Education

Latest Documents

• 07 April 2017

  New DLHE consultation response

  The Russell Group has responded to the new Destinations of Leavers from Higher Education (DLHE) consultation.

• 19 January 2017

  Submission to HoC Sci& Tech committee - skills gap

  STEM training at an RGU gives graduates the skills needed to become the high quality labour force and leaders of the future.

• 18 March 2016

  Apprenticeships inquiry

  Russell Group universities are exploring how to use apprenticeships to train staff and how they can work with employers to offer degree apprenticeships.

• 25 January 2016

  Response to the HE green paper

  The Russell Group has responded to the Government's green paper, Fulfilling our potential: teaching excellence, social mobility and student choice.

• 21 January 2016

  Careers advice and guidance inquiry

  Too few students from disadvantaged backgrounds are getting the right advice at school and college, but Russell Group universities are helping to fill this gap.

• 06 November 2015

  Assessing Quality in Higher Education

  There are already mechanisms to improve teaching quality. The proposal to introduce an ‘excellence framework’ only increases regulation and potentially duplicates existing processes.

• 18 September 2015

  Quality Assessment Review Consultation

  It is vital that any new quality assessment (QA) system, or adaptation of the current system, supports the globally-renowned quality of UK higher education. A new QA regime should eliminate unnecessary burdens and support a system that recognises and rewards high quality institutions.

• 07 September 2015

  Comprehensive Spending Review

  Our evidence sets out how investing in world-class research, innovation and higher education will build a resilient economy and create highly-skilled jobs. The positive impacts would be felt immediately and continue to deliver across the country for decades to come.

• 30 April 2015

  Paper on the future of quality assurance in UK higher education

  This paper builds on the Russell Group’s submission to the review of quality assessment in England, Wales and Northern Ireland conducted by HEFCE in early 2015.

• 23 December 2014

  Northern Ireland 2015-16 draft budget consultation

  Strong and innovative universities make a huge contribution to the economic productivity of Northern Ireland and we deeply concerned by proposed cuts to their funding.