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Student Boom Challenges UK Cities

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: CollegeTownLife.com
5 November 2004 - 6:00am

Some of Britain's largest cities are being transformed by a increase in the student population.

"Student numbers in many UK college towns have doubled in the last decade. 60 percent of the population in some areas disappear for four months of the year, and college age residents impact housing, local schools and businesses.

Full Story: Bridging the town-gown divide
Source: BBC News, November 2, 2004
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