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USC's continued support for NSPAC
23 March, 2006
The University and the National Seniors Productive Ageing Centre (NSPAC) will reaffirm their joint commitment with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Friday March 24.
Established in 2002 and jointly funded by the Federal Department of Health and Ageing and National Seniors, the University and Centre work closely together developing research projects focussed on assisting Australian seniors to achieve the lifestyle benefits of productive ageing.
Productive ageing promotes the choices and capacity of Australians, as they age, to engage in valued activities, whether through work, learning, volunteering or community activity.
University Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Thomas and NSPAC Chairman Mr Everald Compton said the signing will further strengthen the four-year alliance between the national research centre and the University.
"The term of this agreement is from now through to December 2009 and outlines the support the University will provide to NSPAC and also the research parallels and opportunities for USC staff and students and NSPAC staff,' Professor Thomas said.
"As Australia's population ages, strategies for ensuring people remain productive and successful will become more and more important.
"The work this research centre is doing is vitally important to the future of Australian's quality of life and also the economy of the nation.
"The University is proud to be associated with NSPAC and we look forward to ongoing research collaboration," he said.
Mr Compton, a USC Honorary Senior Fellow, highlighted the work already undertaken by the Centre in the areas of mature age work, volunteering and lifestyle issues.
"NSPAC is founded on a philosophy of being consumer centred. The research it undertakes must be relevant to seniors in the community," Mr Compton said.
"The partnership with the University allows the Centre to work closely with academics across a wide range of disciplines to develop high-quality research which realistically reflects the concerns and lives of those over 50."
National Seniors Productive Ageing Centre strives to be a national and international authority on productive ageing, by developing and disseminating quality research informed by the lived experience of people 50 years and over.
Its role is to develop and disseminate high quality research into the issues surrounding productive ageing.
The Centre's annual program consists of consumer research projects, research collaborations, contributions to the development of educational products, policy forums and the dissemination of research results through a range of publication outlets and the media.