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Chief Executive Susan Lapworth spoke at the UUK conference on 4 September about the next steps in the OfS’s development as a regulator. Read the full transcript of her speech.

Following a significant increase in the number of students taught through subcontractual partnerships in England, the Office for Students (OfS) publishes an Insight brief today on the current status of these arrangements, and what providers need to do to ensure effective management and to protect public funding.

A new Equality in Higher Education Fund launched by the Office for Students (OfS) will distribute up to £2 million for collaborative projects to support new ideas and innovation in delivering equality of opportunity.

Students at Schumacher College have been informed that their higher education courses are closing, following a decision by Dartington Hall Trust to withdraw financial support for this provision. Dartington Hall Trust is registered with the OfS.

Read John Blake's speech at the students' union membership conference in Manchester.

The Office for Students (OfS) has published its business plan for 2024-25. The plan sets out the OfS’s priorities and areas of work for the forthcoming year.

There has been significant coverage of the OfS’s new condition to address harassment and sexual misconduct.

The Office for Students (OfS) will bring in new requirements for universities to protect students from harassment and sexual misconduct, as a survey published today finds that 20 per cent of students have experienced unwanted sexual behaviour.

The Office for Students (OfS) has today published a quality assessment report into the quality of computing courses at the University of Northampton.

Three higher education providers have changed the terms and conditions in their student contracts after the Office for Students (OfS) referred concerns to National Trading Standards.