Discrimination Allegations: Cambridge Academics Fight Against Forced Retirement
Cambridge, United Kingdom – Cambridge academics are voicing their discontent over the university’s mandatory retirement age policy, alleging discrimination and stifled innovation. A group of esteemed professors and researchers, including a Nobel laureate, are advocating for the abolishment of a rule that mandates their departure from their positions upon reaching the age of 69. The university justifies the measure as a means to promote intergenerational fairness and career advancement by creating openings for younger scholars, …