mature student
Britishnoun
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Calocane was a mature student at the University of Nottingham when he became mentally unwell, and was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in July 2020.
From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026
Williams went to Liverpool University as a mature student and studied engineering, with Hemming describing him as "generally a quiet, perhaps even shy, individual".
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026
Dr Axten, of Wells, Somerset, said he loved his time as a mature student at the University of Bristol between 2016 and 2022.
From BBC • Feb. 14, 2023
“I’m a mature student in a hurry,” she told him.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 17, 2022
Both the child and the more mature student will ordinarily go only so far in preparation as is necessary in order to meet the demands made upon them in class.
From How to Study and Teaching How to Study by McMurry, Frank M. (Frank Morton)
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