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: key growth partners for the Industrial Strategy
Autolus: the UCL spinout creating life-changing treatments for incurable blood cancer
Boosting AI safety in Autonomous Vehicles
Building a cyber security cluster in Northern Ireland
Innovating to support an ageing UK population
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
Supporting the UK skills pipeline with degree apprenticeships at Queen Mary
In 2015, Queen Mary University of London became the first Russell Group university in the UK to deliver degree apprenticeships, and to date has enrolled over 1,000 apprentices across seven programmes
ILESLA: advancing interdisciplinary, experiential learning for Oxford doctorates
The University of Oxford, in partnership with five leading institutions, has launched the Interdisciplinary Life and Environmental Science Landscape Award (ILESLA).
Upskilling Liverpool school students in maths, science and computing
The University of Liverpool Maths School (ULMaS) is the first school in the North West of England to specialise in delivering an academic curriculum focused around A-levels in maths, further maths, computer science…
Unilever and the University of Liverpool
Supported by QR funding, Liverpool and Unilever's long-term strategic partnership established the Materials Innovation Factory (MIF) – a world-class centre for materials chemistry and microbiome research.
A stepping stone to Cambridge for students facing disadvantage
The Cambridge Foundation Year is a unique course intended to provide a stepping stone to Cambridge for students who have been prevented from realising their potential due to educational disadvantage or disruption.…
International students driving economic growth
