Our key achievements as we strive to protect against cyber attacks, save the sector money, and lead on AI. To access the review click here

It’s surprisingly hard to see where students are registered on courses at one provider, taught at another, and physically located at a third. David Kernohan has a go. There’s a clear need for more regulatory oversight of franchise and partnership teaching arrangements, but – as regulators are finding – there’s no easy way to track which students are being registered, taught, or physically located at which provider. To access the article click here

Gaby Sumner and Susie Whigham present findings on what makes transition programmes work – and call for a national, government-funded rollout. The need for transition support is clear: students from less advantaged backgrounds are less likely to continue their studies and are less likely to gain a 2:1 or a first than students from a more advantaged background. To access the article click here

The OfS has published an Insight brief setting out findings from its recent quality assessments. The briefing draws out thematic issues from the assessments, identifying four main areas which can affect the quality of higher education. It also explains why the OfS chose business and management courses and computing courses for assessment, and how the OfS selected individual providers to assess. To access the article click here