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Welcome to our News section. Here you will find details of all our latest activities and events as well as an archive of our past news.

Enhancing the student experience 2024 London or online, Universities UK on 16 May 2024.

Engage in key conversations – from supporting student mental health to tackling the student accommodation crisis, and much more. For further information and booking details click here


How to evaluate an access and participation plan. Wonkhe. Anna Anthony reveals five tried and tested principles for successful evaluation of access and participation plans

Establish a system to enable a “single source of truth”

As good quality data are the bedrock of good evaluation, the first principle is that all APP evaluators must have a system in place, in essence, a central database in which they bring together, and monitor, all data collected within the institution that are relevant to their APP delivery. To read the article click here


A review of collaborative support for improving equality of opportunity in access to higher education Final Report Feb’ 2024 Authors: Dr. Sally Burtonshaw, Richard Eyre, Jonathan Simons, Pete Whitehead. Public First Ltd,

To read this comprehensive report click here


OfS 2025-26 access and participation plans: webinars for providers and students. Part 1 Wednesday 20 March 1430 – 1600 Part 2 Thursday 21 March 2024 1300 – 1430

The purpose of these webinars is to cover the key priority areas we expect providers to address when submitting their 2025-26 access and participation plans in 2024. For further information and booking details click here

Part one – student engagement, mental health and the EORR
Date: Wednesday 20 March 2024 1430 – 1600
This webinar includes:

An introduction from the Director for Fair Access and Participation
Key changes in the guidance for providers submitting their access and participation plans
An overview of how providers may demonstrate that they are meeting our expectations in the following areas: Student engagement and consultation; Mental health of students; the EORR and risks to equality of opportunity

Part two – diverse provision, evaluation and pre-16 attainment
Date: Thursday 21 March 2024 1300 – 1430
This webinar includes:

Next steps in the wave 2 process
An overview of how providers may demonstrate how they are meeting our expectations in the following areas: Diverse and flexible provision; Increased evaluation and theory of change; Raising pre-16 attainment