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'Is the Planet Full? | Sarah Harper and Ian Golding at Hay Festival
The Hay Festival featured a series of events centered around 'Is the Planet Full?' a collection of essays edited by Professor Ian Goldin (Director, Oxford Martin School) . Pro...
Ageing workforce and occupational therapy | George Leeson, Royal College of Physicians, London
In a keynote presentation at the Annual Scientific Meeting of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, Dr George Leeson addressed the ageing of the British workforce and the challenges this...
Prime Minister David Cameron appoints Prof Harper to the Council for Science and Technology
Prime Minister David Cameron has appointed Prof Sarah Harper to join his Council for Science and Technology (CST). The Council’s remit is to advise the Prime Minister on strategic scienc...
Son preference and sex-selection: quantitative evidence and interpretation
Dr Sylvie Dubuc was an invited speaker at International Women’s Day 2014, University of Birmingham at the Conference ‘Faith, Culture, Gender and Violence’. Sylvie gave an overv...
Dynamics of Population Development | George Leeson, University of Guanajuato, Mexico
A course on the 'Dynamics of Population Development', is being held by Dr George Leeson at the University of Guanajuato, Mexico 20-27 February 2014. The training is part of the re...
British workers have shortest retirements of any major EU country | Sarah Harper on the Telegraph
British workers have the shortest retirements in any major EU country despite significant improvements in life expectancy. Britons are also able to enjoy less time retired than their counterparts i...
‘Fertility Transition in Africa’: Final call for bursaries applications and abstract submissions
Please note the upcoming deadlines for bursary applications and abstract submissions to our Fertility Conference and Demography Spring School. Due to generous support of the Life Scien...
Increasing longevity: consequences for individuals, families, the workplace and communities
'Life expectancy for girls has officially broken the 100-year barrier for the first time according to Public Health England. So how should young women be preparing for their future?' Geo...
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...
Intergenerational fairness and pensions | Kenneth Howse's keynote address at Norway Ministry of Labour
Kenneth Howse gave a keynote address at the National Pensions Forum in Olso on 3rd December. The forum was organised by Statistics Norway and the Research Directorate of the Ministry of Labou...
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...
Fundamental population dynamics and its implications for understanding agricultural systems and technologies
Thursday 21st November is week 6 of the Demography, Agriculture & Food series. It is being held, as always, in the Oxford Martin School 12.30-2:00pm. The presenter this week is Dr Michael Bo...
George Leeson on modern retirement and ageing
Dr George Leeson was interviewed on BBC Radio Berkshire on 14/11/13 to talk about modern retirement and ageing on the occasion of Prince Charles' 65th birthday. > BBC Radio Berkshire Webs...
Socio-demographic Changes and Future Challenges for the GCC Countries
A one day symposium on “Old and New Challenges in the Arab countries of the Gulf and the Levant” was held on Saturday, 16 November at the Social Science Lecture Theatre, Oxford Universi...