Policy Documents

Latest Documents

• 01 August 2017

  Safeguarding EU nationals

  A new briefing on the UK Government’s position on EU nationals.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 17 February 2015

  Briefing on the European Fund for Strategic Investments

  The Russell Group is concerned that EU funding originally designated for excellent science and research will be diverted to other EU areas through the European Fund for Strategic Investments.

• 30 June 2014

  Government's Balance of Competences review - Education

  There are significant benefits to the UK of EU action in some areas of education and training. However, these actions are advantageous because they are in addition to (rather than instead of) national government action: the key to success is that EU programmes should complement national policies.

• 30 June 2014

  Government's Science and Innovation Strategy

  Our universities lead the world in producing excellent research – we should aim to secure this position of strength for the long-term, maintaining our international competitiveness and paving the way for future economic growth.

• 17 January 2014

  Government's Balance of Competences review - EU Budget

  EU funding streams are key to the continued growth of research excellence in the UK, to innovation and to the creation of economic value. They are an irreplaceable source of funding for UK universities and for research-intensive universities in particular. The EU provides a unique and highly competitive platform for international collaboration.