Our review of progress made in 2020–21 shows there has been a steady increase in the proportion of first and 2:1 awards. What have universities been doing to make sure students can take pride in their achievements?
The Office for Students' (OfS) strategy is helpful in confirming its priorities for the next three years, and we support its focus on quality and standards and equal opportunity.
We need fresh thinking to help people of all ages and backgrounds to reskill and retrain as the nation recovers and rebuilds from the impact of Covid-19.
Between the academic years 2010–11 and 2016–17, the number of people studying part time at UK universities fell by 37%, with those students studying undergraduate courses part time falling by 47%.