Changes to transnational education and partnership data collection
10 Apr 2025
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Leeds Trinity University: settlement agreed after breaches of requirements relating to oversight of subcontractual partnerships
The Office for Students (OfS) has imposed a monetary penalty of £115,000 on Leeds Trinity University (LTU) after an investigation in respect of the period from October 2022 to February 2024 identified that the university did not have effective arrangements in place to respond to rapid growth in its subcontractual provision.
23 May 2025
Press releaseOfS announces the members of its new Student Interest Board
The Student Interest Board will advise the Office for Students’ (OfS) board, inform policy development, help the OfS to understand students’ perspectives, and challenge it to act in their interests.
22 May 2025
News articleOfS receives funding guidance for 2025-26
The Office for Students (OfS) has received guidance from the government which sets out the Strategic Priorities Grant funding available for distribution in 2025-26.
19 May 2025
Press releaseOfS analysis finds continued pressure on university finances
The OfS’s annual financial sustainability report shows that the financial performance of universities and colleges is forecast to decline in 2024-25 for the third consecutive year.
8 May 2025
Press releaseTrading Standards referral leads to changed terms in student contract at higher education provider
The London School of Science and Technology (LSST) has amended its student contract after the Office for Students (OfS) referred concerns about potentially unfair terms and conditions to National Trading Standards.
29 Apr 2025
Press releaseChanges to transnational education and partnership data collection
Our revised approach to transnational education (TNE) and partnerships data collection will now collect data using the expanded aggregate offshore record (AOR), pause the implementation of individualised records for TNE students, and ask institutions with new award-only partnerships to submit reportable events.
10 Apr 2025
News articleApplied Business Academy: investigation finds serious concerns
Only six per cent of student placements offered as part of Applied Business Academy’s (ABA) Diploma in Education and Teaching course were suitable, an Office for Students (OfS) investigation has found.
2 Apr 2025
Press releaseUniversity of Sussex fined £585,000 for free speech and governance breaches
The Office for Students (OfS) has fined the University of Sussex £585,000 after an investigation found the university’s governing documents failed to uphold freedom of speech and academic freedom, as well as failings in the university’s management and governance processes.
26 Mar 2025
Press releaseSunday Times franchising investigation – media response
The OfS has responded to a Sunday Times investigation into subcontracted higher education provision.
24 Mar 2025
Press releaseOfS to resume assessments for new registration, degree awarding powers, and university title applications in August 2025
Applications will be accepted in August 2025, with priority for assessment given to institutions with existing applications that were paused last year.
13 Mar 2025
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