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Regulation, Compliance and Quality Assurance

The University of London is registered with the Office for Students (OfS), the regulator for higher education in England, and adheres to its regulatory framework.

The University of London is registered with the Office for Students (OfS), the regulator for higher education in England, and adheres to its regulatory framework.

The OfS, set up by the Higher Education and Research Act of 2017, is the independent regulator of higher education in England.  It works with higher education providers to ensure that every student, whatever their background, has a fulfilling experience of higher education that enriches their lives and careers.

The OfS has established a regulatory framework that describes how it will carry out the core task of stewardship of the higher education landscape, working for positive outcomes for students.

The OfS expects providers to maintain the quality of academic experience they offer to students. Similarly, students can expect that the qualification they gain is reliable, has been rigorously assessed, and is comparable to similar qualifications offered by other institutions.

The OfS is a principles and risk-based regulator and it monitors providers to ensure that they continue to meet the general ongoing conditions of registration (as outlined in the Regulatory Framework).

The University is also a member of the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), which is an independent charity and one of the world’s experts in quality assurance. Its mission is to safeguard standards and improve the quality of UK higher education wherever it is delivered around the world. The QAA has published the UK Quality Code for Higher Education (the Quality Code) and this is a key reference point for providers, enabling them to understand what is expected of them and championing UK higher education’s world-leading reputation for quality.

The University of London implements a rigorous quality assurance framework which ensures that its awards meet the OfS’ quality and standards conditions of registration and the expectations set out in the QAA’s Quality Code.