University of Essex in the press...

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Parliament Live
University of Essex report on care farming was discussed as part of an adjournment debate on Care farming and disadvantaged groups by Mr Mark Todd in Parliament on 24th November.
Discussion starts at 7hrs 11 and finishes at about 7hrs 45.

BBC
Flagship University Building open
Teaching has begun in the new flagship building for the recently created university in Suffolk. University Campus Suffolk (UCS), in Ipswich, was established by the University of East Anglia and the University of Essex last year. View the clip here.

The University of Essex in the Press

August 2009

Sunday 30

Billion-dollar lawsuit could destroy top accountancy firms
Bankers, regulators, ratings agencies, politicians and shareholders have been blamed for the financial crisis, but the accountants who signed off the books of financial institutions for all those years have remained largely unscathed. Professor Prem Sikka, Essex Business School, is a long-time critic of the accounting profession and offers his opinion. Read the full article here.
Sunday Telegraph

Friday 28

The pension plunderers
Professor Prem Sikka, Essex Business School comments on the UK's poor record on pensions. Read the full article here.
The Guardian

Nice not enough for a fair salary
Nice guys do finish last after all, at least in terms of pay. Essex University researchers have found that more “aggressive” employees are paid up to £1,500 a year more than more “amiable” workers. This is hardly a surprise. Getting a pay rise is not like playing croquet. There are no points for good manners. They are rarely awarded on the basis of fairness, or even ability. Read the full article here.
Walesonline

Thursday 27

Pushing politics
Interview with Vicky Randall, of the Department of Government and Chair of the Political Studies Association, on increasing ethnic minority representation in government. Read the full article here.
Times Higher Education

The first cut is the deepest
A recent publication by Dr Malcolm Brynin, ISER, suggests that first relationships become so idealised, they set up unrealistic benchmarks for subsequent relationships. Read the full article here.
Daily Mail

Are nice people paid less in the workplace?
A study by the Institute for Social and Economic Research claims that "nice people" are paid up to £1500 a year less than their more aggressive counterparts in the workplace. While it has been something of a common myth for many years that in order to obtain your "correct" salary you need to leave your employer and return in the future, is this really the case? Read the full article here.
FinancialAdvice.co.uk

Why you should forget your first love
Of course I remember my first love. I shall call him Eddie. We met on New Year's Eve at a fancy dress party in a pub in my local town. He was dressed as a vicar. I had, for some reason, gone as a vampire...A recent publication from the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex suggests that first relationships become so idealised, they set up unrealistic benchmarks for subsequent relationships. Read the full article here.
Daily Mail

Wednesday 26

University tackles a new world order
A new world political and social order, an environmentally sustainable planet, world peace and a new internet system to replace the one that's creaking under the weight of mass multi-media; these are the core aims of new research at the University which focuses on major global challenges. Read the full article here.
Business Weekly

Robo-fish are ready to take to the seas
Researchers at MIT have built a school of swimming robo-fish. Other researchers working in this field include a team at the University. Read the full article here.
Discover

Nice guys 'get lower salaries at work'
It really doesn't pay to be nice in business, researchers from the Institute for Social And Economic Research have shown. Read the full article here.
People's Daily
CHINAdaily
Financial Advice.co.uk

Tuesday 25

Clearing is the way forward
Joanne Tallentire, Head of Admissions and Claire Lindsey, Head of Corporate Marketing are interviewed about the clearing process and offer advise to students facing clearing. Read the full article here.
Gazette
Maldon and Burnham Standard
Clacton, Frinton and Walton Gazette
Harwich and Manningtree Standard
Chelmsford Weekly News
Braintree and Witham Times
Brentwood Weekly News
Echo
Halstead Gazette
Basildon and Wickford Recorder

It doesn't pay to be nice
It really doesn't pay to be nice in business, researchers from the Institute for Social And Economic Research have shown. Read the full article here.
Gazette
Echo
Hindustan Times

Town's historic role set to be abandoned?
Professor Sir Ivor Crewe, former Vice-Chancellor of the University, has asked to step down from his role as High Steward of Colchester, following his appointment as Master of University College, Oxford. Read the full article here.
Gazette
Harwich and Manningtree Standard
Maldon and Burnham Standard
Halstead Gazette
Maldon and Burnham Standard
East Anglian Daily Times
Clacton, Frinton and Walton Gazette

Monday 24

What is the 2030 Perfect Storm idea?
Professor Jules Pretty, Biological Sciences, comments on the Chief Scientific Officer's predictions for 2030 that demand for food and energy will increase by 50% and demand for water will increase by 30% - each problem combining to create a 'perfect storm'. To read the full article click here.
BBC News Online

New robot's mimic fish's swimming
Researchers at MIT have built a school of swimming robo-fish. Other researchers working in this field include a team at the University. Read the full article here.
RedOrbit
MIT News
CrunchGear
PhysOrg.com

AA clamping ban would lead to chaos
A car clamping boss claims a ban on private clampers would lead to “anarchy and chaos”. Essex University recently backed down in a row with students, hundreds of whose cars were clamped by Woodlund Services, which then demanded £50 to release them. In the end, the university agreed instead of clamping, drivers would simply be given a penalty notice, warning cars were liable to be clamped in future. Read the full article here.
The Gazette
Halstead Gazette
Harwich and Manningtree Standard
Chelmsford Weekly News
Clacton, Frinton and Walton Gazette
Maldon and Burnham Standard

Nice men earn less money
Nice guys really do finish last, as far as pay packets are concerned. That’s the conclusion of a new study by Essex researchers Cheti Nicoletti and Alita Nandi who looked at the link between personality and pay. Read the full article here.
East Anglian Daily Times
Los Angeles Times
Daily Express
Daily Mirror
Britainnews.net
DailyIndia.com
Digital Spy
Newkerala.com
BritainNews.net
The advertiser
Deccan Chroncile
Daily Mail
Daily Mail - Manchester

Sunday 23

Pull out of Afghanistan, say two-thirds of voters
More than two-thirds of Britons want Gordon Brown to bring our troops out of Afghanistan, an exclusive poll for The Mail on Sunday has found. Professor Paul Whiteley, of Essex University, said: 'most Britons want the troops pulled out immediately or in accordance with a fixed timetable. Britons tend to think that Gordon Brown and Bob Ainsworth have done badly in handling the war. However, they are not convinced that David Cameron or Nick Clegg would do much better if either of them were Prime Minister.’
Mail on Sunday

Saturday 22

BT calls a halt to graduate recruitment scheme
BT has become one of the first blue-chip companies to stop its graduate recruitment scheme, increasing fears of shrinking job opportunities for British youth. The company has recruited several of its top executives through the graduate scheme. Hanif Lalani, the head of BTs Global Services arm, joined as a trainee in 1983 after attending Essex University.
The Times

Friday 21

Students modify their way to exam success
There were tears and cheers at Hedingham School as teenagers ripped open envelopes containing their A-level results. Charlotte Branwhite, who also secured two As and a B, will study accountancy at Essex University.
Maldon and Burnham Standard
Halstead Gazette
Harwich and Manningtree Standard
Chelmsford Weekly News

Fresh-faced MPs a bad thing?
Britain's next crop of MPs could be the least experienced since the Second World War, warned Professor Anthony King, of the University of Essex. Writing in a foreword to a report by public affairs firm Mandate, Professor King said that the relative naivety of the next parliament could have 'serious consequences' for Britain.
Politics.co.uk

 Presidency approves new board for NEXIM
University of Essex graduate Bashir Wali has joined the new board of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM) as Executive Director of Management Services.
AllAfrica.com

Thursday 20

Colchester historic buildings forum wants suggestions for buildings worth saving
A group of experts are asking Colchester residents to help come up with a list of buildings in the town which deserve better protection. As well as historic old buildings, residents can put forwarded newer modern buildings such as the Ivor Crewe Lecture Hall. Read the full article here.
Maldon and Burnham Standard
Clacton, Frinton and Walton Gazette
Chelmsford Weekly News
Halstead Gazette
Gazette

Wednesday 19

We’ve been through hell, say ousted university clampers
Gordon Lund and Lynda Wood, who took over as parking attendants at the university’s Wivenhoe Park campus in September 2008, claim they have been “through hell” just for doing their jobs. Their company, Woodlund Services, was accused by students and staff of being heavy-handed. Their contract expires at the end of September but they are no longer permitted to clamp vehicles. A spokeswoman for the university said a new management system has been implemented following a recommendation from the university’s Car Parking Review Group. Read the full article here.
Gazette Online
Clacton Frinton and Walton Gazette
Chelmsford Weekly
Harwich and Manningtree Standard
Halstead Gazette

Pedal power to get boost with another £1.4m scheme
Cycling in Colchester is set to be transformed with a £1.4million upgrade - including paths linking Greenstead with the University's Colchester Campus. Read the full article here.
Gazette
Halstead Gazette
Harwich and Manningtree Standard

Indian Olympic team may train in Colchester
Athletes from India could be setting up camp in Colchester during the London 2012 Olympics. The University is part of a consortium in Colchester promoting the town's facilities to international athletes. Read the full article here.
Gazette
Halstead Gazette

Voices of unity from people on the anti-Nazi protest
"When I heard about the Nazi festival I found it really disturbing that something so venomous could be couched as a family day. I'm glad I came to protest. It's easy to sit at home but it's so much better to come, make your voice heard and take action," said Elizabeth Mantzari, from Greece, student at the University of Essex.
Socialist Worker

Tuesday 18

Steve Keys to lead global consulting business
University of Essex graduate Steve Keys is to head Software AG's Global Consulting Services business across Asia, Australia and Japan, based in Sydney.
IT Wire
Computerworld Australia

New data on demographics
Using data from several pieces of research including the British Household Panel Survey(BHPS) is was found after motherhood that wage losses from American and British women was lower than women in Germany.
Science Letter

Accountants not responsible for economic crisis
The fact that the global economy was brought to its knees largely because of problems in giant banks whose accounts had received clean bills of health from their well-paid auditors has angered some. Long-standing critics of the profession such as Prem Sikka, professor of accounting at the University of Essex, have been enjoying new-found prominence. But according to Douglas Nisbet, president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, “accountants are not responsible” for the economic crisis.
Herald Online

Research into prostate cancer
A research project into early diagnosis of prostate cancer is being launched at the University following funding form the Colchester Catalyst Charity.
Essex County Standard

New research into prostate cancer
The University has joined forces with a local charity for a major research project looking into the early diagnosis of prostate cancer. Read the full article here.
BBC News Online

Car clamp firmed axed after student protest
A car clamping company at the University's Colchester Campus has not had their contract renewed following concerns and demonstrations by staff and students. Read the full article here.
Colchester Gazette
Maldon and Burnham Standard
Clacton, Frinton and Walton Gazette
Chelmsford weekly News
Harwich and Manningtree Standard
Halstead Gazette

Dogs are as smart as average two-year-old, study finds
Research by a Vancouver animal psychologist has found that dogs are as intelligent as the average two-year-old child. This research follows studies at Essex which found that horses were able to count.
The Vancouver Sun

Second park and ride scheme for Colchester
THE search is on to find a site for Colchester’s second park and ride. Research is being carried out into improving transport links from the Hythe and Essex University into the town centre. Commuters and shoppers visiting from Clacton and elsewhere on the coast would park and be bused into town. No sites have yet been revealed, but one likely location is off the A133 close to Essex University. It would be in addition to a park and ride centre already planned for Cuckoo Farm, serving the north of Colchester.
The Gazette

Saturday 8

Why organic versus conventional farming is a redundant debate
MOST shoppers know the feeling. You stand in front of piles of organic produce and wonder what those premium prices are buying you over and above what you get from standard foods. Not a lot nutrition-wise, it seems. Organic farming may not even be more sustainable. But could the whole debate about organic versus non-organic be missing the point? Read what Jules Pretty from the University of Essex thinks.
New Scientist
The Daily Telegraph

Why your first relationship is so important
First love is intense, passionate and memorable. So memorable that it casts a shadow on relationships for ever afterwards. Best, then, to avoid it, according to Dr Malcolm Brynin, principal research officer at the Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex. In Changing Relationships, a collection of sociological reviews published last year, Brynin argued that first relationships become so idealised, they set up unrealistic benchmarks for subsequent relationships.
Guardian
 

Kaplan Open Learning Introduces Financial Services Degree
Kaplan Open Learning, the online higher education college, has announced it will begin offering wholly online foundation and BA (Hons) degrees in  Financial Services this coming September. Kaplan Open Learning was launched in 2007 by global education and training company Kaplan and the University of Essex.
emediawire
prweb

Friday 7

Can Murray become the fastest biker?
University of Essex lecturer Dr Murray Griffin is bidding to become the world's fastest biker - a year after coming very close to the record.
Gazette

Race to cash target
Women who took part in the Race for Life at the University's Colchester Campus have already smashed the sponsorship target with £105,458 raised so far.
Essex County Standard

Untold story of Second World War atrocities
University of Essex graduate Mark Felton has just released a new book on Japan's Gestapo: Murder Mayhem and Torture in Occupied Asia.
Essex County Standard

I'm praying for a bone marrow donor
Essex student Katrina Baylis talks about being on the bone marrow transplant waiting list.
Gazette

EIE sponsors the Travel Manual
The European Institute of Education (EIE) has sponsored the Travel Manual, a document issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs intended for those wishing to travel abroad. The EIE regularly helps Maltese student to enrol and study at foreign universities, including the University of Essex. Read the full article here.
The Malta Independent online.

Thursday 6

Book Review
Emeritus Professor of Sociology, Ken Plummer reviews Sexual Behaviour in the Human Male /Sexual Behaviour in the Human Female by Alfred Kinsey.
THE

Online gaming on the up
Internet gaming has grown at a phenomenal rate in the past few years, with the proliferation of broadband connections giving gamers the chance to find willing opponents at any time across the planet. Games have come a long way since the  early games which were simple text affairs such as MUD (Multi-User Dungeons) which was written by Roy Trubshaw and Richard Bartle at the University of Essex.
MSN

Wednesday 5

University of Essex graduate set for book success
Writer Eira Reed, has published a book which is set to become a Waterstone's bestseller.
The Herald
This is Cornwall
Cornish Guardian

Celebrities to enjoy success by degrees
Comedian Jo Brand and Marks and Spencer boss Stuart Rose are among a group of celebrities and business people who will be honoured with degrees from University Campus Suffolk.
East Anglian Daily Times

Scientists at University of Essex show who two heads are better than one
Two heads really are better than one, University of Essex scientists have discovered.
Gazette

Tuesday 4

Race for Life runs set to rake in record sums
Delighted organisers of the Race for Life events in Castle Park and at the University of Essex say that the 2,300 women who took part in the races have already yielded more than £280,000 for the charity.
Gazette

Monday 3

Why food is about more than nutrition
There are many ways of farming and some offer advantages over others. By obsessing over just one aspect of food production – whether it is organic or not – we lose sight of other important issues, like the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from farms, and the vital question of increasing food supply and security. "It's not about whether organic food is good or a sham," says Jules Pretty, an agricultural scientist at the University of Essex in Colchester, UK. "That's the wrong question. We should be asking how we can make all of agriculture more sustainable." Read the article here.
New Scientist

Sunday 2

It's wrong to believe that nature is always best
In an article about organic farming, Professor Jules Pretty from the University of Essex and a UN Agricultural Advisor comments that the practice - with pesticide restrictions - has clearly been of benefit to the country in terms of maintaining biodiversity and encouraging animal welfare. "However, there are plenty of standard farms that now score well on these issues," he added. Read the whole article here.
The Guardian
The Observer
Africa Leader

Today’s Parents 'Not To Blame' For Teenage Problem Behaviour
Using data supplied by the British Household Panel Survey, researchers have found that today's parents have had to develop skills that are significantly different and arguably more complex than 25 years ago, and this could be increasing the stress involved in parenting. Read the article here.
Science Daily
Blueprint
PhysOrg.com

Saturday 1

Trade unions: How the brothers lost their muscle
Professor Anthony King from the University of Essex says: "Increased industrial militancy is not going to win more votes for Labour and the union leaders are probably sensible enough to know that.''
The Telegraph