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
Driving innovation for a healthier, greener and inclusive future for Leeds
The University of Leeds is driving regional innovation and economic growth through its place-based approach, leveraging research and innovation expertise, student talent, and collaborative partnerships.
Driving investment in innovation in Edinburgh and beyond
The University of Edinburgh has helped deliver innovation-led growth in Scotland and across the UK by helping businesses secure more than £200m of investment over the past five years.
Atelerix: the Newcastle spinout transforming the storage of biological materials
Newcastle University spinout Atelerix has developed transformative technology that helps researchers and businesses store and transport biological materials safely at ambient temperatures, removing the need for…
Broken String Biosciences: the Cardiff spinout speeding up drug development
Cardiff University spinout Broken String Biosciences is building a new technology platform designed to make cell and gene therapies safer, more efficient and more affordable for patients and health services such as…
University of York and Greensphere Capital: commercialising solutions to climate change and biodiversity loss
The University of York has partnered with sustainability investor Greensphere Capital in a £150 million fund designed to invest in and scale market-leading businesses that successfully commercialise solutions to the…
Autolus: the UCL spinout creating life-changing treatments for incurable blood cancer
UCL spin-out Autolus – which since its inception in 2014 has raised $921.6m, now employs over 460 people and has plans to expand its production facility in Stevenage – continues to partner with UCL and NHS hospitals…
Queen Mary research is shaping the future of solar energy
Queen Mary Innovation (QMI) is a technology transfer company wholly owned by Queen Mary University of London. QMI has entered into over 400 IP agreements returning over £20 million to Queen Mary from…
Nottingham researchers developing new technology to treat Tourette’s
Two digital technologies based on research by University of Nottingham experts to reduce the severity of tics in people with Tourette’s are closer to patient use in the NHS after being recommended in draft guidance…
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
Turing Innovation Catalyst Manchester
The Turing Innovation Catalyst Manchester (TIC) was established in April 2023 with £5m of seed funding secured from the GM Innovation Accelerator scheme, a two-year pilot programme run by Innovate UK to link local R…
KCL business students supporting London SMEs and charities
Since 2017/18, King’s Business School (KBS) has run a project which has provided KBS student consultancy support to over 100 SMEs and charities, primarily based in the London boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark and…
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.
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.