Students who are estranged from their parents are considerably less likely to be awarded a first or 2:1 and more likely to drop out in their first year of studies, according to new experimental data released by the Office for Students (OfS).
Last updated: 26 Nov 2020
Press releaseHow do outcomes differ when accounting for multiple student characteristics?
Last updated: 26 Nov 2020
PublicationA new project exploring how national support for care experienced students can be improved has been commissioned by the Office for Students.
Last updated: 20 Nov 2020
Our newsA major OfS programme to address inequalities in higher education has identified new approaches to teaching, improvements in student support, and better understanding of structural barriers and issues.
Last updated: 11 Nov 2020
Blog postAn online event which will outline the OfS’s approach to getting access and participation plans back on track in the context of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Last updated: 10 Nov 2020
EventMore than 1,000 extra students from some of the most disadvantaged parts of the country have started courses at high tariff universities this year.
Last updated: 03 Nov 2020
Press releaseThis report presents the final evaluation of the Office for Students (OfS) Addressing Barriers to Student Success (ABSS) programme, a £7.5 million programme that ran between March 2017 and October 2019. The programme aimed to scale up pedagogical and student support approaches that had proven successful in addressing differential educational and employment outcomes, especially for underrepresented groups of students.
Last updated: 03 Nov 2020
PublicationThe 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).
Last updated: 23 Oct 2020
Our newsEffectiveness in implementation of access and participation plan reform
Last updated: 23 Oct 2020
PublicationThe 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.
Last updated: 22 Oct 2020
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