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Universities must keep students informed on teaching plans, says regulator

The Office for Students (OfS) has today written to universities and colleges to highlight the importance of communicating changes to how courses are taught during the lockdown amid concerns of inadequate information for students where tougher pandemic restrictions have been introduced.
Registering with the OfS 04 Nov 2020

Interim evaluation of access and participation reforms

The first of a two-part evaluation of the effectiveness of access and participation plan reform has been published today. The independent report, by Nous Group, provides a qualitative analysis of access and participation plans submitted by universities and colleges to the Office for Students (OfS).
Equality of opportunity 23 Oct 2020

New fund to improve postgraduate research participation and access

The Office for Students (OfS) and Research England have today launched a new £8 million funding competition to improve access to and participation in postgraduate research study (PGR) for Black, Asian and minority ethnic students.
Equality of opportunity 22 Oct 2020

Regulator monitoring digital teaching quality at universities

England’s higher education regulator, the Office for Students, has today assured students that it is actively monitoring universities with significant numbers of students being required to take all their courses online as a result of local coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions.
Quality and standards 09 Oct 2020

Principles-based regulation: OfS publishes new Insight brief

A new Insight brief published by the Office for Students (OfS) explores the concept of principles-based regulation and what this means in practice, and how it helps the OfS to regulate in the interests of students.
Registering with the OfS 06 Oct 2020

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