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Today's 5-year-olds will likely live to 100. What will their lives be like?
For children in wealthier nations, 80 will be the new 60. That means a life filled with day-to-day technological advances—and a new way of thinking about school, work, and retirement. Prof...
Could Alzheimer’s be caused by an infection? | Ruth Itzhaki
Professor Ruth Itzhaki was referenced in an article in The Guardian 'Could Alzheimer’s be caused by an infection?' "When Prof Ruth Itzhaki from Oxford University&rsq...
Ageing Populations Can Be Good for the Climate Change Fight | Sarah Harper
Professor Sarah Harper comments on the link between demographics and climate change in an article in TIME - Aging Populations Can Be Good for the Climate Change Fight. “On t...
The new demographic timebomb | Sarah Harper
By the middle of the century, a majority of countries still enjoying the demographic dividend of youth will be in sub-Saharan Africa, UN figures show. Professor Sarah Harper comments on dem...
World population reaches 8bn as it grows older | Sarah Harper
According to the latest UN data, the world’s population reached 8bn people on Tuesday and will hit 9bn in 15 years as it experiences an unprecedented surge in the number of older people, ...
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Conversations on the Future series | Sarah Harper
Professor Sarah Harper shared her views on dependency ratios, falling childbearing and mortality rates in a Straits Times Conversations on the Future Series interview. "...
Older population in England and Wales hits record high | Sarah Harper
Nearly one in five people in England and Wales are aged over 65, the highest proportion ever recorded, according to a Census 2021. Professor Sarah Harper comments on the declining share of ...
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Bay of Biscay, Bay of Care
The General Deputy of Bizkaia, Unai Rementeria, received Prof Sarah Harper at the Palacio Foral on 9 June 2022. Sarah Harper gave the Deputy General a preview of the main lines ...
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Wales' record low birth rate | Sarah Harper
Wales' birth rate is at a 100-year low, below the European Union average and third out of the UK's four countries. Professor Sarah Harper shared her views on Wales' record...
Monk Debates: Population Decline | Sarah Harper
A Munk Debates podcast interview with Prof Sarah Harper - Population Decline. Be it resolved, don't fear declining birth rates. In this eposide, Sarah Harper argues that falling birth r...
The Great British Baby Bust | Sarah Harper
The Great British Baby Bust, Rethink Population, BBC Sounds RethinkRethink Population In this Episode 2 of 5, Prof Sarah Harper and guests look at why British birth rates hav...
Depopulation Timebomb | Sarah Harper
The world’s population is set to expand to 9.7 billion but will contract sharply by 2064 with enormous economic, social and geopolitical implications – with urbanisation becoming a univ...
Shrinking Family Sizes | Sarah Harper
ONS data shows that nearly half of women born in 1989 remained childless by their 30th birthday, compared with 38 per cent for their mothers’ generation. Professor Sarah Harper commen...
Why declining birth rates are good news for life on Earth | Sarah Harper
Professor Sarah Harper comments on declining fertility rates in an article in The Guardian - Why declining birth rates are good news for life on Earth . "Rather than deny you...
South Korea's shrinking population | George Leeson
Dr George W Leeson was interviewed for Korean Arirang TV - In-depth News about the causes and consequences of the low levels of childbearing in South Korea. Arirang Broadcasting ...