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Actuarial Conference 14 & 15 July 2011

Kenneth Howse, Senior Research Fellow at the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing and Ana Maria Madrigal from Club Vita will participate at the upcoming Actuarial Conference hosted by the Departm...


'12 Days Without a Home' Book Launch

At a celebratory event in Copenhagen on May 27th 2011, to mark the 100th anniversary of Arbejde Adler at Christiansborg, the Danish House of Parliament, Dr George W Leeson'...


Population Footprints

Director of Oxford Institute of Population Ageing speaks at UCL and Leverhulme Trust conference on human population growth and global carrying capacity. London 25th - 26th May 2011 W...


Demography of Ageing in Developing and Developed Countries

This Thursday, 17th August, Dr George Leeson (Co-Director of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing) will be addressing the topic of Demography of Ageing in Developing Countries while Oxford co...


Ageing in Latin America and the Caribbean: Changes in Social Structure and Family Roles, Images of Ageing and the Public Policy Agenda

The Third LARNA Conference 'Ageing in Latin America and the Caribbean: Changes in Social Structure and Family Roles, Images of Ageing and the Public Policy Agenda,' hosted by the ...


The Oxford Institute of Ageing has been named as a Key Participant in Future of the Cities Programme

The Oxford Programme for the Future of Cities has announced that six successful projects will each receive up to £50,000 seed money to develop interdisciplinary research into the shaping of t...


Oxford Insitute of Ageing in Collaboration with Singapore Government Plan for Successful Ageing

The collaboration between the Oxford Institute of Ageing and the Singapore Council for Third Age (C3A), an independent body that promotes active ageing, is being launched in Singapore from 14-16 Se...


Launch of European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity between Generations

Professor Sarah Harper has launched the forum for the European Year for Active Ageing and Solidarity Between Generations in Brussels on 14th February 2012. Organiser: Forum of the Committee ...


World Economic Forum Longevity Roundtable

The World Economic Forum Global Risks Network in collaboration with the World Demographic & Ageing Forum (WDA Forum) and Swiss Re have hosted the multi-stakeholder expert workshop 'The demo...


Default Retirement Age Must Go!

At the National Pensioners’ Parliament Convention in Blackpool yesterday (8 June 2010) Professor Sarah Harper, Director, Oxford Institute of Ageing, University of Oxford urged participan...


Alpbach Technology Forum 2010

A keynote speech: "Global ageing: the role of technology in assisting with adaptation to the new demography" has been given by Prof. Sarah Harper at the Alpbach European Technology Forum,...


'Ageing, Longevity & Health' Congress, Copenhaghen 5-7 October 2010

The University of Copenhagen is hosting a congress entitled 'Ageing, Longevity and Health' on 5-7 October 2010 in Copenhagen, Denmark. A keynote lecture will be given on 4th October by K...


People and the Planet: the role of global population in sustainable development

The Royal Society has convened a working group of experts, including Professor Sarah Harper, to analyse how population variables will affect and be affected by economies, environments, societies an...


60% of UK wealthy individuals plan to become a Nevertiree

Latest Barclays Wealth Insight report shows that: •    60% of high net worth individuals in the UK want to keep on working and will never retire •    UK is...


The Singapore Strait Reports on OIA Research

The Strait Times newspaper reported on the International Consortium for Intergenerational Programme conference (held in Singapore 26-20 April 2010) closing keynote lecture presented by Pro...