Regulation

Latest Documents

• 24 March 2016

  Stern Review of the Research Excellence Framework

  The REF is a fundamental part of the UK’s dual support system and has driven up the quality of UK research by supporting a research culture focused on excellence.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.