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Complete list of Russell Group universities

The Russell Group of Universities currently comprises 24 prestigious and world-leading universities in the United Kingdom. 

Here is a complete list of all of the members of the Russell Group and the details of their postgraduate intake and postgraduate course offerings.

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University of Birmingham

Number of Postgraduate Students

12,505

Number of Postgraduate Courses

474

Number of Postgraduate Subjects

63


Profile: University of Birmingham
Postgraduate website: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/postgraduate/pgt/index.aspx
Main website: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/
Address: Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT.

University of Bristol

Number of Postgraduate Students

6,975

Number of Postgraduate Courses

282

Number of Postgraduate Subjects

57


Postgraduate website: http://www.bristol.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/
Main website: https://www.bristol.ac.uk/
Address: Beacon House, Queens Road, Bristol, BS8 1QU.

University of Cambridge

Number of Postgraduate Students

10,416

Number of Postgraduate Courses

261

Number of Postgraduate Subjects

58


Postgraduate website: https://www.graduate.study.cam.ac.uk
Main website: https://www.cam.ac.uk
Address: Cambridge, CB2 3AX.

Cardiff University

Number of Postgraduate Students

9,230

Number of Postgraduate Courses

413

Number of Postgraduate Subjects

57


Profile: Cardiff University
Postgraduate website: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate
Main website: https://www.cardiff.ac.uk
Address: Cardiff, Wales, CF10 3AT.

Durham University

Number of Postgraduate Students

4,705

Number of Postgraduate Courses

165

Number of Postgraduate Subjects

43


Profile: Durham University
Postgraduate website: https://www.dur.ac.uk/study/pg/
Main website: https://www.dur.ac.uk
Address: Durham University, Stockton Road, Durham, DH1 3LE.

University of Edinburgh

Number of Postgraduate Students

13,190

Number of Postgraduate Courses

788

Number of Postgraduate Subjects

60


Profile: University of Edinburgh
Postgraduate website: https://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate
Main website: https://www.ed.ac.uk
Address: Old College, South Bridge, Edinburgh, EH8 9YL.

University of Exeter

Number of Postgraduate Students

4,681

Number of Postgraduate Courses

327

Number of Postgraduate Subjects

57


Profile: University of Exeter 
Postgraduate website: https://www.exeter.ac.uk/postgraduate/
Main website: https://www.exeter.ac.uk
Address: Stocker Rd, Exeter, EX4 4PY.

University of Glasgow

Number of Postgraduate Students

9,745

Number of Postgraduate Courses

534

Number of Postgraduate Subjects

53


Profile: University of Glasgow
Postgraduate website: https://www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/
Main website: https://www.gla.ac.uk
Address: University Avenue, Glasgow, G12 8QQ.

Imperial College London

Number of Postgraduate Students

9,130

Number of Postgraduate Courses

175

Number of Postgraduate Subjects

38


Postgraduate website: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/study/pg/
Main website: https://www.imperial.ac.uk
Address: South Kensington, London SW7 2BU.

King's College London

Number of Postgraduate Students

13,690

Number of Postgraduate Courses

429

Number of Postgraduate Subjects

53


Postgraduate website: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/postgraduate
Main website: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/
Address: King's College London Strand Campus, Strand, London WC2R 2LS.

University of Leeds

Number of Postgraduate Students

9,995

Number of Postgraduate Courses

316

Number of Postgraduate Subjects

54


Postgraduate website: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/info/101000/masters_courses
Main website: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/
Address: Leeds, LS2 9JT.

University of Liverpool

Number of Postgraduate Students

6,960

Number of Postgraduate Courses

337

Number of Postgraduate Subjects

52


Postgraduate website: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-taught/
Main website: https://www.liverpool.ac.uk
Address: Liverpool, L69 3BX.

London School of Economics and Political Science

Number of Postgraduate Students

6,795

Number of Postgraduate Courses

187

Number of Postgraduate Subjects

27


Profile: London School of Economics and Political Science
Postgraduate website: http://www.lse.ac.uk/study-at-lse/Graduate
Main website: http://www.lse.ac.uk
Address: Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE.

University of Manchester

Number of Postgraduate Students

13,395

Number of Postgraduate Courses

708

Number of Postgraduate Subjects

59


Postgraduate website: https://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/masters/courses/
Main website: https://www.manchester.ac.uk
Address: Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL.

Newcastle University

Number of Postgraduate Students

6,365

Number of Postgraduate Courses

419

Number of Postgraduate Subjects

49


Profile: Newcastle University
Postgraduate website: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/
Main website: https://www.ncl.ac.uk
Address: Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU.

University of Nottingham

Number of Postgraduate Students

8,470

Number of Postgraduate Courses

506

Number of Postgraduate Subjects

53


Profile: University of Nottingham
Postgraduate website: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/pgstudy/
Main website: https://www.nottingham.ac.uk
Address: Nottingham, NG7 2RD.

University of Oxford

Number of Postgraduate Students

11,687

Number of Postgraduate Courses

339

Number of Postgraduate Subjects

52


Postgraduate website: http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate
Main website: http://www.ox.ac.uk/
Address: Oxford, OX1 2JD.

Queen Mary University of London

Number of Postgraduate Students

6,260

Number of Postgraduate Courses

285

Number of Postgraduate Subjects

45


Postgraduate website: https://www.qmul.ac.uk/postgraduate/
Main website: https://www.qmul.ac.uk
Address: Mile End Road, Bethnal Green, London E1 4NS.

Queen’s University Belfast

Number of Postgraduate Students

5,965

Number of Postgraduate Courses

185

Number of Postgraduate Subjects

45


Profile: Queen's University Belfast
Postgraduate website: https://www.qub.ac.uk/Study/PostgraduateStudy/
Main website: https://www.qub.ac.uk
Address: University Road, Belfast BT7 1NN.

University of Sheffield

Number of Postgraduate Students

10,585

Number of Postgraduate Courses

263

Number of Postgraduate Subjects

58


Postgraduate website: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught
Main website: https://www.sheffield.ac.uk
Address: Broomhall, Sheffield, S10 2TG.

University of Southampton

Number of Postgraduate Students

6,925

Number of Postgraduate Courses

158

Number of Postgraduate Subjects

40


Profile: University of Southampton
Postgraduate website: https://www.southampton.ac.uk/uni-life/choose-southampton/postgraduate.page
Main website: https://www.southampton.ac.uk
Address: University Road, Southampton, SO17 1BJ.

University College London

Number of Postgraduate Students

21,175

Number of Postgraduate Courses

749

Number of Postgraduate Subjects

59


Postgraduate website: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/
Main website: https://www.ucl.ac.uk
Address: Gower Street, London, WC1E 6BT.

University of Warwick

Number of Postgraduate Students

9,799

Number of Postgraduate Courses

275

Number of Postgraduate Subjects

48


Postgraduate website: https://warwick.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/
Main website: https://warwick.ac.uk
Address: Coventry, CV4 7AL.

University of York

Number of Postgraduate Students

5,435

Number of Postgraduate Courses

310

Number of Postgraduate Subjects

43


Postgraduate website: https://www.york.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/courses/all
Main website: https://www.york.ac.uk
Address: York, YO10 5DD.

Sources: 1 and universities' own websites. Please note, these statistics are from 2020.

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