Russell Group
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What it really means
A group of 24 research-focused UK universities (including Oxford, Cambridge, UCL, Manchester, Edinburgh). Often compared to China's top-tier universities. Prestigious, but many excellent courses exist outside it too.
Chinese explanation
英国24所研究型大学组成的联盟（包括牛津、剑桥、UCL、曼彻斯特、爱丁堡等），常被类比为中国的顶尖高校联盟。名气大，但联盟之外也有很多优秀的专业。
Example conversation
A: Is your uni Russell Group?
B: Yes, but honestly the course mattered more to me than the label.
A：你的学校是罗素集团的吗？
B：是，不过说实话我更看重专业本身，不是这个名头。
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