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
Blog postAn insight brief published today by the Office for Students (OfS) indicates that where you live continues to impact on whether you go to university and then go on to find graduate-level employment.
Last updated: 04 Nov 2021
Press releaseConsiderable geographical disparities affect students and graduates in England. The rate of gaining entry to higher education varies by location, as does the availability of nearby provision and of graduate-level employment opportunities after university. These divergences are complex and can be very local, but often affect rural and coastal areas, and pockets of deprivation within major cities. This brief examines how the OfS, universities and colleges are working together for change.
Last updated: 04 Nov 2021
PublicationAssociations between characteristics of students (ABCS) 2021
Last updated: 13 Oct 2021
PublicationData published today by the Higher Education Access Tracker (HEAT) collects all outreach activities in schools and further education colleges across England.
Last updated: 06 Oct 2021
Blog postThe Office for Students' (OfS’s) Director for Fair Access and Participation, Chris Millward, and president of Universities UK, Professor Steve West, introduce new resources to support universities and colleges in their suicide prevention work.
Last updated: 10 Sep 2021
Blog postThe Office for Students (OfS) has published a new topic briefing, setting out some of the approaches that universities and colleges can take to help prevent suicide among students.
Last updated: 10 Sep 2021
Our newsThe Office for Students (OfS) is working with universities and employers so that improvements to access in higher education lead to opportunities in the workplace.
Last updated: 24 Aug 2021
Blog postIs it possible to combine fair access with the levels of grade inflation seen this year at Level 3? The OfS's director for fair access and participation Chris Millward makes the case.
Last updated: 17 Aug 2021
Blog postThis interim report provides lessons from the first stage of project delivery, which ran from June 2019 to February 2021. It explores the impact of the competition to date, as well as key lessons learned and common challenges experienced during project implementation, delivery and the development of strategic partnerships, and student and staff experiences of co-creation.
Last updated: 17 Aug 2021
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