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New director promises political impartiality and a thorough consultation as English regulator gets ready to promote and protect expression on campus

Lords committee report delivers biting criticism of ¡®distant and combative¡¯ English regulator, prompting calls for its chair to resign

English regulator rejects most criticism of proposals, but acknowledges that it should consider an institution¡¯s ability to pay before it finalises costs

English regulator ¡®making it up as it goes along¡¯, critics say

Chief executive Susan Lapworth defends English regulator against sector criticism

Former head of Australian university watchdog says early criticism helped shape more collaborative approach

University of Cambridge philosopher takes on crucial role following the passing of England¡¯s new free speech legislation

Revised conditions that will force universities to store millions of old essays and assignments will cost millions of pounds in annual running costs, say experts

The ¡®teenage¡¯ regulator has a toxic relationship with universities owing to its uncompromising approach and its alleged unwillingness to listen ¨C except to Conservative ministers. But should vice-chancellors agitating against the OfS be careful what they wish for? John Morgan reports 

Minister says strong financial health of majority of institutions suggests struggles may be due to poor management, not lack of funding

A new registration condition, complaints scheme and system of penalties all require careful thought, says Jamie Roberts

Challenger institutions offer innovation and dynamism, but ignorance and monopolistic behaviour is holding them back, says Edward Venning 

Universities¡¯ lack of compliance with European standards raises suspicions in foreign governments that hamper expansion plans, warns agency¡¯s chief executive

Regulator will not ¡®prop up¡¯ any institution found to be at risk of going under as greater funding pressures start to bite

Student representatives tell Lords inquiry that English regulator more concerned with satisfying desires of government

Education secretary directs OfS to create ¡®competitive degree apprenticeship development fund¡¯ in England

England¡¯s higher education regulator takes on quality scrutiny role after Quality Assurance Agency steps back

Vivienne Stern tells Lords inquiry that trust would increase if regulator was more resistant to political direction

Figures should ¡®concern us all¡¯, warns regulator

Former OfS chief executive turned Bristol professor defends regulator ¡®looking out for the interests of students¡¯ as it comes under scrutiny

Architect of English regulator also criticises universities for ¡®sniping¡¯ at it

Additional fees to institutions that breach OfS rules may focus attention on growing regulatory costs

The regulator¡¯s published approach to enforcement lacks basic safeguards around transparency, fairness and accountability, says Smita Jamdar 

Regulator¡¯s former chair also says fears ¡®half a dozen or more¡¯ institutions would collapse in pandemic were averted via its support

Wide-ranging investigation will look at powers held by English higher education regulator and its relationship with government

OfS¡¯ proposed scheme might unintentionally endorse personal relationships between staff and students, campaigners warn

English regulator plans to order institutions to create registers of relationships, with expectation that staff who keep liaisons secret will be sacked

Hopes that a new regulator would bring light-touch, proportionate regulation in England have been dashed, says Iain Mansfield

English regulator concedes providers being asked to do too much, too quickly and gives most another year to work on plans

Chief executive Susan Lapworth says regulator will ¡®respond positively and practically¡¯ to recommendations from highly critical report

Agency rebuts Office for Students report which ¡®substantially misrepresents¡¯ role in assessing higher education providers, as major rift exposed

Concerns over regulator¡¯s independence and sweeping new powers necessitates parliamentary investigation, letter to Robin Walker states

Ministers accused of adding bureaucracy then ¡®putting the costs on universities¡¯ with planned rise while cutting student support in real terms

Reports of a 13 per cent rise in registration fees is unjustifiable in the current economic environment, says Stephen Marston

With much still unclear, complaints procedures are likely to be lengthy and fraught with contention, says Gill Evans

Academics Peter Mathieson and Vernon Bogdanor among those knighted for services to their disciplines or the sector

Regulator tells universities free speech codes should cover teaching and academics will be polled, bringing ¡®independence¡¯ rebuke

Two-thirds of larger providers failing to meet every student outcomes benchmark in every subject, THE analysis finds

English regulator focuses on law, business and computing courses not meeting thresholds for continuation, completion and progression

Evaluation report finds some institutions ¡®slow to prioritise this issue¡¯, leading to need for more regulation to ensure ¡®consistent approach¡¯ across sector

Students in England will no longer be asked about the overall quality of their course despite opposition to the move

English regulator ¡®moving forward¡¯ with registration condition and student survey that could spotlight individual universities for intervention

English regulator announces long-awaited thresholds higher education providers must meet to avoid the risk of sanctions

Hitting targets ¡®not the be-all and end-all¡¯, John Blake tells THE, as national risk register for higher education participation planned

Concerns over ¡®sharp increase¡¯ in number of firsts and 2.1s awarded warrant ¡®further scrutiny¡¯, according to regulator

Interim chief handed job permanently at crucial time for English regulator

Internationally renowned experts relinquish quality role just as English regulator steps up interventions 

Overall satisfaction question to go in shake-up of influential poll, regulator confirms

Independent quality body steps back from providing assessments for OfS due to non-compliance with European standards

English universities can protect institutional autonomy from interventionist regulators by equipping boards with skills, says Hepi policy note

Rejections up, but data show universities ¡®remain places where debate and the sharing of ideas can thrive¡¯, says OfS

Office for Students accounts also confirm ?915,000 payment to for-profit college that successfully challenged refusal of registration in court

Public Accounts Committee criticises Office for Students and DfE, while warning some institutions are being ¡®put at risk¡¯ by reliance on overseas fees

Education secretary proposes amendment to higher education legislation to address calls for more transparency

Following ministerial orders, England¡¯s independent regulator will look at business and management courses, including online provision

Academics claim Lord Wharton¡¯s appearance at CPAC Hungary is incompatible with his role at top of English regulator

Older and more prestigious institutions could be among the 10 to 15 being inspected next year

Forty-year-old ALRA shut just days after students had paid fees

New director of fair access calls for institutions to take greater role in improving attainment across education system

Government also demands English regulator mount 10-15 on-site inspections checking factors such as use of online teaching