There has been a rise in the number of students going back into education, studying towards second degrees or further qualifications and at any stage in life.  Lifelong learners are a fact of life nowadays, since technological progress takes place at an ever-increasing speed, making it necessary for more and more people to keep studying in order to keep up to date in their fields.  

Read an article about lifelong learning, explaining how to go about it.

Listen to a radio advert where learners talk about their own experiences.