Equality, diversity and student characteristics data
This document summarises equality, diversity and student characteristics data at English higher education providers between 2010-11 and 2020-21.
Last updated: 07 Jun 2022
PublicationAll information about student protection and support
OfS responds to ONS statistics on student deaths by suicide
The OfS has responded to the Office for National Statistics publication on estimates for the number of deaths by suicide among higher education students between the academic years 2017-2020.
Last updated: 31 May 2022
Press releaseUnistats 2022: Arrangements for the submission and publication of data
This publication describes arrangements for the 2022-23 Unistats data collection for providers registered with the OfS and higher education providers in Northern Ireland.
Last updated: 26 May 2022
PublicationOfS launches pilot for colleges to offer more vocational and technical qualifications
The OfS has used for the first time its validation powers to appoint the Open University to offer a partnership option to further education colleges interested in providing high quality vocational and technical (Level 4 and 5) courses that will provide more choice to students.
Last updated: 25 May 2022
Our newsTASO to lead work to develop 'what works’ resources of student mental health support
A consortium led by the Centre for Transforming Access and Student Outcomes in Higher Education (TASO) will help universities and colleges identify and make use of effective practice in supporting student mental health.
Last updated: 13 May 2022
News articleWhat works to support student mental health? How evaluation can help develop effective practice
In Mental Health Awareness Week, our Director for Fair Access and Participation looks at how the OfS is providing a foundation of evidence to support the higher education sector’s efforts to improve support for student mental health.
Last updated: 13 May 2022
Blog postChanges to degree classifications over time – media coverage
There was significant coverage of the OfS’s analysis of degree classifications over time, which finds that nearly six in 10 first class degrees awarded in 2020-21 cannot be explained by a range of factors which may affect attainment.
Last updated: 13 May 2022
Media coverageTackling harassment and sexual misconduct: the OfS's statement of expectations one year on
This event explored universities and colleges’ approaches to tackling harassment and sexual misconduct.
Last updated: 13 May 2022
EventDegree apprenticeships in England: current practices in design, delivery and quality management
This independent research explores current practice in the design, delivery and ongoing quality management of degree apprenticeships in higher education settings.
Last updated: 13 May 2022
PublicationDegrees of inflation? Ensuring the credibility and reliability of higher education qualifications
The Office for Students is taking action to tackle grade inflation. Nick Holland, Head of Provider Standards at the OfS, explains.
Last updated: 12 May 2022
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