Impact
Real-world examples highlighting the positive economic, societal and cultural impacts of Russell Group universities in every region and nation of the UK.
Feature: Access & participation
University of Exeter's bespoke access pathway for mature students
UCL partnerships are widening access to HE for pupils across London
The Warwick study making life better for care leavers
Opening new access pathways to Oxford
The Nottingham spinout improving brain scans to detect dementia
University of Nottingham spin-out company Cerca Magnetics is using quantum technology to develop wearable brain scanners that could help detect early signs of dementia
gaitQ: the Oxford spinout transforming the lives of people with Parkinson's
University of Oxford spin-out gaitQ has developed a range of wearable mobility aids and medical technologies that are helping transform the lives of people living with Parkinson’s disease
Ardwick Climate Action: creating green space for residents of Manchester
Ardwick Climate Action, with the support of researchers from the University of Manchester, launched a green route where local people can avoid the excessive pollution caused by motor vehicles.
LSE's Just Transition Finance Lab: supporting local net zero transitions
Working with the Energy Systems Catapult, London School of Economics Just Transition Finance Lab conducted an applied research project with Westminster City Council and Cumberland Unitary Authority to enhance the…
KCL extended medical degree is widening participation to medicine
The 6-year Extended Medical Degree Programme (EMDP) offered by King’s College London is aimed at educationally disadvantaged students and students from non-traditional backgrounds who have the potential to complete a…
Puraffinity: the Imperial alumni removing forever chemicals from wastewater
Puraffinity was formed in 2015 by two Imperial international students, Henrik Hagemann and Gabi Santosa, a green technology company that has developed materials that remove harmful ‘forever’ chemicals from wastewater…
Imperial research generating green energy
Leading UK clean energy technology company Ceres Power was formed from Imperial research into fuel cells that can be used to generate low-carbon electricity.
Tackling climate resilience and social inequalities in Glasgow
University of Glasgow researchers are working on a £10.5 million research programme that is helping Scotland’s largest city move towards climate resilience whilst tackling health, social and economic inequalities…
Strengthening Scotland's sovereign capabilities in critical technologies
The Critical Technologies Accelerator (CTA), a University of Glasgow programme, aims to strengthen Scotland's manufacturing base by developing semiconductor, photonics and quantum technologies essential for…
The Cambridge spinout improving early diagnosis of oesophageal cancer
University of Cambridge spinout firm Cyted Health has developed a non-invasive test which uses AI to help NHS clinicians identify the early signs of oesophageal cancer in tissue samples.
Using AI to identify hard-to-decarbonise housing in Cambridge
Breakthroughs in clean energy are helping change the way we power homes and innovative approaches to energy efficiency are helping councils and other partners transform local housing stock
Healthcare innovation at the University of Birmingham
The University of Birmingham’s world-leading academic and clinical research and infrastructure is at the heart of a growing regional ecosystem for life-changing science.