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Response to 2025-26 Strategic Priorities Grant funding
The Russell Group's statement on cuts to the Strategic Priorities Grant funding for 2025-26
DSIT announces new 10-year R&D budget plans
The Russell Group responds to the announcement of plans to support ten-year funding for certain R&D activities
Response to the government's immigration white paper
The Russell Group responds to the government's new white paper and the likely impacts on the university sector
New OfS analysis on the pressures on university finances
The Russell Group responds to the OfS's latest report on the financial sustainability of universities, with continued pressures across the sector
Global Research-Intensive Universities Network issues Ottawa Declaration
Leading research universities from across the world have issued a joint declaration to call for intensified international collaboration amid international uncertainty
Flexible funding for universities drives research excellence, new analysis shows
A comparison of different nations’ research funding systems reveals the importance of block grants (like quality-related research funding) and maintaining both discovery and applied research
Universities issue joint call for government action to support a secure future for HE
After giving evidence to the House of Commons Education Committee, the Russell Group and Universities UK have highlighted the financial challenges facing the UK's higher education sector
Response to DSIT’s R&D budget allocations 2025/26
The Russell Group comments on the confirmed R&D budgets for the year ahead, calling for flexible, longer-term funding like QR to be prioritised
