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Community Development with Older Persons in South Africa
In his keynote lecture, given as part of Larna’s Conference ‘Ageing in Latin America’ (Mexico City, 6th-8th November) Jaco Hoffmann discussed issues surrounding human centred appr...
Demographic shift and global risk: WEF roundtable report
Leading representatives of the World Economic Forum (WEF), the World Demographic and Ageing Forum and Swiss Re gathered at the Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue on 25th August 2010 to discuss the...
'Ageing in Latin America': LARNA Conference, Mexico City, 6-8 October 2010
The second Oxford Institute of Ageing’s LARNA (Latin American Research Network on Ageing) conference is being held at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City from 6 to 8 O...
Schools should teach life course skills to help children cope with future longevity
Addressing the annual Headmaster and Mistress's Conference in London, Sarah Harper, Professor of Gerontology and Demography of OIA, called on Schools to consider introducing life course s...
Panel debate and discussion on ageing and vitality at the Royal Society of Arts
THE LONG RUN: LIFE IS A MARATHON Royal Society of Arts, London, 7- 8.30 pm, Thursday 12 July 2012. Panel debate and discussion on ageing and vitality with Tom Kirkwood, Newcastle; Sarah Ha...
OIA guest seminar at the World Population Program, Austria
The World Population Programme, hosted by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) in Laxenburg, Austria, has featured a OIA guest seminar by Jaco Hoffmann on 18th October 2...
Oxford Conference a "First for Latin America"
The Latin American Conference on Ageing in Latin America, held at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City and organised by Oxford Institute of Ageing’s LARNA (Latin ...
Kenneth Howse speaks at IARU congress on Ageing, Copenhagen
The International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) held its first international congress on Ageing, Longevity and Health in Copenhagen from 5th to 7th October. The conference, which w...
Lisbon Congress 'O Envelhecimento Populational', 6-7 December 2010
The Oxford Institute of Ageing in collaboration with the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and the 'Instituto do Evelhecimento' of Lisbon University will be holding a Congress on Population Ag...
Prof. Harper speaks at Royal Society of Medicine Conference
Professor Sarah Harper has presented a plenary session on 'The Demography and Epidemiology of Age' at the Royal Society of Medicine Conference. The conference, entitled Our Changing Ex...
OIA to present at 'Living to 100' Symposium, Florida 2011
The Living to 100 Symposium, (Orlando, FL, 5-7 Jan. 2011), will feature a presentation by Kenneth Howse on 'Challenges, Opportunities and Implications of the Demographic Aging of Societies'...
OIA lectures at the University of Auckland, New Zealand
Professor Sarah Harper and Dr. George Leeson have been visiting international speakers at the Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care, University of Auckland, New Zealand, on ...
Building a National Programme of Lifelong Learning in Singapore
Council for Third Age-Oxford Institute of Ageing Workshop 2010 Building a National Programme of Lifelong Learning in Singapore Following the successful first workshop held in collaboration wi...
OIA Workshop: Changing Intergenerational Relationships as Europe and Asia Age
The Oxford Institute of Ageing hosted an Asia-Europe Foundation and European Alliance for Asian Studies funded workshop entitled Changing Intergenerational Relationships as Europe and Asia Age from...
Professor Sarah Harper Addresses Key Questions about Global Economies Coping with Ageing Scenarios
Transforming Ageing Economies Opportunities and policy options for prosperous societies. Monday 16 and Tuesday 17 May 2011 Chatham House, London How do economies cope with ageing scenarios?...