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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 ...
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...
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Do China's 'one child generation' want more children? | George Leeson
Census results in the US and in China indicate that both countries are likely to start shrinking in population much sooner than they thought. China is under pressure to boost measures for c...
Birth bust | Sarah Harper in The Telegraph
Professor Sarah Harper comments on the impact of Covid-19 on declining birth rates in an article published in The Telegraph. "Because this pandemic has largely killed older adults...
Impact of Covid-19 on birth rates | Sarah Harper
Professor Sarah Harper discussed the impact of Covid-19 on declining birth rates and a significant fall in population size across the UK in a series of interviews with media over the past...
Covid-19 deaths can be reduced by up to 93 per cent if over-55s only socialise with people in their own age group | Comments by Sarah Harper
Professor Sarah Harper comments in MailOnline on the research findings of a new study looking at the idea of minimising the death rate from coronavirus by restricting people from mee...
Covid’s second coming: how did Britain get back in this mess?
Professor Sarah Harper comments on Covid’s long-term impact on patienst in an article published in The Observer. “People have taken on board health in...
Journal of Population Ageing | Volume 13, Issue 3
We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Population Ageing Volume 13, Issue 3 is now available online. In this issue: Editorial notes by Sarah Harper&nbs...
Will over 50s have to stay in lockdown? | Sarah Harper
Professor Sarah Harper shared her views in a BBC Radio London interview about the possibility of over 50s being asked to stay at home to avoid another lockdown. ► Liste...
Population estimates | Sarah Harper
In the light of new data published in the Lancet, forecasting major shifts in global population and economic power, Professor Sarah Harper discussed the Institute's research into...
Covid-19 infections 'higher in care homes in England that use more agency staff' | Sarah Harper
Professor Sarah Harper comments on the ONS findings, highlighing how agency care home staff, often on low pay or zero-hours contracts, may have inadvertently contributed to the spread of the v...