Physicist wins employment tribunal over Oxford retirement rule

Oxford physicist fights ‘unfair’ compulsory retirement

Laser expert challenges university over alleged age discrimination and unfair dismissal

11 September

Retirement planning: do compulsory retirement ages benefit the academy?

Many older academics have a great deal to offer, in terms of both research and teaching the next generation. But should they step aside for the sake of their younger colleagues’ careers? Jack Grove reports

By Jack Grove

13 December

Number of academics working beyond 65 in UK doubles

Data unclear on whether older scholars are keeping younger researchers out of jobs

By Jack Grove

17 September

Compulsory retirement is an old-fashioned lost cause

There is no evidence that mandatory retirement achieves its aims, argues Paul Ewart

By Paul Ewart

31 May

Physicist wins employment tribunal over Oxford retirement rule

Judgment likely to reignite the battle over the fixed departure ages at the university and elsewhere

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Physicist wins employment tribunal over Oxford retirement rule

Judgment likely to reignite the battle over the fixed departure ages at the university and elsewhere

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Oxford physicist fights ‘unfair’ compulsory retirement

Retirement planning: do compulsory retirement ages benefit the academy?

Number of academics working beyond 65 in UK doubles

Compulsory retirement is an old-fashioned lost cause

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