If you're aged over 65 years old, and are willing to share your experience using a fitness or activity tracker to monitor your health and wellbeing, the University of Melbourne's School of Computing and Information Systems would love to hear from you! 

Learn more about our partnership with Ageing Asia World Ageing Festival.

Learn about our recent partnership with the MedicAlert Foundation as expert consultants in support of developing the WA Police Force ‘Safe&Found WA’ initiative.

We're delighted that CEO Julianne Parkinson is once again to join with other international judges at the prestigious Ageing Asia Eldercare Innovation Awards.

With a proven track record in digital transformations, we're thrilled to have Angelina leading our research team.

Exercise at any stage of life is invaluable. Don’t let the cons outweigh the pros. Take a read of this article and be inspired to get moving.

GCMA published in Byline, magazine of the Malaysia Australia Business Council.

‘Who is the Modern Elder and What do they Want?”

Throughout November, the most prestigious forum exploring ageing in the Asia Pacific region was hosted in Singapore and delivered to a worldwide audience. The GCMA had three key-note speaking positions and an international judging role at this prestigious festival.

CEO, Julianne Parkinson presented at the Leading Aged Services Australia ’10 Days of Congress’ virtual series in October 2020. Julianne’s presentation bought to life the Centre’s latest research into the role of tele-health in Aged Care.

The Global Centre for Modern Ageing has launched an information portal (gcma.net.au/portal) brimming with tips and links to help older people to stay healthy, connected and active.

During this unprecedented time, I have been heartened by the many people reaching out to their older neighbours, friends and work colleagues with acts of kindness.

GCMA co-designer Vicki Jarnis shares a deeply personal reflection on what makes a home. As Vicki writes below, her mother’s home was more than her castle. Much more.

A skilled business researcher and registered psychologist, Amelia McCabe, understands the importance of first-hand experience when tackling the challenges of product, services, and physical design for ageing populations.

The Global Centre for Modern Ageing (GCMA) busts employment myths about older people.

Our client projects so far this year include a project to evaluate the potential use of smart speakers by older adults, another project in the financial services sector, a social isolation study, and investigations into how music and movement combine to improve the quality of life for people living with dementia.

Effective 23 March 2020

The GCMA is implementing safeguards in line with the official Australian Government COVID-19 guidelines.

 Neighbours, friends and work colleagues should take the time to reach out and offer older people support in using digital technologies such as video calls, telehealth and online shopping during the coronavirus pandemic, the Global Centre for Modern Ageing (GCMA) has said. 

New nationwide research by the Global Centre for Modern Ageing has found that older Australians’ desire to remain living at home increases with age, however, the majority of people have not done enough to modify their properties, creating the risk they will be forced to make unwanted accommodation decisions under duress.

The Global Centre for Modern Ageing (GCMA) has responded to Treasurer Josh Frydenberg’s speech at a recent Committee for the Economic Development of Australia (CEDA) event in which he said the ageing population is an “economic time bomb”.

The Global Centre for Modern Ageing was thrilled to host two interactive sessions in the Tonsley Innovation District where 30 South Australians helped design the future of life at home.