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Office for Students board papers, 13 February 2025

Office for Students board papers, 13 February 2025

by David Kernohan

16/07/25

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Will guidance on freedom of speech help the staff who fear physical attack for expressing their views?

by Jim Dickinson

19/06/25

13

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University governance needs more imagination

by Ben Vulliamy

16/06/25

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Another provider loses access to the loan book. Should students have been warned?

Another provider loses access to the loan book. Should students have been warned?

by Jim Dickinson

9/06/25

3

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What we’ll be talking about at The Festival of Higher Education 2025

by Debbie McVitty

2/06/25

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Can LEO be used in regulation?

by David Kernohan

30/05/25

The new OfS chair identifies ten trends

The new OfS chair identifies ten trends

by Jim Dickinson

29/05/25

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A new regulatory framework is more than Medr by numbers

by David Kernohan

15/05/25

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OfS continues to sound the alarm on the financial sustainability of English higher education

by Debbie McVitty

8/05/25

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Are there secret government bailouts?

Are there secret government bailouts?

by Hugh Jones

6/05/25

3

More than £1bn in tuition fees over the last three years has gone to unregistered providers

More than £1bn in tuition fees over the last three years has gone to unregistered providers

by David Kernohan

28/04/25

3

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Communicate, repeat and compensate – OfS issues principles over industrial action

by Jim Dickinson

10/04/25

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Regulating partnership provision can help everyone

by Alex Proudfoot

8/04/25

5

Consumer protection law has changed, and the changes apply to universities now

Consumer protection law has changed, and the changes apply to universities now

by Jim Dickinson

7/04/25

2

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It’s students that suffer when those supposed to protect them fail

by Jim Dickinson

7/04/25

2

25 unanswered questions about the collapse of ABA

25 unanswered questions about the collapse of ABA

by Jim Dickinson

2/04/25

2

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When tuition fee payments are suspended, what happens to students left behind?

by Charlotte Corrish

2/04/25

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The Foreign Influence Registration Scheme has sector-specific implications

by Team Wonkhe

2/04/25

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DfE and OfS are running out of road on regulating a “free market” effectively

by Jim Dickinson

31/03/25

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Five regulatory process points you may have missed from the University of Sussex decision

by David Kernohan

29/03/25

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We can all share the credit

by Helena Vine

27/03/25

3

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The franchise problem may not have a quick answer

by David Kernohan

25/03/25

10

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Policy change can help manage the demand for graduate knowledge and skills

by Chris Millward

3/03/25

1

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The Office for Students reviews TEF… again

by David Kernohan

27/02/25

1

Partnership and promises are not incompatible

Partnership and promises are not incompatible

by Jim Dickinson

19/02/25

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Competition law is a constraint to collaboration in HE but it need not be an impediment

by Kate Newman

17/02/25

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Enhanced monitoring for business in Bolton

Enhanced monitoring for business in Bolton

by David Kernohan

11/02/25

1

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New legislation in Scotland increases the SFC’s powers, but only up to a point

by Michael Salmon

7/02/25

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When OfS reopens its register, there will be implications for everyone else

by David Kernohan

6/02/25

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DfE steps in to require franchise partners to register with OfS

by Jim Dickinson

30/01/25

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Institutions may be holding themselves back by not sharing enough data

by Robert Renfree

30/01/25

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An early look at 2023–24 financial returns shows providers working hard to balance the books

by David Kernohan

27/01/25

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Ventriloquising the student interest

by Paul Ashwin

24/01/25

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A new funding body landscape emerges in Scotland

by Michael Salmon

23/01/25

The Scottish government is thinking about more powers for the SFC

The Scottish government is thinking about more powers for the SFC

by Michael Salmon

8/01/25

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What's odd about the latest award of degree awarding powers

What’s odd about the latest award of degree awarding powers

by David Kernohan

8/01/25

2

Exit, pursued by a bear

Exit, pursued by a bear

by David Kernohan

7/01/25

4

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Your 2025 higher education policy almanac

by Michael Salmon

3/01/25

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Universities want more money upfront. DfE wants proof students are really there

by Jim Dickinson

18/12/24

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Collaboration is key when it comes to addressing harassment and sexual misconduct

by Ellen Engstrom

13/12/24

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Non-continuation in some franchised partnerships is unacceptably high

Non-continuation in some franchised partnerships is unacceptably high

by Jim Dickinson

12/12/24

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A theory of change for the B3 bear

A theory of change for the B3 bear

by David Kernohan

12/12/24

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The Office for Students’ proposed new strategy for 2025–30

by Debbie McVitty

12/12/24

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A refocus on financial sustainability should mean a deeper think about regulation

by Mark Taylor

9/12/24

3

There's a major problem with (the) graduate outcomes (survey)

There’s a major problem with (the) graduate outcomes (survey)

by David Kernohan

6/12/24

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Concern that affected no students resolved to OfS' satisfaction

Concern that affected no students resolved to OfS’ satisfaction

by David Kernohan

3/12/24

4

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Hate to say we told you so

by Alex Proudfoot

3/12/24

2

OfS temporarily closes entry to the register

OfS temporarily closes entry to the register

by David Kernohan

2/12/24

5

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Is it reasonable to expect higher education institutions to be more business-like?

by Debbie McVitty

18/11/24

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Bridget Phillipson has set out the government’s priorities for HE reform

by Debbie McVitty

7/11/24

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Bridget Phillipson increases fees by 3.1 per cent

by David Kernohan

4/11/24

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Birkbeck computing B3 performance justified

Birkbeck computing B3 performance justified

by David Kernohan

30/10/24

More consumer rights cases emerge from OfS and NTS

More consumer rights cases emerge from OfS and NTS

by Jim Dickinson

29/10/24

2

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What OfS could learn from film regulation (and toasters)

by Mack Marshall

23/10/24

2

Putting up fees is like putting up the price of a second class stamp

Putting up fees is like putting up the price of a second class stamp

by Jim Dickinson

21/10/24

What do — What do "full time" or "attendance" mean when it comes to student loans?

What do “full time” or “attendance” mean when it comes to student loans?

by Jim Dickinson

7/10/24

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The question on regulating franchised provision isn’t how, it’s why

by Jim Dickinson

7/10/24

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The Ofsted reports that raise questions about the wider tertiary system

by Michael Salmon

7/10/24

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OfS reports on business provision at Regent College London

by David Kernohan

4/10/24

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A bluffer’s guide to the Universities UK blueprint for HE policy under Labour

by Debbie McVitty

30/09/24

3

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OfS’ insight on the risks of franchising fall short at addressing the incentives

by Jim Dickinson

4/09/24

5

Students are still facing issues accessing essential digital services

Students are still facing issues accessing essential digital services

by Livia Scott

3/09/24

1

The golden age of universities is over says new OfS chair

The golden age of universities is over says new OfS chair

by Jim Dickinson

18/08/24

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John Blake gets interested in students – but what’s his theory of change?

by Jim Dickinson

14/08/24

4

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HESA Student data 2022-23, statistical bulletin

by David Kernohan

8/08/24

Goodbye minimum service levels in universities. We never knew you

Goodbye minimum service levels in universities. We never knew you

by Jim Dickinson

7/08/24

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How to implement the new OfS requirements on harassment and sexual misconduct

by Anna Bull

2/08/24

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What’s missing from OfS’ new approach on harassment and sexual misconduct?

by Jim Dickinson

1/08/24

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OfS steps in on consumer rights

OfS steps in on consumer rights

by David Kernohan

30/07/24

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This time OfS needs to keep its promise on broken promises

by Jim Dickinson

29/07/24

2

What's hiding in OfS' data dashboards?

What’s hiding in OfS’ data dashboards?

by Jim Dickinson

28/07/24

3

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A regulator fit for the future

by David Kernohan

26/07/24

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The government must mitigate the risks of a university going under

by Jonathan Simons

26/07/24

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OfS data dashboard update, 2024

by David Kernohan

26/07/24

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OfS investigates eleven providers, imposes eight conditions of registration

by David Kernohan

23/07/24

6

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Labour’s tertiary approach to higher education quality could take lessons from Scotland

by Debbie McVitty

1/07/24

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GuildHE’s cost-neutral wish list for the incoming government

by Brooke Storer-Church

29/06/24

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The new Quality Council will secure international confidence in UK higher education

by Nic Beech

27/06/24

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How consent education can be more than a tick-box exercise

by Harriet Smailes

26/06/24

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Scotland to (possibly) lose two funding agencies

by David Kernohan

25/06/24

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How an incoming government could act immediately to stabilise universities at risk of financial collapse

by Sarah Seed

24/06/24

SFC catches the conditions of registration bug

SFC catches the conditions of registration bug

by David Kernohan

6/06/24

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Transparency is better a better tool than regulation to improve the work of international agents

by Louise Nicol

4/06/24

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Tough questions for government and institutions to fix higher education’s finances

by Alistair Jarvis

3/06/24

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Are the low-value courses in the room with us now?

by Jim Dickinson

3/06/24

3

If student panel members feed back their views but they're never minuted, did they make a sound?

If student panel members feed back their views but they’re never minuted, did they make a sound?

by Jim Dickinson

23/05/24

1

Concerns over assessment and challenge in latest OfS quality investigation

Concerns over assessment and challenge in latest OfS quality investigation

by Michael Salmon

21/05/24

1

Free speech a “key and increasing challenge” in TNE

Free speech a “key and increasing challenge” in TNE

by Michael Salmon

21/05/24

OfS registration fees frozen for 2024–25

OfS registration fees frozen for 2024–25

by Michael Salmon

20/05/24

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OfS assessment of university finances warns of need for structural change to stave off risks of provider collapse

by Debbie McVitty

16/05/24

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Students are out of pocket after buying essential tech

Students are out of pocket after buying essential tech

by Livia Scott

14/05/24

OfS sexual misconduct consultation response scheduled for May

OfS sexual misconduct consultation response scheduled for May

by Sunday Blake

24/04/24

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What’s in a name?

by David Kernohan

8/04/24

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Are students being protected from course cuts and closures?

by Jim Dickinson

3/04/24

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OfS consults on guidance over free speech. Confused? You will be

by Jim Dickinson

26/03/24

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32 nuggets to note in OfS’ September and December board papers

by David Kernohan

19/03/24

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It's now a — It's now a "representative sample" of assessed work

It’s now a “representative sample” of assessed work

by David Kernohan

14/03/24

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The proliferation of foundation year courses has created some blind spots

by Josh Freeman

7/03/24

4

Office for Students to investigate Leeds Trinity University partnerships

Office for Students to investigate Leeds Trinity University partnerships

by David Kernohan

22/02/24

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Improving the quality of assessments of quality

by Nick Braisby

7/02/24

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