Welcome to OFFA

Promoting fair access to higher education

The Office for Fair Access (OFFA) is an independent public body that helps safeguard and promote fair access to higher education. The main way we do this is by approving and monitoring 'access agreements'. All English universities and colleges that want to charge higher fees must have an 'access agreement' with us.

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What's new

• Bursaries are helping overcome financial barriers to HE, new research shows
  December 3rd, 2009
• OFFA welcomes launch of fees review
  November 9th, 2009
• Director of Fair Access responds to new HE framework
  November 3rd, 2009

Universities and colleges »

All the information and guidance you need to revise your access agreement, complete your monitoring return and keep up to date with our guidance on best practice.

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Students »

Check out our introducing bursaries page, use our useful links page to help you work out what financial support you are entitled to, and find the access agreement that covers you.

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View our latest press releases, check out our quick facts section and subscribe to our RSS press feed/email news alerts.

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