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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...
British Academy Support for Demographic Ageing in Latin America
Dr George W Leeson, Deputy Director of the Oxford Institute of Ageing has just been awarded a British Academy Grant to carry out a scoping study of demographic ageing in Latin Americ...
Study Explores Possible Causes of Well-Being in Old Age
An exciting new project was announced yesterday by the University of Oxford furthering research on ageing. The research project 'Understanding Inequality in Elderly Well-Bei...
Research Study Reveals Modern Role of Grandfathers as Carers
A recent research study conducted in Denmark by Co-Director of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing & Senior Research Fellow, Dr. George W Leeson, paints a new picture of the...
Oxford Institute of Population Ageing supports Comic Relief
A new partnership with Comic Relief has been launched at the Oxford Martin School. An initial meeting event on 9th December 2011 offered the Directors of Comic Relief the opportunity to meet with l...