Office for Students (OfS)
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
Dorothy Bishop will not miss Jo Johnson, but is under no illusions that new minister Sam Gyimah will overturn any of his reforms
The latest edition of Times Higher Education discussed by the editorial team
Baroness Amos criticises government anti-terror strategy Prevent in appearance before parliamentarians
Jo Johnson’s support for free expression unravels when it comes to Palestine, says Jonathan Rosenhead
Sir Anthony Seldon explains why he was pleased to see Toby Young resign from the Office for Students, despite initially applauding the appointment
Chris Parr looks at the issues that 91茄子's Twitter followers think the new universities minister should be tackling
Controversial journalist resigns from English higher education's new regulator after his appointment was condemned in House of Commons
Ahead of our Asia Universities Summit, Sir Keith Burnett looks into the future for UK higher education and sees the growing importance of China
Appointing right-wing journalist to Office for Students’ board over scientists is ‘surprising’ and ‘bizarre’, say senior academics
The good, the bad and the offbeat: the academy through the lens of the world’s media
After the twin shocks of Brexit and Trump, Patrick McGhee can only guess what the next 12 months will bring. Are you ready for peer-reviewed tweets, TEF results determined by University Challenge, and ‘lyecturers’ for hire?
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Tory controversialist hits back against ‘politically motivated attacks’ as he joins England’s higher education regulator
The appointment of Young to the OfS board is upsetting but unsurprising, says Lisa Mckenzie
Universities fear they will be forced to subsidise the cost of regulating new entrants to the sector
University and College Union says selection of ‘Tory cheerleader’ raises questions about new regulator’s role in English sector
UUK chief executive Alistair Jarvis outlines how he hopes the HE sector will work with the new OfS
If the Office for Students ever intervenes over freedom of speech, it will only be to widen it, says Michael Barber
Office for Students’ Nicola Dandridge says new regulator will not guarantee union seat on board
