As a student, how do you know whether the course you choose is good quality? Do you feel confident that your university or college will support you throughout your time there?
Last updated: 15 Sep 2021
Blog postThe Office for Students has refused the registration application of British Institute of Technology Ltd, following a rigorous process of assessment and evaluation.
Last updated: 15 Aug 2021
Our newsThe Office for Students (OfS) is consulting on new regulation to protect quality and standards in higher education in England. The new requirements will allow the OfS to intervene more frequently in universities and colleges where courses fall below
Last updated: 19 Jul 2021
Press releaseWe undertook a preliminary consultation on a range of quality and standards issues during the winter of 2020-21. The current consultation takes forward some aspects of that consultation and makes more detailed proposals about new regulatory
Last updated: 18 Jul 2021
PublicationThis document is an analysis of responses to our consultation on regulating quality and standards in higher education held between 17 November 2020 and 25 January 2021.
Last updated: 18 Jul 2021
PublicationOur analysis of the responses to our monetary penalties consultation and our policy response.
Last updated: 07 Jul 2021
PublicationThe Office for Students (OfS) has set out how it will calculate a monetary penalty when it decides to impose a penalty on a university or college.
Last updated: 07 Jul 2021
Our newsAs we develop our next set of proposals for regulating quality and standards, director of regulation Susan Lapworth explains what to expect, and sets out the action we’re already taking to maintain the high-quality courses and rigorous standards
Last updated: 09 Jun 2021
Blog postWe are committed to keeping unnecessary regulatory burden to a minimum, but are we succeeding? Nicola Dandridge discusses the progress we have made so far, and what we will do next.
Last updated: 17 May 2021
Blog postFree speech and academic freedom are fundamental to university and college culture. Susan Lapworth, OfS director of regulation, discusses how all students and staff should be supported to have open and honest debate.
Last updated: 16 May 2021
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