Policy Documents

Latest Documents

• 21 November 2017

  MAC submission - EEA workers

  Russell Group submission to the Migration Advisory Committee on EEA nationals. 

• 08 November 2017

  EU citizens' rights

  Five areas where resolution and clarity is needed in UK-EU negotiations on citizens’ rights. 

• 27 September 2017

  Technical Workforce and Brexit

  Briefing on the technical workforce at Russell Group universities. 

• 01 August 2017

  Safeguarding EU nationals

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

• 07 June 2017

  International Staff

  Over 42,000 staff from outside the UK are working at Russell Group universities, making up 25% of the overall workforce.

• 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.

• 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.