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The home of Office for Students on GOV.UK.
The Office for Students legally comes into force to hold universities to account and promote students' interests.
Documents about the Higher Education and Research Bill.
Responsibilities, governance and accountability between the Office for Students and the Department for Education.
Landmark Bill will require universities to promote freedom of speech on campus and legal duties will also be extended to students' unions
Official statistics on longitudinal education outcomes showing university graduate earnings and employment.
The Office for Students report and accounts for the financial year 2022 to 2023.
This guidance from the Office for Students offers guidance to higher education providers for facilitating electoral registration in England.
Multimillion pound investment to radically improve university and college facilities and provide better teaching for students.
Susan Lapworth has been appointed as Chief Executive of the Office for Students until the end of August 2026.
The Office for Students report and accounts for the financial year 2021 to 2022.
Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) annual report and accounts 2017 to 2018.
Minister of State for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation addresses the Universities UK members’ conference.
Universities Minister Jo Johnson speaks to members of Universities UK about the future of higher education.
On behalf of the Office for Students, we invite views on the proposals for a new approach to regulation in higher education and related issues.
Professor Chris Husbands has been named as the first Chair of the Teaching Excellence Framework.
Universities show their support for a new assessment framework as part of government plans to raise standards.
Learners will be able to upskill or retrain at a pace that fits their lives through short university and college courses supported by bespoke loans
Applications are open for the chair of the Office for Students, a new body designed to increase competition and choice in higher education.
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