Support for disadvantaged students crucial as selective university numbers rise
Analysis of UCAS (@ucas_online) data by the Office for Students (@officestudents) shows there was a 22 per cent increase in the number of students from…
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Interim evaluation of access and participation reforms
The first of a two-part evaluation of the effectiveness of access and participation plan reform has been published today (23 Oct). The independent report, by…
New fund to improve postgraduate research participation and access
These students are underrepresented in postgraduate research study – and new data published today by the OfS (@officestudents) shows there has been little change in…
OfS seeks views on distributing funding for increased medical student numbers
The additional funding, made available by the Department for Education (@educationgovuk), follows the award of centre-assessed grades to this year’s A-level students and the cap…
Regulator monitoring digital teaching quality at universities
England’s higher education regulator, the Office for Students, has today assured students that it is actively monitoring universities with significant numbers of students being required…
New report published on mental health support for postgraduate research students
In 2018, the OfS (@officestudents) and Research England (@ResEngland) awarded £1.5 million of funding for the development of 17 projects across the country to support…
Principles-based regulation: OfS publishes new Insight brief
The briefing sets out why a principles-based approach to regulation works for the diverse nature of English higher education. The alternative – where universities and…
OfS student panel outlines priority areas for supporting students in self-isolation
The Office for Students’ (OfS) student panel, which advises the @OfficeStudents, has published a set of priorities for universities and colleges to consider when supporting…
£1 million funding competition to support student mental health
Following a pause to allow universities and colleges to prioritise their response to the pandemic, the @OfficeStudents (OfS) has relaunched its £1 million funding competition…
OfS announces next steps for the National Student Survey
The @OfficeStudents (OfS) has detailed arrangements for a review of the National Student Survey (#NSS) The review will be a radical, root and branch review…