The Department, along with the University of Oxford, gets top marks again

The Department of Politics and International Relations and the University of Oxford have again topped the league tables, published last week by The Times Good University Guide.

The Department has scored 100%, 4.5 percentage points ahead of its nearest rival, King`s College London and 6.9 points ahead of Cambridge, which was ranked fifth.

The University of Oxford has been named top university for the seventh time in a row, extending its lead marginally over its closest rival Cambridge. Please see the full article at http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/education/good_university_guide/article4167192.ece

These latest rankings confirm the findings we reported on in April with the publication of the Independent`s The Good University Guide. and in May with the publication of the Guardian`s University Guide 2009.