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Library, Library

Read about our latest efforts in our ongoing project to decolonise the library.

Library and Cultural Services

26 September 2023

Celebrating one hundred years of Margery Allingham

2023 marks the 100th anniversary since the publication of the first novel by Margery Allingham, and this presents an opportunity to celebrate the life, career, and legacy of a writer with a strong Essex connection.

Jordan Welsh

19 September 2023

Dispatches from the Culture War: homosexuality, blasphemy, and obscenity in British media

Tilly Hawkins curates 'Dispatches from the Culture War', examining the NVALA archive of Mary Whitehouse through a queer lens on the Floor 1 landing of the Albert Sloman Library.

Tilly Hawkins

20 June 2023

On Track for your Master’s is a programme of free workshops which runs 12 to 23 June 2023 aimed specifically at Master’s students at Essex to help them find literature or data, manage references, and write their dissertation effectively.

Oona Ylinen

02 June 2023

Lucid Borders: artistic dialogues around migration and alienation in the MA Curating 2023 exhibition

Santiago Valencia Parra, Rabia Perwaiz, Adhithi Ravikumar, Dongxian "Gin" Zhang, Konstantinos Sfikas, Jingyi Chen, Olatoye "Toye" Salawudeen, Cynthia Iruobe

18 April 2023

Public Destructions: Sam Durant’s Iconoclasm at the University of Essex

Dr Matthew Bowman takes a critical deep dive into Sam Durant's Iconoclasm exhibition at the University of Essex, February to April 2023.

Dr Matthew Bowman

03 March 2023

Albert Sloman and the founding of the University’s Art Collection

The idea for the show A University Art Collection in the Making emerged from Dr Sarah Demelo’s research on the founding of the University of Essex Art Collections.

Gisselle Giron, Dr Sarah Demelo

24 February 2023

We welcome Jonathan White as he steps into the role of Director of Library and Cultural Services and University Librarian on 1 February.

Library and Cultural Services

01 February 2023

Library Services have changed their name to Library and Cultural Services

Cathy Walsh

03 August 2021

There are a few things that helped shaped my experience and helped me live my best life at university. So, I’ve decided to share them with you.

Aisha Yusuff

09 June 2020

21-30 of 32 results

21-30 of 32 results

Library, Library

Decolonising the Library

Celebrating one hundred years of Margery Allingham

Dispatches from the Culture War: homosexuality, blasphemy, and obscenity in British media

On track for your Masters

Lucid Borders: artistic dialogues around migration and alienation in the MA Curating 2023 exhibition

Public Destructions: Sam Durant’s Iconoclasm at the University of Essex

Albert Sloman and the founding of the University’s Art Collection

Meet the new Director of Library and Cultural Services

Library and Cultural Services

4 things I wish I knew before I started at the University of Essex