There are more than forty universities in Britain--nearly twice as many as in 1960. During the 1960s eight (67) new ones were founded, and ten other new ones were created by (68) old colleges of technology into universities. In the same period the number of students (69) doubled, from 70000 to over 200000. By 1973 about 10% of men aged from eighteen to twenty-one were n universities and about 5% of women. All the universities are (70) institutions. Each has its own governing councils, (71) some local businessmen and local politicians as (72) as a few academics (大学教师). The state began to (73) grants to them fifty years ago, and by 1970 eachuniversity (74) nearly all its (75) from state grants. Students have to pay (76) and living costs, but every student may receive from the local authority of the place where he lives a personal (77) which is enough to pay his full costs, including lodging and food (78) his parents can well (79) them. Most students take jobs in the summer for about six weeks, (80) they do not normally do outside work (81) the academic year. The Department of Education takes (82) for the payment which covers the whole expenditure of the university, but it does not (83) direct control. It canhave an important (84) on new developments through its power to (85) funds, but it takes the advice of the University Grants Committee, a body which is mainly (86) of academics.

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