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Completed Projects

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Explore our completed research

Discover the evidence, insights and practical outcomes from completed Shaping Connections projects. See how research with older adults, communities and partners is informing more inclusive services, systems and experiences of ageing.

City North: Empowering Senior Voices in Action

Research in Action

Social & Community Participation | Co-design & Engagement | Healthy Ageing

A case study showing how older adults turned lived experience into civic knowledge, working with researchers, community partners and government to identify priorities and contribute to a more inclusive City North Precinct.

City of Whittlesea - ICT and Older Adults

Research in Action

Digital Inclusion | Local Government | Community Partnerships

Examines the barriers, aspirations and support needs shaping digital inclusion among older adults in Whittlesea, translating research into practical strategies to build digital confidence and social connection.

Co-designing ICT Strategies with Older Adults

Co-designing ICT Strategies with Older Adults

Digital Inclusion | Local Government | Community Partnerships

Working with older adults to co-design practical strategies and resources that build digital confidence, strengthen knowledge and respond to real experiences of technology risk.

Perceived Digital Technology Risks

Reducing Perceived Risk and Promoting Digital Inclusion for Older Australians

Digital Inclusion | Local Government | Community Partnerships

Examining how older adults perceive risks when using digital technology, and how these concerns can affect confidence, engagement and digital inclusion.

Senior Connectedness

Insights on Connectedness and Technology Use Among Older Australians

Digital Inclusion | Local Government | Community Partnerships

Explores how digital technologies can support or hinder social connection, participation and wellbeing among older Australians, providing practical insights to strengthen digital inclusion.

How Older Adults Learn Technology

Foundation research | 2019

Digital Inclusion | Local Government | Community Partnerships

Examines how older adults learn to use digital technologies and the role of family, peers, professionals and self-directed learning in building digital confidence and skills.

Explore our ongoing research

See what Shaping Connections is currently investigating across ageing, digital inclusion, technology and participation.

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