6) Not that difficult

There has been discussion that some unfashionable universities may face closure due to falling numbers of undergraduates http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/news/story/0,,2289878,00.html or maybe universities need to recruit more effectively from the less represented sections of society through their widening participation programs. They could also alter the types of courses on offer with universities becoming primary providers of foundation degrees and advanced apprenticeships. Especially as apprenticeships are about to get a major increase in funding and support http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/jul/13/youngpeople.workandcareers
In short, I would suggest that those universities who fear that they will be disproportionately hit by a diminishing student population should act now to develop a more overtly vocational slant to their courses and move away from an obsessive focus on traditional honours degrees. Indeed, perhaps we should give these new style universities a special name – how about polytechnics?