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'Science' article by Sarah Harper reviews the 'Economic and social implications of aging societies'
A recent article by Sarah Harper, published by 'Science' examines the 'Economic and social implications of aging societies' Read article: http://www.sciencemag.org/con...
Conference Announcement: V International Gerontology Colloquium, University of Malaga
The V International Gerontology Colloquium will focus on Ageing and Socio-demographic effects in the context of family changes. Speakers will include George Leeson, director of the Latin American N...
'Baby boom generation just refuses to quit' | Prof Sarah Harper on Financial Times
Prof Sarah Harper commented on mature workers and complusory retirement in a recent Financial Times article entitled: 'Baby boom generation just refuses to quit'. Increasing longevi...
Challenging Futures for Africa: Researching Ageing in the Youngest Region
The South African Care Forum Festival was hosted on 7-10 October 2014 in Stellenbosch, South Africa, with the theme, “Celebrating the Richness of Ageing”. AFRAN co-ordinator Jac...
Latest publications: Teaching and Learning in Ethiopia; Emerging Evidence of Sex Selective Abortion in Nepal
Latest publications from the Collen Programme team include two articles by Dr Melanie Frost on Education in Ethiopia and Sex Selective Abortion in Nepal: Frost, M.D. and Little, A., (2014) Ob...
How do sex ratios in China influence marriage decisions and intra-household resource allocation?
A new article by Dr Maria Porter on 'Review of Economics of the Household' examines how imbalanced sex ratios influence marriage decisions and household bargaining. Using data from the...
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...
Sarah Harper to relate on 'silver travellers' at ABTA Travel Convention, Lubjiana
Professor Sarah Harper released an interview to Travelweekly on the occasion of her upcoming participation in The Travel Convention, Ljubljana, Slovenia, September 21-23. Harper commen...
Institute delegation attends ISA World Congress of Sociology, Yokohama, Japan
A delegation from the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing attended the XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology in Yokohama, Japan from the 13th to the 19th of July. Dr Jaco Hoffmann presented a ...
Sarah Harper discusses demographic changes in the UK on BBC Radio
Professor Sarah Harper was interviewed by Phil Kennedy on BBC Radio Berkshire [ 23/07/2014, 07:12 ]. Professor Harper commented on ageing and demographic changes in the UK. > Listen t...
The Population Challenge for the 21st Century | Interview and Podcast
Social Science Space, a web platform by SAGE, has published an interview to Sarah Harper on 'The Population Challenge for the 21st Century'. Professor Harper speaks about global population ...
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 ...
Oxford London Lecture 2012: The 21st Century – the last century of youth?
Oxford London Lecture 2012: The 21st Century – the Last Century of Youth? Professor Sarah Harper, Director o...
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...