Student Academic Experience Survey 2025 response Education 12 June 2025 Student Academic Experience Survey 2025 response The Russell Group comments on a new survey of undergraduates from Advance HE and HEPI
Response to the Spending Review 2025 Research 11 June 2025 Response to the Spending Review 2025 The Russell Group responds to the Chancellor's spending plans, including funding for R&D and a boost to AI capabilities
Spending Review 2025 submission Economy Financial sustainability Spending Review 2025 submission Delivering growth and opportunity across the UK through research, innovation and high-level skills
Boosting AI safety in Autonomous Vehicles Innovation 30 May 2025 Boosting AI safety in Autonomous Vehicles WMG at the University of Warwick partners with Wayve to boost AI safety in self-driving cars
Very Light Rail - developing new mass transit Innovation 29 May 2025 Very Light Rail - developing new mass transit University of Warwick develops new light rail which could deliver £2.3bn in economic impact
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...
£86bn of R&D funding announced ahead of the Spending Review Research 8 June 2025 £86bn of R&D funding announced ahead of the Spending Review The Russell Group responds to the government's announcement of R&D funding to 2029/30, ahead of the upcoming Spending Review
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
Joint statement on the future of the EU R&I Framework Programme International Research 29 May 2025 Joint statement on the future of the EU R&I Framework Programme Representatives of universities in the UK, Canada and Switzerland have together welcomed the EU's commitment to a stand-alone research programme
Driving growth through regional innovation clusters Innovation 8 July 2024 Driving growth through regional innovation clusters Russell Group universities across the UK play a crucial role as anchor institutions, collaborating with businesses, education partners and local communities to build and drive regional innovation...
Local partnerships to deliver skills Education 29 April 2025 Local partnerships to deliver skills Russell Group universities are collaborating with local partners to deliver the high-level skills needed to support growth and productivity across the UK
Realising Our Potential: backing talent and strengthening UK research culture and environment Student experience Realising Our Potential: backing talent and strengthening UK research culture and environment Realising Our Potential examines the current UK academic research culture and environment, including the system drivers and incentives which can create challenges and unintended consequences for...
Durham Learning Alliance: giving people the skills they need to get on in life Access & participation Education 17 January 2025 Durham Learning Alliance: giving people the skills they need to get on in life Durham University and four County Durham colleges are working together to expand education opportunities and drive economic growth in North East England.
New government paper on Framework Programme 10 International Research 26 September 2024 New government paper on Framework Programme 10 The Russell Group responds to a new government positioning paper on the Horizon Europe successor
Russell Group response to Heitor report International Research 18 October 2024 Russell Group response to Heitor report The Russell Group responds to a new report on how to maximise the impact of EU research and innovation programmes
Building a global Advanced Manufacturing hub in Sheffield Research 20 January 2025 Building a global Advanced Manufacturing hub in Sheffield The University of Sheffield transformed the former Orgreave coking plant – the site of violent clashes between pickets and police during the miners’ strike in 1984 - into a global hub for advanced...
Response to DSIT’s R&D budget allocations 2025/26 Research 4 April 2025 Response to DSIT’s R&D budget allocations 2025/26 The Russell Group comments on the confirmed R&D budgets for the year ahead, calling for flexible, longer-term funding like QR to be prioritised
Uplifting HEIF funding to drive regional productivity and growth Innovation 27 March 2025 Uplifting HEIF funding to drive regional productivity and growth The Higher Education Innovation Fund (HEIF) is a vital driver of economic growth and regional development delivering on key government objectives
Russell Group response to the Spring Statement Education Research 26 March 2025 Russell Group response to the Spring Statement The Russell Group responds to the Chancellor's statement, highlighting the importance of growing R&D funding at the upcoming Spending Review
The economic impact of R&D activities at Russell Group universities Economy The economic impact of R&D activities at Russell Group universities A 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...
