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Zoe Garshong

BSc Economics graduate, University of Essex

Jordan Milne

BA History graduate, University of Essex

Aisha Yusuff

Biochemistry student, University of Essex

Lauren Brown

MSc Political Behaviour graduate, University of Essex

Dr Colin Reilly

Senior Research Officer, University of Essex

Susie Morgan

Director of People and Culture, University of Essex

Professor Susan Oliver

Faculty Dean Research (Humanities)

Professor Susan Oliver, in the Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies at the University of Essex is an expert in late 18th century and Romantic literature.

Dr Matt Bennett

Senior Research Officer, University of Essex

Dr Matt Bennett is Senior Research Officer with the Leverhulme Competition and Competitiveness project at the University of Essex.

Dr James Canton

Department of Literature Film and Theatre Studies (LiFTS), University of Essex

James Canton is a writer and lecturer who has written widely in creative non-fiction forms and taught on the MA in Wild Writing at the University of Essex since its inception in 2009, exploring the fascinating ties between the literature and landscape of East Anglia. His first book From Cairo to Baghdad (2011) explored the writings of British Travellers to Arabia from 1882 to 2003. Out of Essex: Re-Imagining a Literary Landscape (2013) is inspired by rural wanderings in the county. Ancient Wonderings: Journeys into Prehistoric Britain was published by William Collins in 2017 and tells some remarkable tales of life in ancient Britain. His latest book The Oak Papers was published with Canongate in July 2020

David Styles

Student, University of Essex

David is a Masters student at the University of Essex, as well as a Frontrunner and member of staff in the media centre