Strategy and Vision
Reflecting that of the University, the vision of the Institute for Ageing and Health is:
To become, by 2015, a world-leading organisation for the delivery of multidisciplinary translational research in the fields of healthy ageing and age-related diseases, to make a strong contribution to education and training in these fields and improve quality of life for older people.
We will achieve this by fostering an environment of interdisciplinary interaction and co-operation, through the provision of co-located environments, shared support infrastructure for world-class research, and opportunities and facilities for high quality teaching and public engagement with research.
Within this environment we will:
- Support research by identifying and facilitating new opportunities for multidisciplinary activity and for interaction and partnership with commerce and industry, government and other academic institutions.
- Identify and seek to satisfy the need for additional research strengths and generate and administer seed funding to support research and translation initiatives, including, where appropriate, the commercialisation of research.
- Improve the sustainability of the field by training and developing researchers, leaders and support staff at all levels to meet the needs of associated research groups.
- Encourage and facilitate the commercialisation of research through the provision of facilities, training, information and business engagement support.
- Work with local and regional organisations to improve services and generate economic growth through better understanding of ageing and its role as a driver for change.
Through this strategy, the Institute seeks to address a mission which covers the 4 key areas of Research, Teaching, Business and Public Engagement
