Latest Statements
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22 March 2023
Russell Group responds to Lords amendments on Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill
The safeguards added will go some way to reducing the risk of the tort creating unnecessary bureaucracy and ensure it is used as a backstop to existing processes rather than for vexatious complaints.
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17 March 2023
Russell Group response to latest survey highlighting cost of living impacts on students
Universities are doing what they can to step up support but many students are struggling to stay afloat and additional Government support is urgently needed.
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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.