Universities and colleges should be about open intellectual engagement between students and lecturers, in an atmosphere of trust and respect. Yet for too many students, the spirit of open inquiry is closed by the threat of harassment and sexual assault.
Last updated: 19 Apr 2021
Blog postIf a university or other higher education provider is at risk of closure, its students will have fundamental questions about what that means for them.
Last updated: 07 Apr 2021
Blog postMajor changes in the National Student Survey (NSS) will be introduced over the next two years following the first phase of a review of the survey conducted by the Office for Students.
Last updated: 30 Mar 2021
Press releaseThe report summarises the findings of the first phase of the 2020 National Student Survey (NSS) review and makes recommendations for the second phase of the review.
Last updated: 30 Mar 2021
PublicationThe Office for Students (OfS) is re-launching its work to tackle harassment and sexual misconduct in higher education.
Last updated: 09 Feb 2021
Our newsThis report summarises access and continuation data for full-time (or apprenticeship) UK-domiciled undergraduate entrants to English higher education providers between 2013-14 and 2018-19, split by ethnicity and provider tariff group. Continuation data is further split by subject group (STEM and not STEM).
Last updated: 16 Dec 2020
PublicationThe OfS's analysis of graduate wellbeing has been broadly covered in the media.
Last updated: 11 Dec 2020
Media coverageThis report summarises the wellbeing of graduates as reported in the Graduate Outcomes survey, which graduates have responded to 15 months after completing their higher education course.
Last updated: 08 Dec 2020
PublicationNew data for artificial (AI) and data science postgraduate conversion courses shows greater diversity, including high admissions from Black students, women and disabled students.
Last updated: 30 Nov 2020
Blog postThe OfS-funded Institute of Coding is finding that flexible, modular, digital skills education can improve diversity in learner cohorts and the tech workforce.
Last updated: 27 Nov 2020
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