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Announcing the results of the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food funding call 2012

Modelling how the food system interacts with health, development and the environment; examining emerging links between social media and food consumer behaviour; and studying the impacts of enviro...


Institute Director addresses Oxford Business Alumni

Dean of Said Business School Peter Tufano has welcomed Oxford Business Alumni members to celebrate the New Year at the Institute of Directors in London on Saturday 2 February 2013. The event&nbs...


Media Coverage of latest OIA's study on pension reform

  Financial Times Call to ditch single pension age 12/01/201, Norma Cohen 'The paper, published by Oxford university’s Institute of Ageing and Club Vita, which is a consortium...


Public Health Visitors important in fight against health inequalities

Dr George Leeson  highlighted the role of public health visitors in achieving long term public health benefits, including a reduction in health inequalities, in an interview today with Radio O...


Technology and Care: George Leeson on BBC Radio 4

George Leeson has been interviewed by BBC Radio 4' s broadcast  "You and Yours" , in a special feature on technology and elderly care. Leeson outlined current OIA's research ...


Financial Times reports on OIA's call to flexible state pension

Financial Times' article: 'Call to ditch single pension age' (12/01/2011) discusses a recent study by OIA and Club Vita, suggesting the introduction of a variable state pension age...


Video: Sarah Harper on globally ageing societies

In this lecture, filmed as part of the Royal Society Research Showcase, Professor Sarah Haper discusses the implications of globally ageing societies.  > Watch Video


Caring grandparents' right to full state pension

A Daily Mail article discusses the right for grandparents to a full state pension, when they leave their jobs to look after grandchildren. > Read Article Professor Sarah Harper, interviewe...


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...