A talk at the Colchester Campus by the Deputy
Israeli Ambassador was disrupted due to student protests.
Daily Gazette
University of Essex screenwriting tutor, Sheryl Crown is
hoping for an Oscar win this weekend for 'Searching for Sugar Man'.
Sheryl was Executive Producer on the film which also won best
documentary at the BAFTAs.
Daily Gazette
The Daily Gazette previews the Essex Book Festival. The University
of Essex is a partner in the Essex Book Festival and will be hosting
some events at campuses in Colchester and Southend.
Essex County Standard
The University of Essex Boxer, Hi'inae Miller was
beaten in the national semi final by Newcastle University's Julie
Unterclass at Coventry Sports Centre.
Essex County Standard
The University of Essex is now offering an
undergraduate degree in criminology and criminal justice. This will
also be available as a part time online course.
Thursday 21 February
Times Higher Education
Researchers using brain-computer interface
technology have been working with NASA on a project exploring
controlling virtual spacecraft through the power of the mind.
Times Higher Education
In the ‘What are you reading?’ section, Professor
Jules Pretty comments on the Gordon Conway’s One Billion Hungry:
Can we Feed the World?
Daily Gazette
A talk at the Colchester Campus by the Deputy
Israeli Ambassador was disrupted due to student protests.
The Jewish Chronicle
A talk at the Colchester Campus by the Deputy Israeli Ambassador was
disrupted due to student protests.
Link:
http://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/102638/israels-deputy-ambassador-forced-flee-essex-university-lecture
Daily Gazette
Essex students completed 19 volunteering projects across Colchester,
including cleaning the riverbank in Wivenhoe and painting garage
doors in Greenstead.
BBC Essex
Dr James Canton was interviewed about the Ronald Blythe Day
organised as part of Essex Book Festival.
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
A study conducted by Andrew Przybylski and Netta Weinstein of the
University of Essex into mobile phones was debated.
East Anglian Daily Times
University Campus Suffolk has won a grant to boost its research into
dementia.
Essex Chronicle
A new sports lab has opened at Writtle College offering upgraded
facilities for testing elite and recreational athletes.
Wednesday 20 February
BBC Essex
A talk at the Colchester Campus by the Deputy
Israeli Ambassador was disrupted due to student protests.
essexstudent.com
Over 200 students from the University of Essex Students' Union
V-team, a volunteering network, carried out 19 volunteering projects
last week to help and support local people.
Wall Street Journal
Dr Dominic Micklewright from the Centre for Sports and Exercise
Science at the University of Essex suggests that elite athletes
enjoy the pain of exertion.
Tuesday 19 February
East Anglian Daily Times
Herts24.co.uk
Comet 24
Fakenham and Wells Times
Ipswich Evening Star Online
University of Essex Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Professor Jules Pretty talks about the threat of flooding to the
region.
East Anglian Daily Times
University of Essex Deputy Vice-Chancellor
Professor Jules Pretty is on the long list of
the 2013 New Angle Prize for his book This Luminous Coast.
Reflector, Mississippi State
University
A study conducted by Andrew Przybylski and Netta
Weinstein of the University of Essex into mobile phones was debated.
Daily Gazette
New course in criminology and criminal justice offered at the
University of Essex.
Monday 18 February
Which?University
Which? University have published ten top tips suggested by students
to save money. A first year Biology student from the University of
Essex suggested cycling rather than catching bus.
Link:
http://university.which.co.uk/advice/student-finance-cut-your-costs-at-university
Sunday 17 February
Arena Magazine
Studies carried out by the UN looking at world food production show
that agroecology needs to be implemented.
Studies in this area use the 2006 overview study by Professor
Jules Pretty which looked at projects in
fifty-seven developing countries and where
average crop yields increased by 79 per cent.
Link:
http://www.arena.org.au/2013/02/from-green-revolution-to-agroecology-by-maarten-stapper/
Saturday 16 February
Financial Times
Scientists from the University of Essex have been working with NASA
on a project to control a virtual spacecraft just by thought.
Link:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/1399529a-7576-11e2-b8ad-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2LFKB4DGB
(scroll down).
South China Morning Post
Dr Xun Zhou from the Department of History
writes about the Year of the Water Snake.
Link:
http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1151102/why-cunning-snake-beloved-chinese
East Anglian Daily Times
Martin Newell writes in the East Anglian Daily Times about
Dr John Ashdown-Hill's book on Medieval Colchester. Dr
John Ashdown-Hill, who studied for his PhD at the University of
Essex was one of the group involved in the discovery of the remains of King
Richard III.
Friday 15 February
Guardian.co.uk
and over 15 other news outlets around the world
Read Professor Prem Sikka's comments
about tax avoidance and the new government policy.
Link:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2013/feb/15/uk-tax-avoiders-wont-stop-new-policy
The Guardian
Alex Salmond is gathering together experts to look at Scotland's
future and one of these is
Professor Mike Brewer from the Institute
for Social and Economic Research, an expert on social security.
Link:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/public-leaders-network/2013/feb/15/uk-civil-servants-scotland-separatist
Telegraph.co.uk
A poll carried out a few years ago by Professor Tony King, leading
psephologist from the University of Essex, supports a claim that
Alex Salmond, current first minister of Scotland, would wish
Scotland to be a separate country to the United Kingdom.
Link:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/scotland/9871646/Dont-fall-for-the-claim-that-nothing-will-change.html
premierconstructionnews.com
The Meadows; the University of Essex's new £65
million student accommodation project is underway.
Alabama Public Radio
Arnold Wilkins from the Department of
Psychology is mentioned in a piece about phobias for his research on
the phenomenon of images that set off repulsion. He suggests that
certain contrasting patterns are particularly noticed by humans as
they allow us to spot dangerous animals that may otherwise blend
into a background.
Link:
http://www.apr.org/post/fear-cantaloupes-and-crumpets-phobia-rises-web
PR Inside
Derek Walcott, Professor of Poetry at the
University of Essex and Nobel Prize Laureate in poetry will read
some of his work at Hartwick College on Monday 11 March 2013.
Link:
http://www.pr-inside.com/nobel-prize-winning-poet-and-playwright-r3585243.htm
Mumsnet.com
Research from the Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER)
concerning the positive effects of breastfeeding independent of
external factors such as IQ, social class and attitudes, has been
mentioned in a story suggesting that the benefits of breastfeeding
has been 'oversold'.
Link:
http://www.mumsnet.com/bloggers/guest-blogs/breastfeeding
Porttechnology
The University of Essex's robotic fish have
been stated as one of SHOAL's major areas of development. The
robotic fish, developed by the School of Computer Science are
stronger, allowing them to survive in harsh conditions, have a
longer battery life, provide more power and incorporate artificial
intelligence in the form of sensing and localisation technologies
amongst other benefits.
Link:
http://www.porttechnology.org/industry_sectors/fishing_for_pollution
Runners World Online
Dr Dominic Micklewright from the Department
of Sports Science, comments on gaining 'athletic intelligence'.
Link:
http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/general/heads-up/9292.html
Thursday 14 February
BBC Essex
Dr Gavin Sandercock from the
Centre for Sports and Exercise Science talks about decreasing levels
of children's fitness. You can listen to the interview here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p013xy2l. The
interview starts after 2:11:40.
Times
Higher Education
Read comments made by Professor Steffen Boehm, Director of the Essex
Sustainability Institute on open-access publishing
Link:
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=422640&c=2
Times Higher Education
Professor Andrew Samuels from the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies
is one of the contributors in a letter about RCT-based research.
Link:
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=422688&c=1
Times Higher Education
The THE publish an obituary for Mary McIntosh, a former member of staff
in the Department of Sociology. Mary made an influential
contribution to the work of the Department of Sociology for more
than 20 years. She was a lecturer at Essex from 1975 to 1980, then
Senior Lecturer from 1980 to 1996. From 1986 to 1989 she was Head of
Department and was a member of Senate from 1977 to 1980 and again in
1994.
Link:
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=422668&c=2
Daily Gazette
The University of Essex is looking for volunteers to undertake tests
to aid research.
Vermont Public Radio and 18 other news
outlets across the USA
Professor Arnold Wilkins from the Department of Psychology comments
on Trypophobia, an irrational fear of holes, pods or cracks
and specifically, clusters of them.
Link:
http://www.vpr.net/npr/171383429/
Lincolnshire Echo
Read more about Claire Gaydon, an East 15
graduate who has written and also performs in Rémy,
the story of a soldier and
Napoleon Bonaparte.
Lawyer 2B
Read about University of Essex law graduate, Sunniva Hansson who
works for law firm Wiggin LLP in the Media Corporate Group.
Link:
http://l2b.thelawyer.com/sunniva-hansson/3001137.article
World Trademark Review
University of Essex law graduate, Nicholas Prentoulis
is profiled. Nicholas is an IP consultant with Ballas
Pelecanos & Associates LPC in Athens.
Link:
http://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/wtr1000/directory/Detail.aspx?g=0188d737-8a80-445a-ae3a-54d6598702cb
EDP 24
Norwich Evening News
Nina Baker, a graduate
in drama and literature from the University of Essex
is releasing a debut album
Link:
http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/video_norfolk_singer_songwriter_nina_baker_prepares_to_release_debut_album_1_1930530
Wednesday 13 February
National Business Review
Read comments made by Dr Richard Cornes from the Department of Law
about
Chief Justice Dame Sian Eliass' recusal.
Link:
http://www.nbr.co.nz/article/chief-justice-unlikely-side-water-right-challenge-rv-135790
BBC Scotland - Good Morning Scotland
Director of the Centre for Criminology Professor
Dick Hobbs discusses the potential involvement of criminal gangs in
the food chain following controversy surrounding horse meat in
processed food.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qdynq. The
interview starts after 1:12:00.
Portagelife.com
Porter Starke Services
A study carried out by Dr Jules Pretty and Dr Jo
Barton examined data from 10 earlier studies, including 1,252
people, to look at the effect of 'green' exercise (exercising
outdoors) on health. They concluded that green exercise improves
mood and self-esteem.
Link:
http://www.portagelife.com/health/nutrition-exercise/28718-a-natural-fit-green-exercise-strengthens-mind-body-and-spirit
24dash.com
A new report on the social impact of the housing sector, published
by R Heyderych for HACT in Housing has been supported using data
from the last twenty years of ISER's British Household Panel Survey,
highlighting new ways to measure value created by housing providers.
Link:
http://blogs.24dash.com/news/housing/2013-02-12-New-report-on-social-impact-of-the-housing-sector-highlights-new-ways-to-measure-value-created-by-housing-providers
Daily Gazette
The University of Essex men's hockey team won 4-1 at Redbridge and
Ilford. The University of Essex women's hockey team drew 1-1 against
Romford.
Tuesday 12 February
Woman and Home
Research carried out by the University of Essex has shown that 88%
of people felt an improvement in their mood when walking outside and
this could help people suffering from depression.
Daily Gazette
A one-day motivation course is taking place at the University of
Essex on 21 February.
Daily Gazette
Heather Eddington's 'House on the Edge' which intertwines dance and
digital technologies, will be coming to the Lakeside Theatre on
Friday.
Daily Gazette
Spring Meadows Primary School in Dovercourt took part in a
University Challenge Day organised by the University of Essex.
Daily Gazette
Professor Peter Patrick will be giving a talk at Café
Scientifique taking place at The Minories tomorrow night on
language testing for asylum seekers.
CityNews.com.au
A new award has been announced - “The King’s Head
Theatre and East 15 Stella Wilkie Debut
Award” (the “Stella,” for short).
Link:
http://citynews.com.au/2013/the-stella-to-commemorate-canberra-theatre-artist/
ThisistotalEssex
University of Essex mathematicians are
working with Simul Systems to look into the best places
to put beehives to ensure pollination of trees.
Link:
http://www.thisistotalessex.co.uk/University-businessman-attempt-halt-rapid-decline/story-18079772-detail/story.html#axzz2KgNh2una
Monday 11 February
Booktrade
The University of Essex are holding a number of events
through the Essex Book Festival ranging from a multi-million
dollar whistleblower, University of Essex
academics and a celebrity baker.
Link:
http://www.booktrade.info/index.php/showarticle/45588
AboutMyArea
Professor Jules Pretty is taking part in a Green Breakfast
organised by Birkett Long. Professor
Pretty will be talking about "Preparing for the Green Economy and
Climate Change: Opportunities for Businesses".
Hartwick College
University of Essex Professor of Poetry, Derek Walcott will be
speaking as part of the 'Four Writers
Who Changed the World' readings at Hartwick
College, USA.
Wessexscene.co.uk
Jack Winter writes about Southampton University's
Amateur Boxing Club's bouts at the
first national student boxing competition
which took place at the University of Essex
recently.
BBC Essex
Professor Peter Patrick, Department of Language and
Linguistics
Re: How language testing is used to determine
the cases of asylum seekers.
The Guardian
Read an obituary for Mary McIntosh, a former member of staff
in the Department of Sociology. Mary made an influential
contribution to the work of the Department of Sociology for more
than 20 years. She was a lecturer at Essex from 1975 to 1980, then
Senior Lecturer from 1980 to 1996. From 1986 to 1989 she was Head of
Department and was a member of Senate from 1977 to 1980 and again in
1994.
onislam
A recently published report by the
Institute for Social and Economic Research at the University of
Essex has revealed that Muslims
in Britain are more likely
to consider themselves British than their
white counterparts.
The Conversation
Professor Prem Sikka from Essex Business School writes for 'The
Conversation' about the UK banking reform bill.
Link:
http://theconversation.edu.au/uk-banking-reform-bill-wont-curb-reckless-risk-taking-12087
Sunday 10 February
Your Thurrock
Professor Ted Benton from the Department of Sociology will be the
key note speaker at an event called 'Inspiration for Nature'
which is part of the Essex Book Festival.
Saturday 9 February
Daily Gazette
Scientists from the University of Essex are part of a
consortium which has secured a €2m grant from the European
Commission to look into new ways of connecting the home to the
network.
Braintree and Witham Times
Professor Rainer Schulze hosted a talk at the Braintree District
Museum about remembering the atrocities of
the Holocaust 70 years later. Holocaust survivor
Frank Bright also spoke at the event about
his own experiences.
East Anglian Daily Times
Kate Whiting interviews Dame Helen Mirren about her Essex roots and
mentions the honorary degree she was awarded by the University of
Essex in 2004.
Friday 8 February
Daily Mirror
Find out more about fantastic maths magic tricks
from Professor Peter Higgins
in the Department of Mathematical Sciences.
Link:
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/amaze-your-friends-with-these-fantastic-maths-1593633
Southend Echo
East 15 students will be performing scenes from Lady
Hamilton's life at The Royal Hotel, Southend. The audience will move
through different parts of the Hotel as the actors tell the
story.
The Daily Gazette
Magician Ali Cook will be performing at the Lakeside Theatre at the
weekend along with acts such as Pete Firman and Barry and Stewart.
Guardian.co.uk
Dr Peter Appleton from the School of Human and
Health Sciences highlights the issue of lowered staff morale and
increased pressure on nursing staff, resulting in problems in
patient care in a letter to the Guardian..
The Daily Gazette
Students studying Latin American art at the University of Essex will
receive special funding as a result of the University’s Department
of Art History being granted $60,000.
Essex County Standard
Dan Azeez and Toyin Afalobi from the University of Essex performed
well at the English University Boxing Series. The University of
Essex was thanked for proving a venue for the event that everyone
enjoyed.
The Daily Gazette
Top Lawyer David Anderson QC, the independent reviewer of terrorism
legislation, will speak at a University of Essex lecture about legal
powers to tackle terrorism.
Essex County Standard
Dr John Ashdown-Hill, who studied for his PhD at the University of
Essex is mentioned again for his discovery of the remains of King
Richard III.
The Daily Gazette
Southend Echo
Keith Brooke, Deputy Director (Web and digital media) for
Communications and External Relations at the University of Essex's
new book titled 'Harmony' has been shortlisted for the Philip K Dick
award.
Thursday 7 February
Times Higher Education
Read about the history of the prestigious Regius Professorships. The
University of Essex is one of twelve
institutions to receive a Regius Professorship. The Queen has awarded the positions in
recognition of excellence in education and research to mark her
Diamond Jubilee last year. The University of Essex receives the only
Professorship in Political Science.
Link:
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=422572&c=1
Daily Gazette
Wendy Brading interviews Dr John
Ashdown-Hill, who studied for his PhD at the University of Essex and
learns about some of the new projects he is working on.
Daily Gazette
Latin American art students studying at the University of Essex will
benefit from some funding granted by the Institute for
Studies on Latin American Art.
Link:
http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/10210799.Cash_boost_for_Latin_art_students/?ref=la
Daily Gazette
Scientists from the University of Essex have been working with Nasa
on a project to control a virtual spacecraft just by thought.
Link:
http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/10207324.University_s_space_project_goes_where_no_man_has_gone_before/
Daily Gazette
The University of Essex were one of the sponsors of the Sport
Colchester 2012 Sports Personality awards. Students' Union Sports
Development Officer, Dominic King was a recipient of a special award
to mark his Olympic achievements and also received the Male Sports
Personality award.
East Anglian Daily Times
Professor Peter Patrick from the Department of Language and
Linguistics is giving a talk on language testing being used to
determine the cases of asylum seekers at a Café Scientifique event
at The Minories next week.
Wednesday 6 February
BioPortfolio
Science Daily
MedicalXpress.com
Scientists at the
University of Essex have been working with NASA on a project where
they controlled a virtual spacecraft solely by thought.
The Daily Gazette
Clacton and Frinton
Gazette
Essex County Standard
The Sport Colchester
Sports Personality Awards for 2012 took place at Weston Homes
Community Stadium. These were sponsored by the Daily Gazette,
Colchester Institute and The University of Essex.
Leeds Student Online
The University of Essex hosted the English University Boxing Series
between 26 January and 3 February.
Daily Gazette
The University of Essex Hockey team beat
Brentwood's second team 8-1 leaving them second in the league table.
Tuesday 5 February
Daily Gazette
Wendy Brading interviews Dr John Ashdown-Hill, who studied for his
PhD at the University of Essex. Dr Ashdown-Hill was one of the
experts who researched Richard III's family line and found his 17th
great grand-nephew.
Dr Ashdown-Hill was featured in the Channel 4
documentary which was shown on Monday 4 February. You can watch it
on 4oD:
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/richard-iii-the-king-in-the-car-park
Daily Gazette
Work has started to build one of
the most sustainable buildings in the region. The new building to
house the Essex Business School will feature seminar rooms, a
200-seater lecture theatre and learning and teaching areas.
Daily Gazette
University of Essex students praised the emergency services for
their quick response after an unidentified powder was pushed through
their letterbox. The powder was thought to be from a fire
extinguisher.
FMT News
FMT talks about University of Essex graduate Juliana Jusit
about the forthcoming elections.
Link:
http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2013/02/05/no-free-ride-walkovers-this-time-kurup/
Daily Gazette
Catering outlets at the University of Essex have raised more than
£1,100 for Essex Air Ambulance after five
pence from the sale of every bottle of Schweppes Abbey Well
in 2011-12 was donated to the charity.
Monday 4 February
The Telegraph
Daily Mail
Australian Womens' Weekly
Newstrack India
Dr Paul Matthews from the Institute for Social and Economic Research
has carried out research, using data gathered over 10 years, and has
found that women who live closer to their families are more likely
to find it easier to get pregnant.
Link:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/9847535/Chances-of-becoming-a-father-are-better-if-mother-in-law-lives-nearby.html
Police Life - online
University of
Essex Online has launched a new
undergraduate degree in criminology and criminal justice.
The degree will be studied part-time and
entirely online.
Daily Gazette
Developer Uliving@Essex and the
University of Essex want to turn a cafe and offices at
University Quays, Lightship Way, Colchester into 13 flats.
Daily Gazette
Petra McQueen, a former
University of Essex MA student, winner of
a Cazart short story competition and current teacher,
believes everyone has the ability to write
and encourages her students to be creative in her writing courses.
Express.co.uk
Western Mail
The Express writes about Alison Steadman's new role as a Vicar in
Lewis. Alison attended the East 15 Acting School in the
late 60s and was awarded an honorary degree from the University of
Essex in 2003.
Perthshire Advertiser
Dr Pam Cox will be speaking at the Winter Words Festival on
'Servants: The Real Upstairs and Downstairs’
.
Sunday 3 February
Times of Zambia
The Times profiles Cephas Lumina, a United Nations
human rights expert.
Cephas is a graduate of the University of Essex and was awarded
a Master of Law
in international human rights law.
Saturday 2 February
Yahoo! Canada
Yahoo! Finance
Yahoo! Finance Singapore
Studies carried out at the University of Essex found that those who
walked outside were more relaxed and received more health benefits
than those who walked for the same period indoors.
London Wired
A
telephone hotline to help advise people about adoption will open on
Friday. One of the three charities running the hotline is
Coram Children's Legal Centre, based at
the University of Essex.
Friday 1 February
The Guardian
Read a review of 'Collected Poems by Edward Dorn'. Edward Dorn
1965 to 1970 he lived in England from
1965-1970 and taught in the English department at the
University of Essex.
Link:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2013/feb/01/collected-poems-by-edward-dorn-review
Daily Gazette
BBC.co.uk
Southend Echo
The University of Essex is one twelve
institutions to receive a Regius Professorship announced by the
Cabinet Office yesterday. The Queen has awarded the positions in
recognition of excellence in education and research to mark her
Diamond Jubilee last year. The University of Essex receives the only
Professorship in Political Science.
Link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-21292561
New Scientist
Read more about brain computer interface research being carried out
at the University of Essex.
Link:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21729025.600-mindmeld-brain-power-is-best-for-steering-spaceships.html
Daily Telegraph
University of Essex enterprising students have been placed in the
top five in the country in the
Royal Bank of Scotland
Enterprising Students Ranking.
Link:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/business/youth-business-enterprise/9839346/student-society-enterprise-league.html
Essex County Standard
London's Science Museum is staging a ZombieLab this week and
visitors will have to evade a Zombie horde. The science behind the
event has been developed by Dr Edd Codling from the Department of
Mathematical Sciences and will showcase some of the department's
research into collective behaviour and group decision making.
Essex County Standard
University of Essex students Ellie Nudd and Hannah Butcher will
visit South Africa and take part in the Volunteer Eco Students
Abroad scheme. As part of their trip, they will do conservation work
and teach english and maths to orphans.
Essex County Standard
The University of Essex hosted the first round of the All England
Boxing series last weekend which saw students from Universities
across the country taking part. The second round due to take place
this weekend at the University.
Essex County Standard
Rich Peppiatt's show 'One Rogue Reporter' will be at the Lakeside
Theatre tonight at 7.30pm.
Essex County Standard
The University of Essex has seen a five percent
increase in applications this year.
Essex County Standard
The University of Essex will be hosting two business workshops in
the next fortnight. One will be on Directors' Duties under the
Companies Act 2006 and the other is on Effective Communication.
Essex County Standard
Morgan Sindall have been awarded the contract to build a new
three-storey building to house the Essex Business School.
Essex County Standard
The Tesco store at the Hythe in Colchester has changed their trolley
stock after customers complained that they never had the correct
change to pay for them. Tesco introduced the coin trolleys as a
measure to try and stop students from taking the trollies.
Essex County Standard
The Art Exchange at the University of Essex is currently exhibiting
Alfred Wallis's Ships and Boats from the Jim Ede Collection. The
University received the Jim Ede collection in 1964 and the Wallis
pictures are rarely seen.
Assist News
Read an article about Tina Ramirez, a University of Essex alumnus
who is Director of International and Government Relations,
for the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, a legal and educational
institute that protects the free expression of all faiths
in Washington DC.
Link:
http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2013/s13010154.htm
January 2013
Thursday 31 January
Southend Echo
Sweet Frog frozen yoghurts have opened under the University of Essex
student accommodation in London Road and students are flocking to
the new shop.
BBC Essex
Professor Jules Pretty talks to Mark Punter about the 1953
Essex floods. You can listen to the interview at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p013bg4q (forward to 31:15).
Southend Today
The Focal Point Gallery will be
moved from Southend Library to the Forum,
the new library in Elmer Square and
partnership between Southend Council, the
University of Essex and South Essex College
which opens in September. However,
locals are criticising the cost of the move after Council budget
cuts.
Daily Gazette
The Tesco store at the Hythe in Colchester has changed their trolley
stock after customers complained that they never had the correct
change to pay for them. Tesco introduced the coin trolleys as a
measure to try and stop students from taking the trollies.
The Guardian
Toronto Telegraph
Professor Jules Pretty writes for The Guardian about the 1953
floods, how money is being diverted from coasts to rivers and how
this could be a mistake in the future.
Link:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jan/31/east-anglia-new-risk-sea
BBC Radio Wales
Professor Jules Pretty talks about the 1953 floods.
Link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01qcln2 (forward to 2:54)
Times Higher Education
University of Essex mathematicians are
working with Simul Systems to look into the best places
to put beehives to ensure pollination of trees.
Daily Gazette
The University of Essex hosted the first round of the All England
Boxing series last weekend which saw students from Universities
across the country taking part. The second round due to take place
this weekend at the University.
Daily Gazette
Southend Echo
University of Essex student, Amogh Newgi speaks to the Daily Gazette
about his early cooking experiences on arrival at the University,
where he shops and what he cooks.
Daily Gazette
Nikolai Bode, a research fellow from the
Department of Mathematical Sciences speaks about the ZombieLab event
taking place this week at the London Science Museum and talks about some of the department's
research into collective behaviour and group decision making.
The Hindu
Professor Shahzad Uddin from Essex
Business School spoke at a global conference held
at Sri Venkateswara University about
Finance reforms and practice in emerging economies.
Build.co.uk
CNPlus.co.uk
Morgan Sindall
has won the £14.7 million contract to
construct a new building to house Essex
Business School. The three-storey building will
include a number of seminar rooms, a 200-seat lecture theatre,
learning and teaching areas and social spaces.
Wednesday 30 January
Times Higher Education
and also featured in over 50 local
news outlets around the UK
The University of Essex is one twelve
institutions to receive a Regius Professorship announced by the
Cabinet Office yesterday. The Queen has awarded the positions in
recognition of excellence in education and research to mark her
Diamond Jubilee last year. The University of Essex receives the only
Professorship in Political Science.
Link:
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?c=1§ioncode=26&storycode=422523
BBC Essex
Dr Edd Codling from the Department of
Mathematical Sciences speaks about the ZombieLab event taking place
this week at the London Science Museum and talks about some of the department's
research into collective behaviour and group decision making.
BBC World Service
Nikolai Bode, a research fellow from the
Department of Mathematical Sciences speaks about the ZombieLab event
taking place this week at the London Science Museum and talks about some of the department's
research into collective behaviour and group decision making.
East Anglian Daily Times
Royston Crow Series
The official start of work to build one of the most sustainable
buildings in the region was marked with a 'cutting the turf'
ceremony at the University of Essex yesterday. The new building will
feature seminar rooms, a 200-seater lecture theatre and learning and
teaching areas.
East Anglian Daily Times
Professor Rainer Schulze from the University of Essex will be
joining Holocaust survivor Frank Bright at an event at Braintree
District Museum next week as part of Holocaust Memorial Day events.
Daily Gazette
Families can create their own maritime works of art at an event at
the Art Exchange Gallery at the University of Essex.
Azerbaijan State Telegraph
Agency
British ambassador to Azerbaijan Peter Bateman
visited the Azerbaijan University of Languages
and was told by the Rector, Professor
Samad Seyidov that 20 of their students were
studying at the University of Essex.
PR-US.net
University of Essex Financial Economics graduate,
Giovanni Beliossi, will be taking part in an
influential high-frequency trading conference in
London in March. Mr Beliossi is Managing
Partner at FGS Capital LLP, responsible for
portfolio management . He founded
the firm in 2002.
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