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The National Student Survey: Student experience during the pandemic

The National Student Survey gauges students’ experiences of learning and teaching at university or college. This year it enables us to look at the impact of the covid pandemic on their experiences, including the special arrangements universities and colleges have put in place for learning, teaching and wellbeing support. The information provided will be useful to universities, colleges, prospective students and the Office for Students when making future decisions.

Last updated: 15 Jul 2021

Publication

Uni Connect phase three guidance for 2021-22

This document sets out the aims, priorities and expectations of the Office for Students’ (OfS) Uni Connect programme for phase three, covering 1 August 2021 through to 31 July 2022. It will be of particular interest to the Uni Connect partnerships as a source of information for the delivery of activity in the 2021-22 academic year.

Last updated: 14 Jul 2021

Publication

Surge of mature applicants sparks calls for additional support

Universities and colleges have a “golden opportunity” to help a new generation of adult learners upskill, with strong increases in the number of mature applicants applying to study full time, the Office for Students (OfS) says today.

Last updated: 27 May 2021

Press release

Improving opportunity and choice for mature students

The opportunity to study as a mature student is essential for equality of opportunity. It provides essential skills for future prosperity, especially as the UK recovers from the pandemic. While numbers of mature students in higher education have declined, particularly for certain types of study, there are positive signs of increasing demand. The government proposes to nurture this growth through its Lifelong Loan Entitlement, and the OfS is working for change through improved information, advice and guidance, regulation in the form of access and participation plans, and funding initiatives to encourage greater flexibility and choice.

Last updated: 27 May 2021

Publication

OfS programme boosts outreach to underrepresented students

Evaluation of the Uni Connect programme has highlighted positive learner outcomes which are likely to support improving access for underrepresented groups. Insights come from four new reports providing the latest evaluation of Uni Connect’s progress.

Last updated: 20 May 2021

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