Our Director for Fair Access and Participation, John Blake, has written a blog about the role and purpose of OfS funding, and our current funding call for evidence. Read John’s blog here: bit.ly/44cWWq8

While @Blackbullion’s National Scholarships Week is nearly over, there’s still lots of time to apply for a scholarship for a postgrad conversion course in AI.

Scholarships worth £10,000 are open to UK students for courses starting in Sept 2024: buff.ly/4cSd7gq

51 unis and colleges were awarded a Gold rating for student outcomes in the Teaching Excellence Framework 2023.

An independent report explores the approaches these providers take to defining the educational gains a student achieves from their studies: buff.ly/3PPOTt9

Students, have you registered your place for today’s event yet?

Our interactive drop-in session for students to discuss the future of the OfS’s strategy takes place at 2.30pm today, and there’s still time to register: buff.ly/4aS9fdg

This week our free speech consultation webinars begin!

We have scheduled four webinars for students, students’ unions, universities and colleges to have the opportunity to find out more about our free speech proposals.

Register your place here: bit.ly/4aNvJvZ

Have you answered our consultation yet? We’re asking for views on University of Bolton’s proposal to change its name to University of Greater Manchester.  

Share your views in our consultation by 2 May: buff.ly/4cvdbSY

#university #consultation

Students, we want to hear what you want, need and expect from higher education, today and into the future.

On Thursday we’re hosting an open, interactive and online discussion about the next OfS strategy just for students.

Register your place here: buff.ly/4aS9fdg

Our student panel recently met with Susan Lapworth to discuss key updates from across the organisation. They also shared their thoughts on how we can improve our communications with students and contributed to our work around conceptualising the student interest.

Today we have announced the panel members for our new Disability in Higher Education Advisory Panel, which has been established to provide expert advice on improving the experience of disabled students in higher education. Find out more here: bit.ly/4aL6AlI

We have created a resource for students’ unions and students course representatives on how the #NSS should and shouldn't be promoted to students.

Read the guide: buff.ly/3RNloIR

How do you define the educational gains a student gets from their studies?

An independent report explores approaches higher education providers have taken to define these gains in their submissions to TEF 2023: buff.ly/3PPOTt9

Help shape the future of higher education in the interest of students.

Join an interactive drop-in session with OfS director, Josh Fleming to tell us what you think our priority strategic goals should be.

Register now: buff.ly/49dU9Om

Students, we want to hear from you. Join our webinar on 25 April for students to find out how we’ll be regulating free speech on campus and ask questions: bit.ly/4aNvJvZ

Tell us what you think about our proposals via our online survey by 26 May: bit.ly/3RpHhOh

Recently, our Head of Provider Governance, Rowena Rowley, Head of Regulatory Portfolio, Michelle Cronin, and Senior Officer, Alan Reese, enjoyed meeting with staff and students on a visit to INTO