Microsoft Outlook is the University’s supported email software. For training videos and more help guides, search the Outlook help center.
You can install Office 365 for free on up to five personal devices.
If you already have Outlook installed, you can add your Essex mailbox by going to File → Add Account → enter your Essex email address and password.
All standard Essex email addresses look something like re16495@essex.ac.uk
If you want something like firstname.surname@essex.ac.uk, you can choose a preferred email address.
Email (mailing) lists let you easily send email to multiple people. There are different types of mailing list and membership may depend on your role at the University or personal preference.
If you occasionally need to send an email to a large group of people and no mailing list exists for that group of people, then you can use our Mailshot service to send an email to a temporary, ad-hoc mailing list, of up to 10,000 recipients including non-Essex email addresses.
Forward all suspicious emails to phishing@essex.ac.uk. Reporting suspicious emails means we can take action to prevent others from receiving it.