Impact

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

03 June 2025
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University of Birmingham

Supporting care experienced students in Birmingham

Birmingham campus
03 June 2025
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Queen's University Belfast

The Pantry at Queen's University Belfast - a service beyond food

Pantry QUB
03 June 2025
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University of York

Care experienced students prioritised at University of York

A group of students on campus chatting and laughing
03 June 2025
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King's College London

Parent Power from King's College and Citizens UK

Parent Power participants
Innovation
University of Manchester

Turing Innovation Catalyst Manchester

The Turing Innovation Catalyst Manchester (TIC) was established in April 2023 with £5m of seed funding secured from the GM Innovation Accelerator scheme, a two-year pilot programme run by Innovate UK to link local R…

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University of Manchester

Ardwick Climate Action: creating green space for residents of Manchester

Ardwick Climate Action, with the support of researchers from the University of Manchester, launched a green route where local people can avoid the excessive pollution caused by motor vehicles.

Two people plant trees to create green space in the Ardwick area of Manchester
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University of Manchester

10/10: building a sense of belonging and community for students in Manchester

10/10 offers a series of tailored events and opportunities that support students to find community, build belonging and develop confidence in their place at the University of Manchester.

A black woman applauds at an event in Manchester's Black Leadership Programme
Innovation
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LSE

Zinc: the LSE accelerator tackling major social challenges on a global scale

Zinc, co-founded by LSE, is helping entrepreneurs, including academics, build technology-focussed companies to help tackle major social challenges on a global scale.

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LSE

LSE's Just Transition Finance Lab: supporting local net zero transitions

Working with the Energy Systems Catapult, London School of Economics Just Transition Finance Lab conducted an applied research project with Westminster City Council and Cumberland Unitary Authority to enhance the…

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LSE

LSE Generate: providing entrepreneurship skills to school pupils

The entrepreneurship team at the London School of Economics (LSE) worked with OakNorth, an alumni-founded business, to develop LSE Generate: a schools partnerships initiative designed to help participants develop…

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University of Liverpool

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…

Students and staff outside the University of Liverpool Maths School
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University of Liverpool

Supporting first-generation and care experienced students in Liverpool

The University of Liverpool offers a wide range of schemes to support first-generation students once they arrive on campus, during their studies and after they graduate

Liverpool student Amy Jo Mook
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University of Liverpool

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.

The exterior of the Materials Innovation Factory building in Liverpool
Innovation
King's College London

KCL business students supporting London SMEs and charities

Since 2017/18, King’s Business School (KBS) has run a project which has provided KBS student consultancy support to over 100 SMEs and charities, primarily based in the London boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark and…

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King's College London

KCL extended medical degree is widening participation to medicine

The 6-year Extended Medical Degree Programme (EMDP) offered by King’s College London is aimed at educationally disadvantaged students and students from non-traditional backgrounds who have the potential to complete a…

A group of students on the extended medical degree programme
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Innovation
Imperial

Imperial's Invention Rooms invite the local community to innovate together

The Invention Rooms is a unique space in Imperial’s White City Deep Tech Campus at the heart of the Imperial WestTech Corridor, where the local community and Imperial come together to collaborate, innovate and make…

Two young men in the workshop during the Maker Challenge at the Invention Rooms
Innovation
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Imperial

Imperial research generating green energy

Leading UK clean energy technology company Ceres Power was formed from Imperial research into fuel cells that can be used to generate low-carbon electricity.

Innovation
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University of Glasgow

Chemify: the Glasgow spinout digitising chemistry

Chemify, a University of Glasgow spinout company, aims to revolutionise the field of chemistry through digitisation, speeding up the development of drugs

A chemist adds liquid to a beaker
Research
University of Glasgow

Tackling climate resilience and social inequalities in Glasgow

University of Glasgow researchers are working on a £10.5 million research programme that is helping Scotland’s largest city move towards climate resilience whilst tackling health, social and economic inequalities…

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University of Glasgow

Strengthening Scotland's sovereign capabilities in critical technologies

The Critical Technologies Accelerator (CTA), a University of Glasgow programme, aims to strengthen Scotland's manufacturing base by developing semiconductor, photonics and quantum technologies essential for…