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Higher education and employability mentor up for prestigious award

Essex law graduate Sharifah Hani Yasmin Syed Abdullah has been shortlisted for the Social Action Award at this year's Study UK Alumni Awards run by the British Council.
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Hundreds of children learn about high-tech coastal careers

Hundreds of teenagers explored exciting Essex green careers in a showcase organised to inspire the coastal workforce of the future. An incredible 240 youngsters aged between 14-18 descended on the ...
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Human Rights Day - Chalking of the Steps

The Steps between Squares 3&4.
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Steps Towards a Sustainable Future

We expect around 800 additional students to choose to transfer to Colchester from Southend from September, enhancing the student experience at our Colchester Campus, with current and future Essex ...
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The Essex Libraries mobile library bus is coming to Colchester Campus

Our Library & Cultural Services teams are based across all three campuses in Colchester, Loughton, and Southend and provide access to educational and research resources, high quality learning ...
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Essex celebrates inspirational business innovations

The University of Essex celebrated the best knowledge exchange partnerships in 2025 at the annual Celebration of Innovation.
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Guardian University Guide places Essex 12th in UK

The strength of the student experience offered by the University of Essex has led to it securing 12th place in the latest Guardian University Guide – its highest ranking ever.
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Partnership celebrates Essex accents

Rob Mullen, Managing Director of c2c Rail, said: "Accent prejudice perpetuates harmful Essex stereotypes, negatively impacts confidence and self-esteem and can even be a barrier to education and ...
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Landmark project to turn mistletoe into climate-proof plant tech

Dr Pallavi Singh, from the School of Life Sciences, is the first researcher at the University of Essex to receive funding from the Government’s Advanced Research + Invention Agency (ARIA). The ...
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Report highlights worsening financial woe for arts freelancers

“It is time now for government, unions and arts organisations to act on this report, and its evidence-based recommendations, and make urgently needed, fundamental changes to the entire industry’s ...
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Essex transforming charity sector through KTPs

The University of Essex is working with a range of charities under Innovate UK's Knowledge Transfer Partnerships to improve practices and deliver innovative services.
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Communities can be empowered by understanding 'emotional geography'

Dr Sampson, who is an associate member of the Centre for Coastal Communities, said: “Emotional geography provides a powerful framework for understanding the relationships between people, spaces, and ...