Are all Russell groups except Oxbridge comparable unis?

Can I ask are all Russell groups very similar in being targeted by employers as I have seen some schools such as UCL been placed a lot higher than Newcastle on uni ranking sites, however in the real world would these be classed as similar unis as they are Russell’s and would they more or less be equally reputable?
Thanks

Depends on which employers you are talking about.

However, few people outside of TSR or universities probably know - or care - about the Russell Group.

Depends on which employers you are talking about.

However, few people outside of TSR or universities probably know - or care - about the Russell Group.

So if you wanted to go into a high financial role or investment banking (for example) surely they would care then? Wouldn’t Russell group candidates be comparable or is it really about the societies and you as a person?

That’s good I suppose it’s also based on the degree along with a good mark in it and relevant experience

I really don't know anything about those professions. However I would suggest that for a lot of the really high ranking universities - like for example Oxford, Cambridge, LSE - their Russell Group status is irrelevant to their prestige and rankings.

I’m “trying” to make a point in saying that Russell’s have a high reputation already and am wondering how job prospects would be that much different to those like UCL, if at all. What are your opinions to the differences between that of Newcastle and that of a “higher ranked uni” though they would both be Russell Groups?

No, the prospects are not the same. Look at Unistats

UCL
https://unistats.ac.uk/subjects/employment/10007784FT-UMNCENSING14/ReturnTo/Search

Newcastle
https://unistats.ac.uk/subjects/employment/10007799FT-objid50747651/ReturnTo/Search

What is the most significant difference?
At Newcastle 60% of graduates are working in engineering. At UCL only 10% are.

I believe uniststats to be biased as prospects can vary in different cities and the sample sizes are not the same, I assume that there are a lot more UCL people trying for investment banking, engineering is a very well respected degree and I wouldn’t see prospects being completely different

You think unistats is biased. Do you think Newcastle gives the director of Unistats a bung of used £20 notes or do you think the Board of Unistats is full of Sunderland suporting UCL graduates who really hate Newcastle?

Do you see the inconsistency between:-

"prospects can vary in different cities"; and

"I wouldn't see prospects being completely different".

UCL attracts students who want to live and work in London. Newcastle doesn't. There are few jobs in chemical engineering in London. If you want to live in London, you are probably going to have to look at another career. People who go to university in Newcastle will see professionals of their age and earning power, buying their own houses or flats. It is a tough ask to persuade someome to move to London to pay most of their (higher) earnings on a rented flat share when they could buy in the NE.

Aye you make a good point. However as I have heard that chemical engineers can go into finance, would Newcastle look similarly good to employers if applying to a corporate firm do you reckon?

No they won’t be similar.

Employers in the North East are unlikely to target UCL but will target Newcastle.

A lot of employers won’t target UCL because of the courses there (while others will target for that exact reason).

International organisations will target UCL given their high proportion of international students and where London is a recognised city. They probably won’t target Newcastle.