Policy Documents

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• 23 April 2014

  BIS Select Committee inquiry on university-business collaboration

  The UK’s comparative advantage in business-university collaboration derives from excellent research within our world-class universities and their strong links with business.

• 10 March 2014

  QAA consultation on the quality assurance of transnational education

  It is important that any quality assurance in Transnational Education (TNE) is genuinely risk-based where the nature, frequency, and intensity of reviews vary. 

• 20 February 2014

  House of Lords Science and Technology Committee inquiry on international STEM students

  It is crucial that our visa system continues to support the efforts of our leading universities to attract the very best students, academics and researchers from around the world. 

• 24 January 2014

  HEFCE consultation on performance indicators - research output PI

  The Russell Group supports the proposal to discontinue the performance indicators for research output.

• 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.

• 06 December 2013

  HEFCE Consultation on Financial Memorandum

  The Russell Group responded to the consultation on changes to the Financial Memorandum (now the memorandum of assurance and accountability) between the Funding Council and the institutions it funds. 

• 03 December 2013

  Home Office consultation on visa fees and charges

  Excellent international staff and students are indispensable for world-class universities and a thriving society, culture and economy. 

• 15 November 2013

  HEFCE-HEE consultation on future supply of pharmacy graduates

  The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) and Health Education England (HEE) conducted a review of the supply of pharmacy graduates to the pharmacy workforce in Autumn 2013.

• 30 October 2013

  HEFCE consultation on open access in the post-2014 REF

  The REF should judge research outputs solely on the basis of research quality factors. 

• 30 September 2013

  Education Select Committee Inquiry on ‘Underachievement in Education by White Working Class Children’

  There is limited evidence on the characteristics of the white working class, and of their underachievement in education. The particular educational challenges faced by white working class students would therefore benefit from further analysis.