Impact

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

19 February 2025
Impact story
Access & participation
University of Exeter

University of Exeter's bespoke access pathway for mature students

A mature student working in a classroom
20 January 2025
Impact story
Access & participation
UCL

UCL partnerships are widening access to HE for pupils across London

15 February 2025
Impact story
Access & participation
Research
University of Warwick

The Warwick study making life better for care leavers

17 January 2025
Impact story
Access & participation
University of Oxford

Opening new access pathways to Oxford

Access & participation
University of Cambridge

A stepping stone to Cambridge for students facing disadvantage

The Cambridge Foundation Year is a unique course intended to provide a stepping stone to Cambridge for students who have been prevented from realising their potential due to educational disadvantage or disruption.​…

Research
University of Cambridge

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

An engineer fits a solar panel to the roof of a house
Access & participation
Education
University of Bristol

The Bristol researchers shifting thinking on education policy

Research led by the University of Bristol has redefined how school performance data is understood in England, challenging entrenched assumptions and shaping policies to promote social mobility

A teacher leads a secondary school class