The UNSW Centre for Population Ageing Research (CEPAR) within the UNSW Business School is an innovative partnership between academia, government and industry. With a commitment to advancing multidisciplinary research on population ageing, CEPAR has established itself as a leader in research designed to provide an evidence base to inform policy formulation related to demographic change, and related product development and community awareness.
Established in March 2011, CEPAR was funded through the ARC Centre of Excellence Scheme by the Australian Research Council from 2011 to 2024. Since early 2025, CEPAR's research and two-way engagement program has been re-established as a research centre within the UNSW Business School, led by Centre Director Scientia Professor John Piggott AO.
New research streams and program leads of the UNSW CEPAR are:
- Research Stream 1: Economy wide modelling of retirement and later life social protection policies, led by Alan Woodland
- Research Stream 2: Household decision-making, especially health and finances, for and in old age, led by Hazel Bateman.
- Research Stream 3: Modelling and managing mortality, morbidity, and aged care risks in retirement, led by Michael Sherris.
- Research Stream 4: Australia’s engagement with emerging Asia & Pacific economies: Responding to the impact of regional ageing, led by Philip O’Keefe.
For enquiries, please contact cepar@unsw.edu.au.