Such a complex social problem as the ageing society and the sustainability of the Australian aged care sector calls for cross-sector and trans-disciplinary collaboration to find new solutions to their impact on the Australian economy and society more broadly. To do this, UARC focuses on the following five Themes.
Research themes, programs and projects
Research themes
UARC's research is conducted within and across five research themes.
1. BUSINESS & Strategy
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| Led by David Brown Professor of Management Accounting, UTS Business School | Co-Led by Nicole Sutton Senior Lecturer, Accounting Discipline Group, UTS Business School |
With a focus on:
- Organisational strategy and performance
- Consumer access and equity
- Workforce
- Management and leadership practices
- Financial viability
- Corporate governance and regulation
- Economics of aged care
Key projects within the Business & Strategy Research Theme include:
2. law, regulation & ETHICS
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| Led by Nola Ries Professor, UTS Faculty of Law | Co-Led by Teresa Somes Lecturer, UTS Faculty of Law |
With a focus on:
- Legal planning and decision-making
- Legal design
- Regulatory frameworks
- Governance, accountability and compliance
- Consumer protection
3. health & wellbeing
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Led by Deborah Parker
| Co-Led by Deborah Debono Senior Lecturer, Health Services Management, UTS Faculty of Health |
With a focus on:
- Consumer and carer experience
- Inclusivity
- Safety and quality
- Work and leadership practices
- Social isolation and loneliness
- Clinical governance
- Health information management
4. INNOVATION & DESIGN
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| Led by Phillippa Carnemolla Associate Professor, School of Built Environment, UTS Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building | Co-Led by Jacquie Lorber Kasunic Associate Professor, School of Design, UTS Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building |
With a focus on:
- Assisted living technologies
- Built environment – home and residential care
- Design for dementia
- Design for health and care
- Designing for services and systems
- Inclusive design
- Visualisation and modelling
5. EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
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| Led by Tuan Van Nguyen Distinguished Professor of Predictive Medicine, School of Biomedical Engineering, UTS Faculty of Engineering and IT | Co-Led by (tbc) |
With a focus on:
- Assistive technology and epidemiology
- Artificial intelligence
- In-home care technology
- Residential aged-care technologies
- Biomedical devices and advanced biotechnology applications for early detection
