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Professor Sarah Harper CBE elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences

Sarah Harper, Clore Professor of Gerontology, Fellow  University College, and Director of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, has been elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences....


Exemplary Teaching Award | Suen Yiu Tung

The Institute is delighted to announce that Prof. Suen Yiu Tung, Assistant Professor of Gender Studies Programme received the Exemplary Teaching Award of the Faculty of Social Science 2022 fro...


Journal of Population Ageing - New Issue Alert

We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Population Ageing Volume 16, Issue 1, March 2023 is now available online. In this Issue:  Editorial notes by &n...


The IARU ALH Early Career Researcher Newsletter

Since the 2022 IARU Ageing Longevity and Health Research Conference, Early Career Researchers (ECRs), consisting of young to mid-level researchers from various research-intensive universities, have...


LARNA'S ACTIVITIES 2023-2025

Dear partners and collaborators: In recent years Larna has grown both quantitatively and qualitatively. We would like highlight some of these achievements: -New partners have joined to Lar...


Today's 5-year-olds will likely live to 100. What will their lives be like?

For children in wealthier nations, 80 will be the new 60. That means a life filled with day-to-day technological advances—and a new way of thinking about school, work, and retirement. Prof...


Could Alzheimer’s be caused by an infection? | Ruth Itzhaki

Professor Ruth Itzhaki was referenced in an article in The Guardian 'Could Alzheimer’s be caused by an infection?' "When Prof Ruth Itzhaki from Oxford University&rsq...


Ageing Populations Can Be Good for the Climate Change Fight | Sarah Harper

Professor Sarah Harper comments on the link between demographics and climate change in an article in TIME - Aging Populations Can Be Good for the Climate Change Fight. “On t...


2022 Global Ageing Special Issue : Africa

We are pleased to announce that a 2022 Global Ageing Special Issue: Africa is now available online Volume 15, Issue 4 In this issue: Editorial by Jaco Hoffman - Ageing in Af...


The new demographic timebomb | Sarah Harper

By the middle of the century, a majority of countries still enjoying the demographic dividend of youth will be in sub-Saharan Africa, UN figures show. Professor Sarah Harper comments on dem...


2022 Ryman Prize winner | Perminder Sachdev

The Institute is pleased to announce that Professor Perminder Sachdev has been awarded the 2022 Ryman Prize by the Right Hon Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand.  Perminder Sachdev i...


World population reaches 8bn as it grows older | Sarah Harper

According to the latest UN data, the world’s population reached 8bn people on Tuesday and will hit 9bn in 15 years as it experiences an unprecedented surge in the number of older people, ...


2022 Global Ageing Special Issue - The Americas

We are pleased to announce that a 2022 Global Ageing Special Issue: The Americas is now available online Volume 15, Issue 3 In this issue: Editorial by George Leeson, Javiera ...


North-West University Visit

The Institute was delighted to receive a delegation from the North-West University  on a three day visit to explore collaborations as part of the AFRAN network.  This co-inci...


Fulbright Specialist Award | Dr Anne Katz

The Institute is delighted to announce that Anne Debra Katz of University of Southern California has recieved a Fulbright Specialist Program award. Dr Katz will be working on a project with th...