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Journal of Population Ageing | New Issue Alert

We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Population Ageing Volume 13, Issue 4 is now available online. In this issue:  Editorial notes by Sarah Harper - Th...


House of Lords Ageing Report

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has published a report into healthy ageing, following an in-depth inquiry. “The Committee found that the Government needs to urgently ad...


How co-living communities will replace our empty offices | Sarah Harper

Looking at the future of work, Professor Sarah Harper predicts that 2021 will see people “work and socialise in connected local communities”, with former office spaces & retail...


Nuffield Council appoints members of working group on the future of ageing

The Nuffield Council on Bioethics has appointed members to the working group of its latest in-depth inquiry into the future of ageing, which will examine ethical questions in relation to the role o...


Covid-19 deaths can be reduced by up to 93 per cent if over-55s only socialise with people in their own age group | Comments by Sarah Harper

Professor Sarah Harper comments in MailOnline on the research findings of a new study looking at the idea of minimising the death rate from coronavirus by restricting people from mee...


Journal of Tourism Analysis | Adela Balderas

The Institute is pleased to announce that Dr Adela Balderas has been appointed Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Tourism Analysis as of January 2021.  Adela is a Researh...


Covid’s second coming: how did Britain get back in this mess?

Professor Sarah Harper comments on Covid’s long-term impact on patienst in an article published in The Observer.     “People have taken on board health in...


New Publication

New publication by Adela Balderas-Cejudo and George W Leeson- Gastronomic tourism and the senior foodies market in Gastronomy and Food Science, 1st Edition Gas...


2020 MSFHR Scholars | Teddy Cosco

The Institute is delighted to announce that Theodore D Cosco has been named amongst the 2020 MSFHR Scholar award recipients who are advancing science, addressing health priorities, a...


Journal of Population Ageing | Volume 13, Issue 3

We are pleased to announce that the Journal of Population Ageing Volume 13, Issue 3 is now available online. In this issue:  Editorial notes by Sarah Harper&nbs...


2020 IARU Internship | The deadline is extended

Due to COVID-19 the deadline has been extended to 1 October 2020! The Institute is inviting applications for graduate students from IARU group Universities for 2020 Internship in Oxford - M...


Will over 50s have to stay in lockdown? | Sarah Harper

Professor Sarah Harper shared her views in a BBC Radio London interview about the possibility of over 50s being asked to stay at home to avoid another lockdown.  ► Liste...


Population estimates | Sarah Harper

In the light of new data published in the Lancet, forecasting major shifts in global population and economic power, Professor Sarah Harper discussed the Institute's research into...


Covid-19 infections 'higher in care homes in England that use more agency staff' | Sarah Harper

Professor Sarah Harper comments on the ONS findings, highlighing how agency care home staff, often on low pay or zero-hours contracts, may have inadvertently contributed to the spread of the v...


New publication

New publication by George W Leeson , Alejandro Klein and Erika Carcaño - 'Generational bonds between grandparents and adolescent grandchildren: a field with...