The COVID-19 pandemic has created unprecedented strain on health systems and societies around the world. It has shone a light on health inequalities and reinforced the importance of fostering health resilience. It has also highlighted the importance of scientific research to protect the health and wealth of societies. Read more
Thursday 4 March 2021, 14:00 – 15:00 GMT
This event is part of a seminar series: Perspectives on Global Ageing Read more
Thursday 25 February 2021, 14:00 – 15:00 GMT
This event is part of a seminar series: Perspectives on Global Ageing Read more
Hilary 2021 Seminar Series – Perspectives on Global Ageing
Thursday 18 February 2021, 16:00 – 17:00 GMT Read more
Dr Jacob Moorad will be speaking on “Maternal effects and ageing: an evolutionary perspective.” in the next instalment of the Living Longer Better Seminar Series hosted by Dr Rob Salguero-Gomez. Read more
Professor Fernando Colchero will be speaking on “The evolutionary landscape of primate mortality” in the next instalment of the Living Longer Better Seminar Series hosted by Dr Rob Salguero-Gomez. Read more
Hilary 2021 Seminar Series – Perspectives on Global Ageing
Thursday 11 February 2021, 14:00 – 15:00 GMT
Care provision in industrialized countries has been commonly considered women’s work. Yet we now see a rapidly emerging group of carers, men who combine parental caregiving with their employment, thereby exposing themselves to the same life-course and health risks so well-documented for working women who provide care. In Japan, the quitting of employment due to family care by 100,000 workers annually triggered a 2015 government initiative aimed at reforming work to make work and care compatible. Read more