Editing Russell Group (section)

==Members==
The Russell Group currently has twenty-four members,<ref name=guardian2012>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/mar/12/russell-group-four-more-universities|date=12 March 2012|title=Russell Group extends membership to four more universities|newspaper=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=9 October 2015|archive-date=12 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112042007/http://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/mar/12/russell-group-four-more-universities|url-status=live}}</ref> of which twenty are from England, two from Scotland, and one from each of Wales and Northern Ireland. Of the English members, five are from [[Greater London]]; three from the [[Yorkshire and the Humber]] region; two from each of the [[North East England|North East]], [[North West England|North West]], [[West Midlands (region)|West Midlands]], [[South West England|South West]] and [[South East England|South East]] regions; and one from each of the [[East Midlands]] and [[East of England|East]] regions. Four Russell Group members are constituent colleges of the [[University of London]] and a fifth London institution, Imperial College London, was part of the University of London until 2007.

The table below gives the members of the group, along with when they joined, their student and staff numbers, and their latest [[Teaching Excellence Framework]] overall rating (non-English universities were not assessed).

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! scope="col" | University
!Nation
! scope="col" | Year of joining
! data-sort-type="number" |  [[Undergraduates|Undergraduate students]] (2021/22)<ref name="HESAStudents">{{cite web |title=Where do HE students study? {{!}} HESA |url=https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/where-study#provider |access-date=31 January 2023 |publisher=[[Higher Education Statistics Agency]] |archive-date=10 February 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210120926/https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/students/where-study#provider |url-status=live }}</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | [[Postgraduates|Postgraduate students]] (2021/22)<ref name="HESAStudents"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Total students (2021/22)<ref name="HESAStudents"/>
! data-sort-type="number" | Total academic staff (2022/23)<ref name="HESAStaff">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/staff/working-in-he|title=Who's working in HE?|access-date=30 January 2024|publisher=[[Higher Education Statistics Agency]]|archive-date=29 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190729033636/https://www.hesa.ac.uk/data-and-analysis/staff/working-in-he|url-status=live}}</ref>
! data-sort-type="number" | [[Teaching Excellence Framework|TEF award]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tef2023.officeforstudents.org.uk/|publisher=Office for Students|access-date=28 September 2023|title=Teaching Excellence Framework 2023 Outcomes|archive-date=13 September 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240913231512/https://tef2023.officeforstudents.org.uk/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|nowrap|{{BUni|Birmingham|full=on}}
|[[England]]
|1994
|25,150
|12,840
|37,990
|3,195
|data-sort-value="0" |Silver†
|-
|nowrap|{{BUni|Bristol|full=on}}
|[[England]]
|1994
|23,055
|8,425
|31,485
|2,830
|data-sort-value="1" |Silver
|-
|nowrap|{{BUni|Cambridge|full=on}}
|[[England]]
|1994
|13,645
|8,960
|22,610
|4,935
|data-sort-value="3" |Gold*
|-
|nowrap|{{BUni|Cardiff|full=on}}
|[[Wales]]
|1998
|23,765
|10,220
|33,985
|2,540
|{{n/a}}
|-
|nowrap|{{BUni|Durham|full=on}}
|[[England]]
|2012
|17,395
|4,835
|22,230
|1,745
|data-sort-value="1" |Silver
|-
|nowrap|{{BUni|Edinburgh|full=on}}
|[[Scotland]]
|1994
|26,000
|15,245
|41,250
|4,200
|{{n/a}}
|-
|nowrap|{{BUni|Exeter|full=on}}
|[[England]]
|2012
|23,755
|8,710
|32,465
|2,320
|data-sort-value="3" |Gold*
|-
|nowrap|{{BUni|Glasgow|full=on}}
|[[Scotland]]
|1994
|23,460
|19,520
|42,980
|3,155
|{{n/a}}
|-
|nowrap|{{BUni|Imperial|full=on}}
|[[England]]
|1994
|11,740
|9,730
|21,470
|3,715
|data-sort-value="2" |Gold
|-
|nowrap|{{BUni|KCL|full=on}}
|[[England]]
|1998
|23,225
|18,270
|41,490
|3,850
|data-sort-value="1" |Silver
|-
|nowrap|{{BUni|Leeds|full=on}}
|[[England]]
|1994
|27,015
|10,175
|37,190
|3,040
|data-sort-value="0" |Silver†
|-
|nowrap|{{BUni|Liverpool|full=on}}
|[[England]]
|1994
|22,265
|6,415
|28,680
|2,440
|data-sort-value="2" |Gold
|-
|nowrap|{{BUni|LSE|full=on}}<sup>‡</sup>
|[[England]]
|1994
|5,575
|7,400
|12,975
|1,095
|data-sort-value="1" |Silver
|-
|nowrap|{{BUni|Manchester|full=on}}
|[[England]]
|1994
|30,900
|15,505
|46,410
|4,195
|data-sort-value="1" |Silver
|-
|nowrap|{{BUni|Newcastle|full=on}}
|[[England]]
|1994
|20,760
|6,520
|27,280
|2,525
|data-sort-value="0" |Silver†
|-
|nowrap|{{BUni|Nottingham|full=on}}
|[[England]]
|1994
|28,690
|8,570
|37,260
|2,870
|data-sort-value="1" |Silver
|-
|nowrap|{{BUni|Oxford|full=on}}
|[[England]]
|1994
|15,685
|11,610
|27,290
|6,005
|data-sort-value="3" |Gold*
|-
|nowrap|{{BUni|Queen Mary|full=on}}<sup>‡</sup>
|[[England]]
|2012
|17,430
|8,615
|26,045
|2,065
|data-sort-value="0" |Silver†
|-
|nowrap|{{BUni|Queen's Belfast|full=on}}
|[[Northern Ireland|N. Ire.]]
|2006
|17,970
|7,325
|25,295
|1,775
|{{n/a}}
|-
|nowrap|{{BUni|Sheffield|full=on}}
|[[England]]
|1994
|20,040
|10,820
|30,860
|2,855
|data-sort-value="1" |Silver
|-
|nowrap|{{BUni|Southampton|full=on}}
|[[England]]
|1994
|15,110
|8,685
|23,795
|2,060
|data-sort-value="1" |Silver
|-
|nowrap|{{BUni|UCL|full=on}}
|[[England]]
|1994
|23,800
|23,030
|46,830
|6,460
|data-sort-value="1" |Silver
|-
|nowrap|{{BUni|Warwick|full=on}}
|[[England]]
|1994
|18,955
|9,870
|28,825
|2,270
|data-sort-value="3" |Gold*
|-
|nowrap|{{BUni|York|full=on}}
|[[England]]
|2012
|15,350
|8,070
|23,420
|1,810
|data-sort-value="2" |Gold
|-
|}

<small>'''Notes:'''<br>
<sup>‡</sup> Member institution of the [[University of London]], awarding its own degrees<br />
<sup>*</sup> Achieved 'Gold' rating in all three categories of the assessment<br />
<sup>†</sup> Achieved overall 'Silver' rating with one category rated 'Bronze'
</small>