Category: Office for Students

Grade Inflation Falling but Half of Top Grades ‘Unexplained’: Universities Regulator

July 21, 2023
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Grade inflation at English universities has fallen for the first time in a decade, but half of the top degrees awarded to students last year cannot be explained by their prior attainment or choice of subject, according to the UK’s higher education regulator. In a report published on Thursday, the Office for Students (OfS) said…

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UK University Watchdog to Review Post-Pandemic ‘Blended Learning’

March 17, 2022
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The UK’s higher education watchdog has launched a review of “blended-learning”—a combination of in-person and online delivery of the courses. The Office for Students (OfS) said the review came amid concerns that the poor quality of the online experience for some students during the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus pandemic has undermined the positive potential of the…

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Universities Must Uphold Free Speech, Academic Freedom: UK Regulator

November 1, 2021
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Universities must meet their obligations to uphold free speech and academic freedom, the UK’s higher education regulator warned on Sunday, days after a professor resigned following dissension with transgender activists. James Wharton, chairman of the Office for Students (OfS), said the office requires universities to have mechanisms in place to protect these freedoms and to apply…

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