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BA Film and Literature student Koushiki Chowdhury talks about her first week as an intern at Disney.

Koushiki Chowdhury

23 July 2024

Recognising our outstanding postgraduate support staff

Communications Office

22 July 2024

Clingoe Hill roadworks — and how to avoid them

Travel and Transport

12 July 2024

Book review: Lush Life: Constructing Organized Crime in the UK

Department of Sociology

12 July 2024

Find out more about what it would be like to study abroad in Italy via Essex Abroad

Essex Abroad

08 July 2024

Introducing Factiva: our new news database

Hot off the press, Academic Liaison Librarian Sandy Macmillen takes a look at Factiva from Dow Jones, a news database which will soon be available for Essex users.

Sandy Macmillen

05 July 2024

Looking/Seeing: On Daniel & Clara, The Watcher and the Bird

Dr Matthew Bowman reflects on artists Daniel & Clara's work, The Watcher and the Bird. Daniel & Clara engage with the various ways in which we have looked at and studied birds through history and the role images play.

Dr Matthew Bowman

05 July 2024

Introducing charges for our EV charging points

We're introducing a charge for using the Electric Vehicle charging points at our Colchester Campus. From 1 August we’ll be working with Clenergy, who provide simple, fair and accessible vehicle charging, to introduce a fee of 50p per kWh to use our charging points

Travel and Transport

02 July 2024

With UK pharmacies struggling to source the medication people need to manage their ADHD, our Inlcusion Manger, Karen Bowlby, shares some of the tools and coping strategies that have helped her.

Karen Bowlby

02 July 2024

Dreaming of abroad? What to think about during the first year of your studies

An insight into what to think about during the first year of your studies if you are interested in a year abroad programme at University of Essex

Essex Abroad

28 June 2024

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Navigating Your First Week on Placement: Insider Tips from a Disney Intern

Recognising our outstanding postgraduate support staff

Clingoe Hill roadworks — and how to avoid them

Book review Lush Life: Constructing Organized Crime in the UK

My study abroad experience in Italy

Introducing Factiva: our new news database

Looking/Seeing: On Daniel & Clara, The Watcher and the Bird

Introducing charges for our EV charging points

Thriving with ADHD

Dreaming of abroad? What to think about during the first year of your studies