Impacts


A long look at lifestyle and longevity

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Professor Sarah Harper captured the imaginations of the general public and worldwide media with her Oxford London Lecture on "21st Century - The last century of youth?" (March 2012).

Populations around the world have been experiencing dramatic changes in their fertility rates and life expectancy. Harper’s vibrant and energetic lecture presented some striking theories about future demographic trends and how social behaviour is affecting our economy and society.