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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...


Managers and the European Labour Market: Facing Demographic Change through Active Ageing

At the recent  Global Perspectives Conference - 'The WELT Sprecherausschusstag' which took place on 16 and 17 May 2013 in Berlin Dr George Leeson , Co-Director, Oxford Institut...


Book release: Active Ageing in the European Union. Policy Convergence and Divergence

Active Ageing in the European Union Policy Convergence and Divergence Kate A. Hamblin Palgrave Macmillan > Book Information Book description This book explores the adoption of &...


Book Launch: Fertility Rates and Population Decline. No time for children?

Fertility Rates and Population Decline. No time for children? Edited by Ann Buchanan and Anna Rotkirch Book launch: European Parliament, May 15th With MEPs and Dagmar Schumacher, Directo...


Levels of welfarism and intergenerational transfers within the family: evidence from the Global Ageing Survey

A new publication by Dr George Leeson and Dr Hafiz Khan: Levels of welfarism and intergenerational transfers within the family: evidence from the Global Ageing Survey (GLAS), in Global Ageing in...


Ageing population will have huge impact on social services

'Startling details about Britain's rapidly ageing population and its potential impact on social services have emerged in evidence to a parliamentary inquiry, prompting warnings that no prop...


Changing Identity | UK Government 's Foresight Report

Removing age discriminatory practices, encouraging age integrated behaviour and creating a space for the full recognition of the eventual frailty, and finality, of old ageare essential if UK policy...


Rethinking Global Ageing

Professor Sarah Harper presented a talk on Global Ageing on 4th May hosted by The Institute of International and European Affairs and Age & Opportunity in Dublin. This event was co-hoste...


Conference on Managers and the European Labour Market

Dr George Leeson, Co-Director of the Institute, will be addressing participants at upcoming meeting of the an upcoming conference 'Managers and the European Labour Market:  facing Dem...