Convening partners in Bristol to improve opportunity Access & participation 25 April 2025 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
Strengthening Scotland's sovereign capabilities in critical technologies Innovation Research 17 January 2025 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...
Leave to Achieve: response to new SMF report on social mobility Access & participation 9 June 2025 Leave to Achieve: response to new SMF report on social mobility The Russell Group comments on a new report from the Social Market Foundation on the contribution of universities to social mobility
Building opportunity for all Access & participation 4 June 2025 Building opportunity for all Tackling educational inequality and improving life chances for learners across the UK
Russell Group universities pledge more support for care leavers among new access commitments Access & participation 4 June 2025 Russell Group universities pledge more support for care leavers among new access commitments In a new briefing paper, Building Opportunity For All, the Russell Group sets out the ways universities are contributing to government's opportunity mission
Supporting first-generation and care experienced students in Liverpool Access & participation 17 January 2025 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
Chemify: the Glasgow spinout digitising chemistry Innovation Research 17 January 2025 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
LUNG SHOT: the Queen's University Belfast research project improving lung cancer screening across Ireland Research 20 January 2025 LUNG SHOT: the Queen's University Belfast research project improving lung cancer screening across Ireland Queen's University Belfast has secured a significant grant to lead a groundbreaking project aimed at establishing lung cancer screening programmes across the island of Ireland
Widening participation and improving outcomes for students at Leeds Access & participation 3 February 2025 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.
Russell Group welcomes UPP Foundation inquiry into widening access Access & participation 3 April 2025 Russell Group welcomes UPP Foundation inquiry into widening access The Russell Group responds to the launch of a new inquiry that aims to contribute to the success of the government's opportunity mission
Opening new access pathways to Oxford Access & participation 17 January 2025 Opening new access pathways to Oxford In 2024 the University of Oxford launched a series of new access initiatives for young people from disadvantaged and under-represented backgrounds in regions of the UK where fewer students currently...
UCL partnerships are widening access to HE for pupils across London Access & participation 20 January 2025 UCL partnerships are widening access to HE for pupils across London Through access and widening participation work, UCL reaches around 1,000 schools and colleges each year, working with teachers and pupils from aged seven until 18
Preparing for a safe digital future in Northern Ireland Innovation 20 January 2025 Preparing for a safe digital future in Northern Ireland To achieve a safe digital future, collaborative innovation between industry and academia must keep pace with new technologies like AI and quantum. Russell Group universities are finding new ways to...
Response to SMF report on care experienced students Access & participation 2 December 2024 Response to SMF report on care experienced students The Russell Group comments on a new report from the Social Market Foundation about opportunities for care-experienced and estranged students in higher education
Supporting the UK skills pipeline with degree apprenticeships at Queen Mary Education 20 January 2025 Supporting the UK skills pipeline with degree apprenticeships at Queen Mary In 2015, Queen Mary University of London became the first Russell Group university in the UK to deliver degree apprenticeships, and to date has enrolled over 1,000 apprentices across seven programmes
Queen Mary research is improving health outcomes for South Asian communities Research 20 January 2025 Queen Mary research is improving health outcomes for South Asian communities South Asian communities have some of the highest rates of heart disease, diabetes and poor health in the UK. Genes & Health is a Queen Mary University of London research study set up to help fight...
Education: Delivering skills for growth Education 8 July 2024 Education: Delivering skills for growth Over the coming years, a highly-skilled workforce will be crucial to boosting productivity and tackling some of society’s biggest challenges such as delivering a net zero economy, maximising the...
Helping under-represented students succeed Access & participation 8 July 2024 Helping under-represented students succeed In collaboration with schools, colleges and other partners, universities have a key role to play in helping to tackle educational inequalities, removing obstacles to success in higher education and...
Addressing digital exclusion in south Belfast Access & participation 20 January 2025 Addressing digital exclusion in south Belfast Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) has worked with local skills providers to create a new digital ICT qualification designed to address needs identified through 'Growing Up in the Market' a longitudinal...
Edinburgh researchers using AI to identify breast cancer patients Research 3 February 2025 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.
