2025–26 Annual Report

Highlights of 2025-26

2025–26 was a defining year for the Sax Institute. As we celebrated 20 years of the 45 and Up Study, we also set a new direction for the organisation and prepared to launch the next generation of Australian health research through 18 and Up. 

Twenty years on, the 45 and Up Study remains one of the world’s largest studies of healthy ageing, continuing to provide powerful insights into ageing, cognition and care that inform policy and practice. Our new organisational strategy sets out our priorities for the years ahead, strengthening our role as a trusted national partner that connects high-quality evidence with decision-makers. Looking forward, the 18 and Up – a new national intergenerational study – is getting ready for launch, building on the legacy of 45 and Up to understand health across the adult life course. 

Underpinning this work the Institute’s continued focus on innovation, collaboration and impact – harnessing emerging technologies to strengthen our research and translate evidence into practical action that improves health and wellbeing for communities across Australia.