Latest Statements
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08 July 2015
Summer Budget 2015
We welcome the announcement that from 2017-18 tuition fees will increase in line with inflation for universities that provide excellent teaching
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01 July 2015
Teaching excellence
The Russell Group has commented on the speech by Universities Minister Jo Johnson which outlined plans for a Teaching Excellence Framework
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29 June 2015
Quality assurance
A new quality assurance regime should be risk-based, proportionate and light-touch, and reward high quality institutions
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04 June 2015
OFFA annual monitoring report
The Russell Group responds to the OFFA annual monitoring report
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21 May 2015
Response to Universitas21 world rankings
Dr Wendy Piatt responds to the Universitas21 ranking of National Higher Education Systems
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26 February 2015
New Office for Fair Access strategy
Fair access really matters to Russell Group universities but we remain concerned about the emphasis on targets and regulation that will not solve this very complex problem
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29 January 2015
Alternative providers
The Russell Group welcomes more robust measures of quality assurace at "alternative" providers of higher education
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21 November 2014
Russell Group sign Leiden Statement on the social sciences and humanities
The Russell Group has signed the Leiden Statement recognising the importance of social sciences and humanities research
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07 October 2014
Quality assessment in higher education
Dr Wendy Piatt comments on the announcement on quality assessment in higher education.
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18 September 2014
Response to HEPI report on student number controls
The Russell Group has responded to HEPI's report on student numbers.