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单词 russell group
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Russell Groupn.

Brit. /ˈrʌsl ˌɡruːp/, U.S. /ˈrəs(ə)l ˌɡrup/
Forms: also with lower-case initial of the second element.
Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Russell , group n.
Etymology: < the name of the Hotel Russell in Russell Square, London, where representatives of the universities first met + group n.
British. Education.
The name given to an association of (esp. research-led) universities regarded as having the highest level of academic standards and achievement in Britain. Frequently attributive, esp. in Russell Group university.The group was established in 1994 with the aim of furthering research, attracting funding, and establishing links with business and public sector enterprises.
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1994 Observer 9 Oct. 1/1 The group of top universities is known as the Russell Group... Core members..are Oxford, Cambridge, the London School of Economics, University College London, Imperial College, Manchester, Warwick, Edinburgh and Birmingham.
1997 Times Higher Educ. Suppl. (Nexis) 5 Dec. 2 Most of the Russell group universities are backing the CVCP line that the reserve powers on top-up fees should be removed from the bill.
2001 Mail & Guardian (Johannesburg) 18–24 May (Beyond Matric Suppl.) 8/2 The new universities, or jumped-up polys as they are known in Russell Group circles.
2010 T. Blair Journey xvi. 482 In the late 2001, the key heads of the Russell Group—the twenty leading British universities—came to see me in Downing Street.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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