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How will an ageing population change the way we work?

Posted by: Charles Jans, Posted on: 15 February 2017 - Categories: Ageing
Employment rate by type of employment and by age in the UK, 2014. There is a sharp decline in employment rate from around 52 years for people who are employees. There is a gentler decline in the employment rate of self-employed people from about the same age.

Our working lives are becoming longer as the UK population ages.

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What policy makers, employers and educators need to know about UK skills

Posted by: Professor Mike Campbell, Posted on: 12 December 2016 - Categories: Skills
A birds eye view of a large crowd of graduates.

Professor Mike Campbell's new evidence review for Foresight explores why we need to change the type and level of skills in the UK.

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Mapping the ageing population

Posted by: Henry Green, Posted on: 21 October 2016 - Categories: Ageing
A screenshot that shows stylised maps and bar charts as a visual example of Foresight's new online mapping tool.

People in the UK are living longer than ever - a major achievement of modern science and healthcare. To help policy makers understand the implications of ageing, Foresight created interactive...

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