For more on MIRA’s Vision 2025-2030, visit pages 60-63: mira.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/u...

MIRA’s future vision leverages the capacity and infrastructure that was developed and built at MIRA and its centres through the Major Programs of Research and strategic initiatives and will be aligned with the emerging scientific and technological trends in aging research

MIRA’s leadership team is defining MIRA’s strategic directions for the next ten years with input from across the university. MIRA’s vision is built on consultations with MIRA’s members, MIRA’s governance committees and McMaster’s leadership team. A series of six townhall meetings

MIRA’s leadership team is defining MIRA’s strategic directions for the next ten years with input from across the university. MIRA’s vision is built on consultations with MIRA’s members, MIRA’s governance committees and McMaster’s leadership team. A series of six townhall meetings

For more on Partnerships & Collaborations, visit pages 53-59: mira.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/u...

From Dixon Hall to the World Health Organization, and through collaborations in wearable technologies and imaging, this work is strengthening research capacity, expanding opportunities for learning and supporting the development of practical, person-centered solutions.

Over the past five years, MIRA has built a growing network of more than 80 partnerships across McMaster, throughout Canada and internationally to bring together researchers, community organizations and global collaborators to advancing aging, mobility and brain health.

For more on Community Engagement & Knowledge Translation, visit pages 46-52: mira.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/u...

This approach continues to expand how people engage with research, such as through national platforms like Voice Canada, community-based programming across Hamilton and Toronto, and the Optimal Aging Portal, which translates evidence into accessible resources for diverse audiences.

Co-creation and co-design are embedded throughout MIRA’s research, shaping work that is relevant, accessible and grounded in community priorities.

For more on Community Engagement & Knowledge Translation, visit pages 46-52: mira.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/u...

This approach continues to expand how people engage with research, such as through national platforms like Voice Canada, community-based programming across Hamilton and Toronto, and the Optimal Aging Portal, which translates evidence into accessible resources for diverse audiences.

Co-creation and co-design are embedded throughout MIRA’s research, shaping work that is relevant, accessible and grounded in community priorities.

workshops and #MIRATraineeTalks. Since 2017, the network has expanded from 45 to 178 members, with over 620 trainees engaged and alumni now contributing across research, practice and policy.

For more details on Training & Capacity Building, visit page 45: mira.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/u...

Building the next generation of leaders in aging research. Through the MIRA Trainee Network, we are building the next generation of leaders in aging research with hands-on experience, mentorship and opportunities to share their work, from Pitch Your Project to interdisciplinary

For more details on the MIRA | Dixon Hall Centre, visit pages 29-34: mira.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/u...

This work has engaged more than 550 research participants and reached over 850 community members, guided by 12 Community Advisory Group (CAG) members who help ensure the work reflects the priorities of the communities it serves.

Together, the MIRA | Dixon Hall Centre brings research and lived experience into conversation through its initiatives like MacM3, EMBOLDEN and HCP@Clinic — alongside Snacks & Science, a vibrant, community-driven series that creates space for knowledge mobilization, connection and dialogue.

This April, MIRA and Dixon Hall celebrate five years of partnership grounded in community, collaboration, and a shared commitment to advancing equity in aging.

For more details on Research Impact, visit pages 39-43: mira.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/u...

MIRA initiatives are strengthening clinical decision-making, enhancing community programs, informing national policy conversations and expanding the ways researchers, clinicians, industry and older adults work together to create transformative impact.

Driven by collaborative teams and bold ideas, MIRA-backed projects are advancing new tools, technologies and evidence that support healthier aging. Many impacts have been established from the close to 100 research projects and over 140 trainee projects.

This approach is woven throughout the report, highlighting how each area of work contributes to different forms of influence and reaches diverse audiences, offering a clear and meaningful picture of research impact in action.

For more on DORA, visit page 9: mira.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/u...

By signing the @dorassessment.bsky.social, MIRA is reinforcing its commitment to responsible research evaluation, valuing contributions that extend beyond traditional metrics to influence policy, practice and everyday life.

As MIRA approaches its tenth year, we are advancing how research impact is understood, recognized and shared.

For more on MIRA Scientific Director Parminder Raina and MIRA | Dixon Hall Centre Director Marla Beauchamp, see pages 6-8: mira.mcmaster.ca/wp-content/u...

Together, this work has built “a vibrant interdisciplinary community that transforms aging research into meaningful impact,” while partnerships like the MIRA | Dixon Hall Centre continue to demonstrate what becomes possible when research and community come together with a shared purpose.

Messages from MIRA’s leadership speak to a decade of progress shaped by collaboration, vision and community connection.

Through expanding partnerships and new initiatives, MIRA continues to bring together diverse perspectives and create opportunities for research to extend beyond traditional boundaries.

We invite you to visit and explore the report: mira.mcmaster.ca/.../03/MIRA-...

We’re proud to share MIRA’s 2021-2025 Five Year Report, a reflection of how our research community has grown and what we continue to build together.

This report reflects a period of growth, where early foundations have evolved into a connected and collaborative research environment.