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Managing expectations – will I get my dream job the day after graduation?!

After three amazing years of embracing all aspects of university life, I walked out of my graduation ceremony believing that it would be only a matter of weeks before I landed my dream job.

Whitney Joseph

20 March 2018

Professor Anthony King was a giant of political science and one of our longest serving members of staff.

Professor Anthony Forster

29 June 2017

As the UK marks World Refugee Week, we speak to graduate Charlie Goodlake, one of 20 Essex students who have taken the opportunity to be an intern at UNHCR since 2014.

Communications Office

23 June 2017

Professor Geoff Gilbert considers the status of refugees and how we can strengthen the protection afforded to vulnerable people across the globe.

Professor Geoff Gilbert

12 July 2016

Dr Andrew Fagan and Alan Msosa explain why ending discrimination and persecution is one of the greatest global challenges of our time.

Dr Andrew Fagan, Alan Msosa, Professor Anthony Forster

17 May 2016

To mark Human Rights Week and Human Rights Day this Thursday, Dr Andrew Fagan tells us about the vital role human rights play in the war on terror.

Dr Andrew Fagan

08 December 2015

Students at the University have taken up the cause of a recent Human Rights graduate, Rafat Sub Laban and his family, who are facing the threat of eviction from their home in East Jerusalem.

Professor Anthony Forster

25 March 2015

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Managing expectations – will I get my dream job the day after graduation?!

In celebration of Professor Anthony King 1934 – 2017

Protecting refugees, the next generation

Humans move – but refugees are special

Our global responsibility to end discrimination

Human Rights – an essential weapon in our armoury against terrorism

The Essex Spirit in action