OfS and QAA agree arrangements for quality assessment in higher education
The OfS became the regulator for higher education in England on 1 April 2018, in line with the Higher Education and Research Act 2017. The…
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42 join first OfS higher education Register
These are the first 42 providers to be officially registered and regulated by the OfS and they are a mix of universities, colleges, conservatoires and…
Office for Students welcomes HEPI free speech guide
‘The Office for Students stands for the widest possible definition of free speech. We will never seek to limit freedom of speech within the law,…
Higher education providers make further progress on the Prevent duty
In the latest assessment of the Prevent duty, 97 per cent of relevant higher education bodies satisfied the Office for Students that they demonstrated due…
Be more ambitious on contextual admissions, says the Office for Students
‘We are a long way from equality of opportunity in relation to access to higher education. So in the coming years, I will be expecting…
OfS responds to UCAS mature student analysis
‘UCAS’s analysis paints a vivid picture of how mature students differ from those who enter higher education at 18. It shows why one size doesn’t…
Students can now see new average earnings data on Unistats
This is the first time detailed subject level data has been made available publicly. This means that we are showing data for French specifically, for…
Pop-up podiatry schools put a spring in the step of healthcare courses
The University of Brighton will bring pop-up podiatry schools to diverse communities of prospective students, allowing them to sample courses on the treatment of foot…
OfS response to Reform grade inflation report
Commenting on the report, Nicola Dandridge, Chief Executive of the Office for Students, said: ‘It is important that degrees hold their value over time, and…
OfS response to UUK/NEON report on students’ financial concerns
‘There is a loud, clear message here that students want better understanding of how much their higher education will cost. ‘This matters. It has implications…