Research

Realising Our Potential: Backing Talent and Strengthening UK Research Culture and Environment

This report and toolkit examines the current UK academic research culture and environment, including the system drivers and incentives which can create challenges and unintended consequences for researchers. The report is based on conversations and interviews with almost 100 representatives from universities (including researchers at all career stages), funders and publishers.

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Profile of the Russell Group of Universities

Facts and figures about the 24 universities which make up the Russell Group.

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Engines of growth: The impact of research at Russell Group universities

The UK enjoys a world-leading position in producing excellent research, with the country’s research-intensive universities at the heart of our success. But our universities are also focused on taking that further – constantly looking for ways in which research can deliver real world impacts for the economy and society.

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Report on the economic impact of capital investment plans by Russell Group Universities

Spending on buildings and facilities by Russell Group universities will generate billions for the economy and thousands of new jobs across the country in years to come.

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Jewels in the Crown: the importance and characteristics of the UK’s world-class universities

This report sets out the key characteristics of world-class universities, explores the environments that make them successful and the benefits that our leading universities bring to the UK.

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The social impact of research conducted in Russell Group universities

This report and film look to demonstrate how research in our universities has huge, positive impacts on our health, quality of life, culture, society and environment.

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The economic impact of research conducted in Russell Group universities

This report focusses on the benefits of university research to new and existing businesses, and shows how that research serves as a platform for economic growth in the UK.

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Staying on top: The challenge of sustaining world-class higher education in the UK

This report, released shortly after the UK General Election in May 2010, warns of the dangers of under-investment in Britain’s leading research-intensive universities and the wider implications for the health of the UK economy.

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