The 2012 Mature Students Conference was held in NUI Maynooth on October 13th by the Union of Students in Ireland (USI).

Organized by Laura Harmon, the USI equality and citizenship officer, it was the second such convention held in recent years.

Representatives from Maynooth, DIT, NUI Galway, Athlone IT and others attended, however attendance was not as strong as the previous year’s.

TheCity spoke to one of the keynote speakers and a selection of mature students to get their perspective on mature student life, just click on the link to listen: Lifelong learning