University of Essex in the press...

BBC Essex - interview on Drivetime and in news bulletins throughout the day
Professor Eric Smith, Head of the Department of Economics
Re: Fall in GDP and comments by the Governor of the Bank of England Mervyn King on future economic prospects
Listen to the interview here (forward to 1:13:30).

20 and 21 January

BBC Essex
Professor Anthony King, Department of Government
Re: Alan Johnson's resignation

12 January

BBC Essex
Kishor Krishnamoorthi, Students' Union President
Re: Student protests against tuition fees

Video clips on-line

BBC - At Home with the Georgians
Wivenhoe House is featured as part of the programme - view the clip on the BBC iplayer (forward to 33 minutes)

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

February 2011

28 February

Happiness is...living and eating with your parents
Children who grow up in a traditional two-parent family and regularly eat an evening meal with their parents are more likely to be happy with their lives, according to a landmark report published today. Read the article here.
Daily Telegraph
The Observer
Mail Online
NewKerala.com
TopNews United States
Newstrack India

We'll battle on to clear our names of claims
Students disqualified after an election amid claims of foul play have vowed to clear their names. Formal complaints were made against their campaign and upheld by the National Union of Students which carried out an independent investigate and ordered them to stand down.
Gazette

27 February

Date success for Take Me Out girl
University of Essex student, Krista Pettit enjoyed a date to the magical Isle of Fernando's after being chosen on the ITV dating show 'Take Me Out'. Krista Pettit, 21, starred on three of the Saturday night shows hosted by Paddy McGuinness.
Bucks Free Press
This is Local London

Images Evolve at Hygienic Art
University of Essex graduate Carl Dimitri from Rhode Island in the United States is showing work in the galleries at Hygienic Art. Carl moved to Los Angeles to work as a musician-songwriter in the early 90's. After three years in California, he enrolled in a graduate program in literature at the University of Essex, England. Carl returned to Rhode Island in 2000, where he taught, wrote, and worked.
The Westerly Sun

26 February

UCD Native American scholar Jack Forbes
Jack Forbes, acclaimed author, activist and professor emeritus of Native American studies at UC Davis, died last week.  Jack Forbes extended his academic career beyond the United States and as well as periods in Universities across Europe, he was a senior Fulbright scholar at the University of Essex, England from 1985-86.
Daily Democrat
UC Davis

25 February

Charity attracts runners' help
A chance meeting between charity representatives and an University of Essex student has resulted in not one volunteer for next month's Colchester half-marathon, but six.
Essex County Standard

Students' Union reps disqualified in fraud claims
Newly-elected officers at the University of Essex Students' Union have been disqualified amid allegations of fraud.  An independent returning officer from the National Union of Students was called in to investigate complaints
Gazette
Harwich and Manningtree Standard
Halstead Gazette
Essex County Standard

A truly inspired Passion
Bach's St John Passion received an intensely focused and highly dramatic performance delivered by the University of Essex Choir. The reviewer said it was a 'truly inspired account from talented performers'.
Essex County Standard

180 years of setting the Standard
The Essex County Standard celebrates its 180th anniversary and the University of Essex is featured in the special supplement, with comments from Professor Colin Riordan, a short piece on the building of the University and Sir Albert Sloman's vision for the University's future and a mention of Pink Floyd performing here in 1967.
Essex County Standard

Skeletons found in car park may be missing link
Excavated human remains could help provide the genetic link between modern-day Colcestrians and the residents of Camulodunum 1,700 years ago. Historian Jess Jephcott's hoped further studies could be based on the findings of two University of Essex scientists 13 years ago and is commissioning DNA testing for volunteers to build up a record of Colchester people's haplogroup.
Essex County Standard

New Chairman for university council
Lord Currie of Marylebone, a former chairman of regulator Ofcom has been appointed chairman of the University of Essex Council.
Essex County Standard

Delight for doctor as he is made honorary alderman
Dr Chris Hall has been recommended to become an Honorary Alderman, an historic title reserved for upstanding members of the community. As well as his medical and political careers and interests in groups such as the Lexden Choral Society and the Colchester Rovers Cycling Club, he is now studying german at the University of Essex.
Gazette
Essex County Standard
Harwich and Manningtree Standard

Bank card thief made up stories
A University of Essex student has been told to pay compensation to a fellow student after stealing £600 from her. She has also been ordered to do 100 hours of unpaid work.
Essex County Standard

No carnage - Police praise behaviour of 1,500 students on pub crawl
The Carnage UK event - which had sparked police concerns over marshalling and was subject to an advertising ban at the University of Essex - went off well, with no arrests made.
Essex County Standard

Scrap theft cost £300
The theft of scrap metal from the University of Essex, which the thief sold for just £12, has cost him £300 after he appeared in Court.
Essex County Standard

24 February

In search of a pink Viagra
Sex and Lies and Pharmaceuticals reviewed by Linsey McGoey from the Department of Sociology. The full review can be viewed here
Globe and Mail  

Speakers announced for Gaming Conference
Dr. Richard Bartle will be a keynote speaker at the Third Annual MIT Sloan Business in Gaming Conference
Daily Herald
Digital Game Developer
Marketwatch
PR-USA

23 February

No chaos...But quite a crawl
Students were praised for their behaviour during an organised pub crawl in Colchester. About 1,500 youngsters descended on the town centre for the Carnage UK event. Similar pub crawls run by the company sparked controversy, prompting Colchester police to draft in extra officers and Essex University's Students' Union to ban advertising of the event on its premises. Essex University student, Nikki Atkinson, 18, said: "We had a good night and enjoyed talking to people".
Gazette

22 February

Former government adviser wins Essex University appointment
A former chairman of regulator Ofcom has been appointed chair of the Council of the University of Essex. Lord Currie of Marylebone, a businessman, academic, and government adviser, will replace Bill Gore on 1 August.
Halstead Gazette Online
Gazette Online

MorganFranklin Corporation Appoints Hanif Lalani, OBE, to International Corporate Advisory Board
MorganFranklin Corporation announced the recent appointment of Honorary graduate Hanif Lalani, OBE, to the company. Lalani holds a BA in mathematics, operations research, and economics from the University of Essex.
Digital Producer
News Zone

Handbook of Alcoholic Beverages: Technical, Analytical and Nutritional Aspects
Alan J. Buglers is the author of a new report of John Wiley and Sons Ltd's. Handbook of Alcoholic Beverages is a comprehensive text that describes the science and technology involved in the production of the world s alcoholic beverages. Alan J. Buglers graduated with a PhD from the Chemistry Department in 1972.
Business Wire
WABC-TV online

Wanted: Students' dreams
The dreams of students and staff at Essex University are being gathered as part of a unique project. Under the University of Dreams project, run by academics in several departments, participants are invited to write about their dreams on the university's internal internet system.
Gazette
BBCnews.co.uk

Tale of grief...actors in dark tale at Lakeside
Fractured memories and a startling discovery unravel a tragic tale on Thursday at the Lakeside Theatre. Influenced by real-life stories, Beachy Head explores the lives of the people left behind after a man jumps to his death from the infamous suicide spot, near Eastbourne. The performance uses 3-D animation to original music, object manipulation and text and physical performance to tell the story.
Gazette

21 February

Maths session at University
Colchester Sixth Form College and Tendring Technology College were among the schools taking part in the University of Essex Winsten Day which was organised by the Department of Mathematical Sciences.
Gazette

Students honour 40th anniversary
The University of Essex is holding a series of events to mark Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender month. This year, the organisers hope to build on the inaugural weeks' success last year, when more than 200 people took part across the week.
Gazette

Why, as a Catholic woman, I converted to Islam
The Gazette interviews a University of Essex student who converted to Islam last year.
Gazette

Nursery event
The Day Nursery at the University of Essex is staging an open day from 10am-4pm on Saturday 5 March.
Gazette

Students' Pub Crawl fears
A pub crawl involving 1,500 students will take over Colchester town centre tonight. The University of Essex Students' Union has banned the event from advertising in its buildings.
Gazette

Sex offence along trail
A man exposed himself to a female jogger as she ran along the Wivenhoe Trail on a half-mile stretch between Wivenhoe station and the University of Essex.
Gazette
Essex County Standard

19 February

David Cameron and Nick Clegg have traded blows over electoral reform against claims it will transform the political landscape in the West country
Academics suggest that of 17 seats contested in Devon and Cornwall at last year's General Election, three would now have a different sitting MP is AV had been used. Camborne and Redruth, Newton Abbot, and Truro and Falmouth would have been taken by the Lib Dems, rather than the Conservatives, according to a study by the University of Essex.
SouthWestBusiness.co.uk
This is Cornwall
This is Devon
Plymouth Herald
Western Morning News

East 15 Acting School Present: Dracula
East 15's Graduating BA Acting & Stage Combat students present Dracula. Join them on a darkly gothic adventure through England and Eastern Europe - be chilled to the bone and keep telling yourself, its only a play.
Brentwood Gazette
Harwich and Manningtree Standard

18 February

I think about my mortgage constantly
Read about research carried out by Mark Taylor from the Insitute for Social and Economic Research.
FT.com

Q&A round-up: Building closer relations between health and housing
As the two sectors face reform, read the best advice from our Q&A on how they could benefit by working more closely. One of the contributors is Dr Caroline Barratt, Project Manager for the Mental Health and Housing Partnership (MHP), a collaborative project between the University of Essex and Tendring District Council.
The Guardian

Listening to 'authentic inner voice' presentation
Karen Evers-Fahey will explore the phenomenon of the inner voice during a lecture and a five-hour workshop. Evers-Fahey is a Zurich-trained Jungian analyst with over 20 years experience in individual psychotherapy. She received her Ph.D. in 2004 from the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies at the University of Essex in Britain.
Canada.com

Pick of the Week
A final chance to catch this fascinating and beautiful piece of film inspired by the Rendlesham UFO sighting in 1980. As well as the atmospheric film, there are two amusing sculptural works, made from Frisbees, and the other an abducted den made by youngsters at the Suffolk forest.
Essex County Standard

Sensible gadget could help athletes
University of Essex PhD student Mohamed Al-Mulla has built a special wireless device which can predict and detect the status of muscles during training. This will help athletes train to their maximum potential without putting undue pressure on their muscles.
Essex County Standard
New Zealand Herald

Olympics already inspiring us all
Dr Tony Rich, the Colchester Partnership Chairman says that they are still hopeful of finding a nation to use Colchester as a training camp for the 2012 Olympic games. Colchester's facilities include training facilities at Leisure World, the University of Essex, Colchester Garrison and the SD Martial Arts Centre with the Olympic stadium only a 50 minute journey away.
Gazette
Harwich and Manningtree Standard
Halstead Gazette

University offers a dream chance
The University of Essex is asking people to upload their dreams on its website to form a dreams database. Some may be used by university academics, including sociologists, psychotherapists, artists and creative writers.
Essex County Standard

Muslim support
Journalist Lauren Booth told attendees at the annual Islamic Conference which took place at the University of Essex that since becoming a Muslim, she was a better mother to her two daughters.
Essex County Standard

Echo backs bid for City status
The Echo has launched a campaign backing Southend’s bid to become a city to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Readers, schools, colleges, business and residents’ groups are being urged to join them in presenting a robust case to persuade the Government to award the status to Southend.  Council bosses hope attractions like the new swimming and diving centre at Garon Park, arts group Metal, based at Chalkwell Hall, the new Essex University Campus and the recent Better Southend projects, such as City Beach and Victoria Gateway, will make the town a contender.
Echo

Woman stole £600 from student who helped her
A student who stole £600 from a fellow student has been told to pay back the £600 she took, do 100 hours unpaid work and pay £400 costs.
Gazette

Scrap metal crook fined
A man who stole scrap metal from the University of Essex and sold it for £12 has been told to pay £300. He took eight or nine pieces of scrap and two filing cabinets.
Gazette

17 February

The National Trust launches drive to get Britain Outdoors
The National Trust has announced a major shift in its focus as it aims to help more people enjoy the outdoors and get closer to nature by focusing on walking, cycling and camping. The charity,  often narrowly and wrongly associated only with country houses, will promote a range of activities that take place on the land it looks after, including walking, mountain biking, kayaking, surfing and camping, with over a thousand summer events aimed at helping children get closer to nature. The University of Essex found that as little as five minutes of 'green exercise' can have significant mental health benefits.
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Memo from student leaders: don't fight rise in tuition fees
Student leaders have privately advised their full-time campus representatives not to campaign against moves by some universities to charge the maximum tuition fee of £9,000. A memo from the National Union of Students (NUS), seen by The Times, advises its elected student officers that campaigning against high fees could backfire and that they should hold talks with their universities instead. Aaron Porter, President of the NUS defended the memo's advice but hard-left groups behind some student protests have combined to challenge Mr Porter's re-election at the NUS annual conference at Gateshead in April, where they will back Mark Bergfeld, an Essex university graduate.
The Times

Times Higher Education Student Experience Survey
The University of Essex has been placed 40th in of league table of 113 institutions in this year's Student Experience Survey. View the full results here.
Times Higher Education
Gazette
BBC Essex
Harwich and Manningtree Standard
Clacton, Frinton and Walton Gazette

People
Tony Rich has been appointed Registrar and Chief Operating Officer at the University of Bristol. He is currently Registrar and Secretary at the University of Essex.
THE

Capture your love of Essex
Your Life at Essex launched on Valentine's Day needs people to display their love of the county through photos or film.
Chronicle

Wireless Device helps Athletes get the most out of exercise
New research at the University of Essex could help athletes train to their maximum potential without putting undue pressure on their muscles. A special wireless device -- called the iSense -- has been devised which is capable of predicting and detecting the status of muscles during training and can be adapted to any sport.
BioSpace
Investors
Megagadegets
MediLexicon
EngineerOnline

16 February

My mum is behind Southend's city bid
Tory MP David Amess kick-started Southend's campaign to become a city by urging the Government to follow his mum's example and back the bid. Mr Amess spoke at length about the reasons why Southend deserves city status and mentioned the town’s rich cultural heritage and growing arts scene and its transformation into a regional education hub with the growth of the University of Essex and South Essex College. Southend’s rich diversity and growing multi-cultural population, its strong transport links and historic architecture were other reasons to celebrate the town.
Echo
Southend Standard

At the frontline of the school food revolution
Whether liked or not, Jamie Oliver’s mission to improve school meals has made the UK and USA sit up and think about what their children are eating at school. The real proof of Oliver’s success is in the improvements to academic results. Last year, a study by Oxford University and the University of Essex revealed that children in Greenwich primary schools that banned junk food scored higher grades in Key Stage 2 English and Science than children in neighbouring areas. The study showed it raised the percentage of children reaching level 4 in English by up to six percentage points, and the percentage of pupils reaching level 5 in science by up to eight percentage points. The number of authorised absences — which are generally due to illness – fell by 15 per cent.
Education Business

Photonics HyperHighway could make Internet 100 times faster
Photonics HyperHighway will team scientists from the University of Southampton and the University of Essex with industry partners such as Fianium and Oclaro to pioneer new technologies that make the Internet faster and more energy efficient. They will look at the way fiber optics are used and develop new materials and devices to increase Internet bandwidth to cope with ever-increasing music downloads and the use of services such as Internet TV and cloud computing. The project will also help industries such as retail and banking by speeding transaction times.
Photonics.com

Politics in the Developing World
The 2nd print-run of "Politics in the Developing World" a book by Peter Burnell and University of Essex Emeritus Professor Vicky Randall will be released with Ahmad Saee and Saeed Mir-torabi's translation. The book deals with central political themes and issues in the developing world, such as globalization, inequality, identity, religion, democracy, the environment and policy development.
Iran Book News Agency

Tell us what you dream (while asleep that is)
The University of Essex is tapping into the minds of its staff and students by creating a dreams database. The University is asking people to upload their dreams anonymously on its website. Some may be used by university academics including sociologists, psychotherapists, artists and creative writers.
Harwich and Manningtree Standard
Clacton, Frinton and Walton Gazette

Students' near miss as rubble falls from car park
TWO teenage students escaped serious injury when falling rubble from a multi-storey car park narrowly missed them. Workmen accidentally dislodged scaffolding yesterday as they demolished part of the Farringdon multi-storey car park in Elmer Approach, Southend. The multi-storey is being demolished to make way for a £30million library development for Southend Council, plus extra facilities for South Essex College and the University of Essex.
Echo
Southend Standard

15 February

Britain is a nation of happy couples
Researchers at the Institute for Social and Economic Research assisted in the study that a majority of couples in the UK - whether married or cohabiting with their partners - are happy in their relationship.
Top News
DailyIndia.com
Medical News Today
BritainNews.net

Wireless Device Helps Athletes Get The Most Out Of Exercise
New research at the University of Essex could help athletes train to their maximum potential without putting undue pressure on their muscles.  A special wireless device — called the iSense — has been devised which is capable of predicting and detecting the status of muscles during training and can be adapted to any sport.
Nutrition Review
Gazette

Echo backs Southend bid for city status
The Echo today launches a campaign backing Southend’s bid to become a city to mark the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. Readers, schools, colleges, business and residents’ groups are being urged to join us in presenting a robust case to persuade the Government to award the status to Southend. Council bosses hope attractions like the new swimming and diving centre at Garon Park, arts group Metal, based at Chalkwell Hall, the new University of Essex campus and the recent Better Southend projects, such as City Beach and Victoria Gateway, will make the town a contender. Read the article here.
Echo

PQ Magazine Awards 2011
Professor Prem Sikka from the Essex Business School is one of the Judges who has decided the shortlist for the PQ Magazine Awards 2011.
PQ Magazine

Farming reform needed to end hunger without obesity
Read Professor Jules Pretty's comments here.
Mother Nature Network

14 February

Neve to speak at Western Law
Alex Neve, Secretary-General of Amnesty International Canada, will speak at Western as part of Western Law's Distinguished Speakers' series. He will speak on the topic: "Canada and Human Rights: Have we lost our way?" Mr Neve holds a Master's Degree in International Human Rights Law from the University of Essex in the United Kingdom and has been the Secretary-General of Amnesty International Canada since 2000.
Western News

Half term fun for children
Children on half term have the pick of lots of fun activities including sports, arts, crafts and dance. Tendring District Council is working alongside its partners and local clubs, to put on the sessions and one of the locations hosting an event is the University of Essex. The programme is aimed at children aged from three to 16.
Harwich and Manningtree Standard
Clacton, Frinton and Walton Gazette

Court 'has to look at mother's best interests'
The Court of Protection is to decide whether a mentally unstable pregnant woman should be sterilised to prevent her becoming pregnant again. Professor Wayne Martin, the Head of Philosophy at the University of Essex, and Mencap's David Congdon, discuss the ethical implications of such a decision.
BBC News

Research spots wedded bliss’ slim lead on cohabiting contentment
A team led by John Ermisch, Professor of Economics at the University of Essex, asked individuals in relationships to assess their happiness on a seven-point scale ranging from “extremely unhappy” to “perfect”. Its early findings indicate that 90 per cent of the married women and 93 per cent of the married men who took part in the survey are happy with their situation. This compares with 88 per cent of cohabiting women and 92 per cent of cohabiting men. The research was carried out as part of the Understanding Society project at Essex’s Institute of Social and Economic Research. Read the article here.
THE
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Islam good for UK
Journalist Lauren Booth converted to Islam last year and was a speaker at the University of Essex's annual Islamic Conference at the weekend.
Gazette
Daily Mail
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‘It’s up to you to make something of yourself’
Read an interview with Bermudian student, Cherina Darrell-Sutherland, who has her sights set firmly on law, with the ambition of becoming a Minister of Education. The 18-year-old Cedar Bridge student is working around the clock to finance her law degree at the University of Essex, England, in September.
Royal Gazette

13 February

Alison Steadman: I'm a little bit Pam, but more Candice Marie
Read an interview with East 15 graduate Alison Steadman.
The Independent
California Chronicle

11 February

Registrar is moving on
The University's Registar and Secretary, Dr Tony Rich, is leaving Essex to become Registrar and Secretary and Chief Operating Officer at the University of Bristol.
Essex County Standard

Essex Professor proposed for Nobel Peace Prize
Professor Peter Lynn, a world-leading expert on surveys based at the University's Institute for Social and Economic Research has played a part in a scientific venture which has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Essex County Standard

National Trust wants Brits to embrace nature
The National Trust wants us to pick up our backpacks, rediscover our bicycles, sleep under the stars at its campsites or try kayaking and surfing. The University of Essex found that just five minutes’ “green exercise” – a stroll in a wood – can improve mental health. Another study found stronger community spirit in areas with access to green spaces while even brief activity in the wilds can improve attention deficit disorder symptoms by 30 per cent. Read the article here.
Daily Express

Robotics Research worldwide united on one online exhibition
You can discover the future trend of consumer and industrial robotics researches on the online exhibition EXPO21XX. Leading research facilities worldwide like the universities of Essex, Michigan, Cornell, ANU, Harvard, MIT and many others from Germany and Asia display their researches in the online hall Universities & Research. For example, the University of Essex exhibits a Robotic Fish, which can be hardly differentiated from a real fish. This fish is a new generation of autonomous robots, which perceives and adjusts to underwater environment,
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Pick of the Week
The former musician in residence at the university with his new trio, master jazz pianist John Law will be playing tunes by Sting, Nick Drake and Stevie Wonder.
Essex County Standard

10 February

U of A scholar wins poetry prize
A University of Alberta professor has been awarded the prestigious T.S. Eliot Prize for Poetry. Derek Walcott, a scholar in residence and the U of A's first Nobel laureate, was awarded the prize at a ceremony on 24 January. His winning collection, White Egrets was one among 10 distinguished nominees shortlisted for the British prize. Walcott will conclude his three-year term as scholar in residence at the U of A next September with a six-week poetry master class. He also has a spring appointment as Professor of Poetry at the University of Essex.
University of Alberta Gateway

'Images Evolve' Presented at Hygienic Art Galleries
Hygienic Art Galleries, New London, present Images Evolve, an exhibition of paintings by a group of artists, one of which is University of Essex literature graduate Carl Dimitri.
theday.com

Bands at launch of teen nights
Wivenhoe Youth Club has launched a night aimed at teenagers which included music from a DJ from the University of Essex as well as local bands.
Gazette

Rude awakening
Emma Bond, a senior lecturer at University Campus Suffolk has conducted research into the online activities of children and young people and has concluded that more needs to be done by adults to understand new technologies to help children make informed choice about their behaviour.
THE

Supreme Court ruling puts children first in immigration cases
A landmark Supreme Court ruling has put the ‘best interests of the child’ at the centre of decision-making in immigration cases involving the deportation or removal of their parents. Syd Bolton, co-director of the Refugee Children’s Rights Project, run by the Children’s Legal Centre and the Islington Law Centre, said the decision marked a ‘significant step forward’ and highlighted the vulnerability of children in the immigration system.
Law Society Gazette

Ocean voyage of discovery
Former and current students at the prestigious East 15 Acting School in Essex are showcasing the theatre production of 'Bound' at this year's Adelaide Fringe.
Adelaide Now
Advertiser

9 February

Is it EVER right to leave your child at home alone?
Kirsten Anderson of the Children's Legal Centre, says: 'Age alone is not a sufficient guide to when you can leave a child at home on their own, although we advise that most children under the age of 13 should not be home alone. Maturity differs from child to child. It's sensible to consider not only the age of the child but their level of maturity, the amount of time they'll be left alone for, the environment in which they will be left in, whether there are any other children in the household and how the child feels about being at home alone.'
Daily Mail

Colchester Professor linked to Nobel Peace Prize nomination
University of Essex Professor Peter Lynn has played a part in a remarkable scientific venture which has been nominated for the 2011 Nobel Peace prize. Professor Lynn is one of a number survey experts from around the world who supported a project by statisticians from three Balkan countries that not so long ago were at war with one another. The statisticians from Bosnia, Serbia and Croatia joined forces to collaborate with other statisticians around the world to produce an Encyclopedia of Statistical Science. Lynn, a world-leading expert on surveys, contributed a chapter to the encyclopedia. Read the article here.
Business Weekly

Aldeburgh's seaside special
John James, organiser of the Aldebugh Book Festival talks about his memories over the past 10 years. He says that one of the best talks took place last year when Kate Charlton-Jones, who was at the University of Essex gave an academic lecture on the writer Richard Yates.
East Anglian Daily Times

Restaurant service 'is a skill'
Jon Pratt, head of the Colchester Institute's hospitality and food studies centre, told the Gazette News that providing the best possible service is something that needs to be worked at. Colchester Institute and the University of Essex are currently creating a boutique training hotel at the site of the former Wivenhoe Hotel. Students that attend this training centre ahead of taking up a hospitality job will be taught how to provide the best possible service.
Caterer.com

Registrar waves goodbye to his university after 12 years
A leading figure at Essex University is to leave after 12 years service. Registrar and secretary Dr Tony Rich will wave goodbye to Essex University, to become registrar and chief operating officer at Bristol University this summer.
Gazette

 Jazz pianist is back at the uni 
Former Essex University musician in residence, John Law, is back. The master jazz pianist returns to the Lakeside Theatre on the Wivenhoe Park campus with his new musical troupe, the Opt Trio.
Gazette

8 February

How our training hotel will teach like celeb chef
A new era is dawning for Colchester Institute's hospitality and food studies centre. Work is well under way, in partnership with a number of different organisations, to create the country's first boutique training hotel on the site of the former Wivenhoe Hotel at the University of Essex.
Gazette
Harwich and Manningtree Standard
Halstead Gazette

7 February

Machines start to demolish car park
Heavy machines moved in to knock down Farringdon car park, to make way for Southend Council's planned £30million Elmer Square development which will include a library and extra facilities for South Essex College and the University of Essex.
Echo

University of Bristol announces appointment of Registrar and Chief Operating Officer
The University of Bristol today announced the appointment of Dr Tony Rich as Registrar and Chief Operating Officer. Dr Rich is currently Registrar and Secretary of the University of Essex, a post which he has held since 1999.  At Essex he played a key role in the establishment of a new campus in Southend and, in partnership with the University of East Anglia, the creation of University Campus Suffolk.
University of Bristol Online

Y'all talk like Yanks
Up to a third of Brits talk with an American accent researchers claim. Experts blamed TV and films from the US. Linguist Dr Wyn Johnson of the University of Essex said: "The number of times something is heard influences the way people pronounce it."
The Sun

'From My Farm' launches bring back Sundays campaign to encourage family mealtimes and healthy eating 'From My Farm' has launched a 'Bring Back Sundays' campaign with the aim of getting people to eat healthy, locally grown and seasonal food, and to promote core family and traditional values. Research conducted by the Future Foundation and the Institute for Social and Economic Research, suggests that in the UK, in over just two generations, the number of adults enjoying Sunday lunch together at home has dropped by more than half, from 12.7 million in 1961 to just 6.2 million today.
MyNewsDesk

6 February

4 February

Researchers get a £7.2m grant to save the internet
University of Essex researchers along with colleagues in Southampton will be producing optical fibres and turning the raw materials into an end product using their knowledge of optical networking to enable the internet to cope with the projected increase of data.
Essex County Standard

See strange light mystery at the uni
An art exhibition inspired by Britain's most famous UFO mystery is now showing at the Art Exchange Gallery at the University of Essex. Strange Lights is the work of Wivenhoe artists Joe King and Rosie Pedlow, who photographed Rendlesham Forest at night.
Essex County Standard

Caring nursery wins approval
Children who are cared for at the University of Essex nursery become "very caring" according to Ofsted. The report coincided with a £60,000 refurbishment which resulted in inspectors describing the indoor and outdoor play areas as "exceptionally welcoming, clean, bright playrooms".
Essex County Standard

New junction to serve Knowledge Gateway
Roadworks will be carried out on a busy route into Colchester in the coming months. Developers need to build a new junction off Clingoe Hill to serve the University of Essex's Knowledge Gateway complex.
Essex County Standard

Olympic preparation under microscope
A Colchester Council scrutiny panel will meet later this month to discuss the town's Olympic legacy. In 2006, a partnership was set up by groups including Colchester Council, Essex County Council, the University of Essex and Colchester Garrison.
Essex County Standard

Marks Hall look for new trustees
Fresh faces are being sought to help run a historical estate on the horizon of big changes. Plans were recently revealed to bring to life the estate's demolished mansion house. The trustees asked historians from the University of Essex to research its history and recommend ways to enhance the attraction.
Essex County Standard

Football player butted rival, court told
A man has been fined for butting a University of Essex student during a game between the university and his Marks Tey side.
Essex County Standard

3 February

Hyper highway
A newly announced collaboration between the University of Essex and the University of Southampton  aims to solve the "capacity crunch" caused by the increasing numbers of people surfing the web. The six-year Photonics Hyperhighway project will look at pioneering technologies that could increase the speed of the internet by up to 100 times.
Chronicle

Artists' inspiration for exhibition was out of this world...
An art exhibition inspired by Britain's most famous UFO mystery is now showing at the University of Essex. Strange Lights is the work of Wivenhoe artists Joe King and Rosie Pedlow.
Gazette

Law review request
University of Essex researchers have been asked to look into the influence of the judiciary on the workings of the government. They will work with the Public Law Project on a £223,400 study of the way judicial reviews sometimes override the decisions of elected Governments.
Gazette
Harwich and Manningtree Standard
Halstead Gazette

Gay rights talk by activist
A gay rights campaigner will be leading a discussion at the Minories on Monday evening as part of the University of Essex's  Twilight Zone Café series. The discussion will talk about the development of equality and diversity since the holocaust.
Gazette
Harwich and Manningtree Standard

Renewed effort to make Colchester an Olympic winner
A Colchester Council scrutiny panel will meet later this month to discuss Colchester's Olympic legacy. In 2006, a partnership was set up by groups, including Colchester Council, Essex County Council, the University of Essex and Colchester Garrison.
Gazette

Wrong side of the track
Professor Dick Hobbs from the Department of Sociology at the University of Essex, together with colleagues from Brunel and Durham Universities, are to study the policing of Olympic-related crime before, during and after the Olympic games, as well as looking at the broader impact that it has on local communities.
Times Higher Education

Book Review: The Darwinian Tourist
Professor Jules Pretty from the Centre for Environment and Society reviews 'The Darwinian Tourist' written by Christopher Wills. Read his review here.
Times Higher Education

Oh, Mr Porter: NUS presidency in Left's sights
Aaron Porter, president of the National Union of Students will face leadership challenges from "hard Left" opponents who have called for a fresh wave of student mobilisation. Mark Bergfeld, an EAN member and student at the University of Essex, will be the united Left's candidate for president.
Times Higher Education

Wealth Manager: Dart Capital's lead analyst on his top fund picks
University of Essex Economics graduate Nick Samuels spends a lot of time analysing funds and just as long visiting fund managers in his role as senior funds analyst at Dart Capital. Read the article here.
Citywire

Young side dominate county rivals
Essex's under-13 junior boys squash team took on their counterparts from Norfolk and Derbyshire in a contest held at the University of Essex.
Gazette

2 February

British Council Education Fair on February 4 and 5
Bangalore, February 2, DHNS: The British Council have organised an exhibition on 4 and 5 February in Bangalore for students wishing to study in the United Kingdom.  The University of Essex is one of the 58 universities attending the exhibition.
Deccan Herald

Prospective students look for best courses at UK exhibition
Close to 400 Bruneian students and 350,000 international students chose the United Kingdom as their preferred destination to pursue their higher education as British qualifications are among the most recognised around the world. A 'Study in United Kingdom exhibition' was held yesterday and the University of Essex was one of the universities present.
Borneo Bulletin
BruDirect

Teenagers targeted for FA coaching courses
Teenagers have the opportunity to gain two FA qualifications on consecutive days during the February half term, at a Coaching Disabled Footballers Workshop and a Movement and Handling Skills Course. The County Young Leaders Camp will be held in April at the University of Essex.
Saffron Walden Reporter
Dunmow Broadcast and Recorder

1 February

Court overrules removal of asylum seeker so mother and child can stay together
A landmark ruling means families facing removal from the UK could have a better chance of being allowed to stay with their children if it would be in their child's best interests. Syd Bolton and Baljeet Sandhu, co-directors of the Refugee Children’s Rights Project, which is run by the Children’s Legal Centre and the Islington Law Centre, said: "This decision marks a significant step forward. The court has now set in stone the need to recognise the rights of the child and has sought to address the injustice done to children when immigration control is put before their welfare and needs.
Children and Young People Now

How we're helping to redesign the internet
Researchers at the University of Essex along with colleagues at the University of Southampton have been chosen by the Government to carry out a £7.2 million research project to develop fibres which could make broadband 100 times faster.
Gazette

Coach-loads of students join London protest
Two coaches full of protesters left the University of Essex on Saturday for the second national demonstration in London to oppose Government cutbacks. University of Essex student Nathan Bolton left the main protest and joined another at the Egyptian Embassy in support of the recent rebellion in Egypt.
Gazette

Don’t vote Labour – they don’t deserve it … do they?
Michael Mansfield QC sees the forthcoming election as a marvellous opportunity to reinvigorate our democracy and infuse it with some real meaning for the electorate. Read his article in which he mentions research carried out by Professor Paul Whiteley from the Department of Government.
Red Pepper

January 2011

31 January

Teacher training in Colchester is praised
Teacher training in Colchester is good with an education partnership that is working well, according to the latest Ofsted report. The University of Essex partnership was set up in 2007 to provide teacher training via Colchester Institute and the South Essex College. Both colleges deliver certificate and professional graduate certificate awards for in-service teachers. In addition, Colchester Institute offers a one-year full-time pre-service route for those seeking entry to the profession. At the time of the inspection there were 125 trainees at Colchester Institute, with 12 on the pre-service course, and 174 at South Essex College.
Gazette
Harwich and Manningtree Standard
Essex County Standard

Nine billion people by 2050
The quest to feed the world's rapidly growing population over the next 40 years needs a frontloaded approach to funding agricultural research, according to a report on food security released. Read Professor Jules Pretty's comments here.
SciDevnet

Hughes joins Steptoe in Brussels
Paul Hughes, a lawyer with distinguished academic credentials, has joined Steptoe as European Competition Counsel. He is a Senior Academic at the University of Westminster, and is completing his PhD on Merger Control and Consumer Welfare at the University of Cambridge. In addition to his long-standing academic career, he was previously a partner with Eversheds, where he specialised in competition law. He has a BA from Oxford University and an LL.M. (with distinction) from the University of Essex.
European Agenda