Higher education: A complex microcosm
of a complex society

Participation in higher education is more diverse than ever before. Government intervention, market forces and new academics teaching new subjects to new students make it a more complex and diverse world than it used to be. However, these qualities should be viewed as positives rather than negatives: they make HE relevant to modern society, and less of an "Ivory Tower" than it has been at perhaps any time in its history. HE at the present moment is an exciting place to be.