Preparing for the OfS consultation on access and participation (London session one) - Office for Students
The OfS will be consulting on access and participation plans (APPs) and transparency information.
Last updated: 23 Aug 2018
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An untapped resource? Taught postgraduate students as partners in widening participation - Office for Students
It is often assumed that taught postgraduates have no time to engage in widening participation activity – but is this actually the case?
Last updated: 21 Aug 2018
Blog postThe i: Student mental health crisis must be a ‘top priority’, university watchdog warns - Office for Students
Richard Vaughan interviewed our chief executive Nicola Dandridge for a front page piece in the i newspaper, where she discussed our concerns about student mental health among other issues.
Last updated: 11 Aug 2018
Media coveragePartnerships prove how social mobility initiatives are good for businesses - Office for Students
With almost half of top UK firms introducing questions about candidates’ education, free school meals and parents’ jobs in their recruitment processes, it is clear that employers are changing the way they recruit. Universities must adapt to
Last updated: 08 Aug 2018
Blog postOfS invites tenders for Evidence and Impact Exchange - Office for Students
The Office for Students (OfS) is inviting tenders for the establishment of an independent Evidence and Impact Exchange (EIX) – a ‘What Works Centre’ to promote access, success and progression for underrepresented groups of students.
Last updated: 30 Jul 2018
Our newsThe Times: Oxbridge bursaries failing to attract poorer students - Office for Students
Rosemary Bennett reports on the OfS’s first registrations and conditions attached to some universities on access.
Last updated: 19 Jul 2018
Media coverageThe Times: Universities told to lower offers for poor - Office for Students
Rosemary Bennett reported on remarks by the Director for Fair Access and Participation, Chris Millward, at the launch of a new report on contextual admissions.
Last updated: 09 Jul 2018
Media coverageBe more ambitious on contextual admissions, says the Office for Students - Office for Students
Chris Millward, Director of Fair Access and Participation, comments on new research into contextual admissions.
Last updated: 09 Jul 2018
Press releaseTackling the geographical disparities in higher education - Office for Students
It’s no secret that, in higher education, where you come from has a major impact on where you end up. There are wide gaps in access depending on which part of the country you come from.
Last updated: 04 Jul 2018
Blog postBuilding routes into construction degrees with greater equality - Office for Students
The BRIDGE project is seeking to understand and tackle barriers to higher education participation and recruitment.
Last updated: 19 Jun 2018
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