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: Healthcare and the NHS 10 Year Plan
Autolus: the UCL spinout creating life-changing treatments for incurable blood cancer
LUNG SHOT: the Queen's University Belfast research project improving lung cancer screening across Ireland
LifeLab: how Southampton researchers are helping young people make better health choices
Queen Mary research is improving health outcomes for South Asian communities
Horizon project from Cardiff to tackle disinformation
Cardiff University is working with six other partners on a three-year Horizon project to tackle disinformation.
The CABLEGNOSIS project features collaboration between 19 institutions
Researchers at the Universities of Southampton and Glasgow are partnering with 17 other institutions in Horizon Europe to support the clean energy transition through innovative cable technologies.
The CABLEGNOSIS project features collaboration between 19 institutions
Researchers at the Universities of Southampton and Glasgow are partnering with 17 other institutions in Horizon Europe to support the clean energy transition through innovative cable technologies.
SELECT project aims to revolutionise soft robotics
Dr Yunjie Yang at the University of Edinburgh won a €1.5m European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant this year.
SELECT project aims to revolutionise soft robotics
Dr Yunjie Yang at the University of Edinburgh won a €1.5m European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant this year.
Multus: developing new ways to feed the world
International graduates of Imperial help build biotechnology business creating lab-grown meat.
Convening partners in Bristol to improve opportunity
Micro-campuses in Bristol are bringing together the university, FE colleges, businesses and charities to improve learning and career opportunities in local communities
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.
Widening participation and improving outcomes for students at Leeds
Since 2003, the Access to Leeds contextual admissions scheme has enabled over 10,000 UK undergraduates from less-represented backgrounds to study at the University.
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
FixOurFood: the University of York initiative providing free meals for thousands of children
The University of York-led FixOurFood research programme has provided 20,000 children from England’s poorest households with free school meals as part of a new trial scheme
International students driving economic growth
