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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...
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...