MATURE, MOI?

WELCOME TO THE MATURE STUDENTS OF UEA WEBSITE

We are a new society established on the 12th of October 2005 from a culmination of hard work and foot stomping over the past years! The committee were elected on the 12th and they appear on a link on this page so that you can identify and harass them any time!

The society has been established to liaise with the Union and act as a voice for mature students at UEA and also to network and support each other through the coming years of study.

Currently our membership stands at 50 with a mailing list of 120, if you are interested in joining then please email the societies officer at su.societies@uea.ac.uk

Only full members can vote on society issues and raise concerns through the society for the attention of Union Council (sorry!).

STATISTICS (from Guardian 5/11/05)

39% of adults between 25 and 50 have returned to education since starting full-time employment.

63% of this age group are considering further study on a part-time basis.

90% of part-time students in the UK are mature.

In 1994/95 the number of mature higher education students was 435,000, by 2003/04 this had risen over 20% to 552,000.