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<p>In our latest guidance to the Office for Students (OfS), we asked that it continue
its work to support student experience, with a focus on wellbeing and mental health.</p><p>Where
a provider has significant gaps in outcomes between students with a declared mental
health condition and their peers, the OfS require providers to set out an ambitious
strategy to narrow these gaps and promote equality of opportunity, as part of their
access and participation plans.</p><p>The OfS also regulates at a sector level to
share evidence and examples of effective and innovative practice. On 5 June 2019,
the OfS announced the award of almost £6 million for 10 large-scale projects through
a challenge competition, encouraging higher education providers to find new ways of
combating student mental health issues. The OfS has commissioned a programme-level
evaluation to gather what works most effectively and to disseminate learning across
the sector.</p><p>On 17 June 2019, the government announced a £1 million fund for
a further OfS challenge competition to find innovative proposals that drive improvements
in mental health support for higher education students.</p>
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