OfS to consult on investigation fees - Office for Students
The Office for Students (OfS) has published guidance on when it may charge universities and colleges to cover the cost of investigations.
Last updated: 09 Mar 2023
Our newsAll information about registering with the OfS
Briefing note: The statutory framework for quality and standards and the role of the OfS and any designated body - Office for Students
This briefing note explains the statutory framework for quality and standards and its implications for how quality and standards assessment functions are performed by the Office for Students (OfS) or any designated body.
Last updated: 26 Jan 2023
PublicationOfS publishes summary of three-yearly report on quality body - Office for Students
The Office for Students (OfS) has today published a summary of its triennial report on the performance of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) in its role as the designated quality body (DQB).
Last updated: 26 Jan 2023
Our newsOffice for Students responds to HESA statistics - Office for Students
The Office for Students has commented on the latest statistics from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
Last updated: 19 Jan 2023
Press releaseFreedom to question, challenge and debate - Office for Students
‘Students will not have a high quality education if that education is not grounded in freedom of expression.’ Our chief executive, Susan Lapworth, explains how free speech is essential for quality and equality of opportunity in higher education.
Last updated: 11 Jan 2023
Blog postOfS fines University of Buckingham for breaching condition of registration - Office for Students
The Office for Students (OfS) has imposed a fine of £37,231 on the University of Buckingham after it failed to meet the deadline for submitting its signed audited financial statements for the year ended 2019.
Last updated: 22 Dec 2022
Press releaseFreedom of Speech – media coverage - Office for Students
There’s substantial coverage of a new OfS Insight event on freedom of speech.
Last updated: 15 Dec 2022
Media coverageFreedom to question, challenge and debate - Office for Students
This brief summarises some key points before outlining the legal and regulatory framework within which universities and colleges must make decisions about matters relating to freedom of speech.
Last updated: 14 Dec 2022
PublicationBriefing note: How higher education quality is regulated in England - Office for Students
This briefing note sets out the OfS’s approach to regulating quality and standards.
Last updated: 08 Dec 2022
PublicationQuality: where are we now? - Office for Students
Susan Lapworth, the OfS’s chief executive, argues that focusing quality assessment on core academic matters means focusing on the things that matter to students.
Last updated: 06 Dec 2022
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