The OfS has responded to the Office for National Statistics publication on estimates for the number of deaths by suicide among higher education students between the academic years 2017-2020.
Last updated: 31 May 2022
Press releaseThis publication describes arrangements for the 2022-23 Unistats data collection for providers registered with the OfS and higher education providers in Northern Ireland.
Last updated: 26 May 2022
PublicationThe OfS has used for the first time its validation powers to appoint the Open University to offer a partnership option to further education colleges interested in providing high quality vocational and technical (Level 4 and 5) courses that will provide more choice to students.
Last updated: 25 May 2022
Our newsA consortium led by the Centre for Transforming Access and Student Outcomes in Higher Education (TASO) will help universities and colleges identify and make use of effective practice in supporting student mental health.
Last updated: 13 May 2022
News articleIn Mental Health Awareness Week, our Director for Fair Access and Participation looks at how the OfS is providing a foundation of evidence to support the higher education sector’s efforts to improve support for student mental health.
Last updated: 13 May 2022
Blog postThere was significant coverage of the OfS’s analysis of degree classifications over time, which finds that nearly six in 10 first class degrees awarded in 2020-21 cannot be explained by a range of factors which may affect attainment.
Last updated: 13 May 2022
Media coverageThis event explored universities and colleges’ approaches to tackling harassment and sexual misconduct.
Last updated: 13 May 2022
EventThis independent research explores current practice in the design, delivery and ongoing quality management of degree apprenticeships in higher education settings.
Last updated: 13 May 2022
PublicationThe Office for Students is taking action to tackle grade inflation. Nick Holland, Head of Provider Standards at the OfS, explains.
Last updated: 12 May 2022
Blog postInformation on the plans for the publication of the 2022 National Student Survey (NSS) results.
Last updated: 28 Apr 2022
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