AR C ), ▁with ▁support ▁from ▁collabor ating ▁univers ities , ▁partner ▁organis ations ▁and ▁the ▁NS W ▁government . ▁CE PAR ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁social ▁science ▁centre ▁to ▁receive ▁Centre ▁of ▁Ex cell ence ▁fund ing . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁it ▁focused ▁on ▁five ▁research ▁areas : ▁C aus es ▁& ▁Con sequ ences ▁of ▁Dem ographic ▁Change ; ▁C ogn ition ▁& ▁Dec ision ▁M aking ; ▁Resources ▁in ▁Ret irement : ▁Co vers ▁policy ▁and ▁practice ▁in ▁deliver ing ▁resources ▁in ▁ret irement ; ▁Age ing ▁Well ▁& ▁Product ively ; ▁Health ▁& ▁A ged ▁Care ▁and ▁Age ing ▁in ▁Asia ▁& ▁its ▁Imp act ▁on ▁Australia . ▁ ▁CE PAR ▁was ▁successful ▁in ▁se cur ing ▁fund ing ▁for ▁an ▁additional ▁seven - year ▁term ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁to ▁ 2 0 2 3 ▁to ▁undert ake ▁a ▁new ▁research ▁program . ▁ ▁Description ▁The ▁Centre ▁is ▁based ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁with ▁further ▁nodes ▁at ▁the ▁Australian ▁National ▁University ▁in ▁Can ber ra , ▁Curt in ▁University ▁in ▁Per th , ▁University ▁of ▁Melbourne ▁and ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Sydney . ▁ ▁, ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁Centre ▁of ▁Ex cell ence ▁to ▁be ▁hosted ▁by ▁a ▁Business ▁School ▁in ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Current ▁research ▁program ▁ ▁CE PAR ’ s ▁mult id is cipl inary ▁research ▁a ims ▁to ▁help ▁govern ments , ▁business es , ▁and ▁consum ers ▁prepare ▁for