The Office for Students (OfS) is funding a team led by the University of Exeter’s Centre for Social Mobility to help universities and colleges around the country generate stronger evidence of the impact of their work to reach out to disadvantaged
Last updated: 06 Aug 2019
Our newsOur chief executive, Nicola Dandridge writes for The Times
Last updated: 17 Jun 2019
Media coveragePhD student Katie Tyrrell, a member of the OfS mental health Challenge Competition panel, talks about her personal and academic experience of mental ill-health.
Last updated: 04 Jun 2019
Blog postThe University of Michigan has a ‘no excuses’ approach to ensuring that talented students from challenging backgrounds have the opportunity to succeed in higher education.
Last updated: 21 May 2019
Blog postBBC News and the Financial Times report on new proposals to broaden Oxford’s intake.
Last updated: 20 May 2019
Media coverageWhen we think about the way people enter higher education for undergraduate study and then travel through the system, certain assumptions tend to prevail.
Last updated: 19 May 2019
Blog postThe OfS's inaugural Insight event focused on access and participation, with experts drawn from a range of backgrounds sharing their expertise. OfS Director for Fair Access and Participation Chris Millward reflects on the day.
Last updated: 02 May 2019
Blog postOffice for Students welcomes new Universities UK and NUS report on attainment gaps
Last updated: 01 May 2019
Media coverageStudents from wealthier areas are six times more likely to get into top universities, study reveals. Coverage of the Office for Students insight brief on the use of contextual information in higher education.
Last updated: 30 Apr 2019
Media coverageYoung people from more advantaged neighbourhoods are still nearly six times more likely to attend the most selective universities in England despite a significant growth in the use of contextual offers – where students are admitted with lower
Last updated: 30 Apr 2019
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