Latest Statements
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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16 January 2023
Higher Education mission groups call for inquiry into the Office for Students
Alongside the Russell Group, HE mission groups including University Alliance, MillionPlus and GuildHE have joined forces to call for a parliamentary inquiry into the Office for Students.
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12 May 2021
Russell Group response to Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill
Russell Group responds to the Government's Bill that contains measures to strengthen free speech and academic freedom at universities in England
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22 April 2021
Russell Group universities set out principles to protect free speech
Statement backed by 24 Vice Chancellors reflects significant work taking place at universities