The University of Essex has been acclaimed for focusing on student learning experience by the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA). The QAA’s Higher Education Review of the University, which was published on the 27th of February confirms that the University met all expectations of the provisions that were investigated. Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Education, Professor Aletta Norval said: […]

Nightline is the name given to a confidential and anonymous listening, emotional support, information, and supplies service run by students for students at universities all around the world. The very first Nightline service was set up here at the University of Essex in 1970, by Professor Geoffrey Hosking, a former director of the local Samaritans […]

Essex Police have announced plans for a new app that will allow users to report non-emergency crimes, pass on information to the police and check progress on a case. The app, which could be introduced as early as next year, could help police reduce officer numbers and save the force up to £60 million in […]

Colchester could have its street lights switched back on after Councillors announced new plans to end the controversial scheme earlier this month. The plans, which come as a response to pressures from County Hall, mimic similar moves by Tendring and Harlow Councils, both of which volunteered to pay the cost of keeping the lights on […]

Britain’s binge drinking is costing UK taxpayers a massive £4.9 billion a year – and young people are the worst culprits – say the authors of a report released today.  Compiled by researchers from the University of Bath and the University of Essex, the report calculates a total cost for the effects of binge drinking […]

Budding journalists will be given the chance to quiz industry professionals about their trade at a panel event organised by the Employability and Careers Centre next Thursday. The event, adopting the form of a panel discussion, will showcase the knowledge of four multimedia specialists with decades of experience. Course director Professor Jonathan Baker will be accompanied […]

The Sun appears to have quashed a report released by The Times on Monday suggesting that the tabloid would be removing Page 3 by the end of this week. In a move contrary to most media coverage of the issue, The Times’ sister paper released this quote in Thursday’s edition underneath a photograph of a […]

It’s no secret to Essex students that the campus has a rich musical history. Even though I thought I knew the whole story with a list of maybe seven ground-breaking bands provided by the University of Essex Wikipedia page, when I began digging below the surface, I was stunned by just how lucky we’ve been […]

Witnessing countless students become professionals, even leaders in their fields, Director of Sport David Williams has seen it all. The University’s fiftieth year has seen a record number of students engaged in sport, bringing home the highest ever points tally from national leagues. As Essex enters a new half-century, two of its have students competed […]

A few weeks ago a friend told me that in the last general election, there were fewer young voters (under 25) than there were older (over 75) non-voters. That seemed like a lot of rubbish at the time, but after watching the Leader’s Debate I felt less willing to vote than ever before. I had […]

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Last week a prestigious 50th anniversary event was held in Geneva by the University of Essex’s Human Rights Centre. This event was a panel discussion exploring how international and national laws can be ‘operationalised’. Professor Sir Nigel Rodley, Chair of the University’s Human Rights Centre and Chair of the UN Human Rights Committee, argued: “the […]

During an internship placement in Parliament, I was given chance to meet up with and interview the Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, who also happens to be an former University of Essex student and one of our most prestigious alumni. Bercow was a Conservative MP from the Thatcher years to 2009, when […]

As I enter Paul Whiteley’s office in the Department of Government at the University of Essex, he greets me with a warm smile and a friendly “Hello,” shaking my hand somewhat reluctantly – he doesn’t seem one for formalities. Before I have even taken a seat, he’s already engaged me in conversation, asking what degree […]