Students’ consumer rights should be a priority throughout their courses, says regulator
OfS chief executive Susan Lapworth speaks at an Insight event on students as consumers.
Last updated: 15 Jun 2023
Press releaseAll information about student choice and flexible learning
Protecting students as consumers
This brief looks at the concept of students as consumers and considers the scope of consumer protection law as it currently stands. It also examines how our regulation protects consumer rights, and what we have done and will do towards this end.
Last updated: 15 Jun 2023
PublicationNew 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 universities and colleges.
Last updated: 25 May 2023
Press releasePrevent monitoring: Summary of 2021-22 accountability and data returns
This report presents sector-level data from providers’ accountability and data returns (ADRs) for academic year 2021-22.
Last updated: 25 May 2023
PublicationTransnational education: Protecting the interests of students taught abroad
This brief outlines the scale and shape of transnational education, our interest in it and how we regulate it.
Last updated: 25 May 2023
PublicationProtecting students from harassment and sexual misconduct: have your say
The OfS is consulting on regulating to protect students from harassment and sexual misconduct in all its forms. OfS Student Panel member Nkechi Adeboye gives her views on the consultation and why it’s important for students to get involved.
Last updated: 03 May 2023
Blog postStudent roundtables: Consultation on regulating harassment and sexual misconduct
We ran a series of interactive sessions to hear from students about our new proposals to tackle harassment and sexual misconduct in higher education.
Last updated: 02 May 2023
EventUnistats 2023: Arrangements for the submission and publication of data
This publication describes arrangements for the 2023-24 Unistats data collection for providers registered with the OfS and higher education providers in Northern Ireland.
Last updated: 27 Apr 2023
Publication£8 million boost for digital student scholarships
Thirty English universities will share an £8.1 million fund to invest in artificial intelligence (AI) and data science postgraduate conversion course scholarships to increase diversity.
Last updated: 30 Mar 2023
Press releaseEvaluation of data science and artificial intelligence conversion masters' courses
Interim summary report of an evaluation of a programme of data science and artificial intelligence postgraduate conversion courses that launched in September 2020.
Last updated: 30 Mar 2023
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