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StepUp for Ageing Research

See also, StepUp for Dementia Research

Did you know that Australia has an ageing population – by 2060, it’s expected one in five Australians will be aged 65 or over.

The University of Sydney has a free service called StepUp for Ageing Research, led by Professor Yun-Hee Jeon. From quick surveys to drug trials and everything in between, the service helps researchers recruit into studies and helps volunteers access tailored opportunities that interest them, providing a chance to ‘give back’.

Professor Yun-Hee Jeon said Australia’s rapidly ageing population can’t be ignored and research is the key to improving quality of life, and the quality of aged and dementia care services.

StepUp ambassador The Honourable Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO said “Healthy ageing is about older people becoming and remaining healthy. StepUp for Ageing Research will enable the voices of older people, families and communities to be heard and to be included”.

From quick surveys to drug trials and everything in between, the service helps researchers recruit into studies and helps volunteers access tailored opportunities that interest them, providing a chance to ‘give back’.

StepUp for Ageing Research builds on the successful StepUp for Dementia Research launched in 2019. The service has enlisted close to 1,700 volunteers, 26 universities and institutes, 220 researchers and successfully fed participants into over 50 completed research projects, with another 50 studies currently recruiting through the service.

StepUp ambassador The Honourable Dame Quentin Bryce AD CVO said active engagement of older people and their families in research is essential to keep them front and centre in health policy development and service delivery.

But unfortunately, research is costly and one of the significant costs is recruitment. 

Numerous research studies in ageing encounter problems because they can’t get the required number of participants to sign on, and stay on. 

 

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Anyone aged 18 and over can register their interest, which can take as little as five minutes.
Find out how you can sign-up and help Australia age well here.

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