Publications

Initial allocations

How the Office for Students allocates money to higher education providers

This publication outlines arrangements for the 2019 Unistats data collection. It also provides an update on the development of a new information resource that will replace the Unistats website.

The Office for Students is challenging universities and colleges to be ambitious and innovative in reducing persistent inequalities in access and participation. Contextual admissions are one way of doing this, but a more radical approach is needed if we are to achieve fair access. What might ‘ambitious and innovative’ look like in this area and how far do we need to go to achieve fair access?

The Office for Students' business plan for 2019-20

The OfS Student information, advice and guidance strategy has drawn on our stakeholder consultations to recommend practical next steps to improve the information, advice and guidance (IAG) available for students.

Unistats 2019: Timetable and arrangements for submission and publication of data

This regulatory advice sets out guidance for providers of higher education in England that wish to use either ‘university college’ or ‘university’ title as part of their name. It applies to you if you are interested in applying for university college or university title on or after 1 April 2019.

Evaluation of a scheme to develop pilot engineering and computing conversion masters' courses

This report considers an aggregate picture of providers registered with the OfS. It identifies some financial trends in current financial performance and forecasts for the next four years for the sector overall and for groups of providers.