Latest Statements
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24 February 2023
Russell Group response to latest ONS statistics on student cost of living
Today’s ONS figures highlight the concerning impact that growing financial pressures are having on university students across the country.
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03 February 2023
Russell Group response to DfE equality analysis of maintenance loan changes
That the DfE's own equality assessment says uplifting maintenance loans by just 2.8% next year will have a negative impact on students underlines how flawed the system is.
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26 January 2023
Russell Group response to Sutton Trust student cost of living survey
Russell Group universities are stepping up support to ease the cost of living burden on students, but additional Government assistance is urgently needed.
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11 January 2023
Russell Group response to DfE announcement on maintenance loans
It is disappointing that the DfE has failed to deliver a meaningful increase to maintenance loans to ensure they keep up with rising costs.
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09 January 2023
Students to lose out on £1500 as maintenance loans fail to keep up with inflation
The Russell Group is calling on the Government to uplift maintenance loans so they reflect actual inflation since 2020/21.
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06 June 2022
Supporting students' mental health is a 'joint endeavour'
Russell Group CEO Dr Tim Bradshaw writes in the Telegraph about how universities are working to support students with mental health and wellbeing.
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07 April 2022
Helping students to access and succeed at university
The Russell Group sets out its recommendations for improving access to higher education and raising attainment in schools
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24 March 2022
HEPI publishes 2022 Social Mobility Index
Several Russell Group universities have been named in the top 20 of the Higher Education Policy Institute's 2022 Social Mobility Index
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24 June 2021
Response to Sutton Trust research on access to postgraduate study
Report highlights the need to tackle the barriers to low-income students progressing to postgraduate study
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14 May 2021
Russell Group response to Sutton Trust report on measuring disadvantage
Russell Group supports calls for universities to have better data to target access work and contextual admissions