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Book publication: 'International Handbook on Ageing and Public Policy' by Harper and Hamblin
The International Handbook on Ageing and Public Policy, edited by Sarah Harper and Kate Hamblin explores the challenges arising from the ageing of populations across the globe for government, polic...
Video: Is the Planet Full? Ian Golding and Sarah Harper at the Oxford Literary Festival
'Can our planet continue to support a growing population estimated to reach 10 billion people by the middle of the century? Are there unexplored benefits in increasing numbers of people in the ...
Qualitative research on older people's use of telecare: methodology and findings from AKTIVE project
Dr Kate Hamblin has presented her recent research project AKTIVE at ScHARR Seminar Series, University of Sheffield, on 17th June 2014. In her lecture on 'Qualitative researc...
Book Release: Retirement in Japan and Korea. The past, the present and the future of mandatory retirement
George Leeson and Hafiz Khan discuss mandatory retirement in the recently released book 'Retirement in Japan and Korea. The past, the present and the future of mandatory retirement', Edited...
Family support for the elderly is stronger in poor Indian households
Poor families, especially in rural India, have stronger intergenerational support systems and are more likely to provide elderly care than middle class families. In a lecture at the 'Int...
Increasing education of young girls will have a significant impact on future food demand
New research from Oxford University’s Collen Programme based at the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing has found that increasing education of young girls will have...
Beyond international security: social security and welfare in the MENA regions
The Middle East and North Africa Social Policy Network (MENA) at the University of Bath has hosted a workshop on Social security in the MENA regions. During the workshop, Dr. Hafiz Khan has present...
Global Ageing Index
A concept developed with the Institute of Population Ageing by HelpAge International has been launched as the first Global Ageing Index. The launch at the Royal Society by HelpAge and A...
IV International Colloquium of Gerontology, University of Sau Paulo, Brazil
The University of Sau Paulo hosted the IV International Gerontology Colloquium at the Auditorio Ribeirao Preto 18-19 October 2013. The conference included talks from Dr. George Leeson, directo...
Realising the Opportunities of an Ageing Population | Age Scotland Conference, Edinburgh
On October 3rd in Edinburgh, Kenneth Howse gave a presentation at a one-day conference organised by Age Scotland. The conference theme was ‘Scotland 2020: Realising the opportunities of...
Forum on Longevity, Healthy Ageing and AGM | Royal Society Of Medicine
A Forum on 'Longevity, Healthy Ageing and AGM' was held at the Royal Society of Medicine in London, on 2nd October 2013. The meeting explored processes that modulate the genetic and environ...
Think Lab Oxford | 29 September -1 October, Yarnton Manor
The JDC International Centre for Community Development (JDC-ICCD) brought together a select and multidisciplinary group of Jewish European intellectuals, community leaders, social scientists, busin...
British Society of Gerontology Annual Conference 2013
The Annual Conference of the British Society of Gerontology was held this year September 11th-13th at Oxford, hosted by the University’s Institute of Population Ageing at Keble and Kellogg Co...
20th International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics Conference | Seoul (23 – 27 June 2013)
Several current members as well as alumni of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing (OIPA), University of Oxford, participated in the very successful 20th International Association of Gerontolog...
Population–Environment Interactions: European Migration, Population Composition and Climate Change
A New publication From Sarah Harper on the Official Journal of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists > Download Article (pdf) Population–Environment Int...