Impact
Real-world examples highlighting the positive economic, societal and cultural impacts of Russell Group universities in every region and nation of the UK.
Featured topic: Building opportunity for all
Supporting care experienced students in Birmingham
The Pantry at Queen's University Belfast - a service beyond food
Care experienced students prioritised at University of York
Parent Power from King's College and Citizens UK
The Pantry at Queen's University Belfast - a service beyond food
In partnership with their Students’ Union, Queen’s University Belfast provides The Pantry, a free essential food refill station to mitigate the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on students.
Raising aspiration at Exeter
The University of Exeter is part of Next Steps South West (NSSW), a consortium of 14 higher education institutions based in Cornwall, Devon and Somerset.
Parent Power from King's College and Citizens UK
King's College London's Parent Power programme empowers parents from under-represented communities to become advocates for their children's access to higher education.
Supporting care experienced students in Birmingham
A contextual admissions programme helps more care-experienced students access higher education
Southampton's support for care-experienced and estranged students
The University of Southampton provides tailored support to care-experienced and estranged students to ensure a smooth transition to the university and continued success while on their course
Care experienced students prioritised at University of York
The University of York offers a robust package of accommodation support for students with care experience.
Glasgow's Articulation Programmes aim to broaden access
The University of Glasgow’s Higher National Certificate (HNC) Articulation Programmes create new pathways for under-represented groups into higher education
The Oxford research that led to a coronavirus vaccine
Vital QR funding supported Oxford researchers to pivot and adapt existing work to develop a coronavirus vaccine
University of Exeter's bespoke access pathway for mature students
The Mature Access Pathway (MAP) was launched to support mature students - those over the age of 21 applying to study their first undergraduate degree - in their progression to higher education.
Driving investment in innovation in Edinburgh and beyond
The University of Edinburgh has helped deliver innovation-led growth in Scotland and across the UK by helping businesses secure more than £200m of investment over the past five years.
Edinburgh researchers using AI to identify breast cancer patients
Edinburgh researchers have used a new AI-powered test to identify breast cancer patients in the earliest stage of the disease.
Building the world's first compound semiconductor cluster in Wales
Cardiff University is lead partner in a consortium which created the world's first compound semiconductor cluster in Wales
Broken String Biosciences: the Cardiff spinout speeding up drug development
Cardiff University spinout Broken String Biosciences is building a new technology platform designed to make cell and gene therapies safer, more efficient and more affordable for patients and health services such as…
The Cardiff students providing dental care to communities in the Cynon Valley
Mountain Ash Primary Care Dental Unit is a modern, purpose-built clinic situated in an area of high dental need in South Wales
UCL partnerships are widening access to HE for pupils across London
Through access and widening participation work, UCL reaches around 1,000 schools and colleges each year, working with teachers and pupils from aged seven until 18
LUNG SHOT: the Queen's University Belfast research project improving lung cancer screening across Ireland
Queen's University Belfast has secured a significant grant to lead a groundbreaking project aimed at establishing lung cancer screening programmes across the island of Ireland
International students driving economic growth
