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Population time-bomb | Public lecture

Dr Hafiz Khan gave a presentation on ‘Population ageing in a globalised world: Risks and dilemmas as part of the University of West London’s public lecture series tackling pressing...


Journal of Population Ageing | New Issue Alert

We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Population Ageing Volume 11 Issue 2 is now available online. In this issue (5 articles): Editorial Notes by George W Leeson - The Growth, Age...


New Publication Alert

The Qualitative Stage of Building Bayesian Belief Networks in a Focus Group Setting: Decision-Making under Uncertainty among Vietnamese Rice Farmers by Založnik, M., Bonsall, M. B. and Harper, S. ...


New Publication Alert: Urban Chinese Daughters

Urban Chinese Daughters: Navigating new roles, status and filial obligation in a transitioning culture by Patricia O'Neill ABOUT THIS BOOK The lives of urban Chinese daughters have change...


New Publication Alert

Living to 100 years and beyond: Drivers and implications by George W Leeson. Description The world is ageing, both at an individual and a population level, and population ageing is truly a gl...


Ageing in the Commonwealth report launched on Commonwealth Day

We are delighted to announce that the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing research report “Ageing in the Commonwealth” commissioned  by the Commonwealth Association for the Agein...


Journal of Population Ageing | Special Issue

We are pleased to announce that a new special issue of the Journal of Population Ageing is now available online. Volume 11, Issue 1, March 2018 Special Issue: New roles for older people ...


New Publication Alert: Building Evidence for Active Ageing Policies

Building Evidence for Active Ageing Policies: Active Ageing Index and its Potential Edited by A. Zaidi, S. Harper, K. Howse, G. Lamura, J. Perek-Biaas Description This book provides multin...


New Publication Alert

Global demographic change and grandparenthood by George Leeson  Description Life expectancies at birth have increased at the global level from 47 years in the mid-twentieth century to a...


New Publication Alert

As the World Ages: When Older Populations Become the Majority by Sarah Harper. Description One of the great challenges facing the global order over the coming decades is the aging of the pop...


Ageing in the Commonwealth

The latest edition of Driven by Health magazine features the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing research report “Ageing in the Commonwealth” commissioned  by the Commonwealth As...


New Publication Alert

Son Preference and Family Limitation in Pakistan: A Parity- and Contraceptive Method–Specific Analysis  by Dr Melanie Channon (Frost). Description: Son preference exerts a strong i...


Population Horizons | New Issue Alert

We are pleased to announce that issue 14(2) of Population Horizons is now complete and available online at Sciendo. Population Horizons is a forum for analysis and debate on the many complex and...


Journal of Population Ageing | New Issue Alert

We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Population Ageing Volume 10 Issue 4 is now available online. In this issue (7 articles): Editorial Notes by George Leeson: Realizing the Pote...


Commonwealth Story Telling Project

With the aim of connecting all ages across the Commonwealth, combating ageism and recording stories for generations to come, CommonAge is inviting young people living in Commonwealth countries to s...