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Deaf people shut out of vital public health briefings

An international study found that potentially thousands of deaf and hard of hearing people could not access essential disease prevention information during the global crisis.
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Essex law graduate saving lives in Nigeria wins Study UK award

An Essex Law graduate who has successfully overturned a death sentence in Nigeria has been recognised for his achievements at the Study UK Alumni Awards.
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All about Essex

Want to know more about the University of Essex, our students and our degree courses? Find out all about Essex here.
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Schools and Departments

Our three faculties oversee teaching, academic development and research in our departments and schools while developing strong partnerships with business and industry. In the latest Research ...
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Marina Cusi on theatre, activism and power

Marina, who now lives in Wivenhoe and is the Assistant Theatre Manager at the Lakeside Theatre, sat down with Essex PhD candidate, playwright, and aspiring clown, Alice K. Stephens, to discuss the ...
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Computer Science and Electronic Engineering

Our School offers a variety of degrees in computer science and electronic engineering across undergraduate and postgraduate levels, from computer games and robotics, to communications engineering.
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International Women’s Day to be celebrated with blockbuster sport weekend

International Women’s Day will be celebrated with a high-energy weekend of elite sport, community celebration and female ...
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Double success for Essex graduates at Study UK Alumni Awards

Priscilla Tshibemba-Petit, a graduate of Essex’s dual degree in English and French Law, has won the Business and Innovation Award, while Dr Sofie Qwarnström has been named winner of the Creativity, ...
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Life Sciences

Life Sciences at Essex means... 6th in UK for biology (The Guardian University Guide 2026) Top 30 in the UK for biological sciences (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026) ...
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Essex professor honoured as ‘Founding Fellow’

Professor Chris Saker from the University of Essex has been named a Founding Fellow of the new Academy for the Mathematical Sciences, joining an elite group of UK leaders recognised for advancing ...
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Scientists help develop chair that creates altered states in minutes

Researchers from the Department of Psychology have worked with DavidHugh Ltd to develop the design, which shares similar effects as sensory deprivation floatation tanks. Floatation tanks were ...
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Update on read and publish agreements: Elsevier, Sage, Springer Nature, Taylor and Francis, and Wiley

Our Library & Cultural Services teams are based across all three campuses in Colchester, Loughton, and Southend and provide access to educational and research resources, high quality learning ...