Latest Statements
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15 March 2023
Harnessing UK expertise in innovation crucial to growth
Read the Russell Group's response to the 2023 Spring Budget.
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13 March 2023
Students facing poverty as cost of living crisis hits studies, new research shows
The survey of 8,800 university students carried out by Russell Group Students’ Unions is the largest study on financial pressures currently facing students to date.
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08 March 2023
ATAS vetting scheme delays deterring talent and putting research projects at risk
Russell Group warns that ATAS delays are endangering research in vital areas such as medicine, engineering and computer science and undermining the UK’s science superpower ambitions.
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07 March 2023
Russell Group: potential of LLE could be 'transformational'
Read the Russell Group's response to the Department for Education's announcement on its Lifelong Loan Entitlement proposals.
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06 March 2023
Russell Group responds to the Science and Technology Framework
Read the Russell Group's response to the release of the Government's Science and Technology Framework on 6 March 2023.
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03 March 2023
Next Chair of Russell Group announced
Newcastle University Vice Chancellor Professor Chris Day has been named as the new Chair of the Russell Group, taking over from current chair, Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, later this year.
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03 March 2023
Russell Group response to latest reports on UK association to Horizon Europe
The R&D sector needs to see a clear signal from both the UK Government and EU that full UK participation in EU programmes remains the priority, so that talks can begin in parallel to Windsor framework implementation.
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01 March 2023
R&D Sector urges rapid progress on UK association to EU programmes
Representatives of the UK, Irish and wider European research, innovation and business communities have signed a joint statement urging rapid progress on UK association to EU programmes, including Horizon Europe, Copernicus and Euratom.
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24 February 2023
Russell Group response to latest ONS statistics on student cost of living
Today’s ONS figures highlight the concerning impact that growing financial pressures are having on university students across the country.
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22 February 2023
Russell Group response to return of £1.6 billion funding earmarked for UK association to Horizon Europe
Regardless of where the funding is allocated for accounting purposes, what is important is for the Government to deliver on its commitment to increase investment in UK research and innovation significantly.