Registry of Senior Australians

Registry of Senior Australians Partnership of researchers, clinicians, aged care providers & consumer advocacy groups leading a State-wide registry to support healthy ageing in SA.

The Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA) Research Centre is a partnership of researchers, clinicians, aged care providers and consumer advocacy groups working to improve aged care and health care.

Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), is offering fully funded PhD scholarships in Health Services Research an...
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 (stephanie.harrison@sahmri.com).

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

13/05/2026

📢 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

🏆EXCITING NEWS 🏆We’re proud to announce that the MRFF-funded Primary Care project led by Registry of Senior Australians ...
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/

📢 Big shout‑out to Prof Maria Inacio, Prof Gillian Caughey and Dr Johannes Schwabe from Registry of Senior Australians a...
27/04/2026

📢 Big shout‑out to Prof Maria Inacio, Prof Gillian Caughey and Dr Johannes Schwabe from Registry of Senior Australians at SAHMRI, who are featured in the AAG (Australian Association of Gerontology) Autumn edition (pp. 24–25), highlighting the importance of prevention, continuity of care and nurse practitioners in integrating primary care into aged care.

🔗https://www.linkedin.com/posts/australian-association-of-gerontology_aag-gerontology-research2practice-activity-7452502699314425856-zasj?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAFyaNn8BVBjO6GTGN4B6hDE158laYM6GFI8

🚨 Elder abuse in hospitals may be more common than we think but often goes unreported.📄New research from The Registry of...
27/03/2026

🚨 Elder abuse in hospitals may be more common than we think but often goes unreported.

📄New research from The Registry of Senior Australians Research Centre at SAHMRI and Flinders University shows that only a very small number of cases are recorded in hospital data, highlighting a serious gap

👆Read more: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.5694/mja2.70172

Elder Abuse Action Australia

26/03/2026

The study, recently published in the Medical Journal of Australia (MJA) and led by Associate Professor Stephanie Harrison and ROSA’s Consumer Committee, analysed data from nearly one million older Australians who accessed aged care services between 2010 and 2019. It found that just 0.06 per cent o...

26/03/2026

New research from the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA) Research Centre at SAHMRI and Flinders University has revealed only a small proportion of all the elder abuse cases estimated to be being p

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