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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...
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...