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Will There Be An Online Over 60s Learning Revolution?

Falmouth University thinks so

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Rose Rouse
Jan 20, 2026
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I am 72 and doing an MA in Poetry Writing through the Poetry School in London and Newcastle University. Most of the students in my cohort are Over 50. However, that is not typical in the UK where there is a decline in not just mature students – which means anyone Over 25 – but particularly the Over 60s applying to s…

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