Deadlines and requirements for Annual Financial Return 2026: enclosing F3 Notice
This letter sets out the requirements and providers’ individual deadlines for the Annual Financial Return 2026 (AFR26).
Last updated: 09 Apr 2026
PublicationAll information about finance and funding
Regulatory advice 14: Guidance for providers for the Annual Financial Return
Guidance about the information that a provider is required to submit as part of its financial monitoring returns to the OfS.
Last updated: 09 Apr 2026
PublicationMonitoring of capital funding
This guidance sets out the annual monitoring information required from higher education providers that received capital funding.
Last updated: 19 Mar 2026
PublicationRegulatory advice 9: Accounts direction
Guidance on preparing and publishing financial statements for accounting periods beginning on or after 1 August 2019
Last updated: 12 Mar 2026
Publication£80 million funding competition launched to support defence-related skills courses
The Office for Students (OfS) has today published bidding guidance for a new £80 million funding competition which was announced by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Department for Education (DfE) on 5 February 2026.
Last updated: 12 Feb 2026
News articleInterim financial return April 2026 – deadlines and requirements
Guidance, including deadlines and requirements, for the interim financial return in April 2026.
Last updated: 12 Feb 2026
PublicationDefence-related skills funding competition
Bidding guidance and template for the funding competition, which will support defence industry relevant skills and specialisms.
Last updated: 12 Feb 2026
PublicationStudents’ perspectives on higher education changing in response to financial challenges
We commissioned exploratory research to better understand students’ perceptions of changes to their higher education experience as their institutions respond to financial challenges. Suzanne Carrie explores some of the emerging findings.
Last updated: 29 Jan 2026
Blog postStudents’ perceptions of their higher education providers’ response to financial challenges
Savanta conducted research for the Office for Students to examine students’ perceptions of the changes higher education providers are making in response to financial challenges.
Last updated: 29 Jan 2026
PublicationSignificant challenges continue to face higher education finances – with nearly half facing deficits in 2025-26
New analysis from the Office for Students (OfS) finds continued pressure on university finances, despite evidence of increased recruitment.
Last updated: 20 Nov 2025
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