Latest Statements
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30 June 2023
Russell Group response to NHS Long Term Workforce Plan
The commitment to double the number of medical school training places is welcome given the need to boost the pipeline of healthcare staff to the NHS.
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18 May 2023
Russell Group response to OfS report on financial sustainability
Revenue from international students is reinvested into high-quality education and research to benefit all students, but is now being asked to cover increasing deficits in both domestic teaching and publicly-funded research.
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16 May 2023
Russell Group response to report on benefits of international students to the UK
International students make a huge contribution to the UK, enriching the learning environment for domestic students and supporting the provision of high-quality education and research across the country.
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20 April 2023
Russell Group universities - delivering skills for future growth
Read our new report - Education and Skills for Growth - which sets out how our universities are preparing students for success in whatever path they choose.
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15 March 2023
Harnessing UK expertise in innovation crucial to growth
Read the Russell Group's response to the 2023 Spring Budget.
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26 January 2023
Russell Group submission to the Spring Budget 2023
The Russell Group has written to the Chancellor setting out proposals to help drive the innovation needed to grow the economy, create jobs and solve major challenges such as energy security, inequalities and net zero.
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19 January 2023
Russell Group letter on the success of UK university spin-out companies
Businesses spun out of the 24 Russell Group universities alone brought in 33,000 jobs and £4.9 billion of investment to towns and cities across the country in 2020-21.
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20 December 2022
Jobs and investment boosted in every region of UK by new businesses linked to Russell Group universities
Thousands of jobs and billions of pounds of investment are being generated by spin-out companies linked to Russell Group universities.
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10 September 2021
Use the spending review to launch a transformational decade
Our Chief Executive Dr Tim Bradshaw writes for Research Professional on the opportunities for innovation that lie ahead
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18 June 2021
Local heroes: Research intensive universities help level up the UK
Spending review should support research-intensive universities’ role in levelling up