Tbh I think it's ridiculous counting footnotes, I've never known anyone do that but QMUL Pol, I mean they're not part of the essay so they shouldn't count bah. I'm definitely screwed though as I've done like 400 words on just the first two points, I have like three others and a conclusion to do aswell
Queen Mary, once described as at the arse-end of the University of London, has been zooming up the domestic research league table – up from 45th to 11th in the last Research Assessment Exercise – and Professor Gaskell wants to consolidate its position.