A brief history of the University

• The planning stage
• 1960s – the University opens
• The 1970s
• The 1980s
• The 1990s
• 2000 and beyond

'The University of Essex was born during a rare moment of national hope and enthusiasm in the early 1960s, when everything seemed possible and new departures seemed essential.'

An extract from A Personal History of the University of Essex written by Professor Hugh Brogan, formerly of the Department of History.