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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...
'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...