Next steps in access and participation
Read the speech given by John Blake, the Office for Students' new Director for Fair Access and Participation, at today's 'Next steps in access and participation' event.
Last updated: 08 Feb 2022
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New short courses give students flexible opportunities to learn
22 universities and colleges have been awarded a total of £2 million of funding to develop short courses in higher education. These courses are designed to enable flexible learning and to help students develop skills needed by employers and the economy.
Last updated: 17 Dec 2021
Our newsCare experienced students in higher education: Building a fuller (data) picture
The Office for Students (OfS) and the Higher Education Statistics Agency have been working to improve the way data about care experienced students is captured.
Last updated: 02 Dec 2021
Blog postStudent transfers: Experimental statistics on students changing course from 2012-13 to 2018-19
Experimental statistics on students changing course from 2012-13 to 2018-19
Last updated: 30 Nov 2021
PublicationRace and ethnic disparities in higher education – diagnosis demands prescription of a cure
Chris Millward reflects on the content of his keynote presentation at the Advance HE Governance Conference: Evolving governance fit for our futures on 18 November.
Last updated: 29 Nov 2021
Blog postAccess and participation plan monitoring outcomes for 2019-20
This report provides an overview of the information higher education providers have reported to the OfS about the progress they have made in relation to their access and participation plans.
Last updated: 25 Nov 2021
PublicationProjects to improve black, Asian and minority ethnic students’ access to postgraduate research
13 new projects will attempt to tackle persistent inequalities that create barriers for black, Asian and minority ethnic students to access and take part in postgraduate research (PGR).
Last updated: 24 Nov 2021
Press releaseOffice for Students welcomes new director for fair access and participation
The Office for Students (OfS) has welcomed the appointment of John Blake as the new director for fair access and participation. John will take up his role in January 2022.
Last updated: 24 Nov 2021
Our newsEvaluating the delivery of the OfS investment in TASO
Evaluating the delivery of the OfS investment in the Centre for Transforming Access and Student Outcomes (TASO): Results of the mid-term survey with higher education providers 2021
Last updated: 18 Nov 2021
PublicationFair equality of opportunity means a fair chance to succeed
Next month I will make my final trip to meet staff and students as Director for Fair Access and Participation in England. These visits, punctuated of course by the pandemic, have crossed the country from Newcastle to Exeter and Liverpool to Norwich, and included all types of universities and colleges.
Last updated: 17 Nov 2021
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