Economy

Latest Documents

• 11 December 2024

  Briefing - The impact of QR funding

  QR funding plays a unique role in delivering government priorities, but growing pressure on funding is putting the returns it can deliver for the UK’s economy and society at risk.

• 13 August 2024

  Briefing – International Students in the UK

  International students help make the UK a world leader in education, supporting our economy, society, domestic students and research.

• 08 July 2024

  Briefing – Maximising the impact of university spinouts

  The UK's research-intensive universities are world-class at commercialising their research; generating innovations that have local, national and international impact and supporting jobs across the UK.

• 08 July 2024

  Briefing – Driving growth through regional innovation clusters

  Through collaboration and partnership, our universities are driving innovation clusters to deliver economic growth and transform their local communities.

• 28 June 2024

  Places and People

  New report sets out how Russell Group universities use education, R&D and global links to boost communities and support their local areas.

• 05 June 2024

  A Bright Future

  Our vision is for a healthy, green and more resilient country with a thriving innovation driven economy. A Bright Future is a manifesto that shows how the new Government can harness the strength of research-intensive universities to make this a reality. 

   

• 07 March 2024

  Briefing - Investing in capital

  Infrastructure investment ensures our universities remain competitive and efficient.

• 28 February 2024

  The economic impact of research and commercialisation activities at Russell Group universities

  A new report by London Economics has revealed the economic impact of research and commercialisation activities at Russell Group universities across the UK, with nearly £38billion contributed to the UK in 2021/22 alone.

• 30 November 2022

  University spinouts: a British success story

  In 2020/21, businesses spun out of the 24 Russell Group universities alone created 33,000 jobs and brought in £4.9bn of investment to towns and cities across the country.

• 14 November 2022

  Securing a resilient higher education funding system to support students and boost the UK economy

  Russell Group analysis shows that by 2024/25, per-student funding will be at its lowest point this millennium.