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Communications Office.
Broadcast Digest
December 2007
Wednesday 13
BBC South East
Radio 5
BBC Manchester
Radio Essex
Professor Alison Booth, Institute for Social and Economic Research
Re: Study of work/life satisfaction of men and women and
whether having children brings greater satisfaction.
Monday 10
BBC Essex
Dr John Woods, Department of Computing and Electronic Systems
Re: Government's plans to introduce 7,000 wind turbines around
the UK coastline
Saturday 8
BBC Radio 4
Professor Paul Whiteley, Department of Government
Re: Political party funding
Thursday 6
BBC Essex
Professor Graham Underwood, Department of Biological Sciences
Re: Climate change
Video clips on-line
ITV Anglia News
Professor Michael Sherer, School of Accounting, Finance and
Management
Re: Increased food prices this Christmas.
See the video clip
here. The University of Essex in the
Press
January 2008
Wednesday 2
Intelligent plugs will tackle the energy guzzlers inside your
home
Intelligent plugs that allow householders to monitor the consumption
of every light, screen and washer are being developed by researchers
at the University of Essex. read the full article
here.
The Times
Also in:
The Scotsman - read
here
Channel 4 news - read
here
MSN.co.uk - read
here
ZDNet Australia - read
here
East Anglian Daily Times
Daily Mail - read
here
Women take longer to repay student loans
Data provided by the British Household Panel Survey, based at the
University, has proved that women take longer to repay their student
loans. Read
here.
The Guardian
December
Saturday 29
Essex stalwarts honoured by Queen
The University's founding professor of Biology, John Ashworth, has
been given a Knighthood in the New Year's Honours. Read full article
here.
East Anglian Daily Times
Friday 21
Views sought on road plan
Wivenhoe Councillors have expressed concern at plans to install a
junction as part of the University's Research Park.
Colchester Gazette
Mark's book tells tales of gruesome crimes of war
A former lecturer at Essex University has recently published a
gruesome new book detailing horrific Japanese naval war crimes.
Dr Mark Felton, a 33-year old Colchester born and raised historian,
but now living in China, has released his third book entitled
Slaughter of the Sea.
The father-of-one moved from Maldon Road, Colchester to China in
2004, and now teaches British and American History at Shanghai
University.
Essex County Standard
Word starts on £2 million landmark human sciences building
Work is under way on a new £2 million building at Essex University.
Hutton Construction is building the three-story health and human
sciences building which will contain vital new training and research
facilities for the county's key health workers.
Essex County Standard
Triesman recommended
Following the Structural Review of The Football Association by Lord
Burns, in May 2007. The FA shareholders voted in favour of a reformed
management structure.
The FA's Selection Panel - chaired by Lord Mawhinney and consisting
of Roger Burden, Sir Dave Richards and John Ward - unanimously
decided to recommend Lord (David) Triesman as the FA's first
independent Chairman. This recommendation was approved
unanimously by The FA Board today and will be put to the FA Council
on the 16 January for their approval.
Lord Triesman studied at the University of Essex in 1965-68.
Read the whole article
here.
The FA.com
Story also featured in The Telegraph, The Times and The Daily Mail
Gordon Brown is staring at election meltdown
Gordon Brown's government is in a deep hole but appears determined to
keep digging.
The findings of YouGov's latest monthly survey for The Daily
Telegraph suggest that this government, like so many of its
long-serving predecessors, has lost touch with political reality.
Read Professor Anthony King's article
here.
The Daily Telegraph
Tuesday 18
Donbavand revisits financial lifestages 10 years on
BDRC's Roger Donbavand is revisiting research he first conducted more
than 10 years ago into how financial behaviour changes depending on
lifestyle.
The 2008 study is expected to paint a more complex picture of
consumers today and show a wider variety of financial services needs
unmet in the current market.
Trend data will be sourced from an analysis of Essex University's
British Household Panel Survey, a longitudinal project running since
1991. Read the entire article
here.
www.research-live.com
Friday 14
Building begins at University
A Colchester building form has begun work on a new £2.2 million
health and human sciences building for the University of Essex.
Hutton Construction plans to complete the three-story building, which
will contain new training and research facilities for the county's
key health workers, by July of next year.
The site will being together more than 50 staff and nearly 600
students who currently work across four separate locations on the
Wivenhoe Park campus at Colchester.
East Anglian Daily Times
Sub Zero wins two awards
Sub Zero, Essex University's Student Union's new venue - complete
with innovative technical integration by PAI - has recently won two
coveted industry awards - from BEDA and Installation Europe magazine.
Read the whole article
here.
L&Si Online
Double exhibition for artist Robert
A double dose of Wivenhoe artist Robert Priseman's work is being
shown at the University of Essex Art Gallery this weekend.
Along with his current show, The Francis Bacon Interiors, Robert is
also exhibiting a new series of work entitle the Modern Means of
Execution to coincide with the University's Human Rights Week.
Essex County Standard
PR firm lands top award
A Colchester PR company was named Outstanding PR Consultancy of the
Year at an industry awards ceremony. Mosaic Publicity, in St
Peter's Street, received the gold award at the Chartered Institute
for Public Relations PRide awards for East Anglia.
Other winners in the area include the East of England Development
Agency and the University of Essex Students' Union.
Essex County Standard
Thursday 13
Mothers 'are happier' having job
Working women with children are significantly happier than
stay-at-home mothers, regardless of how many hours they work a survey
has said.
The study by the Institute for Social and Economic Research suggests
non-working mothers are more satisfied with life once their children
start school.
For men, the presence of children brings no increase in life
satisfaction. Read the whole article
here.
BBC News
Also covered in:
News.com.au, New Zealand Herald, Reuters, The Guardian, The Times,
The independent, The Independent (Ireland), The Daily Mail, The Times of India, The
Scotsman and Khaleej Times, Bounty, Net India 123, Daily Express,
icwales and The Washington Post
It's all about confidence
Even though predictions for 2008 insist on a rise in house prices of
up to five per cent, the housing market continues to slow down. Home
owners are wary. With fixed mortgage rates about to feel the
full weight of the real world and credit more costly, many are
thinking twice about how they spend their money.
Read the comments made by Professor Michael Sherer of the School
of Accounting, Finance and Management.
Evening Gazette
Researchers discovering what attracts the sexes
Do birds of a feather stick together, or is it true that opposites
attract?
Researchers at Essex University set out to find out, together with
speed dating agency Smartdatinguk. They spent over a year
taking data from 84 speed dating events involving 3,600 people.
Comparing people with their matches, the researchers found a handful
of characteristics that make the opposite sex significantly more
attractive. For example, men say height is important and thin
women are preferred. Most people are willing to compromise
though, if they get the opportunity to meet a wide range of people
from different backgrounds.
Evening Gazette
Calvert is fourth different winner
Abbie Thorrington, who was competing for the combined Ipswich and
Newmarket Triathlon Clubs, has been impressing on the international
stage in her chosen sport of triathlon in recent seasons. The
University of Essex student put in some useful training for her third
discipline - running - to win in 31 mins 47 secs. Read the whole
report on the fourth Fenn Wright Suffolk Winter League meeting at
Hatchley Barn, Woodbridge
here.
Evening Star
Wednesday 12
Working mums are happier than those at home
Research from the Institute for Social and Economic research, based
at the University has found that working mothers are happier than
stay-at-home mums no matter how many hours they have to spend in the
office, according to academic research. Read the full article
here.
The Times
Tuesday 11
Global
accounting board cheered, jeered on transparency
The international accounting standard-setter gets praise for clairity
and accountability, but some observers heatedly content the board's
work is murky. Read
comments by Professor Prem Sikka, School of Accounting and
Management.
CFO.com
Swivelchair activism
Are students these days too cool for political protest, or are they
simply finding new ways to do it?
Sunday October 29, 2006. London. The police were ready, a cordon was
in place, Tony Benn was going over his speech notes. All that
was missing was the students - 10,000 of them.
The government's minister for students, Lord Triesman, an Essex
graduate, has blamed drinking and clubbing for putting an end of
student radicalism, saying it is no longer "cool" to protest. Read
the whole article and about Lord Triesman's time at Essex in the 60s
here.
The Guardian
Monday 10
Climate gas could disrupt food chain
Levels of a climate cooling gas will change as carbon dioxide
increases, affecting food webs along the way, said Dr Michael Steinke
from the Biological Sciences department at a Science Media Centre
press briefing today. Read the whole article
here.
Science Daily
Also featured in Eureka Alert, Terradaily and Innovations Report
Switch in time
As millions across the UK begin decorating their homes inside and out
with Christmas lights, the extra power used will be adding to the
country's domestic consumption totally unchecked.
In a move aimed at monitoring the output of individual devices while
at the same time helping to reduce energy use, two researchers at
Essex University's Department of Computing and Electronic Systems
hope within the next few years to develop an intelligent plug.
Read the whole article
here.
The Engineer
Expert set for lecture date
A world expert in language will be applying some of his own as he
presents a public lecture at Essex University.
Professor David Crystal has been a presenter, consultant and
contributor on a number of radio and television programmes, including
the BBC series, The Story of English.
Evening Gazette
Who's in the hood?
Take a trip to South Central this week at Essex University.
Shrouded in mystery, and their trademark hoods, the enigma that is DJ
duo, South Central, will be playing Sub Zero on Wednesday.
Evening Gazette
Colchester: Trust's Christmas Gifts
Christmas has come early for 13 groups across Colchester and Tendring
who have been awarded a slice of £4,000 funding.
The Colchester and Tendring Community Trust, a finalist in 2007
Colchester District Business Awards, has given out £4,002 to help
support the groups' work. Since 1991, the trust has raised more
than £600,000 and handed out over 400 grants to local good causes.
This work has now been recognised by the Essex University Students'
Union, which is helping the Trust to raise funds.
Maldon Standard
Bruce Anderson: Gordon Brown may hold the loyalty of his party,
but has lost forever that of the public
Bruce Anderson thinks that Gordon Brown has never learnt to talk to
the voters in a way that will reassure them.
Read
the whole article that mentions the 'Decade of Dealignment'
written by Ivor Crewe and Bo Sarlvik over twenty-five years ago.
The Independent
Friday 7
Chairman of arts organisation resigns
The chairman of the organisation behind Colchester's controversial
new art gallery - which recently admitted it faced a £2million
funding black hole - has resigned.
Dr Neil Cox, a senior art lecturer at Essex University quit as
chairman of firstsite last night as part of a restructuring of the
arts body's funding board. Read the whole article
here.
East Anglian Daily Times
Language lecture at University
A world expert in language will be applying some of his own as he
presents a public lecture at Essex University.
Professor David Crystal has been a presenter, consultant and
contributor on a number of radio and television programmes, including
the BBC series The Story of English. He was also the consultant
for the BBC Voices project in 2005.
Essex County Standard
Thursday 6
Protecting the world's human rights
Read the interview with Professor John Packer, Director of the
University's Human Rights Centre.
Evening Gazette
Vine delighted with coaching award
Chris Vine was presented with the Tendring and Coastal Schools Sports
Partnership '2007 Coach of the Year' award, at the Celebration Award
Evening at the Princes Theatre, Clacton. He was nominated for
the award by partnership development manager Howard Nichols, from the
Colne Community Sports College in Brightlingsea. Vine's work in
the area has also led to the creation of the North Essex Squash
Academy based at the University of Essex.
Evening Gazette
Campaigners attack IASB award
IASB receives a formal complaint about its report in NGOs and is
attacked by political campaigners and investors over the segmental
reporting standard IFRS 8.
Campaigners have attacked the International Accounting Standards
Board over its communications, despite the standardsetter being given
an award for transparency. Professor Prem Sikka, Professor of
Accounting at Essex University has complained to the trust.
Read the whole article
here.
Financial Director
Best Practice magazine.co.uk
UN Special Rep to give Chancellor's Human Rights Lecture on
protection of women and children in armed conflict
Radhika Coomaraswamy, the United Nation's Special Representative of
the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict will give the
2007 Chancellor's Human Rights Lecture on "The protection of Women
and Children during Armed Conflict: Whose responsibility?" on
Thursday 13 December at the University of Melbourne. Ms
Coomaraswamy has an honorary doctorate from the University of Essex.
Read the whole article
here.
The University of Melbourne
Wednesday 5
Ghosts help with 25th celebrations
A series of films marking the 25th anniversary of Essex University's
human rights department starts tonight. There are two
screenings this month, both followed by a discussion with the
producer or director of the film.
The first one is Ghosts, made by
Essex graduate Nick Broomfield, which re-enacts the tragic events
leading to the death of 23 Chinese cockle pickers who drowned at
Morecambe Bay in 2004.
Evening Gazette
Firm wins £1 million contract
A Colchester building contractor has won a £1 million contract - with
the help of the local council's website.
Marfleet Building Contractors was invited to tender for the contract,
to revamp 74 flats for the University of Essex, by a Leeds-based
company which identified Marfleet from Colchester Borough Council's
online business directory. Read the whole article
here.
East Anglian Daily Times
Tuesday 4
Keeping aids in public eye
A memorial service was held at the University's Colchester Campus to
mark world aids day. As part of the service, candlelit boats were
floated on the lakes.
Evening Gazette
Top appointments brings fresh experience to One NorthEast
Essex Graduate, Ian Dormer, now Managing Director of Rosh Engineering
Ltd has been appointed to the management board of the Regional
Development Agency One NorthEast. Read the whole article
here.
GNN
Monday 3
Essex University launches e-trading platform
The University of Essex has launched Olsen Routes, a new electronic
platform for postgraduate students to model trading strategies for
real time financial markets. The Olsen Routes service, the result of
20 years of research experience in high frequency finance, is an
on-line simulation environment which permits experimentation in this
field. Read all about Olsen Routes
here.
Bankingtech.com
Coleccion Patricia Phelps De Cisneros announces new Director
Founding Curator of the University of Essex Collection of Latin
American, Dr Gabriel Perez-Barreiro, has been named as the new
Director of the Coleccion Patricia Phelps de Cisneros. Read the
whole article
here.
HispanicBusiness.com
Best in black comedy
An evening of the very best in Black comedy is being staged at Essex
University tonight.
Organised by the university's African and Caribbean Society, some of
the biggest names on the UK stand-up circuit will be making their way
to the Wivenhoe Park campus, determined to make you laugh.
Evening Gazette
A genuine variety act
Alison Steadman is often refereed to in the press as a "national
treasure". She's not terribly keen on the term. "It's
used too easily", she says. "It just means that you've been around
quite a long time and people sort of like what you've done, really".
Read more about the East 15 Acting School former pupil
here.
The Telegraph
Tips from the top for budding entrepreneurs
Get inspired and become an entrepreneur or a technopreneur. Sir
Robin Saxby, the chairman of ARM Holdings plc, will show the way to
achieve your ambition. He holds honorary doctorates from the
University of Liverpool where he is a visiting Professor,
Loughborough and the University of Essex. Read the whole
article
here.
Calibre
Sunday 2
Grass roots
Like many people, volunteer work has been on my list of things to do
for a very long time. After all, the benefits are many: you
contribute to the community, make a difference in someone else's life
and meet new people. Not only that; a study at the University
of Essex in the UK suggests that volunteering makes you happy and
improves quality of life. Read the whole article
here.
News.com.au
Saturday 1
Grant to pursue crop work
A humble weed-like plant could hold the key to discovering how
different flora copes with environmental changes.
Scientists at Essex University have won a grant of more than £850,000
to investigate how plants cope with conditions in the modern world.
East Anglian Daily Times
Get back to your historical roots
The University of Essex will be offering a range of courses in local
and regional history to members of the public in January.
The courses, looking at history, archaeology, childhood and family
life in 19th-century Essex, will be offered in 10 weekly two-hour
evening sessions, which will include field trips and guided tours.
East Anglian Daily Times
A compelling Civics lesson
Lorenzetti's murals from 1339 depict the central role of good
governance in forestalling war and promoting peace.
Read Professor Jules Lubbock's article about these works of art.
The Wall Street Journal
November
Friday 30
Cash boost for crops research
Exeter academics have been awarded £5m
so they can start a programme to help crops cope with climate change.
The grant, from the UK's main public funder of life science research,
the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, will be
shared with researchers from Warwick and Essex universities.
Read the whole article
here.
thisisexeter.co.uk
Theatre of the absurd
Now that the East 15 Acting School has
become part of Essex University, there are more chances to see
performers of the future. One such opportunity takes place at the
Lakeside Theatre next week, when a group of students from the
Loughton College take to the stage with their own absurdist satire.
Evening Gazette
History courses offer
Essex university is inviting people to take a trip down memory lane.
It has just announced a programme of courses in local and regional
history which will being in January and offer a broad look at history
from archaeology to family life in 19th century Essex.
Evening Gazette
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