Institute News
Multidimensional Poverty Measurement: Tailoring Applications to Context and Age Groups
On thursday 2nd February, for the OIA termly academic seminar series, Dr Jose Manuel Roche, OPHI, University of Oxford will present on: ‘Multidimensional Poverty Measurement: Tailori...
Oxford Institute of Ageing has Moved!
Please note that the Oxford Institute of Ageing has moved to 66 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 6PR. Our new telephone number is 01865-612800 and our existing email addresses remain the same.
Ageing Advisory Board Appointment
Professor Sarah Harper has been appointed to Ageing Advisory Board of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA).
The Leverhulme Trust Grant Award
The Oxford Institute of Ageing has been awarded a grant by Leverhulme Trust to undertake research on Grandparenthood within Bilingual Families: A Welsh Case Study. The project will be lead by ...
Vietnam and UK Strengthen Research Ties
Professor Sarah Harper is pleased to announce and congratulate Matthew Tye for spearheading an exciting new initiative which will strengthen academic ties and accelerate research initiatives betwee...
British Academy to fund Latin American Network on Ageing
Dr George Leeson has been awarded a grant from the British Academy to establish a Latin American Research Network on Ageing (LARNA). This will be the Institute's 4th Network and will work...
Former Institute Fellow appointed as new Director of Age Concern Oxfordshire
Paul Cann, former Head of Policy and International Affairs at Help the Aged and OIA visiting Fellow from 2004- 2007, has been appointed as the new Director of Age Concern Oxfordshir...
First Spring School in Ageing a great success
2008 Spring School Programme The First Spring School in Ageing was held 14 – 17 April 2008, and attracted over 70 participants drawn from regions across the globe. It provided a Multi-Disc...
Ageing populations are pushing ahead the agenda for reform of the education system
Ageing populations are pushing ahead the agenda for reform of the education system. Professor Sarah Harper has been commissioned to lead one of 5 challenges identified under the Department of ...
Lisbon meeting considers opportunities of ageing societies
The Gulbenkian Conference on ageing held in Lisbon was addressed by three member of the Oxford Institute of Ageing. Sarah Harper and Andreas Hoff presented material on Intergenerational Relat...
Research grant from Volkswagen Foundation
The Oxford Institute of Ageing (OIA) secured funding from the Volkswagen Foundation to carry out research into the reconciliation of employment and care for older family members. The OIA is the UK ...
Fairness, Equality and Life Course Board Appointment
Professor Sarah Harper has been appointed to the new Fairness, Equality and the Life Course Board, chaired by Baroness Margaret Prosser of the Equality and Human Rights Commission
Strategic Forum for Research in Education 2008
Dr Alis Oancea was invited to act as Commentating Rapporteur on research quality at the first meeting of the Strategic Forum for Research in Education (Harrogate, UK, October 2008). The Forum is be...
House of Commons seminar: Social Implications of Demographic Ageing. July 2008 - by invitation only
Dr Evan Harris, MP, will act as host for a seminar on Thursday 3 July 2008, to be held at the House of Commons for the University of Oxford, concerning the social implications of demographic ageing...
Research Committee on Sociology of Ageing (RC11)
Dr Andreas Hoff andreas.hoff@ageing.ox.ac.uk is Programme Coordinator for the forthcoming Research Committee on Sociology of Ageing (RC11), part of the International Sociological Association’...