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...
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
Global Research-Intensive Universities Network issues Ottawa Declaration International Research 6 May 2025 Global Research-Intensive Universities Network issues Ottawa Declaration Leading research universities from across the world have issued a joint declaration to call for intensified international collaboration amid international uncertainty
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...
Newcastle University is innovating to support an ageing UK population Research 22 January 2025 Newcastle University is innovating to support an ageing UK population Meeting the needs of an ageing population is one of the biggest long-term challenges facing UK health and social care. Developing treatments, new products to support independent living and enhancing...
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 for a healthy future Education 8 July 2024 Education for a healthy future Russell Group universities train the nurses, doctors, dentists, technicians and other professionals the NHS needs to cut waiting lists and bring advanced technologies and treatments into everyday use
Associating to EU research and innovation programmes Innovation International 8 July 2024 Associating to EU research and innovation programmes EU R&I programmes bring huge advantages for the UK, boosting jobs and opportunity across the country, building UK research capacity and capabilities and keeping us at the forefront of key...
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.
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 and m
The Cardiff students providing dental care to communities in the Cynon Valley Education 20 January 2025 The Cardiff students providing dental care to communities in the Cynon Valley Mountain Ash Primary Care Dental Unit is a modern, purpose-built clinic situated in an area of high dental need in South Wales
Broken String Biosciences: the Cardiff spinout speeding up drug development Innovation Research 20 January 2025 Broken String Biosciences: the Cardiff spinout speeding up drug development Cardiff University spinout Broken String Biosciences is building a new technology platform designed to make cell and gene therapies safer, more efficient and more affordable for patients and health...
Maximising the impact of university spinouts Innovation 8 July 2024 Maximising the impact of university spinouts UK universities are world-class in tech transfer. Their spinout companies raised £1.66bn in equity funding in 2023, 9.54% of all equity funding raised by UK companies, second only to the US in total...
Educating our future NHS workforce Education 13 February 2025 Educating our future NHS workforce Universities are ready to work with government to refresh the long-term workforce plan and expand training further.
Unilever and the University of Liverpool Research 17 January 2025 Unilever and the University of Liverpool Supported by QR funding, Liverpool and Unilever's long-term strategic partnership established the Materials Innovation Factory (MIF) – a world-class centre for materials chemistry and microbiome...
University groups call for health education taskforce Education 19 February 2024 University groups call for health education taskforce Higher education leaders, including the Russell Group, call for a new taskforce to effectively deliver the NHS Long-Term Workforce Plan
Backing R&D in the Budget can deliver jobs and sustainable growth Research 4 March 2024 Backing R&D in the Budget can deliver jobs and sustainable growth Leading research-intensive universities say that backing research and development in the Budget could deliver the jobs and sustainable growth the UK needs to help tackle cost-of-living challenges
Russell Group supports call for the UK to be a G7 leader on R&D Research 26 March 2024 Russell Group supports call for the UK to be a G7 leader on R&D Sector organisations join together to call for sustained government R&D support
