Latest Statements
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26 May 2023
Students Facing “Perfect Storm” Which Threatens Widening Participation Progress
New report highlights progress against 2020 commitments to boost equality of opportunity.
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06 June 2022
Supporting students' mental health is a 'joint endeavour'
Russell Group CEO Dr Tim Bradshaw writes in the Telegraph about how universities are working to support students with mental health and wellbeing.
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07 April 2022
Helping students to access and succeed at university
The Russell Group sets out its recommendations for improving access to higher education and raising attainment in schools
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24 March 2022
HEPI publishes 2022 Social Mobility Index
Several Russell Group universities have been named in the top 20 of the Higher Education Policy Institute's 2022 Social Mobility Index
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24 June 2021
Response to Sutton Trust research on access to postgraduate study
Report highlights the need to tackle the barriers to low-income students progressing to postgraduate study
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14 May 2021
Russell Group response to Sutton Trust report on measuring disadvantage
Russell Group supports calls for universities to have better data to target access work and contextual admissions
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13 May 2021
Careful design needed to make post-qualification offer system work, says Russell Group
A post-qualification offers system could remove the need for predicted grades while still allowing universities to work with students before they apply to university
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25 February 2021
Russell Group responds to DfE announcement on assessment conditions for summer 2021
Bringing results day forward to early August will help universities to ensure students are not disadvantaged by changes to assessments.
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18 February 2021
UCAS figures show rise in applications
Our response to figures showing a rise in university applications including from the most underrepresented areas.
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20 January 2021
Russell Group response to APPG for Students inquiry on the impact of Covid-19 on students’ tuition and accommodation
Our universities have a range of initiatives to support students and welcome the opportunity to contribute to the inquiry launched by the APPG for Students