Office for Students (OfS)

OfS warns unis over degree algorithm risks to grade credibility

The Office for Students (OfS) has advised universities to ensure degree classification algorithms accurately reflect students’ academic achievements, warning that some current practices could undermine confidence in the value of degrees. The regulator’s latest report, published today (6 November), highlighted concerns that aspects of how some universities design or amend…

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UCU says OfS report may be ‘nail in coffin’ for Leeds Trinity senior team

The University and College Union (UCU) has said the latest Office for Students (OfS) report should be a “nail in the coffin” for the senior management team of Leeds Trinity University.Last week’s OfS report fined the university for failures of management and governance, and comes as UCU “repeatedly raised very…

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