Office for Students (OfS)
Statistical limitations of results likely to be exacerbated by widening of questionnaire beyond final-year undergraduates, warns researcher
OfS plan comes as v-c warns government focus on graduate earnings value will ‘downgrade’ excellent universities beyond London
Barking and Dagenham College loses injunction bid on publication but has also filed judicial review over refusal
Institutions without place on Office for Students’ list unable to confirm loan eligibility for new recruits
But overall students are split on the policy of making lower grade offers to applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds
OfS rules that Bloomsbury Institute Limited cannot be included on register of providers because of quality and governance concerns
England’s new Disabled Students Commission will help eliminate the institutional missteps that can still blight disabled students’ experiences, says Chris Skidmore
Office for Students has sent ‘minded to refuse’ letters to 20 providers
Private equity-owned BIMM to receive ?2.4m in teaching grant as OfS funds new providers for first time
But Nicola Dandridge says that ‘to pile limited public resource into failing institution’ would be mistake
David Green says exposing pay disparities within universities may encourage removing lower-paid staff from direct payroll
Angela Rayner pledges to order regulator to ‘avoid university bankruptcies’ in bid to end Tories’ ‘failed free market experiment’
England’s fledgling university regulator is in too much of a hurry to make an impact and curry favour with ministers, says Gill Evans
V-c suggests English regulator, created a year ago, is ‘probably not long for this world’
Essex institution becomes second institution to be hit by Office for Students access penalty
Universities told to reduce gap in entry rates between most and least disadvantaged applicants by almost half by 2024-25 and eliminate it altogether by the end of the subsequent decade
Office for Students says it will require some institutions to revise their contingency plans for closure
‘Seriously negligent’ university overcharged students on franchised course ‘persistently’
Office for Students chair says institutions must be ‘better at managing their affairs’ after reports that some are in financial trouble
Office for Students starts work on master’s version of National Student Survey
Office for Students fails to meet schedule for latest tranche of register of providers amid concerns about approach
Office for Students makes nearly two-third of board papers ‘exempt from publication’ at latest board meeting
Perilous drops in student recruitment at UK universities during A-level clearing raise the likelihood of institutional failures, a prospect that remains as politically unpalatable as ever, says Nick Hillman
Office for Students expects to take on responsibility for supporting wider range of providers from next August
Elite institutions could face sanctions if they fail to deliver on promise to conduct evaluation of bursary spending
Senior figures are angry over regulator’s approach and fear it could put UK-wide sector ‘in danger’, letters seen by Times Higher Education reveal
Office for Students says universities should put more weight on applicants’ backgrounds
University system ‘is not a market that is working in the interests of students or taxpayers’, committee claims
Better recognition of the wider social benefits of both teaching and research would help universities regain public goodwill, says Nick Petford
Efforts to reclaim imperial history from so-called ‘politically correct’ professors have little to do with genuine academic debate, argue James McDougall and Kim Wagner
Recent calls for more ‘useful’ degrees ignore their patchy record in improving the workplace or society, says Felipe Fernández-Armesto
The Office for Students’ arrival marks a new era of higher education regulation but it can also learn much from its predecessor's successes, argues Tim Melville-Ross
Excessive red tape, not snowflake students, has rightly been highlighted as the real threat to freedom of speech on campus, says Peter Baran
Pleas by Conservative backbenchers for an intervention to help the OU ignore the fact that they recently made it harder to assist under-pressure institutions, says Pam Tatlow
Peter Williams concerned by requirement for English universities to deliver ‘successful outcomes’ for ‘all’ students
As England’s new higher education regulator the Office for Students begins this week, its deputy chair Martin Coleman explains how it will balance institutional autonomy and public accountability
A sample essay by Philip Newton and Michael Draper on the dodgy disclaimers used by essay mills makes clear why the Advertising Standards Authority’s ruling will not stop contract cheating
Concerns over the independence and intentions of England’s new higher education regulator as it becomes fully operational are unfounded, its chief executive insists
Academics see the OfS, like the changes in USS pensions, as another attack on them and the cherished compensations of their profession
The Office for Students’ plan to fine institutions that allow the ‘no-platforming’ of controversial speakers is a boon for those who believe exposure to wide-ranging views is a fundamental part of the academic experience. Jo Faragher reports
Documents published on the Office for Students’ website have raised further questions about its independence, accountability and powers, says Gill Evans
Academic sleuths have used investigative skills and Twitter to tell the real story behind proposed pension cuts, says Sherrill Stroschein
Universities need to confront, rather than ignore, uncomfortable questions about the worth of higher education to be in with a fighting chance
Office for Students will have ‘much more nuanced and smarter set of powers’ than predecessor organisations, says Chris Millward
Regulator bows to pressure to scrap ‘basic’ regulation status but stands firm on senior pay reporting rules
Recent criticisms of universities is not a ‘blip’ but reflects dawn of ‘age of the student’, says minister
Appointments watchdog also explains how Downing Street advisers vetoed proposed Office for Students student board member
Achieving the prime minister’s goal of reshaping post-18 education will require another shake-up of sector regulation, warn experts
Ahead of the prime minister’s speech on reforming university funding, Charles B. W. Prince suggests four routes to improving student finance
Compound interest rates of 6.1 per cent on student loans are unfair and create a debt trap responsible for today’s worsening mental health crisis, says Estelle Clarke
Institutions will need to disclose full details of all those earning more than ?150,000 under the regulator’s proposed new rule
Brexit cheerleader criticises excessive regulation and downplays scuffle at student event
New Office for Students guidance hints at a more adversarial approach to sector that most wish to avoid, says Gill Evans
Universities must dramatically increase their levels of technical training to close the skills gap and deliver social justice, says Robert Halfon
Barring controversial speakers has a long heritage and the Office for Students should be very wary of cracking down on it, argues Evan Smith
Muddled thinking behind the creation of the new Office for Students risks damaging the UK's world-class universities, says Lord Hunt of Kings Heath
Office for Students asked to tackle huge pay awards given to leaders of private providers
The UK’s new higher education minister needs to move beyond recent spats to prioritise science, funding and mitigating Brexit, says David Bell
Cabinet reshuffle offers universities the chance of a relationship reset before they are likely caught in the first swell of a global wave of funding reviews
Three student candidates deemed 'appointable' to regulator's board were overlooked in favour of engineering undergraduate
