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Student experience
Education

Student Academic Experience Survey 2025 response

The Russell Group comments on a new survey of undergraduates from Advance HE and HEPI

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Announcement
Economy
Research

Response to the Spending Review 2025

The Russell Group responds to the Chancellor's spending plans, including funding for R&D and a boost to AI capabilities

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Equality & diversity
Access & participation

Leave to Achieve: response to new SMF report on social mobility

The Russell Group comments on a new report from the Social Market Foundation on the contribution of universities to social mobility

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Announcement
Economy
Research

£86bn of R&D funding announced ahead of the Spending Review

The Russell Group responds to the government's announcement of R&D funding to 2029/30, ahead of the upcoming Spending Review

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Announcement
Innovation

Landmark university spinout register published

The Russell Group comments on the world-first register of university spinouts, launched by Research England

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Equality & diversity
Access & participation

Russell Group universities pledge more support for care leavers among new access commitments

In a new briefing paper, Building Opportunity For All, the Russell Group sets out the ways universities are contributing to government's opportunity mission

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Financial sustainability
Education

Response to new report on university efficiencies and collaboration

Universities UK has published the first output from its Efficiency and Transformation Taskforce

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Financial sustainability
Industrial strategy
Education

High-cost subjects fundamental to economic growth, says sector

The Russell Group responds to new analysis on the financial challenges of delivering courses that supply vital workforce skills

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