Sarah Harper is Clore Professor of Gerontology at the University of Oxford and the  Director of the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing. She has a background in Anthropology and Population Studies holding a MA from Cambridge University and a DPhil from the University of Oxford. Her research focuses on societal change arising from population ageing, with a specific interest in healthy life expectancy, the  family and intergenerational relationships. Sarah was appointed a CBE for services to Demography in 2018. Sarah served on the UK Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology, which advises the Prime Minister on the scientific evidence for strategic policies,  and chaired the Government Review into the Future of the UK’s Ageing Population. She is Editor of the Journal of Population Ageing, Springer Nature.