EU & International

Latest Documents

• 01 June 2017

  FP9 priorities

  Read our new briefing on priorities for the next EU Framework Programme (FP9).

• 09 May 2017

  May 2017 - Brexit briefing

  Read our latest Brexit briefing.

• 06 April 2017

  Brexit and the labour market

  The Russell Group has published its response to the House of Lords Select Committee on Economic Affairs Inquiry - Brexit and the labour market.

• 31 January 2017

  Submission - HoC Home Affairs Committee - immigration

  Staff and students from across the globe help us maintain our position as a world-leading research nation.

• 08 September 2016

  Response to Science & Technology committee - leaving the EU

  The referendum result has significant impact on our universities and we must seek a positive outcome 

• 20 November 2015

  EU Membership and the Effectiveness of UK Science

  Science is a global pursuit and is most effective when ideas and people are mobile across borders. EU membership helps to underpin the competitiveness of our leading universities and the UK economy as a whole.

• 18 September 2015

  Review of skilled worker visa route

  Proposals being considered by the Migration Advisory Committee could have significant negative consequences for the UK’s universities and research base. Careful consideration is needed before any reforms are made to the Tier 2 route to ensure universities can continue to recruit and retain world-leading academics and researchers and to attract talented international students.

• 03 July 2015

  Review of salary thresholds for skilled worker visas

  We are concerned about the impact that an increase in the minimum salary thresholds for Tier 2 (skilled worker) visas could have for our universities' ability to attract and retain international staff across a range of roles, and in the attractiveness of the UK for international students who may find it harder to switch from Tier 4 into Tier 2. 

• 14 June 2015

  EU data protection regulations

  A joint statement with research charities and organisations calling on the European Parliament, Commission and Council to maintain exemptions that will allow vital research to continue under proposed new data protection regulations.

• 10 March 2015

  Russell Group immigration discussion in the House of Lords

  The Russell Group held a lunch discussion on the issue of international students and staff, and the impact of recent changes to immigration policy on our universities and the UK as a whole. This is a note of the meeting in the House of Lords on 10 March 2015.