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Oxford Ageing @oxford_ageing
Jun 17
How the Single Patient Record can save lives #OxAgeBlog by Prof Jeremy Myerson @RCA ageing.ox.ac.uk/blog/How-the…

How the Single Patient Record can save lives

Older people rely heavily on health services that are safe, efficient and, above all, joined up. And that reliance is disproportionate compared to the rest of the population for reasons of age,...

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Mar 17
AI Inclusion: A New Challenge for #Ageing Societies #OxAgeBlog by @JavieraRosell #AI #digitaldivide ageing.ox.ac.uk/blog/AI-Incl…

AI Inclusion: A New Challenge for Ageing Societies

Over the past decade, the growing use of digital technologies among older adults has attracted increasing attention from researchers, policymakers, and organisations working in the field of ageing....

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Jun 2
Sub-Saharan Africa – The Sleeping Giant #OxAgeBlog by George Leeson #fertility #demography #ageing #Africa ageing.ox.ac.uk/blog/Sub-Sah…

Sub-Saharan Africa – The Sleeping Giant

In terms of global population ageing[1], it is not unfair to suggest that Africa has been a sleeping giant. The early decades of the 21st century saw most global populations continue to age as...

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Oxford Ageing @oxford_ageing
Jun 11
An Ounce of Prevention #OxAgeBlog by @tdcosco #ageing #healthcare #prevention ageing.ox.ac.uk/blog/An-Ounc…

An Ounce of Prevention

As a researcher who studies ageing, I spend a great deal of time thinking about, discussing, and researching prevention. As a father to a one-year-old and a three-year-old, and as the son of parents...

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Oxford Ageing @oxford_ageing
Feb 18
The #Ageing of the Successful Ageing Model #OxAgeBlog by @tdcosco #SuccessfulAging ageing.ox.ac.uk/blog/The-Age…

The Ageing of the Successful Ageing Model

One of the fascinating aspects of studying the process of ageing is that the theories of ageing are themselves ageing. This year marks ten years since I arrived at the Oxford Institute of Population...

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Oxford Ageing @oxford_ageing
18 Jun 2025
Caring in Couples: How Spousal Characteristics Shape Unmet Care Needs in Later Life #OxAgeBlog by @DrYananZhang #socialcare #AgeingInPlace ageing.ox.ac.uk/blog/Caring-…

Caring in Couples: How Spousal Characteristics Shape Unmet Care Needs in Later Life

Introduction As England’s population ages and formal social care services struggle under growing policy and funding pressures, family caregivers—especially spouses—have taken on an increasingly...

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Oxford Ageing @oxford_ageing
21 May 2025
Grey areas: What does it mean for research on #olderworkers when #DEI takes a back seat? #OxAgeBlog #diversity #ageing #inclusion ageing.ox.ac.uk/blog/Grey-ar…

Grey areas: What does it mean for research on older workers when DEI takes a back seat?

In recent years, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) frameworks have gained prominence across academia, policymaking, and commercial organisations. The application of these frameworks aims to...

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Oxford Ageing @oxford_ageing
7 May 2025
Ageing & Faith: A Sacred Search for Significance #OxAgeBlog by Edwina Pio, Emeritus Professor of #Diversity at @AUTuni #ageing #faith #community ageing.ox.ac.uk/blog/Ageing-…

Ageing & Faith: A Sacred Search for Significance

Rome, Jerusalem Haifa, Mecca, Fatima, Bodh Gaya, Haridwar, Amritsar, sacred trees…images of the ageing journeying through these sacred spaces flit across my mind. Sacred means awe and reverence,...

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Oxford Ageing @oxford_ageing
19 Feb 2025
Family Day, Changing Families: #Ageing, #Care, and #Fertility Decline #socialcare 🔗#OxAgeBlog by @SFU prof. @tdcosco ageing.ox.ac.uk/blog/Family-…

Family Day, Changing Families: Ageing, Care, and Fertility Decline

The third Monday of February is observed as "Family Day" Day here in British Columbia, a holiday meant to celebrate the importance of family in our lives. But as I reflect on what ‘family’ means in...

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Oxford Ageing @oxford_ageing
12 Feb 2025
Questioning the Drive to #ScaleUp for #Growth #OxAgeBlog by Professor Emeritus Jeremy Myerson @RCA ageing.ox.ac.uk/blog/Questio…

Questioning the Drive to Scale up for Growth

Unless you’ve been hiding in a cave, you won’t have failed to clock the core mission of the UK Government. It has been shouted from the rooftops: growth, growth, growth all the way. Without growth,...

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Oxford Ageing @oxford_ageing
6 Feb 2025
The Challenges of #Caregiving in #Immigrant Families #OxAgeBlog #ageing ageing.ox.ac.uk/blog/The-Cha…

The Challenges of Caregiving in Immigrant Families

Caregiving has always been a cornerstone of family life as an act of love, responsibility, and, often, sheer necessity. But for immigrant families, caregiving often comes with a unique set of...

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Oxford Ageing @oxford_ageing
29 Jan 2025
Belonging in Our Second Fifty Years: #Ageing #Asians in Auckland, #NewZealand #OxAgeBlog ageing.ox.ac.uk/blog/Belongi…

Belonging in Our Second Fifty Years: Ageing Asians in Auckland, New Zealand

The second fifty years. The wise, wonderful, years – these years are a privilege because they allow us to enhance the warp and weft of life. Age must be turned upside down to provoke thinking and...

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Oxford Ageing @oxford_ageing
22 Jan 2025
Understanding the Psychological Well-being of #InformalCarers #informalcare and #unpaidcare 🔗#OxAgeBlog by @DrYananZhang ageing.ox.ac.uk/blog/Underst…

Understanding the Psychological Well-being of Informal Carers

In societies with ageing populations and very limited government budgets for the social and health care, informal carers shoulder great responsibilities, providing large amounts of unpaid care to...

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Oxford Ageing @oxford_ageing
15 Jan 2025
Understanding the Unmet #Health and #SocialCare Needs of #OlderAdults in the @WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region #EMR 🔗#OxAgeBlog by Mohamed Ismail @Ar_Limited ageing.ox.ac.uk/blog/Underst…

Understanding the Unmet Health and Social Care Needs of Older Adults in the World Health Organiza...

Population ageing is reshaping societies worldwide, and the EMR is no exception. With longer life expectancies and declining birth rates, this region's proportion of older adults is growing rapidly,...

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Oxford Ageing @oxford_ageing
28 Nov 2024
Provision of #Care and the Sandwich Generation #OxAgeBlog by @tdcosco @precisionmh @SFU #dementia #ageing ageing.ox.ac.uk/blog/Provisi…

Provision of Care and the Sandwich Generation

As a new parent with aging parents of my own, the realities and complexities of the so-called ‘sandwich generation’ hit close to home. The sandwich generation is a real and growing phenomenon. Many...

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Oxford Ageing @oxford_ageing
22 Nov 2024
How #Sweden 's 1998 #Pension Reform Transformed the Future of Work #retirement #OxAgeBlog by @ChiaraNFocacci @ASC_LiU @motelklingebiel ageing.ox.ac.uk/blog/Rewriti…

Rewriting Retirement: How Sweden’s 1998 Pension Reform Transformed the Future of Work

As populations worldwide grow older, the sustainability of pension systems has become a crucial issue. Pension reforms that aim to encourage later retirement can be financially and socially advanta...

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Oxford Ageing @oxford_ageing
16 Oct 2024
Can Green Design Reduce Urban Heat Risks for Older Age Groups? #OxAgeBlog #greendesign #urbanheat #Cheonggyecheon #olderadults ageing.ox.ac.uk/blog/Can-Gre…

Can Green Design Reduce Urban Heat Risks for Older Age Groups?

As the days shorten in the northern hemisphere and memories of this summer’s sweltering temperatures begin to fade, city planners and public health professionals alike remain on high alert for what...

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Oxford Ageing @oxford_ageing
20 Jun 2024
Father’s Day Reflections: The Role of Physical and Social Activities in Aging #OxAgeBlog by @tdcosco @SFU #mentalhealth #ageing ageing.ox.ac.uk/blog/Father%…
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Oxford Ageing @oxford_ageing
13 Jun 2024
Anti-Ageing Strategies and Remedies: Interventions to Slow Down Women’s #Ageing #OxAgeBlog ageing.ox.ac.uk/blog/Anti-Ag…

Anti-Ageing Strategies and Remedies: Interventions to Slow Down Women’s Ageing

The phrase ‘ageing gracefully’ is very well known. We hear it in media reports and during conversations with our friends. However, a current shift in perspective on the ageing process has led to the...

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Oxford Ageing @oxford_ageing
5 Jun 2024
Ageing in the Ghanaian Cocoa Sector #OxAgeBlog #ageing #olderfarmers @masoghana #Ghana ageing.ox.ac.uk/blog/Cocoa-a…

Cocoa and Continuity: Ageing in the Ghanaian Cocoa Sector

‘When I die, it's up to her to decide whether to farm or not.’ With these words, 65-year-old Ghanaian cocoa farmer Felicia Mensah left the decision to continue in the family practice of cocoa farming...

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