University league tables

Today saw the publication of the university league tables, and once again Oxford just pipped Cambridge to the post for first place. It is nice to see some of the newer universities making a strong showing in individual subject tables, and it was also interesting to see a table showing the your tariff points, and then it producing a list of the universities in that tariff band/subject. Will it help youngsters make any more of an informed decision? Not sure about that one, but I am sure that lots of middle class parents will be poring over it, and exerting even more pressure on their offspring.

Oxford tops Guardian rankings again