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Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:15:30 +0000

OfS Publishes New Research on How Prepared Students Feel for Life After University or College

Independent research commissioned by the Office for Students (OfS) suggests that most students feel confident about achieving their goals after graduation but would value strengthened access…

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Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:01:00 +0000

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Thu, 25 Sep 2025 08:43:46 +0100

OfS Sexual Misconduct Survey 2025

A survey of final-year undergraduate students across the country finds that nearly one quarter of those who responded have experienced sexual harassment since entering higher…

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Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:29:42 +0100

OfS Announces it's Proposed Revised Teaching Excellence Framework

The Office for Students (OfS) is consulting on a new quality assessment system that would provide students with a clear view of the quality of…

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Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:01:00 +0100

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Thu, 22 May 2025 23:01:00 +0100

OfS Impose £115k Penalty on Leeds Trinity University for Inadequate Oversight of Subcontracting Arrangements

The Office for Students (OfS) has imposed a monetary penalty of £115,000 on Leeds Trinity University (LTU) after an investigation in respect of the period…

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Tue, 20 May 2025 07:37:00 +0100

OfS Faces £108m Funding Cut as £1.3b HE Grant Announced for 2025-26

The Office for Students (OfS) has received guidance from the government which sets out the Strategic Priorities Grant funding available for distribution in 2025-26. The…

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Thu, 08 May 2025 10:21:36 +0100

OfS Finds Continued Pressure on University Finances

The Office for Students’ (OfS’s) annual financial sustainability report shows that the financial performance of universities and colleges is forecast to decline in 2024-25 for…

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Thu, 06 Feb 2025 00:01:00 +0000

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Thu, 12 Dec 2024 00:01:00 +0000

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Fri, 15 Nov 2024 09:14:50 +0000

40% of Universities at Risk of Cash Crisis as Student Numbers Fall | Sector Reaction

An update to financial modelling from the Office for Students (OfS) has found continued pressures on the higher education sector in England. The analysis, which…

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Thu, 19 Sep 2024 11:08:10 +0100

Proportion of top grades falls to pre-pandemic levels, but nearly half are still unexplained

Figures released by the Office for Students (OfS) show that the proportion of top degree classifications awarded to students has fallen to pre-pandemic levels, after…

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Tue, 03 Sep 2024 10:19:06 +0100

Office for Students examines risks associated with subcontractual partnerships

Following a significant increase in the number of students taught through subcontractual partnerships in England, the Office for Students (OfS) publishes an Insight brief today…

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Mon, 02 Sep 2024 11:27:55 +0100

£2 million Equality in Higher Education Fund launched by OfS

A new Equality in Higher Education Fund launched by the Office for Students (OfS) will distribute up to £2 million for collaborative projects to support…

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Wed, 31 Jul 2024 12:06:45 +0100

OfS addresses Harassment & Sexual Misconduct in Universities & Colleges

The Office for Students (OfS) will bring in new requirements for universities to protect students from harassment and sexual misconduct, as a survey published today…

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Tue, 23 Jul 2024 09:10:02 +0100

OfS publishes assessment reports on student outcomes

The Office for Students (OfS) has published 11 case reports on student outcomes. The reports look at a university or college’s compliance with condition B3…

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Thu, 16 May 2024 13:14:19 +0100

Increased pressure on Higher Education finances – OfS

An independent analysis from the Office for Students (OfS) has found increased pressure on higher education sector finances, and cautioned universities against being too optimistic…

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Thu, 04 Apr 2024 13:09:10 +0100

Strategic Priorities Grant sets out funding for 2024-25

The Office for Students (OfS) has received guidance from the Secretary of State for Education and the Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education on…

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Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:24:00 +0000

Degree apprenticeship expansion secures £330,000 further funding

As part of its mission to drive higher-level skills across the North West and beyond, University of Cumbria is receiving a further investment to power…

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Tue, 26 Mar 2024 00:01:00 +0000

OfS proposes new guidance on freedom of speech - Sector Response

The Office for Students (OfS) has today launched a consultation on new guidance about freedom of speech, ahead of universities, colleges and students’ unions taking…

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Thu, 21 Mar 2024 00:01:00 +0000

£14 million degree apprenticeships funding announced by Office for Students

The Office for Students (OfS) has today confirmed a second wave of investment of £14 million to increase the number of Level 6 degree apprenticeships…

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Thu, 14 Mar 2024 13:16:22 +0000

OfS issues further guidance on retaining students’ assessed work

The Office for Students (OfS) has worked with a group of sector representatives to establish new guidance for universities and colleges on the retention of…

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Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:52:34 +0000

Over 3,000 students supported by OfS programme providing targeted student mental health support

An independent evaluation of the Office for Students’ (OfS’s) Mental Health Funding Competition found that the programme supported 3,241 students and trained 316 staff to…

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Thu, 14 Mar 2024 09:29:30 +0000

OfS Launches Call for Evidence on Funding Distribution to Universities and Colleges

The Office for Students (OfS) has today launched a call for evidence for views on how it uses its powers to distribute funding to universities…

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Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:02:00 +0000

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Wed, 17 Jan 2024 00:01:00 +0000

£12 million boost for degree apprenticeships to increase access and choice for students

The Office for Students (OfS) has today confirmed it will invest £12 million to increase the number of Level 6 degree apprenticeship courses and places…

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Thu, 14 Dec 2023 00:01:00 +0000

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Wed, 01 Nov 2023 11:25:00 +0000

OfS confirms £8.1 million boost for postgraduate AI conversion courses as evaluation finds promising signs of increase in diversity of graduates

The Office for Students (OfS) has confirmed a further £8.1 million will be made available for postgraduate conversion course scholarships in artificial intelligence (AI) and…

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Mon, 18 Sep 2023 09:47:00 +0100

Evaluation finds positive engagement in OfS programme from local graduates

An independent evaluation of the Office for Students’ (OfS) Challenge Competition aimed at providing support for local students has today been published. Universities, colleges and…

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Tue, 12 Sep 2023 09:06:00 +0100

OfS publishes first reports of quality assessment visits

The Office for Students (OfS) has today published the findings of two assessment visits focused on the quality of Business and Management courses at two…

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Thu, 27 Jul 2023 09:41:00 +0100

OfS publishes new guidance on degree awarding powers

New operational guidance for universities and colleges to apply for degree awarding powers (DAPs) has been published by the Office for Students (OfS) today. Today’s…

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Thu, 20 Jul 2023 10:44:00 +0100

University grade inflation starts to drop, but half of top grades still unexplained

Figures released by the Office for Students (OfS) today reveal that the number of top grades awarded to students has fallen for the first time…

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Wed, 14 Jun 2023 23:01:00 +0100

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Thu, 25 May 2023 09:49:00 +0100

New data on rejected speakers at English universities

New data published today by the Office for Students (OfS) shows that during 2021-22, 31,545 speakers or events were approved to be held in English…

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Wed, 24 May 2023 23:01:00 +0100

One in six students at English universities taught overseas

Students living overseas now account for 16 per cent of all students registered at English universities and colleges, research from the Office for Students (OfS)…

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Thu, 18 May 2023 12:27:00 +0100

New website and guidance to support effective uni-school partnerships

A new website launched today by the Office for Students is designed to help learners, teachers and advisers find activities, advice and information on the…

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Wed, 17 May 2023 23:01:00 +0100

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Wed, 29 Mar 2023 23:01:00 +0100

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Fri, 17 Mar 2023 08:58:00 +0000

Studying during rises in the cost of living, Latest OfS Report

In research published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), 92 per cent of higher education students reported that their cost of living had increased…

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Fri, 17 Mar 2023 00:01:00 +0000

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Thu, 09 Mar 2023 00:01:00 +0000

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Thu, 23 Feb 2023 00:01:00 +0000

OfS launches consultation on tackling harassment and sexual misconduct

Universities and colleges would need to maintain a register of personal relationships between staff and students under plans published today (23rd Feb) by the Office…

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Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:01:00 +0000

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Thu, 08 Dec 2022 00:01:00 +0000

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Thu, 24 Nov 2022 11:37:00 +0000

New OfS-National Trading Standards partnership to protect students’ rights as consumers

A new partnership between the higher education regulator, the Office for Students (OfS), and National Trading Standards will help protect students at universities and colleges…

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Thu, 10 Nov 2022 00:01:00 +0000

Evaluation finds universities need to make more progress tackling sexual misconduct

An independent evaluation of how English universities and colleges are adopting the statement of expectations, set out by the Office for Students (OfS) to tackle…

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Thu, 27 Oct 2022 23:02:00 +0100

Students to be asked about mental wellbeing services and free speech in National Student Survey shake-up

New questions are being introduced to the National Student Survey (NSS) in England to gauge students’ views on university and college mental wellbeing services and…