Investigation into London School of Science and Technology and Buckinghamshire New University
style="text-indent: 2em; "<![CDATA[On 21 May 2025, the Office for Students (OfS) opened an investigation into London School of Science and Technology and Buckinghamshire New University, specifically in relation to Buckinghamshire New University students taught by London School of Science and Technology through a partnersh
Spurgeon’s College to close its higher education courses
style="text-indent: 2em; "<![CDATA[Students at Spurgeon’s College in London have been told their higher education courses will be closed from today. ]]>
OfS business plan to drive benefits for students, universities and colleges and taxpayers
style="text-indent: 2em; "<![CDATA[The Office for Students (OfS) has published its business plan for 2025-26. ]]>
OfS publishes proposals for tighter control of subcontractual arrangements in higher education
style="text-indent: 2em; "<![CDATA[The Office for Students (OfS) is proposing new requirements that would come into effect for an institution that has, or expects to have, 100 or more students registered on courses delivered through subcontractual arrangements in a given academic year. ]]>
UK students make their voices heard in the National Student Survey 2025
style="text-indent: 2em; "<![CDATA[Over 357,000 final-year students answered the call to feedback on their experiences of higher education.]]>
Bradford College works with the OfS to address concerns about the quality of computing courses
style="text-indent: 2em; "<![CDATA[The Office for Students (OfS) has published a case report that explains its regulatory decisions following an investigation into the quality of BSc computing courses delivered by Bradford College and leading to qualifications awarded by the University of Greater Manchester.]]>
style="text-indent: 2em; "<![CDATA[New freedom of speech guidance includes examples of how universities and colleges might best respond to a range of scenarios.]]>
style="text-indent: 2em; "<![CDATA[We plan to accept new applications from 28 August 2025, with priority for assessment given to institutions with existing applications that were paused last year.]]>
OfS publishes new data on Prevent
style="text-indent: 2em; "<![CDATA[New Office for Students (OfS) data finds the number of events or external speakers approved by universities and colleges increased from 39,475 in 2022-23 to 42,440 in 2023-24, with an accompanying rise in the number of events approved with conditions put in place.]]>
De-designation of courses at Brit College
style="text-indent: 2em; "<![CDATA[Students at Brit College have been told that their higher education courses will be no longer be designated by the Department for Education from 4 June 2025. ]]>
OfS seeks views on regional access partnerships
style="text-indent: 2em; "<![CDATA[Our new call for evidence is seeking views on how best to develop regional access partnerships to address risks to equality of opportunity in higher education.]]>
OfS responds to national review of higher education student suicide deaths
style="text-indent: 2em; "<![CDATA[A report published by the Department for Education has set out a series of recommendations to support students and prevent suicide. ]]>
style="text-indent: 2em; "<![CDATA[The Office for Students (OfS) has imposed a monetary penalty of £115,000 on Leeds Trinity University (LTU) after an investigation in respect of the period from October 2022 to February 2024 identified that the university did not have effective arrangements in place to respond to rapid gr
OfS announces the members of its new Student Interest Board
style="text-indent: 2em; "<![CDATA[The Student Interest Board will advise the Office for Students’ (OfS) board, inform policy development, help the OfS to understand students’ perspectives, and challenge it to act in their interests.]]>
OfS receives funding guidance for 2025-26
style="text-indent: 2em; "<![CDATA[The Office for Students (OfS) has received guidance from the government which sets out the Strategic Priorities Grant funding available for distribution in 2025-26. ]]>
OfS analysis finds continued pressure on university finances
style="text-indent: 2em; "<![CDATA[The OfS’s annual financial sustainability report shows that the financial performance of universities and colleges is forecast to decline in 2024-25 for the third consecutive year. ]]>
Trading Standards referral leads to changed terms in student contract at higher education provider
style="text-indent: 2em; "<![CDATA[The London School of Science and Technology (LSST) has amended its student contract after the Office for Students (OfS) referred concerns about potentially unfair terms and conditions to National Trading Standards.]]>
Changes to transnational education and partnership data collection
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