Universities clash with regulator on ‘baked in’ grade inflation
Six in 10 firsts awarded in England last year would get lower classification under historic marking standards, claims Office for Students

Six in 10 firsts awarded in England last year would get lower classification under historic marking standards, claims Office for Students

REF supremo David Sweeney and Manchester research lead Colette Fagan hit back at criticisms of measuring societal and economic contributions

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University of Oxford leads education subject table based on GPA
The University of Cambridge claims top spot, with the London School of Economics dropping to fourth
University of Reading leads archaeology unit of assessment table based on GPA
London School of Economics tops economics and econometrics subject table based on GPA
Durham and Bristol tied at the top as King’s College London, Loughborough and Northumbria make gains
University of Cambridge leads architecture, built environment and planning unit of assessment table based on GPA
Imperial College London leads engineering subject table based on GPA
Oxford and Cambridge dominance in mathematics continues as Glasgow and Edinburgh improve standings
Imperial College London is in pole position after near-perfect scores while the University of Edinburgh tops research power standings
The University of Sheffield climbs to the top, while Manchester and Cambridge are second and third
University of Cambridge tops earth systems and environmental sciences table based on GPA
The University of Bristol came top for chemistry, with the University of Cambridge coming second