At an age when many people are settling into retirement, 69-year-old Mike Marshall is preparing to graduate with a history degree and fulfil a lifelong dream he once believed was out of reach. The former soldier and police officer left school at just 15 with no qualifications and spent decades building a career in public service. Now, after returning to education as a mature student at the University of East Anglia, Marshall is set to graduate with a 2:1 in History. His journey from leaving school in 1972 to earning a university degree nearly 55 years later has become an inspiring example of determination, lifelong learning and second chances.
