Our Research Hub
The Ageing Innovation Hub is an interdisciplinary hub dedicated to advancing research, dialogue, and innovation around ageing societies. Our work spans the built environment, health and wellbeing, social policy, technology, housing, and community transformation.
We believe ageing should not be understood only as a demographic challenge, but as a critical opportunity for innovation, inclusion, and social imagination. Through research, collaboration, and engagement, the Hub supports new thinking and practical change.
Who We Are
The Ageing Innovation Hub is a research-focused initiative committed to developing new ideas, evidence, and partnerships for ageing societies. We see ageing not only as a demographic trend, but as a major social, spatial, cultural, and policy issue that requires thoughtful and innovative responses.
Our Hub supports interdisciplinary work that bridges academic research, social needs, and practical solutions. We aim to create a space where researchers, students, institutions, industries, and communities can work together to better understand later life and contribute to more inclusive futures.
By combining scholarly rigour with a forward-looking approach, the Centre positions ageing as an area of innovation rather than decline. We are interested in how people, places, systems, and technologies interact to shape the experience of ageing across diverse contexts.
What We Do
The Hub’s activities span research, knowledge exchange, partnership development, and academic support. Our work includes the development of research projects, scholarly publications, collaborative initiatives, public events, and opportunities for postgraduate research and supervision.
We are particularly interested in work that connects ageing with broader questions of housing, neighbourhood change, the built environment, social policy, care systems, health and wellbeing, digital transformation, and community life. By working across these areas, the Hub seeks to generate evidence that is academically robust and socially relevant.
We also support dialogue between research and practice. This includes collaboration with academic institutions, industry organisations, community groups, and other stakeholders who share an interest in improving outcomes for ageing populations.
Our Vision
Our vision is to contribute to a future in which ageing is understood as a meaningful, dynamic, and socially significant stage of life, and where research plays an active role in shaping environments, systems, and communities that support dignity, inclusion, and wellbeing.
We believe that better futures for ageing require more than isolated academic knowledge. They require collaboration across disciplines and sectors, deeper engagement with lived experience, and a willingness to rethink conventional assumptions about age, care, independence, community, and innovation.
Our Mission
The mission of the Ageing Innovation Hub is to advance interdisciplinary research and collaborative innovation that improves understanding of ageing and supports positive change in policy, practice, and everyday life.
We do this by:
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producing high-quality research on ageing-related issues
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supporting collaboration across academic, industry, and community settings
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creating opportunities for students and emerging researchers
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sharing knowledge through publications, events, and engagement activities
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encouraging innovative approaches to ageing, care, place, and inclusion
Our Values
Our work is guided by a commitment to rigour, innovation, inclusion, and impact. We value careful research, interdisciplinary openness, and meaningful engagement with the communities and systems that shape ageing. We also believe that research should contribute to broader conversations and practical change, not remain isolated within academic boundaries.
Looking Ahead
As ageing societies continue to evolve, the need for thoughtful, collaborative, and innovative research becomes increasingly important. The Ageing Innovation Hub seeks to contribute to this future by generating knowledge, strengthening partnerships, and supporting new ways of thinking about ageing and later life.
We invite researchers, students, partners, and communities to engage with our work and be part of a shared effort to shape more inclusive, informed, and innovative futures for ageing societies.