Changes to transnational education and partnership data collection
10 Apr 2025
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Trading 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
Our newsPreferred candidate for OfS chair
The Department for Education has announced that Professor Edward Peck is the government’s preferred candidate to be the new chair of the Office for Students (OfS).
26 Feb 2025
Our newsNew funding awards for innovative equality of opportunity projects
Eleven collaborative projects which seek to promote equality of opportunity in higher education have been awarded funding from the Office for Students (OfS).
13 Feb 2025
Press releaseOfS to conduct enhanced monitoring of the University of Bolton
The Office for Students (OfS) has decided to conduct enhanced monitoring of the University of Bolton after finding the university in breach of an OfS condition of registration relating to quality.
11 Feb 2025
Press releaseOfS publishes proposals for new initial conditions of registration to better protect students and speed up registration process
Open for consultation until 23 April 2025, the new initial conditions and registration requirements would be used to assess providers registering with the Office for Students (OfS).
6 Feb 2025
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