Age Friendly Committee

The UQ Age Friendly Committee drives greater inclusion and diversity with respect to age at UQ and the community it serves.

The Committee and its initiatives are underpinned by a lifespan perspective of ageing, acknowledging individual’s movement through their own unique life trajectory.

We will:

• facilitate consultation with the UQ community and key internal and external stakeholders to ensure progress on on implementing, maintaining and extending the University’s commitment to the Age-Friendly University principles (see below) through all relevant actions and initiatives
• provide advice to UQ’s broader committees and governance bodies on
  • matters relating to the institutionalisation /operationalisation of the AFU principles in existing policies and practices
  • new initiatives to strengthen the University’s support of the AFU principles and potential funding or other resources to support such initiatives
• provide leadership within the University by encouraging intergenerational engagement with events, programs and other initiatives at UQ
• disseminate information about actions and initiatives related to the AFU principles to the broad UQ community and stakeholders.
   

Age-Friendly University principles

1. To encourage the participation of older adults in all the core activities of the university, including educational and research programs
2. To promote personal and career development in the second half of life and to support those who wish to pursue second careers
3. To recognise the range of educational needs of older adults (from those who were early school-leavers through to those who wish to pursue Master's or PhD qualifications)
4. To promote intergenerational learning to facilitate the reciprocal sharing of expertise between learners of all ages
5. To widen access to online educational opportunities for older adults to ensure a diversity of routes to participation
6. To ensure that the university's research agenda is informed by the needs of an ageing society and to promote public discourse on how higher education can better respond to the varied interests and needs of older adults
7. To increase understanding of students of the longevity dividend and the increasing complexity and richness that aging brings to our society
8. To enhance access for older adults to the university's range of health and wellness programs and its arts and cultural activities
9. To engage actively with the university's own retired community
10. To ensure regular dialogue with organisations representing the interests of the ageing population

Information and Resources

Universal Design for Learning

There are People Like You at UQ: Age Diverse Student Stories

This is a past Student Staff Partnership project in collaboration with the Age-Friendly Steering Committee. Watch this video where age diverse students at UQ share their stories.

Age-Friendly Steering Committee

Age Friendly Steering Committee Terms of Reference (PDF, 113.4 KB)Age Friendly UQ Plan on 2 Pages (PDF, 86.5 KB)

Age-Friendly Steering Committee Members