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• 24 May 2024

  Russell Group responds to OfS consultation on public grant funding

  The Russell Group sets out principles for course-based and student-based funding. 

• 22 May 2024

  Russell Group calls for clarity from OfS to help protect free speech

  The Russell Group responds to draft guidance from the OfS on new legal duties.

• 16 May 2024

  OfS report on financial sustainability of universities

  The Russell Group responds to the OfS's annual report on HE finances.

• 28 September 2023

  Russell Group response to 2023 TEF results

  Our members provide outstanding teaching and learning informed by world-class research, and this is reflected in completion rates and levels of highly-skilled employment for their graduates.

• 05 September 2023

  Russell Group response to UUK report on regulatory burden

  It is important that the OfS and DfE continue to work with the sector to identify ways to reduce bureaucracy and regulatory burden for highly compliant providers.

• 01 June 2023

  Director for Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom

  Russell Group comment on the appointment of Professor Arif Ahmed as the first OfS Director for Freedom of Speech and Academic Freedom

• 16 May 2023

  Comment: Consult on enforcing new English free speech rules

  Russell Group Policy Manager Jamie Roberts sets out the implications of the new Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act for Times Higher Education.

• 11 May 2023

  Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill clears parliamentary scrutiny

  Practical concerns over elements of the legislation remain, but our universities remain determined to continue facilitating free and frank intellectual exchanges.

• 22 March 2023

  Russell Group responds to Lords amendments on Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill

  The safeguards added will go some way to reducing the risk of the tort creating unnecessary bureaucracy and ensure it is used as a backstop to existing processes rather than for vexatious complaints.

• 23 January 2023

  Comment: Red tape prioritised over student hardship

  Russell Group CEO Dr Tim Bradshaw writes for HEPI about the signal a potential rise in OfS fees sends about Government priorities.