The University of York is to become a member of the influential Russell Group of leading UK universities
Posted on 12 March 2012
The Vice-Chancellor Professor Brian Cantor said: “It is an honour and a privilege to accept this invitation from the Russell Group. We have been invited to become a member of a group of highly prestigious universities as a consequence of the great progress we have made since our founding in the 1960s. We are not yet 50 years old but our research has a worldwide reputation for excellence and the quality of our teaching and student experience is acknowledged throughout the UK and beyond. York is a truly international university but we are also deeply committed to the great city of which we are a part.”
York’s move to the Russell Group will coincide with its resignation from the 1994 Group which represents smaller research-intensive universities. The Vice-Chancellor said: “We are disappointed to be leaving the 1994 Group of which we were a founder member. We are grateful for the unstinting support we have received from our 1994 Group colleagues and wish them well in the future.”
The Russell Group statement is here: russellgroup.ac.uk/russell-group-latest-news/151-2012/5216-russell-group-of-universities-agrees-to-expand/
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