Research Projects

Please click on the links below to view the different research projects currently being conducted on ageing related topics and advertised in our 50+ Registry Newsletter. All of these studies are currently seeking participants.

How language recovery occurs in the brain after stroke?

We are seeking healthy male participants over 60 years of age who have English as a primary language, no history o...

In search of return migrants

Have you lived in different places in Australia over your life? Have you ever moved back to live in a former home place after living somewhere else for a while – could be back to the same locality or even the same house? If so, you may be elig...

Language processing in the brain

We are conducting a study to find out how Parkinson’s disease can influence brain activity during language processing. In order to do this, we need to compare the brain activity associated with language processing in healthy adults to the brai...

Memory for future intentions

People often think of the past when we talk about memory. Another component however, is memory for future intentions, such as remembering to attend an appointment or to take medication. We are interested in the processes that are involved in this ty...

Neuromechanics of hip osteoarthritis

Do You Have Ongoing Hip Pain? Do you have or think you have HIP JOINT OSTEOARTHRITIS? Would you like a FREE scan for your hip Bone Mineral Density? Researchers at the School of Physiotherapy and Exercise ...

Omega-3 and exercise after breast cancer treatment

We are seeking women who have successfully completed treatment for breast cancer (surgery, chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy) in the last 12 months, have no metastatic disease, do not have a history of cardiovascular disease or diabetes, and are curr...