Nearly one in four of our London interviewees had an Oxbridge degree. Between 2013 and 2015 we interviewed over 2,300 trainees for our True Picture reviews. He says: “We are not ultimately losing out – our reputation is recognised, and many of our courses rank highly in the league tables. The range of universities feeding the market grew by 14% in three years. Non-Russell Group Aspiring Solicitors has 600+ legal professionals and alumni available to provide insight and advice to our members to help increase diversity in the legal profession. She says: “Just take a course like geography – the choice of modules on offer really ranges at different institutions.”, Mike Nicholson, Director of Student Recruitment and Admissions, thinks that this helps to ensure they do not lose out to, Russell Group universities on rival courses, Our overall university rankings are also high. We expect that more firms will adopt techniques like this in the years ahead as they acknowledge the need to be more diverse. Don't get lazy and assume you've made it: the name of your university is not an elixir that will impel recruiters to hand you a training contract. EDITORIAL Slowly sneaking up on the heels of that long-heralded marker of school academic prowess – how many pupils get into Oxbridge – has been a relatively new statistic: rather, how many Russell Group successes a school has. This is a big attraction for students, because so many now quite rightly think about their. In all, 83 UK universities were represented in our sample – an encouraging 14% increase on the total in our previous 2012 report, signalling attempts to attract more diverse candidates. In fact, the original grouping of Russell Group universities was entirely self-selected. Regardless of which university you're at, concentrate on trying to tick all of the boxes. Occupational Therapy Lecturer and Admissions Tutor Pam Toothill believes that students who take time to research the course choose it because of its reputation. Professor Katie Normington, Senior Vice Principal of, Professor Normington is adamant that many non-Russell Group universities like Royal Holloway offer better student experience and courses for a number of reasons, often including size and curriculum, Many of the best universities for many courses are also frequently found outside the Russell Group. If you mill about for three years, get poor grades and put no thought into your future legal career, then don't expect a flood of training contract offers. We also found that London attracted the highest proportion of overseas graduates. Membership is clearly no bar to success, as many of them regularly feature in the lists of leading universities in the country for academic results, student satisfaction and for courses. Professor Normington is adamant that many non-Russell Group universities like Royal Holloway offer better student experience and courses for a number of reasons, often including size and curriculum.
