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Which jobs could a 100-year-old do? | Sarah Harper in BBC News Magazine
Professor Sarah Harper was quoted in a BBC News Magazine article “Which jobs could a 100-year-old do? “ "We are entering a new era of longevity in terms of life expectancy. But ...
Good education and price of homes causing low birth rate | Interview with Dr George Leeson
Oxford’s high house prices could be having an impact on people deciding whether to have children. Oxford’s women are also waiting until they are older to have children. The number of bi...
Professor Sarah Harper presents at the World Bank event "Golden Aging: Prospects for Healthy, Active, and Prosperous Aging in Europe and Central Asia”
Professor Sarah Harper presents and joins the discussion at the World Bank event held at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London on the 25th September 2015. Presentation a...
Can you afford to live beyond 100? | Sarah Harper at the Momentum Risk Summit
Fin24, South Africa’s premier source of business and finance news, has interviewed Sarah Harper on the occasion of the Momentum Risk Summit 2015 in Sun City. The Momentum Risk Summit, one of ...
Living longer, working Longer | Sarah Harper on BBC Breakfast Special
As part of a BBC Breakfast week of special reports, Professor Sarah Harper speaks about working later in life, changing workforce and implications of the shift from a younger to an older population...
Interview with Dr George Leeson | Living Longer - a BBC Breakfast Special
Dr George Leeson was interviewed today on BBC Breakfast special - Living longer. In a special series this week, BBC Breakfast is exploring the changing attitudes to old age, and what a society w...
Sarah Harper to speak at Nobel Week Dialogue 2014 | Live-streaming from Stockholm on 09/12/2014
Prof Sarah Harper will join a panel of Nobel Laureates, world-leading scientists, experts and thought leaders in the 'Nobel Week Dialogue 2014'. NWD14 will introduce scientific and cultural...
Video: Advancing Knowledge of Telecare for Independence and Vitality in later life
A new video released by the AKTIVE research team explores behavioural, design and structural factors affecting the adoption and use of telecare for older frail individuals. The AKTIVE project (A...
'Baby boom generation just refuses to quit' | Prof Sarah Harper on Financial Times
Prof Sarah Harper commented on mature workers and complusory retirement in a recent Financial Times article entitled: 'Baby boom generation just refuses to quit'. Increasing longevi...
Sarah Harper to relate on 'silver travellers' at ABTA Travel Convention, Lubjiana
Professor Sarah Harper released an interview to Travelweekly on the occasion of her upcoming participation in The Travel Convention, Ljubljana, Slovenia, September 21-23. Harper commen...
Sarah Harper discusses demographic changes in the UK on BBC Radio
Professor Sarah Harper was interviewed by Phil Kennedy on BBC Radio Berkshire [ 23/07/2014, 07:12 ]. Professor Harper commented on ageing and demographic changes in the UK. > Listen t...
The Population Challenge for the 21st Century | Interview and Podcast
Social Science Space, a web platform by SAGE, has published an interview to Sarah Harper on 'The Population Challenge for the 21st Century'. Professor Harper speaks about global population ...
'Is the Planet Full? | Sarah Harper and Ian Golding at Hay Festival
The Hay Festival featured a series of events centered around 'Is the Planet Full?' a collection of essays edited by Professor Ian Goldin (Director, Oxford Martin School) . Pro...
Prime Minister David Cameron appoints Prof Harper to the Council for Science and Technology
Prime Minister David Cameron has appointed Prof Sarah Harper to join his Council for Science and Technology (CST). The Council’s remit is to advise the Prime Minister on strategic scienc...
Son preference and sex-selection: quantitative evidence and interpretation
Dr Sylvie Dubuc was an invited speaker at International Women’s Day 2014, University of Birmingham at the Conference ‘Faith, Culture, Gender and Violence’. Sylvie gave an overv...