Is Mandatory Retirement the Answer to an Aging Workforce?
Is Mandatory Retirement the Answer to an Aging Workforce?
For many, it’s not a question of when senior academics should leave their posts, it’s about how to distribute scarce resources such as grants and faculty positions more fairly.
For many, it’s not a question of when senior academics should leave their posts, it’s about how to distribute scarce resources such as grants and faculty positions more fairly.
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Opinion: When Should Scientists Retire?
Gergely Toldi and Anna Harris | Oct 2, 2018 | 3 min read
Members of the Global Young Academy discuss how later retirement of academics affects the younger generation.
Opinion: “Staying Active” after Retirement: Consider Mentorship
Barbara Gastel | Aug 11, 2015 | 3 min read
Scientists at or near retirement can be ideal advisers for their junior colleagues.
Staying Active in the Lab
Jenny Rood | Jul 1, 2015 | 7 min read
Retiring as a professor, and even shutting down your own lab, doesn’t necessarily mean quitting research.
Chimp Retirement on Hold
Jef Akst | Oct 31, 2013 | 2 min read
The 60 NIH chimpanzees that were set to enjoy their remaining years at a sanctuary in Louisiana will have to wait a little longer, thanks to Congress’s ongoing budgeting problems.
Opinion: Making Room for Rising Stars
Brad Fenwick | Sep 3, 2013 | 4 min read
Dealing with the delicate matter of retirement for aging academics