Office for Students welcomes new Universities UK and NUS report on attainment gaps
Office for Students welcomes new Universities UK and NUS report on attainment gaps
Last updated: 02 May 2019
Media coverageAll information about equality of opportunity
Students from wealthier areas are six times more likely to get into top universities, study reveals
Students from wealthier areas are six times more likely to get into top universities, study reveals. Coverage of the Office for Students insight brief on the use of contextual information in higher education.
Last updated: 01 May 2019
Media coverageRadical changes needed to ensure university admissions identify potential, not just exam results
Young people from more advantaged neighbourhoods are still nearly six times more likely to attend the most selective universities in England despite a significant growth in the use of contextual offers – where students are admitted with lower grades than the advertised tariff – the Office for Students (OfS) has said today.
Last updated: 01 May 2019
Press releaseContextual admissions: Promoting fairness and rethinking merit
The Office for Students is challenging universities and colleges to be ambitious and innovative in reducing persistent inequalities in access and participation. Contextual admissions are one way of doing this, but a more radical approach is needed if we are to achieve fair access. What might ‘ambitious and innovative’ look like in this area and how far do we need to go to achieve fair access?
Last updated: 01 May 2019
PublicationUniversities must do more for black students, warns watchdog
The Guardian and other papers report on the new access and student success data published by the Office for Students.
Last updated: 30 Mar 2019
Media coverageNew data reveals university performance on access and student success
The new data shows where the gaps between the most and least advantaged groups of students lie.
Last updated: 29 Mar 2019
Press releaseOfS responds to new graduate outcomes data
The Office for Students has responded to new data on employment and earnings for graduates.
Last updated: 29 Mar 2019
Media coverageEvidence for impact on access and participation
At the end of last year, the Office for Students set itself ambitious goals to eliminate equality gaps in higher education. We have now issued our first guidance for higher education providers under this new approach.
Last updated: 04 Mar 2019
Blog postNew push to help England’s disadvantaged students
The Financial Times reports on the launch of the new evidence and impact exchange to improve access and participation.
Last updated: 28 Feb 2019
Media coverageWhat works to promote equal opportunities?
Plans for the evidence and impact exchange (EIX), and hopes for what it can achieve for the sector.
Last updated: 28 Feb 2019
Blog postDescribe your experience of using this website
