Chris Patten

Westminster politics has nothing on Oxford’s battles

In defence of the beleaguered vice-chancellor

issue 24 November 2007

In the last month, another respected international survey placed Oxford and Cambridge joint second to Harvard in the league table of world-class universities. This confirms what others have suggested in recent years. Moreover, other British universities — most notably London’s Imperial College and University College — came out high on the list.

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