensure outcomes that truly matter to the community.

🔗To register, click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/partners-in-research-rosa-consumer-collaboration-forum-tickets-1988608509584?aff=oddtdtcreator

15/05/2026

Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), is offering fully funded PhD scholarships in Health Services Research and Epidemiology.
💰 A stipend and top-up scholarship valued at $40,000 p.a. tax free
🕒Scholarship duration: up to 3 years
🔷A Research Training Program Fee Offset Scholarship to cover tuition fees for Australian citizens, New Zealand citizens and permanent residents

🔍 Research focused on aged care outcomes using ROSA (Registry of Senior Australians) data. Candidates with a background in public health, epidemiology, health services research, biostatistics, and/or data analytics are encouraged to apply. Previous experience working with big data in R, SAS or STATA are preferred but professional development can be provided where necessary.

👩‍🔬 Supervision by: Professors Maria Inacio, Gillian Caughey, and Associate Professor Stephanie Harrison.

🧠Potential projects include investigations of:
✅Medication safety in older people, including after stroke and use of high-risk medicines
✅Integrated health and aged care
✅Rehabilitation for older people
📅 Applications are still open!!!

⭐Eligibility: meet PhD admission requirements including: have an Australian Honours degree Class 1 or 2A or equivalent qualification (at least AQF Level 8 ), including a research component of at least 6 months’ full-time study achieving Distinction (75%) OR including evidence of equivalent research experience, such as a substantial first-author refereed publication or track record as an investigator on a competitive grant; and
📆The start date is flexible.

📩 How to Apply:
Please send a copy of your CV together with a covering letter outlining your relevant qualifications, experience, research experience, reasons for applying for the scholarship to Associate Professor Stephanie Harrison via email ([email protected]).

👉 Learn more & apply: https://www.flinders.edu.au/scholarships/health_services_research_and_epidemiology-phd_scholarship_opportunities

07/05/2026

🏆EXCITING NEWS 🏆
We’re proud to announce that the MRFF-funded Primary Care project led by Registry of Senior Australians Research Centre (ROSA) at SAHMRI and Flinders University with our partners The University of Adelaide and University of South Australia , SA Dental, ECH Inc, and Silverchain Group received the Ageing Australia 2026 ITAC Innovation 'Research and Development' award.

🎉 The winners were announced at the award ceremony in Brisbane last night, with our Director Professor Maria Inacio & Associate Director Professor Gillian Caughey, attending to represent the research team and collaborators. Congratulations to all involved! 👏

🎯 The award highlights a commitment to evidence-based innovation, translating research into practical solutions that address current and emerging challenges in aged care. This work exemplifies the transformative power of research and development in shaping the future of aged care.

🙌 The award acknowledges the success of its five-year MRFF funded Primary Care project.

Read more 👉 https://conference.ageingaustralia.asn.au/2026-itac-conference/2026-itac-award-finalists/