Oxford physicist fights ‘unfair’ compulsory retirement

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

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#1 Submitted by tim.... on September 11, 2019 - 12:35pm

One other number would improve this article: How many academics does Oxford have aged over 67? Zero now? Your story here [1] suggests there are 7000 UK-wide (about 3% of the roughly 250,000 total) [1] https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/number-academics-working-beyond-65-uk-doubles

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