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Why Choose Essex?

We are Essex. Are you?

If you're looking for a university that feels like home from the moment you step foot on campus, where you'll make friends for life, where you feel empowered to stand up for what you believe in, and that equips you for life after graduation, professionally and personally, welcome home... 

Why choose the University of Essex?

Support to help with cost of living

Explore how Essex is offering cost of living support Find out about the scholarships and bursaries available Earn £250 with the Essex Preparation Programme, designed to help prepare you for university

Affordable accommodation

Guaranteed on-campus accommodation (with bills included) is offered for all students on Colchester campus Thinking of living at home and commuting? Read our guides for commuting students

Find your people at Essex

Get to know the Essex family before you even get here with Unibuddy Join the Students' Union at Essex, run by students, for students Find like-minded people through our societies Join our global community, with staff and students from over 140 countries

Want to know more about our campuses and local area?

With our three campuses, located in Colchester, Southend-on-Sea and Loughton, we've got the whole of Essex covered. Learn more about the local area surrounding Colchester, Southend and Loughton. Want to know more about the campus you could be calling home? You're in the right place...

Colchester Campus
Home to 15,000 students from more than 130 countries, our Colchester Campus is the largest of our three sites, making us one of the most internationally diverse campuses on the planet - we like to think of ourselves as the world in one place.
Southend Campus
Our Southend Campus is based in the heart of this vibrant and modern seaside city. With its lively, state-of-the-art facilities and a close-knit international community, Southend is the perfect environment for living and learning. So if you're joining our School of Health and Social Care, East 15 Acting School, or Essex Business School, you may well be studying at our Southend Campus.
Loughton Campus
Studying at East 15 Acting School in Loughton isn’t your average student experience. You’ll be in intensive training at one of the most prestigious and internationally respected conservatoires in the country, gaining the skills and knowledge necessary to pursue a career in the performing arts.
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