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At 15:16 +0000 15/2/06, Paul Boag wrote: >Hi all, >I presume most of you have seen this already: ><http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4715994.stm>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/4715994.stm > >and was wondering what you thought about it. Do you think it is a >temporarily blip? It feels like a symptom of a general shift in the >sector. Anyway, it sparked some thoughts on my part about the way >Universities promote themselves. If you are interested I have tried >to outline them here: ><http://www.headscape.co.uk/view_article/5/184/sharp_fall_in_university_entries.html>http://www.headscape.co.uk/view_article/5/184/sharp_fall_in_university_entries.html > Call me cynical, but the 'sharp fall' of 3.7% or so followed the 'massive rise' last year of over 8% (who were applying early to avoid the fees rise). Huh? I really think it will take a couple of years to become obvious what is the underlying trend. -- **************************************************************************************** Helen Varley Sargan Information Provision & Webmaster University Computing Service New Museums Site email [log in to unmask] Pembroke St [log in to unmask] Cambridge CB2 3QH Phone 01223 334480 *****************************************************************************************