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The Russell Group ensures that policy development across a wide range of higher education issues is underpinned by a robust evidence base.
We regularly submit evidence to the UK Government, Parliament and other public bodies as well as to the equivalent structures in the European Union and Devolved Administrations of the UK.
The Russell Group has also produced a number of its own publications to provide more detail on some of the key issues and a series of case studies to illustrate our main policy arguments.
Our universities are global leaders in research, but it is vital they receive sufficient funding and support
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Read more >Our universities are global businesses competing for staff, students and funding with the best in the world
Read more >Autonomy is crucial to the success of our universities – they will not flourish if they are over-regulated
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This publication and film explore how our universities provide the ideal learning environment for students to flourish, how they support students to get the most from the education on offer and how they give graduates the best chance of success in the wider world.
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The UK enjoys a world-leading position in producing excellent research, with the country’s research-intensive universities at the heart of our success. But our universities are also focused on taking that further – constantly looking for ways in which research can deliver real world impacts for the economy and society.
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More than half a million people in the UK receive a blood transfusion each year and demand is increasing. Our ageing population, and a stringent donor selection process, mean the supply of blood is limited. 40% fewer new donors came forward last year compared with a decade ago. Recognising these challenges, researchers at the University of Edinburgh have shown the benefits of reducing the use of blood transfusions in intensive care and surgery.
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Over 20 years of research into the way in which living creatures can generate their own natural lights or ‘bio-luminescence’ enabled Professor Anthony Campbell and his colleagues at the University of Wales School of Medicine (now part of Cardiff University) to develop an important new tool for medical and health research.
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