Universities should offer courses for over 50s - BBC Online

The Universities UK report, Active Ageing and Universities: Engaging Older Learners - suggests universities help people prepare for the "probable two decades" beyond their main working career. They could be a "key partner" in "unlocking mental capital and promoting wellbeing in later life", it says.

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