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One third of babies are born to overseas mothers | Sarah Harper
Professor Sarah Harper comments on declining birth rates in an article published by The Times on 8 November 2024. "Non-UK born mothers have always tended to have a ...
Science budget cuts
Institute joins call over concerns of science budget cuts ► Times letter: Science budget cuts ►Oxford vice-chancellor and Brian Cox warn against research cuts
Professor Harper appointed Chair of HelpAge International
HelpAge International has appointed Sarah Harper, Clore Professor of Gerontology at the University of Oxford and founder of Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, as the new Chair of the Board...
The truth about why we stopped having babies | Sarah Harper
Professor Sarah Harper comments on declining birth rates across the globe in an article published by The Independent on 2 September 2024. “When you improve wo...
Journal of Population Ageing - New Issue Alert
We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Population Ageing Volume 17, Issue 3, September 2024 is now available online. In this Issue: ...
How Britain’s falling birthrate is creating alarm in the economy | Sarah Harper
The total fertility rate across England and Wales fell to 1.49 children per woman in 2022, from 1.55 in 2021, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Professor Sarah Harper c...
Journal of Population Ageing - New Issue Alert
We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Population Ageing Volume 17, Issue 1, March 2024 is now available online. In this Issue: Editorial notes by...
Birth rate drops to new low in England and Wales | Sarah Harper
Professor Sarah Harper comments on on record drop in birth rates in England and Wales in an article in The Financial Times - Birth rate drops to new low in England and...
Rulers and the rules of ageing | Prof Sarah Harper
Professor Sarah Harper comments on the effects of diet on health and longevity in a BBC Radio 4 interview. Listen here: Rulers and the rules of ageing (42: 23 on the clock...
Journal of Population Ageing - New Issue Alert
We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Population Ageing Volume 16, Issue 4, December 2023 is now available online. In this Issue: Editorial notes...
Journal of Population Ageing - New Issue Alert
We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Population Ageing Volume 16, Issue 3, September 2023 is now available online. In this Issue: Editorial note...
Birthrate in England and Wales drops to lowest level in two decades | Sarah Harper
The Office of National Statistics data, released on 17 August, showed the number of babies born in England and Wales in a year dropped in 2022 to the lowest level in two decades, ending ...
A new start after 60 | Judith Holder
Distinguished but disillusioned, TV producer Judith Holder decided to stop work at 60. After a visiting position at the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, exploring later life, she set up the s...
Do single people get a raw deal? | Sarah Harper
Single people make up a large proportion of the population in Britain. People are marrying later and less, getting divorced more often, and living longer. Although not all people who live alone are...
Journal of Population Ageing - New Issue Alert
We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Population Ageing Volume 16, Issue 2, June 2023 is now available online. In this Issue: Editorial notes by&...