Latest Statements
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23 May 2023
Russell Group responds to new measures on international students
Read the Russell Group response to new measures on international students announced today (23 May) by the Home Office.
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18 May 2023
Russell Group response to OfS report on financial sustainability
Revenue from international students is reinvested into high-quality education and research to benefit all students, but is now being asked to cover increasing deficits in both domestic teaching and publicly-funded research.
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16 May 2023
Russell Group response to report on benefits of international students to the UK
International students make a huge contribution to the UK, enriching the learning environment for domestic students and supporting the provision of high-quality education and research across the country.
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24 April 2023
Comment: Research security must be an international effort
Read Russell Group Policy Manager Ben Moore's blog in Research Professional on the importance of working with international partners to protect national security.
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06 April 2023
Russell Group responds to proposals for Pioneer programme
Read the Russell Group's response to the publication of the prospectus for Pioneer, the UK Government's package of proposals to support the research and innovation sector if full association to Horizon Europe is not finalised.
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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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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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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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01 February 2023
More UK success in latest round of EU R&D grants
UK-based researchers continue to be one of the most successful groups of applicants to EU's Horizon Europe programmes - securing 45 grants in latest round of ERC grants.
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21 November 2022
Investment in R&D will support sector while Horizon negotiations continue
Read the Russell Group response to news that up to £484m of funding is being released to the sector to provide reassurance while Horizon negotiations continue.