The Russell Group of 20 elite research universities in the United Kingdom warns that tuition fees must rise if UK universities are to keep their global reputations and stay competitive. Fees are currently capped at £3,225 (US$4,632) a year. The group said in a May 2010 report that additional funding from public and private sources does not meet needs. The report does recommend, however, that more public funds be applied to science, technology, engineering and maths courses, to defray their higher costs so that students are not discouraged from enrolling. The Russell Group includes the universities of Oxford and Cambridge among other institutions.