Institute News
End of Another Successful Academic Year
The Institue celebrated end of another successful academic year in the fabulous Vicky Arms. We end the academic year at the mark of our 25th anniversary.
Professor Sarah Harper CBE elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences
Sarah Harper, Clore Professor of Gerontology, Fellow University College, and Director of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, has been elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences....
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Exemplary Teaching Award | Suen Yiu Tung
The Institute is delighted to announce that Prof. Suen Yiu Tung, Assistant Professor of Gender Studies Programme received the Exemplary Teaching Award of the Faculty of Social Science 2022 fro...
The IARU ALH Early Career Researcher Newsletter
Since the 2022 IARU Ageing Longevity and Health Research Conference, Early Career Researchers (ECRs), consisting of young to mid-level researchers from various research-intensive universities, have...
LARNA'S ACTIVITIES 2023-2025
Dear partners and collaborators: In recent years Larna has grown both quantitatively and qualitatively. We would like highlight some of these achievements: -New partners have joined to Lar...
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2022 Ryman Prize winner | Perminder Sachdev
The Institute is pleased to announce that Professor Perminder Sachdev has been awarded the 2022 Ryman Prize by the Right Hon Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand. Perminder Sachdev i...
North-West University Visit
The Institute was delighted to receive a delegation from the North-West University on a three day visit to explore collaborations as part of the AFRAN network. This co-inci...
Fulbright Specialist Award | Dr Anne Katz
The Institute is delighted to announce that Anne Debra Katz of University of Southern California has recieved a Fulbright Specialist Program award. Dr Katz will be working on a project with th...
Statement by Professor Sarah Harper
It is with great sadness that we learn of the death of Baroness Sally Greengross. Sally was, and remains, a major international figure in Gerontology. Sally was Director General of...
First Professor of Social Gerontology in CESW Africa
Congratulations to our Alumnus and colleague, Professor Jaco Hoffman, on his inauguration as the first Professor of Social Gerontology in CESW Africa. Watch on YouTube: Inaugural lec...
James W. Vaupel (1945-2022)
The Institute is saddened to learn of the death of Prof. Dr. James Vaupel, a major figure in our understanding of demographic ageing, founding director and director emeritus of the Max Planck Insti...
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Hypatia Grant | Els van Wijngaarden
The Institute is delighted to announce that Prof. Els van Wijngaarden, Associate Professor in Care Ethics is awarded a Hypatia Tenure Track Grant. The total award is 1 Million Euro for four years. ...
The Jerusalem Declaration on Ageing 2020
Contemporary human society faces unprecedented forces that will strongly effect the future. One major such force is the accelerated ageing of populations. This is driven by two interacting componen...
Young Researcher Award | Suen Yiu Tung
The Institute is delighted to announce that Prof. Suen Yiu Tung, Assistant Professor of Gender Studies Programme has won the Young Researcher Award 2020-21 of The Chinese University of Hong Kong.&n...
Dr Francesca Ghillani died 8th September 2021
It is with great sadness that the Institute of Population Ageing has learnt of the death of Dr Francesca Ghillani (10 March 1978 - 8 September 2021), a Research Fellow at the Institute. ...