Queen’s has been accepted for membership of the elite Russell Group of UK universities, thereby joining an association of 19 major research-intensive universities which include the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, Bristol, Edinburgh and University College London.
Welcoming the news, the Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Gregson said: “Queen’s is delighted to join the Russell Group of UK universities.
“This invitation is tremendous news. It enhances our role as an attractive destination for postgraduate students, businesses and investment. It also establishes Queen’s and Northern Ireland as one of the main learning centres in the UK.
“Russell Group membership is recognition of the outstanding contributions of our staff over many years and it will enhance the Queen’s Experience for future generations of students.”
The Russell Group is an association of leading UK research-intensive Universities committed to maintaining the highest standards of research, education and knowledge transfer. Russell Group universities are major international institutions which also have a strong national and regional role and influence.
The aims and objectives of the Russell Group are to promote the interests of universities in which teaching and learning are undertaken within a culture of research excellence, and to identify and disseminate new thinking and ideas about the organisation and management of such institutions.
Russell Group members include:
• The University of Birmingham
• The University of Bristol
• The University of Cambridge
• Cardiff University
• The University of Edinburgh
• The University of Glasgow
• Imperial College London
• King’s College London
• The University of Leeds
• The University of Liverpool
• London School of Economics and
Political Science
• The University of Manchester
• Newcastle University
• The University of Nottingham
• The University of Oxford
• Queen’s University Belfast
• The University of Sheffield
• The University of Southampton
• University College London
• The University of Warwick
For further information on the Russell Group click here.
