Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Healthy Ageing and Aged Care

Undertake a PhD in Healthy Ageing and Aged Care

Join ground-breaking research and footprint in making our aged care system the best in the world.

Through our research in healthy ageing and aged care, our aim is to make our aged care system the best in the world.

By undertaking a PhD in healthy ageing and aged care, you will help drive improvements to quality of care and quality of life for the entire population.

Our team is part of the Flinders Caring Futures Institute, working with leading organisations, professionals, community partners and people with disability to pioneer outcome-driven research that makes a positive impact on people’s lives, tackling some of the world’s ‘wicked problems’.

We support diversity and warmly welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates and those with lived experience of disability or marginalisation.

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Doctor of Philosophy (Nursing)

Duration: 4 years

Delivery mode:
In Person

Location:
Bedford Park

CRICOS code: 106270H

Annual fees:
2025: $42,700

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Master of Science (Nursing)

Duration: 2 years

Delivery mode:
In Person

Location:
Bedford Park

CRICOS code: 106281E

Annual fees:
2025: $42,700

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Doctor of Philosophy (Nursing) / Master of Business Administration (Future Business)

Duration: 5 years

Delivery mode:
In Person

Location:
Bedford Park

CRICOS code: 113534H

Annual fees:
2025 MBA (Future Business): $42,700
2025 PhD (Nursing): $42,700

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Why undertake a PhD in Healthy Ageing and Aged Care at Flinders

Join our highly collaborative research culture in the Caring Futures Institute, working alongside and with highly qualified Health Sciences, Allied Health, Nursing or Midwifery researchers and supervisors who are nationally and internationally recognised in their fields.
Join our diverse multidisciplinary team of health economists, nurses, allied health, social scientists and more to help tackle tough problems in our ageing population.
Benefit from our partnerships with service providers, consumers, government, industry and community both nationally and internationally to collaborate and deliver evidence-based transformative change to industry, individuals and community.
Be involved in the research from the Caring Futures Institute which develops the evidence to inform the services that our health and social systems that support caring solutions for the ageing population and their networks.

PhD opportunities

Multiple PhD opportunities and supervisors are available within the area of Healthy Ageing and Aged Care. Examples of possible research areas are Aged Care Workforce, Quality of Life, Dementia, Digital Health, Care Transitions, Rehabilitation, Healthy Ageing and Mental Health. However, we also welcome and encourage your own research project ideas.

Your career

Potential occupations include:

Researcher
Scientist
Health leader and practitioner
Research clinician
Teaching academic
Consultant
Industry advocate
Health manager
Policy and engagement work.

Potential employers include:

Universities
Local Health Networks
Governments
Research Institutes
World Health Organisation
Caring Futures Institute.

Caring Futures Institute

The Caring Futures Institute is Australia’s first fully dedicated research centre for the study of self-care and caring solutions leading to better lives, better communities, better care and better systems across the population’s lifespan.

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Aged Care Research & Industry Innovation Australia (ARIIA)

ARIIA is leading the positive transformation of aged care across Australia. We are addressing critical sector needs, supporting government and professional commitments, and promoting collaboration and innovation.

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Potential research supervisors

Flinders’ researchers are experience nurses and health practitioners and leaders in research in clinical and service delivery, communication, advance core planning, choice and advocacy, evidence analysis and synthesis and translation. Our research supervisors draw on their extensive knowledge to extend care in communities around Australia and the world.

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