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 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.
Edinburgh researchers using AI to identify breast cancer patients
Edinburgh researchers have used a new AI-powered test to identify breast cancer patients in the earliest stage of the disease.
Building the world's first compound semiconductor cluster in Wales
Cardiff University is lead partner in a consortium which created the world's first compound semiconductor cluster in Wales
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…
The Cardiff students providing dental care to communities in the Cynon Valley
Mountain Ash Primary Care Dental Unit is a modern, purpose-built clinic situated in an area of high dental need in South Wales
LUNG SHOT: the Queen's University Belfast research project improving lung cancer screening across Ireland
Queen's University Belfast has secured a significant grant to lead a groundbreaking project aimed at establishing lung cancer screening programmes across the island of Ireland
Addressing digital exclusion in south Belfast
Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) has worked with local skills providers to create a new digital ICT qualification designed to address needs identified through 'Growing Up in the Market' a longitudinal study…
Preparing for a safe digital future in Northern Ireland
To achieve a safe digital future, collaborative innovation between industry and academia must keep pace with new technologies like AI and quantum. Russell Group universities are finding new ways to use research and…
Chemify: the Glasgow spinout digitising chemistry
Chemify, a University of Glasgow spinout company, aims to revolutionise the field of chemistry through digitisation, speeding up the development of drugs and m
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…