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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

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What's hiding in OfS' data dashboards?

What’s hiding in OfS’ data dashboards?

by Jim Dickinson

28/07/24

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Two new — Two new "boots on the ground" reports bring concerns

Two new “boots on the ground” reports bring concerns

by David Kernohan

23/01/24

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Taking partnerships seriously at the outset could have avoided a franchising furore

by Alex Proudfoot

22/01/24

Wholesale provider collapse should be the least of most students' worries

Wholesale provider collapse should be the least of most students’ worries

by Jim Dickinson

15/01/24

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Protecting students in the event of an unplanned provider closure

by Ben Elger

15/01/24

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We still don’t know what happens when a large university runs out of money

by Jonathan Simons

15/01/24

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Sampling isn’t the answer to the OfS B4 requirement burden

by Paul Greatrix

12/01/24

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Another review of OfS next year

Another review of OfS next year

by David Kernohan

14/12/23

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OfS proposals on freedom of speech complaints scheme

by David Kernohan

14/12/23

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What people mean when they say “bring back HEFCE”

by Brooke Storer-Church

14/12/23

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The Office for Students is a regulator, a funder, and a political football

by Maddy Bishop

10/12/23

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John Blake deletes even more of the cheat codes to access and participation

by Jim Dickinson

7/12/23

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2024 is looking pretty bleak from here

2024 is looking pretty bleak from here

by Jim Dickinson

3/12/23

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If the HE plane goes down, there’s little in place to protect students

by Jim Dickinson

30/11/23

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Responding to the industry and regulators committee report

by David Kernohan

29/11/23

Podcast: Immigration, autumn statement, PGRs

by Team Wonkhe

24/11/23

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Now is not the time to embrace the power of positive thinking

by Debbie McVitty

19/11/23

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Podcast: Reshuffle, inspections, money

by Team Wonkhe

17/11/23

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OfS’ quality reports are music to students’ ears

by Jim Dickinson

16/11/23

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Welsh regulatory changes delayed

Welsh regulatory changes delayed

by David Kernohan

31/10/23

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OfS turns its attention to franchised business courses with a foundation year

by Jim Dickinson

26/10/23

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Maintaining impartiality on free speech could be the Office for Students’ biggest regulatory challenge yet

by Debbie McVitty

9/10/23

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The voice of PGRs is barely audible in UKRI's — The voice of PGRs is barely audible in UKRI's "new deal"

The voice of PGRs is barely audible in UKRI’s “new deal”

by Jim Dickinson

27/09/23

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Precarity and the new deal for postgraduate research

by James Coe

27/09/23

*Another* clamp down on — *Another* clamp down on "low-grade" degrees?

Another clamp down on “low-grade” degrees?

by David Kernohan

24/09/23

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What would it take to shift the dial on data burden?

by Andy Youell

18/09/23

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The last thing that students need is less regulation

by Jim Dickinson

18/09/23

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Quality assurance needs to extend beyond the baseline

by Helena Vine

18/09/23

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Podcast: Regulation, quality, care experienced students

by Team Wonkhe

15/09/23

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Everything in the Industry and Regulators Committee OfS report

by David Kernohan

13/09/23

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The looming higher education crisis means the Office for Students needs to improve

by Lord Hollick

13/09/23

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Two OfS investigation reports are now live. Are they fit for purpose?

by Jim Dickinson

12/09/23

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Universities UK counts the cost of regulation

by David Kernohan

5/09/23

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What’s going to happen in higher education policy in 2023-24?

by Team Wonkhe

4/09/23

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Go time for the new Welsh regulator

by Michael Salmon

30/08/23

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Ministerial corrections and clarifications

Ministerial corrections and clarifications

by David Kernohan

31/07/23

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When is a — When is a "notification" a "complaint" to the Office for Students?

When is a “notification” a “complaint” to the Office for Students?

by Jim Dickinson

31/07/23

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Office for Students calls for evidence on short course regulation

Office for Students calls for evidence on short course regulation

by David Kernohan

28/07/23

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Fees for OfS investigations

Fees for OfS investigations

by David Kernohan

21/07/23

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Regulation can be a blockage to making education better

by Jim Dickinson

21/07/23

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In its response to HE reform the sector is falling into a trap of its own making

by Jonathan Simons

18/07/23

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Will student number controls for underperforming courses actually improve quality?

by Debbie McVitty

18/07/23

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HE reform plans are about performativity and control

by Peter Scott

18/07/23

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Student number controls for “poor quality courses” are coming

by David Kernohan

17/07/23

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The war on “low-value” students continues

by Jim Dickinson

17/07/23

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OfS has already used powers to cap recruitment

OfS has already used powers to cap recruitment

by David Kernohan

16/07/23

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How to regulate a regulator

How to regulate a regulator

by David Kernohan

13/07/23

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What students think about staff-student professional boundaries

by Anna Bull

10/07/23

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The Commons’ Women and Equalities Committee report on attitudes towards women and girls in educational settings

by Sunday Blake

5/07/23

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More jam tomorrow from OfS on student rights

More jam tomorrow from OfS on student rights

by Jim Dickinson

15/06/23

What could better regulation of franchising look like?

What could better regulation of franchising look like?

by Jim Dickinson

13/06/23

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How franchising higher education became big business

by Jim Dickinson

12/06/23

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It’s time to take a closer look at an “opaque corner” of higher education

by Mark Leach

12/06/23

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OfS has more to say to the Industry and Regulators Committee

OfS has more to say to the Industry and Regulators Committee

by David Kernohan

7/06/23

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Duty of care is not just about suicide prevention

by Sunday Blake

5/06/23

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Checking in on CTER

Checking in on CTER

by Michael Salmon

25/05/23

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Previously at the Industry and Regulators Committee

by David Kernohan

15/05/23

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The UK’s shadow higher education regulators

by David Kernohan

11/05/23

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Lapworth and Wharton face the committee

Lapworth and Wharton face the committee

by David Kernohan

10/05/23

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Students need to be treated like partners, not pawns

by Rania Regaieg

5/05/23

You can't hold me to rules you never explained and that I don't understand

You can’t hold me to rules you never explained and that I don’t understand

by Jim Dickinson

25/04/23

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OfS opts for secrecy over risks to students

by Jim Dickinson

25/04/23

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OfS reaches agreement with the Archbishop of Canterbury

OfS reaches agreement with the Archbishop of Canterbury

by David Kernohan

21/04/23

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Podcast: Complaints, student voice, research funding

by Team Wonkhe

21/04/23

OfS has updated a bunch of its dashboards - can the regulation keep up?

OfS has updated a bunch of its dashboards – can the regulation keep up?

by Jim Dickinson

12/04/23

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Forty things we found out from OfS’ December and February board papers

by Jim Dickinson

11/04/23

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