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The ancient Chinese curse - may you live in interesting times - certainly applies to universities and students. A conference on higher education in London this week suggested that universities will have to be very nimble on their feet if they are to cope with all the changes bearing down on them.

Just look at some of the challenges: the start of variable, or "top-up", fees in England next year, the prospect of big changes to admissions procedures, including the probable start of post A-level admissions from 2008, and intensifying competition from Australia and continental Europe for the lucrative overseas student market. Read more...
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