Gonçalves, TeresaQuintas, HelenaRibeiro, Carlos MiguelMonteiro, RuteBago, JoanaFonseca, HenriqueSantos, LuciliaAlmeida, António Fragoso deKrasovec, Sabina JelencRadovan, Marko2014-09-152014-09-152012AUT: HQU00206; CMR01849; RUT01409; AAL01137;http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/4960The Portuguese law 64/2006 allows mature students, older than 23, (M23) to access university, widening the participation of adult population in higher education. This paper is part of a research project focused on the experiences of non-traditional students in higher education. In this paper we analyse the stories of four mature students, with the aim to identify their motives for entering higher education; to understand their relationships with younger students; and to identify the main obstacles they face in their academic life.porActive agingMature studentsLife storiesHigher Educationconference object