Last weekend my cousin, who's the same age as me but not yet retired, came to stay and - inevitably - at one point we started talking about being 61. We agreed that it really is very odd being 'elderly'. We're old enough to be lumped in with those in their seventies but we still… Continue reading Growing old
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First reactions
When I formally announced that I was going to retire, reactions from colleagues at my own and other universities fell into the following categories: 1. Surprise, followed by 'we're going to miss you' (some people said the sort of things one normally only gets at one's funeral - so it's good to have been around to… Continue reading First reactions
The retiring academic 