Latest Documents
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21 January 2016
Careers advice and guidance inquiry
Too few students from disadvantaged backgrounds are getting the right advice at school and college, but Russell Group universities are helping to fill this gap.
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06 November 2015
Assessing Quality in Higher Education
There are already mechanisms to improve teaching quality. The proposal to introduce an ‘excellence framework’ only increases regulation and potentially duplicates existing processes.
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18 September 2015
Quality Assessment Review Consultation
It is vital that any new quality assessment (QA) system, or adaptation of the current system, supports the globally-renowned quality of UK higher education. A new QA regime should eliminate unnecessary burdens and support a system that recognises and rewards high quality institutions.
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07 September 2015
Comprehensive Spending Review
Our evidence sets out how investing in world-class research, innovation and higher education will build a resilient economy and create highly-skilled jobs. The positive impacts would be felt immediately and continue to deliver across the country for decades to come.
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30 April 2015
Paper on the future of quality assurance in UK higher education
This paper builds on the Russell Group’s submission to the review of quality assessment in England, Wales and Northern Ireland conducted by HEFCE in early 2015.
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23 December 2014
Northern Ireland 2015-16 draft budget consultation
Strong and innovative universities make a huge contribution to the economic productivity of Northern Ireland and we deeply concerned by proposed cuts to their funding.
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30 June 2014
Government's Balance of Competences review - Education
There are significant benefits to the UK of EU action in some areas of education and training. However, these actions are advantageous because they are in addition to (rather than instead of) national government action: the key to success is that EU programmes should complement national policies.
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30 June 2014
Government's Science and Innovation Strategy
Our universities lead the world in producing excellent research – we should aim to secure this position of strength for the long-term, maintaining our international competitiveness and paving the way for future economic growth.
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10 March 2014
QAA consultation on the quality assurance of transnational education
It is important that any quality assurance in Transnational Education (TNE) is genuinely risk-based where the nature, frequency, and intensity of reviews vary.
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20 February 2014
House of Lords Science and Technology Committee inquiry on international STEM students
It is crucial that our visa system continues to support the efforts of our leading universities to attract the very best students, academics and researchers from around the world.
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