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Universities will be forced to compete harder than ever to fill empty places after the release of A-Level results this week, as experts report that a dip in UK university applications means a “great year for students”. 等本周高考成绩公布后，英国大学将不得不为了填补生源空缺而展开前所未有的竞争，专家报告称，英国大学申请人数下降意味着今年“对学生来说是个好年头”。 Some Russell Group universities will lower their entry requirements in a bid to enlist students onto under-subscribed courses, sector leaders predict. 行业专家预测，为了给选课人数不够的课程招收学生，罗素大学集团的一些院校将降低入学标准。 Applications to UK universities were down by 4 percent this year, due to a sharp fall in the number of applications from European Union students as well as a broader long-term decline in the size of the youth population. 今年英国大学申请人数下降了4%，原因是欧盟学生申请数量急剧减少，青年人口规模长期下降。 | 
