Policy Documents

Latest Documents

• 20 December 2017

  OfS consultation submissions

  Russell Group submissions to the Office for Students (OfS) consultations on regulatory framework, market entry and registration fees.

• 13 July 2017

  Priorities for the OfS Regulatory Framework

  The creation of the Office for Students (OfS) presents an opportunity to develop a new risk-based regulatory framework, which meets the needs of students and the sector.

• 27 March 2017

  Registration fees payable to OfS - our response

  The Russell Group response on registration fees that higher education providers will pay to the Office for Students (OfS).

• 23 March 2017

  Higher Education & Research Bill - March 2017 briefing

  Read our latest briefing on Lords' amendments to the Higher Education and Research Bill.

• 01 June 2016

  National Innovation Plan ideas

  Our universities are a vital part of the UK knowledge base but the country could be more effective in allowing new ideas to develop and grow into commercial success.

• 31 March 2016

  Fundraising Preference Service

  The Fundraising Preference Service should reflect the distinctive nature of the relationships we develop with alumni and the genuinely different approaches universities use in fundraising.

• 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.

• 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.