Latest Statements
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14 May 2024
MAC Review of Graduate Route
Russell Group comments on Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) review of the Graduate Route visa.
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13 May 2024
Higher education sector unites on calls to protect the Graduate Route
Sector bodies have written to the Home Secretary ahead of the MAC review report.
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13 May 2024
Russell Group letter to the Migration Advisory Committee
The Russell Group writes to Professor Brian Bell ahead of the MAC report on the Graduate visa route.
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13 May 2024
Business and HE leaders urge Chancellor to protect the Graduate visa route
Leaders from Chambers of Commerce and business networks across the UK warn against watering down or scrapping the graduate visa route.
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08 May 2024
Russell Group response to data on tuition fee income from China
The Russell Group responds to data on fee income from international students, including those from China.
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26 April 2024
Government consultation on protecting UK universities from national security threats
The Russell Group responds to the new Government consultation on research security.
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25 March 2024
Russell Group response to The Times article on international student fee income
The Russell Group responds to recent reporting in The Times on international student fee income.
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17 March 2024
Russell Group response to Sunday Times article on recruitment of international students on pathway courses
Our universities ensure all students – whatever their pathway to university – are at an appropriate standard to study, both on entry and throughout their course.
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02 February 2024
Russell Group statement on recruitment agent practices
Not every Russell Group university uses recruitment agents, but all that do use recruitment agents are now pledged to the UK Agent Quality Framework (AQF).
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19 December 2023
Russell Group joins with European counterparts to show support for Swiss association to Horizon Europe
In a joint letter with other research-intensive university groups from across Europe, the Russell Group has expressed support for Switzerland joining Horizon Europe to further strengthen the programme.