Policy Documents

Latest Documents

• 24 October 2020

  Spending review 2020

  The Russell Group's submission to the 2020 Spending Review

• 27 July 2020

  Submission to the BEIS committee inquiry on post- pandemic economic growth

  Russell Group submission to the BEIS committee inquiry on post-pandemic economic growth

• 22 July 2020

  How everyone benefits from world-class research

  An overview of the value of scientific research to all our lives including the economy and public health

• 10 July 2020

  Universities provide fuel for the engines of the UK economy

  Our universities are leading efforts to energise innovators and wealth creators

• 28 May 2020

  Submission to the Education Select Committee Inquiry on the Impacts of Covid-19 on Education

  A Russell Group submission to the Education Select Committee on the impacts of Covid-19.

• 29 October 2019

  2019 UK General Election

  Now that a general election has been confirmed, we have published the Russell Group's policy platform for a new government with people and ideas at its heart.

• 01 November 2017

  House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee - Economics of Higher Education

  Russell Group submission to House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee on the economics of higher education.

• 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.

• 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.

• 06 March 2015

  Dowling Review of university-business collaboration

  Russell Group universities are leaders in establishing long-term multi-dimensional relationships with businesses and contribute out of all proportion to their size on key economic measures.