As the share of adults age 60 and older grows globally, age-friendly universities offer social connection, continued learning and better health.
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A study of 85 policies at all levels of government shows the focus in Australia is on residential care homes. Most older people are not in care, but their need for age-friendly cities is overlooked.
Being age-friendly is not just a matter of responding to the needs of Australia’s ageing population. It will benefit all students and the university as a whole.
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Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, UTS | Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney, UNSW Sydney
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Professor and Director, Australian School of Architecture and Design, UNSW Sydney
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Professor in Nursing, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Sociology, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer (Nursing), Western Sydney University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Social Impact, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor of Health, Mississippi State University
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Assistant Professor of Aging, Arizona State University
