Applicants need extra support after coronavirus
Chris Millward, the OfS's Director for Fair Access and Participation, has written for The Sunday Times Good University Guide.
18 Sep 2020
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Regulator outlines significant cuts to bureaucracy
The Office for Students (OfS), the independent regulator for higher education in England, has set out measures to reduce unnecessary burden on universities and other higher education providers.
10 Sep 2020
Press releaseBe honest about online classes
The Telegraph reports on the OfS's call for universities to provide ‘clear, timely and accessible’ information about their courses following reports of students finding out last minute that their lectures and classes will be online during the autumn term.
9 Sep 2020
Media coverageDigital poverty is leaving students behind in an age of online learning
Sir Michael Barber has written in The Times about the launch of a major review of digital learning and teaching. The article highlights the challenges of digital learning, particularly 'digital poverty', following an OfS poll of students during the coronavirus pandemic.
4 Sep 2020
Media coverage‘Digital poverty’ risks leaving students behind
The ability of students to participate in higher education from home is being disrupted by a lack of access to core digital infrastructure, new survey data published by the Office for Students (OfS) shows today, as a major new review into digital teaching and learning is launched.
3 Sep 2020
Press releaseUniversity access improving, but big challenges remain – OfS chair
Analysis by the Office for Students of this year’s UCAS figures shows that more young people from disadvantaged areas are going into higher education – including selective universities – this year, though significant challenges remain.
21 Aug 2020
Press releaseOffice for Students highlights need for fairness for all students with centre assessed grades
The Office for Students (OfS) has welcomed the certainty that A-level students can now rely on centre assessed grades this year, and called for universities to take all reasonable steps to ensure students receive places on their chosen courses.
18 Aug 2020
Our newsOffice for Students responds to A-level results
Sir Michael Barber comments on the release of this year's A-level results.
13 Aug 2020
Press releaseGoing to university during a pandemic
Sir Michael Barber, chair of the Office for Students, talks to Newsweek about what the student experience will be like in September and whether going to university is ‘worth it’ during the pandemic.
12 Aug 2020
Media coverageImpact of the pandemic on social mobility at university
The OfS's Director for Fair Access and Participation, Chris Millward, has spoken to the Financial Times (FT) about social mobility in higher education.
12 Aug 2020
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