Latest Statements
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08 September 2015
Comprehensive Spending Review 2015
Our submission to the Spending Review sets out the opportunities for building a resilient economy and creating highly-skilled jobs that come from investing in world-class research, innovation and higher education.
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12 August 2015
Statement ahead of A Level results 2015
Good luck to students getting their A Level results tomorrow. Our universities may have places available through Clearing and Adjustment - students should get in touch with UCAS for more information.
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12 August 2015
National Student Survey 2015
Students at Russell Group universities continue to express higher than average levels of overall satisfaction with the quality of their course.
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04 August 2015
World at One interview about teaching excellence
Dr Wendy Piatt, discusses teaching excellence and quality assurance at Russell Group universities with the BBC's Mark Mundell in light of the creation of a "Teaching Excellence Framework" by the Government.
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24 July 2015
HEFCE changes open access policy
Changes to HEFCE's open access policy will ease the administrative burden on staff in our universities.
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22 July 2015
University funding cuts
We are disappointed that vital funding for science research and teaching has been cut.
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16 July 2015
Offa access agreements
More students from disadvantaged backgrounds are going to our universities - but the long-term challenge remains underachievement at school and poor advice on choosing A-levels and degree courses.
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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