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Our Mission

HARC has a charter to enhance interest and capability in ageing research in the University of Adelaide. We aim to both establish a long term multidisciplinary platform for ageing related research and develop strategies that will improve the health and quality of life for older Australians. Some of the ways we are doing this include:

• Enhancing expertise in ageing research and education by facilitating interactions between groups with complementary interests, by assisting interactions between groups that normally have little contact and by identifying and developing new areas of expertise
• Providing a vehicle for disseminating information useful to groups interested in research and education relating to ageing
• Promoting interactions with similar bodies nationally and internationally, especially with respect to facilitating collaborations and exchanges of graduate students and early career researchers
• Establishing mechanisms for attracting talented researchers to Adelaide
• Identifying key areas for research in ageing in South Australia and nationally
• Providing information on funding opportunities to promote ageing related research and education, and forming multi-disciplinary research consortia that will facilitate application for research funds in diverse areas
• Developing contacts with the commercial sector with reference to sponsorship of ageing research and developing products arising from intellectual property generated by ageing research in the University
• Providing information, advice and contacts to the University, Government, business and the community on ageing related matters
• Developing educational networks that promote ageing issues to the public and the inclusion of ageing issues in public forums
• Encouraging productive national and international partnerships

Members

HARC members include approximately 100 researchers and clinicians, along with representatives from external organisations such as community groups and service providers. Our research capacity is diverse and reflects the expertise available in all five University faculties and associated areas.

We also have links to several research centres and departments within the University, and external organisations ranging from service providers to community groups.

Research Areas Represented

A-Z list of members

Click here for a list of HARC members, their research interests and links to their homepages.

People

HARC Management Team

The HARC Management Team is responsible for the direction, budget, policy and broad research strategies of the cluster. It meets every second month in the Department of Medicine, Eleanor Harrold Building. Meeting summaries are available to HARC members on request.

Professor John Carver (Physics and Chemistry)
Professor Graeme Hugo (Geographical and Environmental Sciences)
Associate Professor Jon Karnon (Public Health, Health Economics)
Dr Ian Musgrave (Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology) - Cluster Convenor
Dr Peter O'Loughlin (Endocrinology)
Dr Robert Penhall (Geriatrics, RAH)
Assoc Professor John Spoehr (Australian Institute for Social Research)
Dr Lynn Ward (Psychology) - Cluster Convenor
Professor David Wilson (Medicine)
Professor Gary Wittert (Medicine)
Mrs Susan Gravier - Co-ordinator 

HARC Advisory Board

The Advisory Board provides broad strategic advice on the relevance and balance of HARC's operations and strategies. It also promotes the participation of a diverse range of community members in understanding the issues related to healthy ageing, particularly in terms of how these issues affect families, communities and individuals.

Mr Allen Bolaffi, Managing Partner, Haines Norton Chartered Accountants
Mrs Kathryn Cunningham, Chief Executive,  Alzheimer's Australia SA
Ms Jan Turbill, State Manager SA, Department of Health and Ageing
Dr David Filby, Executive Director, Health System Improvement and Reform, SA Department of Health
Dr David Caudrey, Director, Office for the Ageing, Department for Families and Communities
Mrs Betty White OAM, University of the Third Age
Mr Ian Yates AM, Chief Executive, Coucil on the Ageing SA (COTA SA); a National Director, COTA