Oxford's crown slips

While today's results of the research assessment exercise are generally good, not everyone improved. Take, for example, the University of Oxford's submission for history, which slipped from 5* to 5.

Meanwhile, historians at Oxford Brookes University have taken Oxford's crown, leaping from a 4 to a 5*. The news comes on top of Oxford's slip from prime position in 1996 to third in 2001.