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BBC Radio 4 interviews Dr George Leeson
On July 27th, Dr George W Leeson has released an interview to BBC Radio 4, 'More or Less'. The show examined the 'Age at death of the mothers of Presidents of the United Stat...
Sarah Harper speaks on global demographic trends - TEDx Helvetia video
Media coverage of Sarah Harper's TED talk on global demographic trends, held at TEDx Helvetia's conference in Lausanne (13/09/2012). In her presentation, entitled '2050: ...
Attitudes towards LGBT people in carehomes - BBC Radio 4
Is care staff in nursing homes homophobic? BBC Radio 4 interviews Institute DPhil graduate Tung Suen on attitudes towards LGBT people in carehomes (36:47'). > Listen to BBC Radio 4 Broadc...
Sarah Harper comments on UN global ageing warning - BBC Radio 4
A recent United Nations report has raised concerns about global population ageing, particularly in the developing world. Sarah Harper remarks upon the impact of changing population structure in BBC...
Aljazeera TV questions former fellow Hafiz Khan on ageing in developing countries
As the world's population ages at an unprecedented rate, the UN says more must be done to help the elderly. The organisation has released a report to coincide with Monday's International...
Why Britain's cities should become dementia-friendly
'The Voice of Russia' has released a radio interview of Professor Harper on dementia-friendly cities. Britain, like many other countries, has a population that's living longer. ...
Defusing China's demographic time bomb | Hafiz Khan on AlJazeera
Will the world's most populous nation review its 'one-child policy' as an ageing society places a strain on the young? China's new leadership will soon be confronted by an enormo...
Video interview of Dr. George Leeson for JDC-ICCD Oxford
JDC - International Centre for Community Development at Oxford University has released a video interview with Dr. George Leeson on the socio-demographic impact of ageing populations. In this int...
Marketing and Population Ageing | Norbert Meiners on Financial Times
Financial Times reports Norber Meiners Research on Ageing and Marketing. 'Norbert Meiners, a visiting research fellow at the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and a specialist in older a...
Women, low earners and self-employed to benefit under new 'Single Tier' pension
BBC Today programme hears from the Prime Minister David Cameron. Ministers say their plans for a single, flat rate pension will simplify the system and ensure millions of self-employed people and m...
Why do women live longer than men? | Sarah Harper on BBC 4
Sarah Harper will give an interview on gender and longevity on Wednesday 13, Radio 4, Frontiers, at 9pm. Programme synopsis: Why do women live longer than men? In the UK today,...
OIA contributes to 2010 WEF Global Report
World Economic Forum Global Agenda Report 2010 Council on Ageing Society Contribution by: Sarah Harper > Download PDF > WEF website
Oxford Institute Highlights Increasing Role of Grandfathers in Caring for Grandchildren
Professor Sarah Harper revealed that work done at the OIA by Dr George Leeson on Grandfathers in both the UK and Scandinavia showed that modern grandfathers were becoming almost as involved as gran...
European Economic Forum sees population ageing as a success.
The European Economic Forum held in Andorra has identified population ageing as having real potential for society. Oxford's Professor Sarah Harper addressed the European Economic Forum in...
Grandparents in the middle
Times Report on Grandparents http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/families/article4606512.ece At the Oxford Institute of Ageing, several studies have been undertaken on the...