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Top universities pledge more support for care leavers to widen access to courses

The Russell Group has set out a plan to improve the transparency and consistency of contextual offers to remove barriers for prospective students.

The Independent UK

UK’s top universities received £2.8m worth of funding from Meta last year

Campaigners urged universities to be more cautious in their engagement with Facebook’s owner

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: Scale of Chinese financial investment in UK universities

Exclusive: New figures reveal the scale of Chinese investment in presitigious UK universities, amid concerns bout Bejing’s influence

The Independent UK

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DfE to stop grading English schools based on proportion of Russell Group students

Updated accountability measures aim to encourage school leavers towards wider range of institutions and vocational options

The Guardian - UK

Alarm at first fall in disadvantaged students in England reaching university

Proportion of students eligible for free school meals at 15 who progress to higher education falls from 29.2% to 29%

The Guardian - UK

Gap between private and state school pupils going to top universities widens

A social mobility expert has called the latest higher education participation figures a ‘national scandal’.

Evening Standard

Tory immigration policies risk over-reliance on Chinese students, ex-universities minister warns

Exclusive: Chris Skidmore says restrictions on international students risk a funding crisis

The Guardian - UK

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Is the Russell Group still relevant?

The prestigious cabal of top universities want you to think they will always be on top. But in the real world, things may be changing

The Guardian - UK

Students should prepare ‘back-up plan’ in case they miss out on university place

Vivienne Stern, chief executive of Universities UK, has advised school leavers to do some preparation ahead of A-level results day.

The Independent UK

Competition for leading UK universities ‘could be tougher’ this year

President of Universities UK says ‘massive expansion’ of applicants after Covid will make places harder to secure

The Guardian - UK

Students could face competition for university places amid capacity pressures

Some top universities could limit numbers in certain subject areas due to infrastructure pressures, president of UUK suggests.

The Independent UK

Top universities pledge to incorporate AI use in teaching: ‘Opportunity rather than a threat’

‘The rapid rise of generative AI will mean we need to continually review and re-evaluate our assessment practices’

The Independent UK

Top universities pledge to adapt teaching and assessment to incorporate AI use

All of the Russell Group universities have reviewed their academic conduct policies to reflect the emergence of generative artificial intelligence.

The Independent UK

UK universities may be hit financially by ban on overseas student families

The Home Secretary should lobby the Chancellor ‘to help universities recoup their losses’, a think tank director said.

The Independent UK

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Cross-party congress renews calls for rejection of controversial Ravenscraig rail freight hub appeal

The proposals from the Russell Group were thrown out by North Lanarkshire Council in December last year

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