The Office for Students (OfS) has today warned that it could impose substantial financial penalties on universities and colleges that change their admissions strategies because of financial pressures related to the coronavirus pandemic.
Last updated: 04 May 2020
Press releaseOfS consultation on the integrity and stability of the English higher education sector. This consultation addresses issues that have arisen, and have the potential to arise, because of specific circumstances relating to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Last updated: 04 May 2020
PublicationThis letter sets out details of a second extension to the moratorium on unconditional offers.
Last updated: 18 Apr 2020
PublicationThe Sunday Times and iNews report on the extended moratorium on unconditional offers.
Last updated: 07 Apr 2020
Media coverageOffice for Students (OfS) chief executive Nicola Dandridge has written to all universities and colleges reinforcing the extended moratorium on unconditional offers or changing existing offers announced by the Universities Minister Michelle Donelan. The moratorium lasts until Monday 20 April.
Last updated: 04 Apr 2020
Press releaseDetails of an extension to the moratorium on unconditional offers for undergraduate study in the 2020-21 academic year.
Last updated: 03 Apr 2020
PublicationThe Office for Students (OfS) is announcing today that it is refocusing its regulatory requirements on universities, colleges and other higher education providers to prioritise the response to the current coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Last updated: 26 Mar 2020
Press releaseA letter with more detailed information about the regulatory requirements we have suspended and the specific information we need from providers.
Last updated: 25 Mar 2020
PublicationThe Times and the BBC report on the announcement that universities and colleges should stop making unconditional offers for two weeks.
Last updated: 24 Mar 2020
Media coverageThe Times Higher Education reports on the court ruling that the OfS decision to block loan access at Bloomsbury Institute over quality concerns was lawful.
Last updated: 12 Mar 2020
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