Government and Regulator Relations

Funding

The Funding Councils, listed below, distribute public money for teaching and research to universities.

• Office for Students
• UK Research and Innovation
• Link to the Scottish Funding Council
• Link to the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales

Quality Assurance

The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA) exists to maintain the standards of academic awards and the quality of higher education.

Research Assessment

The UK higher education funding bodies periodically assess the quality of research in UK higher education institutions

The OU's Research Excellence Framework was submitted in 2021. 

• Link to REF

Compliance with Equality Act 2010

• The OU's activities for statutory compliance with the Equality Act