The Office for Students authorized Blackpool and The Fylde College to grant taught awards up to bachelor’s level for a fixed term from 2025 to 2028 and allowed for delegation of this power.

The Office for Students, acting under powers derived from the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, issues this Order to formally authorize Blackpool and The Fylde College to grant taught awards up to and including bachelor’s level, based on having considered relevant quality and standards advice, with this authorization being effective for a fixed term commencing on 12th December 2025 and concluding on 11th December 2028, and permitting the college to subsequently authorize other institutions to grant these awards on its behalf.

The Order amends the 2023 authorisation for S P Jain London School of Management Limited, setting its degree-awarding term to expire on 30th August 2027.

The Office for Students issues this Order to modify the existing 2023 authorisation granting S P Jain London School of Management Limited the power to award degrees, specifically by fixing the term of this authorization to run from September 1st, 2023, until the end of August 30th, 2027, confirming that statutory procedures regarding quality advice and notification have been followed.

A statutory order authorized the University for the Creative Arts to grant research awards for a fixed three-year term beginning in December 2025.

This Order, issued by the Office for Students under the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, grants the University for the Creative Arts the temporary authority to confer research awards for a fixed term commencing on December 1, 2025, and ending on November 29, 2028, following consultation with the required advisory body, and further allows the University to delegate this awarding power to specified institutions.

The Order amended the 2023 Order to authorize Hult International Business School Ltd to grant specific taught awards up to Master’s level for a fixed term between December 2025 and December 2029.

This Order, made by the Office for Students under the powers conferred by the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, amends the Power to Award Degrees etc. (Hult International Business School Ltd) Order 2023 to authorize Hult International Business School Ltd to grant taught awards up to Master’s level in defined subjects, effective from 1st December 2025 and expiring on 31st December 2029.

The Order varied the Power to Award Degrees etc. (Hull College Group) Order of Council 2015 to extend the validity of Hull College Group's competence to award specified degrees until March 30, 2029.

This Order, made by the Office for Students under the powers of the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, formally amends the existing 2015 Order concerning Hull College Group's power to award degrees, extending the fixed term of this competence to expire at the end of the day on March 30, 2029.

The procedure involved obtaining advice from the relevant body regarding the quality and standards of the higher education provided by the institution.

The Order authorised Walbrook Institute London Limited to grant specified taught awards for a fixed period between September 1, 2026, and August 30, 2029, following consultation with the relevant advisory body.

The Office for Students (OfS), using powers granted by the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, issues this Order to authorize Walbrook Institute London Limited to grant specific taught awards, effective from September 1, 2026, until August 30, 2029, confirming that the OfS has considered relevant quality advice before issuance and noting that the order imposes no impact on businesses, civil society, or the public sector.

The Office for Students authorized Multiverse Group Limited to grant taught awards in computing and business and management for a fixed term.

The Office for Students grants Multiverse Group Limited authorization to award taught degrees in computing and business and management.

This authorization, effective December 2, 2025, and expiring December 1, 2027, is based on advice received on the quality of Multiverse's programs and complies with the Higher Education and Research Act 2017.

The authorization is limited to students enrolled with Multiverse at the time of course completion.

Cornwall College was authorized to grant taught awards up to foundation level indefinitely and up to bachelor's level until May 15, 2030.

The Power to Award Degrees etc. (Cornwall College) Order 2025 authorizes Cornwall College to grant taught awards.

The college receives indefinite authorization for awards up to the foundation level and a fixed-term authorization (until May 15, 2030) for awards up to the bachelor's level.

This authorization is granted under the Higher Education and Research Act 2017, following advice from the relevant body regarding educational quality and standards.