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Russell Group

The Russell Group is a self-selected association of twenty-four public research universities in the United Kingdom. The group is headquartered in Cambridge and was established in 1994 to represent its members' interests, principally to government and parliament. It was incorporated in 2007. Its members are often perceived as being the UK's best…

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Headquarters
50/60 Station Road Cambridge CB1 2JH
Formation
1994; 32 years ago (1994)
Key people
Tim Bradshaw (chief executive) · Chris Day (chair 2023–2026)
Members
University of Birmingham · University of Bristol · University of Cambridge · Cardiff University · Durham University
Region served
United Kingdom
Type
Association of United Kingdom-based universities

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History

Organisation

  • Imperial Imperial College London
  • King's King's College London
  • LSE London School of Economics
  • Queen Mary Queen Mary University of London
  • UCL University College London
  • Chris Day Chris Day (hepatologist)

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Russell Group

Nodes84
Edges83
Triples210
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.02381
Components1

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Russell Group

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related to history · 42
Russell Group → Birmingham, Bristol, Britain's, British, Cambridge, Cardiff University, Committee, Director General, Economics, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Hotel Russell, Imperial College London, In, In December, In March, In November, King's College London, Leeds, Liverpool
related to 'Elite' status questioned · 39
Russell Group → Aberdeen, Another, Bath, Cambridge, David Watson, Dundee, Durham University, East Anglia, Golden Triangle, Goldsmiths, Group, Heriot-Watt, Higher Education Policy Institute, Imperial, In, Kent, Lancaster, Leicester, Loughborough, LSE
Members · 24
Russell Group → Cardiff University, Durham University, Imperial College London, King's College London, London School of Economics, Newcastle University, Queen Mary University of London, Queen's University Belfast, University College London, University of Birmingham, University of Bristol, University of Cambridge, University of Edinburgh, University of Exeter, University of Glasgow, University of Leeds, University of Liverpool, University of Manchester, University of Nottingham, University of Oxford
related to Members · 23
Russell Group → East, East Midlands, England, English, Four Russell Group, Greater London, Humber, Imperial College London, London, North East, North West, Northern Ireland, Of, Scotland, South East, South West, Teaching Excellence Framework, The, The Russell Group, University
related to Selectivity · 17
Russell Group → Aberdeen, All, Arts London, Durham, London, Queen Mary University, Queen's University Belfast, St Andrews, St George's, Strathclyde, Sutton, Sutton Trust's, The, The Sutton, UCAS, UK, University
related to Research · 13
Russell Group → English, English Russell Group, HEFCE, In, Lancaster, Leicester, LSE, REF, Research England, Research Excellence Framework, The, The LSE, Universities
related to Rankings · 11
Russell Group → ARWU, Complete, Guardian, In, QS, St Andrews, THE, The Russell Group, Times/Sunday Times, UK, University
related to Widening access · 10
Russell Group → Analysis, Bolívar, Durham, In, Labour Party, Lies, Opening Doors, She, This, Vikki Bolívar
related to Sustainability · 7
Russell Group → An Environmental Sustainability Network, December, November, Scope, The, The Group, UK
related to Leadership · 6
Russell Group → Chief Executive Tim Bradshaw, Chris Day, Newcastle, The Russell Group, University, Vice-Chancellor

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group russell universities members research university uk london institutions higher top 20 english education funding 1994 united kingdom cambridge 2021

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Russell GroupFormation1994; 32 years ago (1994)1.00infobox
Russell GroupHeadquarters50/60 Station Road Cambridge CB1 2JH1.00infobox
Russell GroupKey peopleTim Bradshaw (chief executive)1.00infobox
Russell GroupKey peopleChris Day (chair 2023–2026)1.00infobox
Russell GroupMembersUniversity of Birmingham1.00infobox
Russell GroupMembersUniversity of Bristol1.00infobox
Russell GroupMembersUniversity of Cambridge1.00infobox
Russell GroupMembersCardiff University1.00infobox
Russell GroupMembersDurham University1.00infobox
Russell GroupMembersUniversity of Edinburgh1.00infobox
Russell GroupMembersUniversity of Exeter1.00infobox
Russell GroupMembersUniversity of Glasgow1.00infobox
Russell GroupMembersImperial College London1.00infobox
Russell GroupMembersKing's College London1.00infobox
Russell GroupMembersUniversity of Leeds1.00infobox
Russell GroupMembersUniversity of Liverpool1.00infobox
Russell GroupMembersLondon School of Economics1.00infobox
Russell GroupMembersUniversity of Manchester1.00infobox
Russell GroupMembersNewcastle University1.00infobox
Russell GroupMembersUniversity of Nottingham1.00infobox
Russell GroupMembersUniversity of Oxford1.00infobox
Russell GroupMembersQueen Mary University of London1.00infobox
Russell GroupMembersQueen's University Belfast1.00infobox
Russell GroupMembersUniversity of Sheffield1.00infobox
Russell GroupMembersUniversity of Southampton1.00infobox
Russell GroupMembersUniversity College London1.00infobox
Russell GroupMembersUniversity of Warwick1.00infobox
Russell GroupMembersUniversity of York1.00infobox
Russell GroupRegion servedUnited Kingdom1.00infobox
Russell GroupTypeAssociation of United Kingdom-based universities1.00infobox

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