Publications

The Office for Students (OfS) has published its annual report and accounts for 2019-20. The report covers the OfS’s second year of operation, and our progress in delivering against our regulatory objectives.

Staff at the Office for Students: Equality, diversity and inclusion statistics for staff employed by the Office for Students

Information on the plans for the publication of the 2021 National Student Survey (NSS) results.

The opportunity to study as a mature student is essential for equality of opportunity. It provides essential skills for future prosperity, especially as the UK recovers from the pandemic. While numbers of mature students in higher education have declined, particularly for certain types of study, there are positive signs of increasing demand. The government proposes to nurture this growth through its Lifelong Loan Entitlement, and the OfS is working for change through improved information, advice and guidance, regulation in the form of access and participation plans, and funding initiatives to encourage greater flexibility and choice.

An analysis of young participation in higher education in England in the areas targeted by Uni Connect

A summary of the findings from the evidence to date

This report, commissioned by the Office for Students (OfS), is part of the ongoing formative evaluation of phase two of Uni Connect, focusing on the programme’s outreach hubs. It presents findings which aim to: support the articulation of the outreach hubs’ Theory of Change; understand partnerships’ progress, processes and practices to date; support the OfS and partnerships with further shaping the remit of the hubs and their future delivery.

Insights from partnerships on how COVID-19 has affected Uni Connect outreach delivery, outreach effectiveness, disadvantaged learners, and their engagement with the programme.

This report presents an experimental measure to bring together projected data for full-time first degree students who complete their studies (completion rates) and the progression of recent graduates to employment, further study and other activities (graduate outcomes).

Student hardship funding: monitoring and additional allocation