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Latest Publication | Elderly Users’ Perspective on the Use of Technology in Daily Life: A Comparative Study of a sample in the UK and Brazil
A new article by George Leeson and Carla da Silva Santana “Elderly Users’ Perspective on the Use of Technology in Daily Life: A Comparative Study of a sample in the UK and Bra...
Which jobs could a 100-year-old do? | Sarah Harper in BBC News Magazine
Professor Sarah Harper was quoted in a BBC News Magazine article “Which jobs could a 100-year-old do? “ "We are entering a new era of longevity in terms of life expectancy. But ...
Good education and price of homes causing low birth rate | Interview with Dr George Leeson
Oxford’s high house prices could be having an impact on people deciding whether to have children. Oxford’s women are also waiting until they are older to have children. The number of bi...
Professor Sarah Harper presents at the World Bank event "Golden Aging: Prospects for Healthy, Active, and Prosperous Aging in Europe and Central Asia”
Professor Sarah Harper presents and joins the discussion at the World Bank event held at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development in London on the 25th September 2015. Presentation a...
New Book: Turkish Migration, Identity and Integration
A new book released with contributions from Dr George Leeson (with Nilüfer Korkmaz Yaylagül & Suzan Yaz?c) 'Turkish refugees and their use of health and social services in London&...
Can the Planet Support 11 Billion People?
Scientific American online, 12/08/2015, Malavika Vyawahare, via ClimateWire Article about global population growth and its potential impact on the environment, food security and resource managem...
Grandfatherhood: shifting masculinities in later life
A new article by Dr George Leeson (with R. Mann & A. Tarrant) ‘Grandfatherhood: shifting masculinities in later life’ has been published in Sociology, March 2015. Drawing on qual...
Institute's collaborative research and strong links with South Africa
The International Strategy Office at Oxford University has released a publication on collaborative research between South Africa and Oxford, featuring the African Research Network on Ageing (AFRAN)...
Patricia O'Neill | DPhil Award
Congratulation to Patricia O’Neill who has had her DPhil awarded (leave to supplicate) on 21 April 2015. Dissertation title: Chinese daughters negotiating contemporary norms and traditional f...
Richard Suzman | Director of NIA's Division of Behavioral and Social Research passes away at age 72
The Institute is very saddened to learn that Dr. Richard Suzman, Director of NIA's Division of Behavioral and Social Research has died. Richard was a tremendous supporter of the Ins...
Dr Tina Weber | The BMBF new appointment
Dr Tina Weber, a former visiting research fellow at the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing will now start working for the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) within the field of ag...
The Art of Ageing | George Leeson’s keynote address at the 1st European theatre and science festival
Dr George Leeson gave a keynote address at the at the European Theatre Convention (ETC) International theatre conference and Art of Ageing 1st European theatre and science festival at Teatrul Natio...
Sarah Harper and Kenneth Howse at the International Seminar on the Active Ageing Index | Brussels, 16-17 April 2015
An International Seminar “Building an evidence base for active ageing policies: Active Ageing Index and its potential” is dedicated to the studies focusing on how to achieve better outc...
Wedding Announcement | Dr Kate Hamblin
The Institute would like to extend our warmest congratulation to Kate Hamblin (Senior Research Fellow) and Aaron Sleep on their recent marriage.
The new demography of death | George Leeson on the OECD Insights blog
The changing composition of the demography of death is explored by Dr George Leeson in today’s post on the OECD Insights blog. More than half of the almost 370,000 deaths in England and Wales...