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US Financial Publication 'Bloomberg' quotes OIA
Leading US Financial 'Bloomberg' Publication quotes OIA's views on pension reform in the article 'Europe's Pension Deficits May Provoke Investor Scorn' > Read Bl...
Dr. George Leeson on Ageing and Employment - BBC Oxford
Dr. George Leeson has been interviewed by BBC Oxford, during the 'Living Longer' shows of 11th and 12th november 2010. Leeson discussed the implications of increasing life expectancy on wor...
People and the Planet: the role of global population in sustainable development
The Royal Society has convened a working group of experts, including Professor Sarah Harper, to analyse how population variables will affect and be affected by economies, environments, societies an...
60% of UK wealthy individuals plan to become a Nevertiree
Latest Barclays Wealth Insight report shows that: • 60% of high net worth individuals in the UK want to keep on working and will never retire • UK is...
Sarah Harper speaks on American radio show 'Marketplace'
American Public Media's Marketplace interviewed Sarah Harper on its 1st October radio show 'Rejecting retirement with nevertirement'. > Listen to the show > Marketplace artic...
The Singapore Strait Reports on OIA Research
The Strait Times newspaper reported on the International Consortium for Intergenerational Programme conference (held in Singapore 26-20 April 2010) closing keynote lecture presented by Pro...
British Academy Support for Demographic Ageing in Latin America
Dr George W Leeson, Deputy Director of the Oxford Institute of Ageing has just been awarded a British Academy Grant to carry out a scoping study of demographic ageing in Latin Americ...
Sarah Harper on BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 broadcasts an interview with prof. Sarah Harper on Grandparenting and Childcare in Europe. > Play Interview > BBC Radio 4 Full Special on Grandparenting and Childcare ...
Times article on 'Baby shortage'
Sarah Harper discusses her research report 'Changing Families as Societies age' in a Sunday Times investigation on fallen fertility: > View Times article 'The great bab...
Study Explores Possible Causes of Well-Being in Old Age
An exciting new project was announced yesterday by the University of Oxford furthering research on ageing. The research project 'Understanding Inequality in Elderly Well-Bei...
Set Pension Age Not Fair
On Monday 20 June 2011, Professor Sarah Harper gave an interview on BBC4 The Today Show about Life Expectancy and Pensions. She explained a better way to set pensions. This interv...
Research Study Reveals Modern Role of Grandfathers as Carers
A recent research study conducted in Denmark by Co-Director of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing & Senior Research Fellow, Dr. George W Leeson, paints a new picture of the...
Prof. Sarah Harper on Life Expectancy and Pensions: Media Coverage
BBC News, 20th june 2011 'Scrap pension age, academic says' > Read BBC News feature 'Government defiant over women's pension age change' > Read article ...
Institute given 2011 Public Health Award
Institute academics Prof. Sarah Harper and Dr. Kate Hamblin received the RSPH Arts and Health Award 2011 for excellence in research. The theme of this year’s awards was the contribution of...
Oxford Institute of Population Ageing supports Comic Relief
A new partnership with Comic Relief has been launched at the Oxford Martin School. An initial meeting event on 9th December 2011 offered the Directors of Comic Relief the opportunity to meet with l...