How can you get paid to do research when you are retired in the UK? I am retired but still actively publishing.  I would, hopefully understandably, like to be paid to do this research.  Is there some way to get a grant to pay you a salary in this situation?  I don't believe a UK university will hire someone my age as a full-time employee.

One option is to become someone's postdoc but this doesn't seem ideal given the way the postdocs are managed by universities these days.  


  Is there another option?
Establish yourself as a freelance expert consultant (plenty of online advice to do this), and find the right clients interested in funding your research.