Adding Years to Life and Life to Years
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The McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA) works to optimize the health and longevity of Canada’s aging population through leading-edge research, education and stakeholder collaboration — while upholding the values of integrity, excellence, collaboration, inclusion and transparency.
MIRA welcomes scholars from across the globe for landmark International Consensus Meeting on Wearables for Measuring Mobility in Aging Populations
The McMaster Institute for Research on Aging (MIRA) hosted the ‘International Consensus Meeting on Wearables for Measuring Mobility in Aging Populations,’ in Burlington, Ontario in November 2024. This landmark event gathered international scholars to develop standards to guide the use of wearable technology in research of aging populations, and to produce an international consensus statement covering critical metrics for evaluating late-life mobility with wearables and optimal methods for data collection and analysis of mobility data in older populations.
Aging Reimagined Through Focused Research Centres
MIRA’s Research Centres connect diversely skilled researchers and trainees around the most pressing questions in aging.
The Labarge Centre for Mobility in Aging (LCMA), examines the biological, behavioural, technological and environmental factors that can affect individual and community mobility in older adults.
Formed in partnership with Dixon Hall — a multi-service agency supporting older adults — the centre is enhancing research with, and services for, older adults living in the community.
Platforms Supporting Aging Research
Tools and evidence to support older adults, caregivers, researchers, and policymakers.
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MIRA is an interdisciplinary network of researchers supported through dedicated funding, strategic resources, knowledge sharing and partnerships. We are always seeking new ways to work together to improve the lives of older adults.
Collaborate Research Projects
MIRA members are leading bold, forward-looking research on the issues most important to older adults.
Major Programs and Strategic Initiatives
Our expert teams of researchers and knowledge users are addressing the most complex issues in aging through major programs of research.
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Through catalyst projects, our researchers conduct novel research on emerging issues in aging — facilitating new collaborations and preparing the groundwork for full-scale studies.
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Supporting the future of aging research in Canada, MIRA helps fund the work of undergrad, master’s, doctoral and postdoctoral trainees.
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At McMaster, trainees are an active part of the research, community engagement and knowledge translation that makes us an international leader in aging. MIRA trainees from all six McMaster faculties are supported through dedicated funding, an engaged trainee network and specialized learning opportunities.
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Community
We help community members participate in research, hear about upcoming events, learn at the university and we celebrate the value of older adults to society.
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Aging resources for researchers, knowledge users and policymakers.
Open Access Repos & Datasets
Resources for researchers and policymakers seeking openly available data on aging.
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