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The University of Essex in the Press
July 2012
Tuesday 31 July
UK's first hotel school set to open
The UK’s first hotel school, to be run and
staffed by students, is opening in Essex tomorrow.
The Edge Hotel School will be based in a
fully operational 4-star hotel - Wivenhoe House in Colchester. The
eighteenth century, grade II listed country house has undergone a
£10 million restoration. The new
concept of a hotel school allows students to learn through 4 days
practical work in the hotel and one day study.
They will gain a BA honours degree in hotel
management or culinary management – the usual 3 year course will be
completed in 2 years. It’s a
partnership between the independent education foundation Edge, the
University of Essex and its academic partner Kaplan. The hotel will
include a formal restaurant, brasserie and conference facilities.
ITV Local Meridian- Online
Doctor: Study on
working while
pregnant misleading
A new study out of the University of Essex
shows working late into pregnancy can be just as dangerous as
smoking while pregnant and could result in lower birth weights.
The study looked at tens of thousands of
working moms-to-be, and those who worked past eight months'
gestation had babies that weighed an average of a half pound less
than moms who stopped working between their sixth and eighth month
of pregnancy. "It's a bit of a luxury
to take off work before you deliver," OB-GYN Deborah Del Rosario
told RTV6's Tanya Spencer. "I would just hate to see any woman feel
guilty that she's working all the way up until the end, because if
she's having an uncomplicated pregnancy, she should be fine."
Del Rosario has delivered thousands of
babies. She, too, worked right up until delivery, and she worries
the study might be misleading."Women who smoke during pregnancy can
have higher risks of preterm delivery, abruption and high blood
pressure, and those were not the risks they were comparing. They
were merely comparing just birth weight," Del Rosario said.
WRTV-TV Online
Monday 30 July
Working ‘as bad as smoking’ for mums
Expectant mothers who work up to their due date are likely to have
babies with a lower birth weight, a study by the University of Essex
has found. Women who worked after they were eight months pregnant
had babies, on average, half a pound lighter than those who stopped
between six and eight months. The research – which drew on data from
three major studies – found the effect of continuing to work during
the late stages of pregnancy was equal to that of smoking while
pregnant. The birth weight of babies born to mothers under the age
of 24 was not affected by work, but in older mothers it was more
significant.
Gazette
East Anglian Daily Times
Featured in 43 media outlets
Counting the Cost – the
cost of the London Olympics
When the last medal is handed out, will British taxpayers get the
legacy they are paying for? Watch Dr. Pete Fussey, senior lecturer
in Sociology at the University of Essex
here.
Aljazeera.com
Friday 27 July
BBC Essex, Dave Monk Show
Dr Murray Griffin, Centre for Sports Science
Re: British Olympic Athletes in front of the home
crowd.
Dominic King hopes tips from stars will help him to
personal best
Watch Dominic King, British Olympian and
Sports Officer for the Students Union at the University of Essex
here.
BBC Look East
How David Yates has kept the camera rolling since his
uni days
David Yates talks about studying politics at the University of
Essex, and how during that time he began planting seeds for a film
career which would see him direct the biggest film franchise in
history. He credits the university with encouraging extra-curricular
activities, which allowed him to make films on campus and set up the
university's Film and Video Production Society. Read the full
feature
here.
Essex County Standard
Inaugural event for Wivenhoe House
More than 150 guests at Vice-Chancellor Colin Riordan's Summer
Reception marvelled at the magnificient restoration of the 18th
century Wivenhoe House when it hosted its inaugural event ahead of
its opening as a country house hotel.
Essex Life
British banks
under pressure
to estimate costs
of libor-rigging
Britain’s biggest banks are under pressure to tell investors how
much they expect the Libor rigging-scandal will cost shareholders
when they start to report first-half earnings this week. “They’ll
say it’s a contingency, the amounts are unknown, therefore we can’t
deal with anything with certainty,” said Prem Sikka, an accounting
professor at the University of Essex, England. “I would say they
should provision,” he said. “They know it’s coming.”
Business Week.com
Bloomberg
News – Online
Gulf News – Online
Thursday 26 July
Brit doctor develops Olympics based exercise for
couch potatoes
Fans who feel guilty watching the Olympics on TV instead of working
out have no need to worry as a doctor from the UK has developed an
exercise plan for them. "There's plenty to do without moving from
the TV," the Daily Express quoted Dr Valerie Gladwell, of Essex
University, as saying. Her "Wiggins Wiggle," a nod to Tour de France
winner Bradley Wiggins, involves draping one's legs off the sofa and
peddling along with the champion. In "Bolt Balance," she urges
people to stand on one leg during a Usain Bolt sprint. Her "Mexican
Wave" requires standing and sitting every time the ball goes out of
the play in the football. And for "Murray Madness," people need to
bounce a ball off the wall in time with Andy Murray's rallies.
BritainNews.net
Big News Network
NetIndia123.com
Yahoo! India
WebIndia123
Why does Bolt run so fast?
Watch Mike Liggins from BBC
Essex interview Bio mechanist Dr Matthew Taylor
here from 17:17-19:36.
BBC Look East
Tony Rich, 1954-2012
A registrar who was "admired and
respected throughout the sector", and who played an important role
in the professional development of non-academic staff, has died.
Tony Rich was born in Norfolk on 26 October
1954, and studied history at the University of Manchester before
obtaining his postgraduate certificate in education. He completed a
PhD in Manchester's department of government in 1983.
He joined the University of Essex in 1999.
The university underwent a period of significant growth during his
12 years at Essex as registrar and secretary, and Dr Rich played a
pivotal role in developing its partnership with South Essex College
and, subsequently, the university's Southend Campus.
Dr Rich left Essex in July 2011 to become
registrar and chief operating officer at the University of Bristol,
but took medical retirement after a diagnosis of incurable cancer.
Dr Rich died on 17 July. He is survived by
his wife Cheryl, sons Chris and Joe and daughter Hannah.
Here is the full obituary.
Times Higher Education
Wednesday 25 July
Inspiring tale of student who beat all odds for
degree
Joseph Musa has a wide, beautiful smile. He is the sort of person
who lights up a room, who exudes warmth and happiness. As he took
his awkward, but determined steps to receive his degree from Essex
University there was a justified sense of achievement. When he was
16, Joseph’s world stopped. He has been playing with his brother and
had dived into a pool. He hit his head and damaged his spinal cord.
He was under the water and unable to move. Joseph refused to accept
the doctor’s prognosis that he would not be able to move for two
years and told himself he would walk and run again. Joseph, who now
walks unaided, last week won the learning and participation category
at the Colchester Youth Awards, then he graduated from university
with a 2:1. He plans to take a masters degree.
Gazette
Directing Harry Potter was magic
He’s one of the biggest film directors in the world and David Yates
says his time at Essex University was a key influence on his career.
David, who directed the final four Harry Potter films has now come
back to his old university to pick up an honorary degree. Rather
than do film, he studied politics at the Wivenhoe Park campus in the
late Eighties, but while there he began planting the seeds for a
film career which would see him direct one of the biggest film
franchise in the history. At Essex, he continued his passion making
documentaries on a number of different subjects. While at Essex he
launched the university’s Film and Video Production Society. He then
went on to gain a place at the prestigious National Film and
Television School.
Gazette
Tots put on gowns and caps in a mock graduation ceremony
Tots put on gowns and caps in a mock graduation ceremony. More than
30 children took part in the mini graduation from the nursery at the
University of Essex. They were given a tour of the campus before
being given certificates. Elaine Dixon, nursery manager, said: “It
was lovely for the children to have the chance to see what
graduation is all about and even meet the vice-chancellor, Professor
Colin Riordan. Our mini graduation lets the children at our nursery,
their parents and carers get involved in the fantastic atmosphere of
our graduation days. It also gives us a chance to celebrate the end
of their learning journeys before they go on to join their new
primary schools.”
Essex County Standard
Halstead Gazette
Braintree and Witham Times
Essex County Standard
New national digital repository for social and
economic data
Continuing access to the UK's most valuable collection of social and
economic data has been secured with a £17 million investment over
five years for the UK Data Service. Funded by the Economic and
Social Research Council (ESRC) the new service which will start on
the 1st October 2012 is structured to support researchers in
academia, business, third sector and all levels of government.
Leadership of the service will be from four UK universities, led by
Dr Matthew Woollard (University of Essex) in collaboration with
deputy directors Keith Cole (University of Manchester), Professor
David Martin (University of Southampton) and Professor James Nazroo
(University of Manchester). It will incorporate the new Census
Support Service led by Professor John Stillwell (University of
Leeds). All of the host organisations are making a significant
contribution to running the new service.
Individual.com
Politics.co.uk
BioScience Technology online
EurekAlert!
Careers award for lecturer
A lecturer at Essex University has been rewarded for his
contribution towards making students more employable. Dr Will
Matthews, from the psychology department, is the first winner of the
new Employability Champion award. He launched a careers pack for
final year students at the Wivenhoe and Southend campuses. It
provided information about what previous graduates have achieved in
ther professional lives. Dr Matthews said: “It’s great the
university is prioritising employability and so many people are
working to improve the prospects of our students.”
Gazette
Tuesday 24 July
Budding actors call
Youngsters interested in the performing arts are being invited to
sign up to the Lakeside Theatre Young Company at the University of
Essex.
Colchester Gazette
Movers and Shakers
Three students have been awarded a scholarship worth
£3,000 from the Savoy Educational Trust as they begin their studies
at the Edge Hotel School at Colchester.
East Anglian Daily Times
Monday 23 July
BBC Essex Drivetime
Show
Professor Paul Whiteley, Essex Centre for the Study of
Integrity
Re: Tax Avoidance
Places like Plémont are essential to our
health
Mind worked with the University of Essex to compare the benefits of
recreation in an urban environment with recreation in the
countryside. 90% of the people in the studies who took exercise in a
wild environment, on the coast or the countryside, agreed that it
improved their mental and physical health; increased their
self-esteem and decreased depression and tension. The participants
also found that green recreation added to their quality of life and
was much more beneficial and uplifting than exercise in an indoor or
urban environment.
Jersey Evening Post
New therapy improves mental health through
counseling sessions in nature
For example, a 2005 study by researchers at
the University of Essex showed that weekly therapeutic countryside
walks helped significantly improve self-esteem and mood levels for
participants experiencing mental health problems. The treatment’s
effectiveness rivaled that of antidepressants.
Peninsula Press
Professor joins the British Academy
A politics expert at the University of
Essex has been elected to an elite group of scholars. Paul Whitely,
Professor of Government at the University of Essex and co-director
of the British Election Study, will become one of 900 British
Academy Fellows. The academy aims to inspire and support excellence
in the humanities and social sciences.
Gazette
We’re only toddlers, but we’ve graduated!
More than 30 children took part in the
mini graduation from the nursery at the University of Essex. They
were given a tour of the campus before being given certificates.
Elaine Dixon, nursery manager, said that the mini graduation was “an
opportunity for the children at the nursery, their parents and
carers get involved in the fantastic atmosphere of our graduation
days”.
Colchester Gazette
Braintree and Witham Times
Halstead Gazette
Essex County Standard
Returning to work: a mother of a problem?
It wasn’t that long
ago – the years leading up to 1966 – that women working for the
public service had to quit once they got married. Today, while life
for the working woman is better, she still faces one big challenge:
returning to the workforce after maternity leave.According
to an analysis of thousands of households by the Melbourne
Institute, more and more women are returning to the workforce
sooner. But what’s best for the kids? That’s the ultimate question,
and the research on that is quite mixed. A study conducted at Essex
University found that children were slower learners when their mums
returned to work before the kids reached the age of three.
Bay Post
Daily Liberal
Sniffing Out The
Science Behind Sports Doping
How does blood doping boost performance in
events like the Tour de France? Do anabolic steroids help the
world's fastest man run faster? In his book, Run, Swim, Throw,
Cheat, Chris Cooper discusses how these banned drugs work, or don't
— and how they are detected.
NPR - Online
Friday 20 July
'Exemplary' academic dies of cancer
Tributes have been paid to respected academic Dr Tony Rich. He was
described as an exemplary and popular registrar at the University of
Essex, a post he held for 12 years.
Essex County Standard
Southend Echo
Down your gowns
An array of leading academics, artistic stars and an
intrepid adventurer have lit up the University of Essex's graduation
ceremonies. Eight honorary degrees are being presented this week,
along with more than 2,600 degrees to graduating students.
Essex County Standard
You are an inspiration
A serious accident left university undergraduate
Joseph Musa severely disabled but overcame his difficulties to take
part in a study trip to Florence. He was nominated for the award in
the learning and participation category of the Colchester Youth
Awards by Libby Armstrong from the University of Essex.
Essex County Standard
'Leading' uni bucks trend
The University of Essex is bucking the national trend,
with applications up by more than 200 since last year.
Essex County Standard
Thursday 19 July
Colleagues pay tribute to academic
Tony Rich
Tributes have been paid to respected academic, Dr Tony Rich who died
on Tuesday. Dr Rich was Registrar at the University of Essex for 12
years.
Colchester Gazette
Halstead Gazette
Essex County Standard
Olympics on the couch
Dr Valerie Gladwell, a sports scientist from the University of Essex
has helped create a couch potatoes' guide to the Olympics.
Colchester Gazette
Herts and Essex Observer
Harlow Star Series
Who knows about this great place?
James Calnan from the Colchester Gazette writes about Musa, the
restaurant and cafe at Firstsite.
Colchester Gazette
Artificial blood
Professor Chris Cooper and Dr Brandon Reeder's research on
artificial blood featured in a documentary on the BBC Radio 4
Frontiers series. You can listen to the
documentary here.
BBC Radio 4
Climate ocean tech fix 'can work', research suggests
University of Essex Marine
Sciences Lecturer
Dr Michael Steinke comments on a study led by
Victor Smetacek, a marine biologist at the Alfred Wegener Institute
for Polar and Marine Research in Germany.
BBC.co.uk
The Guardian
stuff.co.nz
Geraldine Bolton makes history at Confederation of
British Metalforming
Britain’s biggest industrial trade association has awarded its top
job to a highly respected employee and this is the first time in its
long history that the organization has been headed up by a female.
University of Essex Business Management graduate
and Operations director Geraldine Bolton has taken charge of
the West Bromwich-based Confederation of British Metalforming (CBM),
which traces its origins back to the early 1900’s. The appointment
came after the CBM executive board agreed unanimously that she was
far better qualified than any external candidate.
Business Report
Daniel King’s postcard from the Pyrenees
Dominic King is breathing in the thin,
rarefied air, at just over a mile above sea-level, and feeling
fitter by the day. The Colchester
race-walker, who will be representing Great Britain in the gruelling
50K race walk at the Olympic Games, is in his second week of
altitude training in the Pyrenees. While
many of GB’s more high-profile competitors are full-time athletes,
enjoying lottery funding, King had received no such financial aid,
until this latest trip, and has had to juggle his training with a
full-time job at the University of Essex.
EADT 24
Childhood friends hoping to take the Edinburgh Fringe by
storm
Two talented performers who left their day
jobs behind for a life on the stage are making their debut at the
world’s largest arts festival. Neil Gibson and Louise Haggerty, who
left St Ninian’s High School in 2001, will appear in separate shows
at the Edinburgh Fringe in August. Neil
successfully auditioned for the East 15 Acting School in London and
graduated last September with a distinction. Since then he has won
roles with the National Theatre and English National Opera, as well
as touring Europe for two months performing the plays of Harold
Pinter.
Kirkintilloch Herald
Wednesday 18 July
Performance enhancement: Superhuman athletes
Enhancements such as doping are illegal in sport — but if all
restrictions were lifted, science could push human performance to
new extremes. Read comments made by Professor
Chris Cooper
here.
nature
Newbridge scholars return for Hopkins fest
The 25th annual Hopkins Festival will take place at Newbridge
College from July 21 to 27, to celebrate the writings of the poet
Gerard Manley Hopkins. It will feature a number of of distinguished
international scholars, three of whom are past pupils of Newbridge
College. Dr Geraldine Parsons, University of Glasgow, a fellow of
Cambridge and specialist in the literature and language of medieval
Ireland and Gaelic-speaking Scotland, will present ‘Newman and the
idea of Celtic Studies’. Her sister Dr Deirdre Serjeantson from the
University of Essex, will speak on ‘Hopkins and the Jesuit sonnet
tradition’.
Leinster Leader
Director goes in front of the cameras
David Yates yesterday found himself in front of the lens as he was
awarded an honorary degree from the University of Essex. The BAFTA
award-winning television and film director, who graduated from the
University in 1987, joined more than 2,600 students taking part in
this year's graduation celebrations.
East Anglian Daily Times
Cambs 24
Top trio
A Nobel prize winner, a polar adventurer and a
Hollywood director have illuminated the University of Essex
graduation ceremonies. Eight honorary degrees will be presented this
week, along with more than 2,600 degrees to graduating students.
Colchester Gazette
Avoid being an Olympic couch potato
With so much sport on television this summer, you may be tempted to
let your personal fitness take a back seat. Dr Valerie Gladwell, a
sports scientist from the University of Essex, reveals her top tips
on avoiding turning into a couch potato. Read the
article
here.
Harlow Star
Tuesday 17 July
BBC Essex - with Etholle
George
Kate Beckwith, Arts Outreach Officer
Re: Olympics by design exhibiton
Impact of GM crop research
Professor Jules Pretty comments on funding
award to John Innes Centre for development of GM varieties of corn.
Read full article online
Food Navigator
Monday 16 July
Colchester’s inspirational
youngsters receive awards
Dedicated, caring and entrepreneurial
youngsters have been honoured at the Colchester Youth Awards.
Amongst the deserving awardees was University of Essex undergraduate
Joseph Musa. A serious accident left Joseph severely disabled. He
won the learning and participation category for his positive and
conscientious attitude at the awards ceremony held at the Firstsite
art gallery.
Gazette
Secret to Usain Bolt’s track speed
Usain Bolt is the world’s fastest thanks
to his long legs, according to research by academics at the
University of Essex. A study by sports scientist Dr Matthew Taylor
found the sprinter takes fewer steps than his rivals, covering more
ground with each stride. Bolt takes an average of 41 steps over 100
metres to his competitors’ 45.
Dr Matthew Taylor was also interviewed by
BBC Essex,
listen to the interview online (starts at 1:06:00).
Gazette
East Anglian Daily Times
Maldon and Burnham Standard
Halstead Gazette
BBC Essex
Southend Echo
Friday 13 July
BBC Essex – Dave Monk Show
Dr Jody Mason, co-director of the Essex Research
into Ageing Unit (ERA) at the University of Essex talks about
joining forces with a leading gaming designer to create a novel new
game app which will be exciting, yet informative about research into
combating Alzheimer’s Disease
More want to study at University of Essex
The University of Essex is bucking the
national trend, with applications up by more than 200 since last
year. Figures from UCAS show that although applications to
higher education institutions in England are down by an average if
10 per cent, University of Essex have seen an increase of 1.3 oer
cent, from 17,317 in 2011 to 17,544. There have been particular
increases in applications to study drama, economics, film studies,
history, law, nursing, philosophy and sociology.
Gazette
Alzheimer’s game app to educate future
carers
Scientists at the University of Essex have
joined forces with a leading gaming designer to create a game app
based on research into combating Alzheimer’s disease. Dr Jody Mason,
co-director of the Essex Research into Ageing Unit (ERA) at the
University of Essex, said: “The interactive nature of the game will
make learning enjoyable without the player feeling lectured. We want
the game to be entertaining, but which just also happens to inform
the player about Alzheimer’s – not the other way round. Since
Alzheimer’s Disease is an age-related disease, and life expectancy
is increasing, it is imperative that we educate the general public,
particularly the young”. Read the full
article here.
Business Weekly
Gazette
University of Essex student gets
Paralympic call
Scott Moorhouse, 22 year-old University of
Essex student, was named in the London Games 49-strong track and
field athletics squad on Tuesday. He will compete in the men’s
Javelin F42 classification and is currently ranked fourth in the
world. Moorhouse, who was studying a business management degree,
deferred his final year to move to London and concentrate on his
training at Lee Valley. Moorhouse added: “I have to thank the
University of Essex who have been really supportive and flexible
with my schedule”. Professor Martin Sellens, Director of the Centre
for Sports and Exercise and chairman of the University’s Olympic
Task Group, said: “The University is delighted that Scott’s talent,
dedication to training, and sporting achievements have been
recognised by selection for the Paralympics”.
Essex County Standard
Why Steve Job's death affected people he
never knew personally
The magnitude and reasons for the
outpouring of emotion upon the death of Steve Jobs, by people who
did not know him personally, are explored in an article in
Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, a peer-reviewed
journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, publishers. Andrew Przybylski,
University of Essex, UK, compares and discusses the findings of
studies conducted during the weeks following Steve Jobs' death in
October 2011. The studies evaluated the types of people most likely
to be emotionally impacted and how their psychological link to Apple
devices relates to their sadness and overall response to Jobs'
passing.
India Times.com
And 12 other online media outlets
Women 'never the right age'
study
Academics at the University of Leicester
and University of Essex have looked into the concept of "adulting"
which is defined as the attempt by people to be seen as mature and
responsible, professionally and socially. Jo Brewis, Professor of
Organisation and Consumption at the University of Leicester School
of Management, and Dr Kat Riach, Senior Lecturer in Management at
Essex Business School at the University of Essex, looked at men and
women at a London hedge fund, and found that women faced problems at
every stage of adult life -from getting started in the company to
keeping credibility among colleagues after giving birth. By
contrast, young male staff were given more opportunities to settle
into corporate life, and suffered fewer dilemmas in juggling work
and parenthood. These differences in the treatment of men and women
existed despite proclamations of gender-blindness by the fund's
staff.
The Himalayan Times
Thursday 12 July
What are you reading?
University of Essex Pro-Chancellor, Auriol Stevens, former editor of
Times Higher Education and a member of its editorial board
is reading 'Thicker than Water: Siblings and their Relations
1780-1920' written by Professor Leonore Davidoff from the University
of Essex's Department of Sociology.
Times Higher Education
Philosophical talk at Dr Joll's book launch
Philosopher and University of Essex graduate,
Dr Nicholas Joll will be talking about his new book 'Philosophy and
the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' at a special launch at
Wivenhoe bookshop.
Colchester Gazette
Cashing in on the legacy of Olympics
Karen Turnball, Enterprise and Tourism
Development Officer for Colchester Borough Council said it was hoped
that even more money could be heading towards Colchester in the
aftermath of the Games. She said "Colchester is already getting
ready in anticipation of a rise in visitor numbers such as with the
new boutique hotel in the former Greyfriars and the Edge Hotel
School in Wivenhoe Park".
Colchester Gazette
Tighter security after the Games
Increased surveillance and tighter security
will be part of the legacy of the London Games, according to
University of Essex criminologist Dr Pete Fussey. He said the
increased use of security measures such as fixed cameras, mobile
video cameras and bollards will have a lasting effect on London.
Colchester Gazette
Will healthy lifestyle continue?
Professor Valerie Gladwell has been involved in
advising the Wellcome Trust on a £5 million Olympics-inspired
project 'In the Zone' which studied exercise and movement. Dr
Gladwell said it was hoped more youngsters would engage in sport as
a result of the Olympics and that the crucial time would be after
the Games had finished.
Colchester Gazette
U's new training field gets a yellow card...on day
one
Colchester United have been accused of breaking
planning rules by allowing afternoon training sessions at the new
Florence Park practice ground. They moved into the £2.5 million
complex in Grange Road, Tiptree after years of training at the
University of Essex and other locations.
Colchester Gazette
Wednesday 11 July
BBC Essex
Jenny Amos from the Department of Language and Linguistics talks
about her research into the West Mersea dialect with presenter, Ray
Clark. This piece was played throughout the day.
Cromer electric bike businessman gets a buzz from
national accolade
David Wood, 29, who runs Electrifying Cycles at Cromer has earned
the accolade from the BikeBiz magazine and website which seeks to
highlight the younger people making an impression in the industry.
He has been running the business in part of his father Myrton’s
mobility centre on Church Street for 18 months - and has helped
increase the parent company’s turnover by 20pc as well as raising
the profile the enterprise locally and nationally, said award
organisers. Mr Wood, a former North Walsham High School and Paston
College student, initially studied psychology at the University of
Essex then went into local government, where he did a business
diploma, and worked in the economic development section of Suffolk
County Council doing an offshore wind project, which sparked his
interest in business. Read the article
here.
EDP24
North Norfolk News
Royston Crow Series
Norwich Evening News
Spain to unleash schools of oceanic
pollution-sniffing Robo Fish
Robotic fish developed by scientists at the University of Essex in
the UK are soon to evolve from engineering curio to actual tool when
they go on a world-first mission off the coast of Spain.
Fast Company
Women are belittled in hedge fund work
Women are not being taken seriously when working in hedge funds, new
research has suggested. To be presented at the Gender, Work and
Organisation Conference at the University of Keele, the study found
females face many difficulties as they progress through adulthood.
Investigators from the University of Leicester and the University of
Essex revealed that while young males have fewer struggles to
balance work and parenthood and are given plenty of opportunities to
get to grips with corporate life, women find it harder to remain
credible in the eyes of their colleagues once they have become a
mother.
The British Psychological Society
International Career Institute Launches Moodle
Learning Platform
The International Career Institute (ICI), an
independent, private distance learning college, has launched the
Moodle e-learning platform. The Moodle learning platform is used by
some of the leading schools and universities throughout the world
including the Australian National University, Central Queensland
University, University of Canberra, University of Southern
Queensland, La Trobe University, University of New England,
University of California, University of Georgia, University of Essex
and many other public and private institutions.
PR Web and 11 other news outlets around the world
Scott is honoured to receive Paralympic call-up
Scott Moorhouse is honoured to be selected for the Great
Britain Paralympic team. The 22-year-old University of Essex student
was named in the 49-strong track and field athletics squad
yesterday.
Gazette
Big four accountancy firms donate £1.9m in services
to political parties since 2009
Secondments from Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG and PwC raise
concerns over influence on government. Prem Sikka, professor of
accounting at the University of Essex, said: "They [accountancy
firms] have been campaigning for a reduction in corporation tax
rates. They win the majority of their business from companies;
they're batting for them."
Read full article
The Guardian
Africa: Five Ways to Get Rid of Pests Without Using
Chemicals
Research by Professor Jules Pretty on crop yields on farms which
provide habitats for pest predators highlighted in feature on
approaches to farming without chemicals.
AllAfrica.com
Roseanna’s role in opening ceremony
Dancer Roseanna White is taking part in the Paralympics’ opening
ceremony. She has just appeared in Olympic Dream, a production at
the Lakeside Theatre at the University of Essex.
Gazette
Family Day: Flying the Flag
Taking inspiration from the University’s latest art exhibition about
the Mexico 68 Olympic Games, this event on Sunday at Art Exchange
invites visitors to design their own logos, posters and banners to
celebrate the start of London’s Olympics.
Gazette
Thursday 12 July
What are you reading?
University of Essex Pro-Chancellor, Auriol Stevens, former editor of
Times Higher Education and a member of its editorial board
is reading 'Thicker than Water: Siblings and their Relations
1780-1920' written by Professor Leonore Davidoff from the University
of Essex's Department of Sociology.
Times Higher Education
Philosophical talk at Dr Joll's book
launch
Philosopher and University of Essex graduate, Dr
Nicholas Joll will be talking about his new book 'Philosophy and the
Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' at a special launch at Wivenhoe
bookshop.
Colchester Gazette
Cashing in on the legacy of Olympics
Karen Turnball, Enterprise and Tourism Development
Officer for Colchester Borough Council said it was hoped that even
more money could be heading towards Colchester in the aftermath of
the Games. She said "Colchester is already getting ready in
anticipation of a rise in visitor numbers such as with the new
boutique hotel in the former Greyfriars and the Edge Hotel School in
Wivenhoe Park".
Colchester Gazette
Tighter security after the Games
Increased surveillance and tighter security will be
part of the legacy of the London Games, according to University of
Essex criminologist Dr Pete Fussey. He said the increased use of
security measures such as fixed cameras, mobile video cameras and
bollards will have a lasting effect on London.
Colchester Gazette
Will healthy lifestyle continue?
Professor Valerie Gladwell has been involved in
advising the Wellcome Trust on a £5 million Olympics-inspired
project 'In the Zone' which studied exercise and movement. Dr
Gladwell said it was hoped more youngsters would engage in sport as
a result of the Olympics and that the crucial time would be after
the Games had finished.
Colcheser Gazette
U's new training field gets a yellow
card...on day one
Colchester United have been accused of breaking
planning rules by allowing afternoon training sessions at the new
Florence Park practice ground. They moved into the £2.5 million
complex in Grange Road, Tiptree after years of training at the
University of Essex and other locations.
Colchester Gazette
Wednesday 11 July
BBC Essex
Jenny Amos from the Department of Language and Linguistics talks
about her research into the West Mersea dialect with presenter, Ray
Clark. This piece was played throughout the day.
Cromer electric bike businessman gets a buzz from
national accolade
David Wood, 29, who runs Electrifying
Cycles at Cromer has earned the accolade from the BikeBiz magazine
and website which seeks to highlight the younger people making an
impression in the industry. He has been running the business in part
of his father Myrton’s mobility centre on Church Street for 18
months - and has helped increase the parent company’s turnover by
20pc as well as raising the profile the enterprise locally and
nationally, said award organisers. Mr Wood, a former North Walsham
High School and Paston College student, initially studied psychology
at the University of Essex then went into local government, where he
did a business diploma, and worked in the economic development
section of Suffolk County Council doing an offshore wind project,
which sparked his interest in business. Read the
article
here.
EDP24
North Norfolk News
Royston Crow Series
Norwich Evening News
Spain to unleash
schools
of oceanic
pollution-sniffing
Robo Fish
Robotic fish developed by scientists at the University of Essex in
the UK are soon to evolve from engineering curio to actual tool when
they go on a world-first mission off the coast of Spain.
Fast Company
Women are belittled in hedge fund work
Women are not being taken seriously when working in hedge funds, new
research has suggested. To be presented at the Gender, Work and
Organisation Conference at the University of Keele, the study found
females face many difficulties as they progress through adulthood.
Investigators from the University of Leicester and the University of
Essex revealed that while young males have fewer struggles to
balance work and parenthood and are given plenty of opportunities to
get to grips with corporate life, women find it harder to remain
credible in the eyes of their colleagues once they have become a
mother.
The British Psychological Society
International Career Institute Launches Moodle Learning
Platform
The International Career Institute (ICI), an independent, private
distance learning college, has launched the Moodle e-learning
platform. The Moodle learning platform is
used by some of the leading schools and universities throughout the
world including the Australian National University, Central
Queensland University, University of Canberra, University of
Southern Queensland, La Trobe University, University of New England,
University of California, University of Georgia, University of Essex
and many other public and private institutions.
PR Web and 11 other news outlets
around the world
Scott is honoured to receive Paralympic call-up
Scott Moorhouse is honoured to be selected for the Great Britain
Paralympic team. The 22-year-old University of Essex student was
named in the 49-strong track and field athletics squad yesterday.
Gazette
Big four accountancy firms donate £1.9m in services
to political parties since 2009
Secondments from Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG and PwC raise
concerns over influence on government. Prem Sikka, professor of
accounting at the University of Essex, said: "They [accountancy
firms] have been campaigning for a reduction in corporation tax
rates. They win the majority of their business from companies;
they're batting for them."
Read full article.
The Guardian
Africa: Five ways
to get
rid of
pests
without
using
chemicals
Research by Professor Jules Pretty on crop yields on farms which
provide habitats for pest predators highlighted in feature on
approaches to farming without chemicals.
AllAfrica.com
Roseanna’s role in opening ceremony
Dancer Roseanna White is taking part in the Paralympics’ opening
ceremony. She has just appeared in Olympic Dream, a production at
the Lakeside Theatre at the University of Essex.
Gazette
Family Day: Flying the Flag
Taking inspiration from the University’s latest art exhibition about
the Mexico 68 Olympic Games, this event on Sunday at Art Exchange
invites visitors to design their own logos, posters and banners to
celebrate the start of London’s Olympics.
Gazette
Tuesday 10 July
Young people in the countryside suffer brunt of recession
The latest official unemployment figures show that unemployment
among young people has soared to 22.3 per cent, higher than the
recession of the 1990s, while the overall unemployment rate is nine
per cent. New research from Understanding Society, a study of more
than 40,000 UK households, has examined what is driving this uneven
employment pattern and finds that young people suffer from a
'double-penalty' in their attempts to find and keep a job.
politics.co.uk
Scandals won't break bank protection
Professor Prem Sikka from Essex Business School
writes in the Business Spectator. Read his article
here.
Business Spectator
Olympic medals 'should be delayed until doping tests are
confirmed'
According to professor Cooper, there could be a "perfect storm" of
drugs development that could catch laboratories out, as athletes
exploit medical breakthroughs by pharmaceutical companies. He cited
blood doping as being one to watch, with some Tour de France
cyclists artificially increasing the amount of red blood cells in
the body.
LabMate
Monday 9 July
Leading
technologists
appointed as
visiting
Professors of University Campus Suffolk
University Campus
Suffolk (UCS), a partnership between the University of East Anglia
and the University of Essex, add distinguished industry experts Dr
Chris Tuppen, Dr Nigel Loveridge and Dr Jane Lebkowski to the
academic offering within its School of Science, Technology and
Health, contributing to its research,
enterprise, and teaching and learning within their specialised
fields.
EMedia Wire
PR Web
£35 million student block to breathe
life into Hythe
Plans for a 722-room student block in Colchester’s Hythe have been
approved and the estate will get a £1 million investment as part of
the deal. The cash will be spent on a new bridge across the River
Colne, sports and recreation facilities and community events and
activities. The first 400 rooms will be built in time for the
2013/2014 term, with the last 300 being finished the following year.
Councillors said the accommodation would not be exclusively for
University of Essex students.
Colchester Gazette
Essex County Standard
Hotel scholarship for student
A student has been awarded a £3,000 scholarship at the UK’s first
hotel school – based entirely in a fully operational commercial
hotel. Tori Cox is among the first group of students who started
their courses this week at the Edge Hotel School at the University
of Essex’s Colchester Campus. The Codicote resident will be working
towards a fast-track BA Honours degree in hotel management over two
years, combining academic study with practical experience working in
a hotel – the newly refurbished Wivenhoe House. Edge Hotel School
students achieve a degree awarded by the University of Essex while
working at the historic Wivenhoe House.
Welwyn and Hatfield Times
Herts24.co.uk
Triathletes boosted by new kit
The Human Performance Unit Triathlon Team at University of Essex
has been spruced up. The team has received its new cycling and
triathlon kit, sponsored by the Evolve Gym located in the University
Sports Centre. Triathletes are also provided with lab testing at the
HPU, race kit, casual kit and discounted physiotherapy.The HPU
triathlon team have helped many athletes over the past seven years
to a high standard. It also runs a triathlon club which is open to
any new members, whether you are a beginner to the sport or an
experienced competitor. Contact
hpu@essex.ac.uk for more details.
Colchester Gazette
Friday 6 July
Ethnic minorities 'feel more British' than white Britons
New research has revealed that white people living in Britain feel
less British than their neighbours from ethnic minorities. The
study's findings clash with suggestions that British immigrants do
not integrate with society. The study, from the Institute for Social
and Economic Research (ISER), asked thousands of people from
different racial and socio-economic backgrounds how important on a
scale of one to 10 being British was to them. The study, called
Understanding Society, also found that the children and
grandchildren of migrants are more likely to identify with being
British than their forebears.
Telegraph
Delay awarding Olympic medals for eight years, says
biochemist
Medals won at the London Olympics should not be handed out until
2020 because it will be years before testers can be sure that the
athletes did not take drugs, a leading sports scientist has
suggested. Samples taken from athletes at the London Games will be
held for eight years at a new anti-doping laboratory in Harlow,
Essex, allowing biochemists time to catch up with substances that
are currently undetectable. Professor Chris Cooper, a biochemist at
the University of Essex, also warned of a potential "perfect storm"
of drugs development as cheating athletes exploit medical
breakthroughs by pharmaceutical companies. Read
the article
here.
The Independent
Trio are 'humbled ' over torch honour
The University of Essex was represented by student Kat Parnell who
carried the torch in Ipswich yesterday. She was nominated by her
sister for her work as a football coach.
Colchester Gazette
Computers 'making children weaker'
Computers may have become a necessity for today's kids, but a study
says that the machines are producing a ''generation of weaklings''
as children swap outdoor play for screen games and the Internet. The
University of Essex study,
based on a survey, also found that as kids followed fewer
traditional activities, such as tree-climbing, their arm strength
dropped 26 per cent - and their grip seven per cent,
The Sun
reported. Children's fitness expert Dr Gavin Sandercock, who led the
study, was quoted as saying, "Typically, these activities boosted
children's strength, making them able to lift and hold their own
weight."
Deccan Herald
Island dialect 'standardised' by
outsiders
Mersea Island's age-old dialect is fast disappearing,
according to Dr Jenny Amos, a University of Essex researcher. She
found that over the past half-century, youngsters have felt obliged
to leave the island for work or university, while older, wealthier
outsiders have moved onto the island.
Essex County Standard
How an Olympic contest turned into a
revolution
Art work from a very different Olympic games is
currently on show at the University of Essex's Art Exchange gallery.
The exhibition looks at how he Mexico 68 design by Lance Wyman was
used by Mexican students protesting for change.
Essex County Standard
Go-ahead for £24k bursary
Councillors have given the go-ahead to launch a
£24,000 bursary for students looking to study at University Campus
Suffolk. The three-year scheme will help four students in year one,
eight in year two and 12 in year three and has been launched by
Ipswich Borough Council in conjunction with UCS.
East Anglian Daily Times
Thursday 5 July
Scottish Affairs Committee
Professor Sarah Birch from the Department of Government took part in
a Scottish Affairs Committee hearing on the referendum on
separation for Scotland.
Dehavilland.co.uk
Do unfit parents have unhealthy children?
A team from the
University of Essex discovered kids with inactive mothers and
fathers have a 50 per cent greater risk of being unfit than their
peers who have more fitness-conscious mums and dads.
British Psychological Society
Director appointment
The Directors of Genesis Emerging Markets
Opportunities Fund Plc wish to announce the appointment of Mr
Steve Birkett as a Director of the Company with effect from
26 June 2012. He is a member of several
stock selection committees and manages private client portfolios for
Collins Stewart Wealth Management. He graduated from Exeter
University in 1975 and gained post graduate certification in Applied
Linguistics at the University of Essex. He
joined Greig, Middleton (CI) Limited in 1993 to provide investment
analysis during the establishment of its portfolio management
department. Mr. Birkett also serves on the Operating Committee of
Genesis Asset Managers, LLP in a non-executive capacity and is on
the boards of four investment funds established by the Genesis
Group.
Investegate
Irish Stock Exchange
Making optimism really work for you
Elaine Fox, a psychologist at the University of Essex in England and
author of an informative new book on the science of optimism,
Rainy Brain, Sunny Brain, says positive thinking is not the
main thing about optimism. What really makes the difference is
action, she told me. If you sit back passively, you won't
get the job you want.
Worcester Telegram and Gazette
Developer: Conversion will boost
economy
Developers say turning a hotel into student accommodation could
breathe new life into part of Colchester town centre. The Partridge
Group say that they are looking forward to being able to provide
students from both the University of Essex and Colchester Institute
with town centre accommodation.
Colchester Gazette
Olympic torch relay
The University of Essex is offering free parking and
30-minute "walking buses from the Valley Road bus stops at 6.15am,
6.30am and 6.45am.
Colchester Gazette
Wednesday 4 July
I grabbed my cat and fled flames
University of Essex Traffic Officer, Marc Dean has been left
homeless after a blaze started from a faulty printer destroyed his
flat.
Colchester Gazette
We demand a judicial inquiry into banking
Professor Diane Elson,
Emeritus Professor in
the Department of Sociology at the University of Essex
is one of the signatories on a
letter in The Guardian calling for a fully
independent judicial inquiry into the UK
banking system.
The Guardian
Whickham footballer wins Miss Northumberland
Sporty Stephanie Lorraine swapped her
football boots for stilettos when she stormed to victory to become
Miss Northumberland. But not content to rest on her laurels, the
talented all-rounder is next trying her hand at acting and has won a
place at the East 15 Acting School in Essex.
ChronicleLive.co.uk
Moment to shine
Colchester is planning a packed day of
festivities to mark the arrival of the Olympic flame to the town on
Friday, July 6. The
University of Essex is hosting an Olympic themed art exhibition
while firstsite gallery is running hoola hoop sessions from 10am.
The University of Essex will also
be offering free parking on the morning of the relay. Buses will
leave from the Valley Road bus stops at 6.15am, 6.30am and 6.45am.
East Anglian Daily Times
Sporting event in the summer of change
Art work from the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico is on show at the
University of Essex’s Art Exchange gallery. Contested Games: Mexico
68’s Design Revolution has been put together by PhD student Zanna
Gilbert from the School of Philosophy and Art History.
Colchester Gazette
King wins a shot at Olympic crown
Race walker Dom King, Student Activities and Development Manager at
the Students’ Union, has been selected for the London Olympics in
the 50km walk.
East Anglian Daily Times
Gazette
Essex County Standard
Revealed the science behind Bolt’s record
Sprint superstar Usain Bolt may need to produce the race of
his life to retain the Olympic 100 metres title after his shock
defeat in the Jamaican trials this week. And new research by Dr
Matthew Taylor in the School of Biological Sciences says he is
capable of doing just that – by running the distance in an amazing
9.4 seconds.
Read full article.
The Sun
Times of India
DNA India
Net India 123
Israel’s break with Human Rights Council
understandable but misguided, says expert
Israel’s decision to cut ties with the United Nations Human
Rights Council over a planned fact-finding mission into the West
Bank settlement enterprise was understandable but may prove
unconstructive, according to a UK-based expert in humanitarian law.
“It’s misguided to withdraw all cooperation with all bits of
the UN human rights machinery,” said Françoise Hampson, a law
professor at the University of Essex and former participant of
fact-finding and human rights missions. “For example, some
individuals, special rapporteurs, are worth cooperating with because
they got very subject-specific mandates and you can make your claim,
you can explain the situation as you see it.”
Read full article.
Times of Israel
Going Gold for Team GB
The University of Essex has gone gold to support Team GB. The logo
on its website, Facebook and Twitter accounts have been recreated in
the winning colour to highlight the University's involvement in the
Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Gazette
Junior Fellowship Awards 2012-2013
Emanuele Ciani is one of just ten candidates to receive a Junior
Fellowship Award from the Royal Economic Society.
www.res.org.uk
Muslims are well-integrated in Britain – but no one
seems to believe it
Opinion piece by Dr Leon Moosavi on Understanding Society’s
latest research on British identity.
Read full article.
Guardian Online - Comment is Free
Tuesday 3 July
Following the flame around Colchester
The big day is nearly here - the Olympic torch relay arrives in
Colchester on Friday. Thousands of people are expected to line the
route which will see the Olympic torch arrive on Ipswich road at
about 7.28am. The torch will travel down Ipswich Road, across both
mini roundabouts and onto the railway bridge before heading on to
East Street. It then heads to the High Street, where torchbearers
will run, walk or march past Colchester Castle and the Town Hall.
The final leg of the relay will see the flame head down North Hill
before turning left on to Middleborough and returning to convoy mode
at about 8.16am. Crowds will be able to enjoy activities organised
to mark the occasion such as Funky Voices and Philip Morant School’s
singing choir outside the war memorial on Cowdray Crescent, and Tai
Chi and adult hula hooping lessons at Firstsite. People are advised
to walk or cycle to the route where possible or car share if the
town is too far away. The University of Essex is offering free
parking and 30-minute walking buses from the Valley Road bus stops
at 6.15am, 6.30am and 6.45am. To reserve a space email:
travel@essex.ac.uk.
Gazette
East Anglian Daily Times
Basil and Manuel at Lakeside Theatre
Following a very successful shorter run at the William Loveless Hall
in Wivenhoe last November, producer Shane Diggens and his cast have
decided to put on their production of Fawlty Towers at the Lakeside
Theatre, University of Essex. This time Shane has a larger cast and
has added the classic Germans episode to the production. Greg Smith
and University of Essex student Simone Mazzucato star as Basil and
Manuel. The show is on every night this week at 7.30 pm until
Saturday, when there will also be a 2.30pm matinee. £12 / £10, call
01206 573948 for tickets.
Gazette
Three men rescued from a crane on a
Southend building site
Firefighters rescued three workmen when the
crane cage they were in got stuck 50 feet in the air. Security staff
at the University of Essex in Luker Road, Southend, raised the alarm
after the crane broke down while the men were putting up posters at
fourth floor level. Two crews from Southend were sent and the Urban
Search and Rescue team was mobilised from Lexden for its rope rescue
capability but it was stood down before arrival. Crews positioned
the aerial ladder platform alongside the cage and brought down two
of the men and the crane restarted allowing the other one to come
down safely. The men were cold and wet but unhurt.
Echo Online
ITV.com
Southend Standard Online
BBC Essex
Monday 2 July
How to make
optimism
work for
you
Elaine Fox, a psychologist at the University of Essex in England and
author of an informative new book on the science of optimism, “Rainy
Brain, Sunny Brain,” says positive thinking is not the main thing
about optimism.
The New York Times
Ethnic minorities in UK feel most British, research finds
Ethnic minorities living in the UK feel more
British than their white counterparts, research has revealed.
Muslims are the most likely of all groups to identify with the
concept of "Britishness", the Institute for Social and Economic
Research found. The report's authors say the results rubbish
suggestions that ethnic groups are unwilling or unable to integrate
into British society and show that fears over the negative impacts
of immigration on cultural identity are overstated. The study, named
Understanding Society, looked at the socioeconomic circumstances of
people living in 40,000 UK households.
The Guardian
Mail Online
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The Earthlines Essay Prize
for Writing
about Nature,
Place and
the
Environment
The EarthLines Essay Prize will be awarded annually for a piece of
creative prose writing that explores the relationship between people
and the natural world. It is open to writers of any nationality,
over the age of 18. One of the Judges is
Dr James Canton,
writer and director of the MA in 'Wild Writing' at the University of
Essex.
Booktrade
Sunday 1 July
Sunday Politics Show
Dr Gavin Sandercock from the Centre for Sports Science talks about
declining levels of fitness in children and the Olympic legacy. You
can watch his interview
here (forward to 31:10)
June 2012
Saturday 30 June
Luxury to a high degree
Wivenhoe House, is the first hotel of its kind, offering degree
courses in hospitality and culinary management while, at the same
time, giving its guests the best of British.
East Anglian Daily Times
How to save coral reefs, without
leaving your home
The University of Essex's acclaimed Coral Reef
Research Unit is on the front line of coral conservation and anyone
with a home aquarium can now help its important reef research. You
can view the digital supplement online
here.
East Anglian Daily Times
Who's There?
Eight new short plays on time and memory from a stellar line-up of
LiFTs Department writers including Jonathan Lichtenstein, Glyn
Maxwell, Adrian May, Rebecca Prichard, Paul Sirett, Phil Terry,
Marina Warner and a specially selected work by one LiFTs student.
Essex County Standard
and in 9 other local news outlets
José Emilio Pacheco
José Emilio Pacheco, born on
30 June 1939, is a Mexican essayist, novelist and short story
writer. He is regarded as one of the major Mexican poets of the
second half of the 20th century. The Berlin International Literature
Festival has praised him as "one of the most significant
contemporary Latin American poets". He has taught at UNAM, as well
as the University of Maryland, College Park, the University of
Essex, and many others in the United States, Canada and the United
Kingdom. In 2009 he was awarded the Cervantes Prize for his literary
oeuvre.
Iran Book News Agency
How game designers are informing the world of
gamification
Gamification isn't about creating games.
It's about enhancing user engagement, something game developers know
how to do. And as witnessed at this year's recent Gamification
Summit held in San Francisco, game designers are clearly interested
in helping this new industry with its growing pains.
According to Dr. Richard Bartle , a Professor
in Computer Game
Design at the University of Essex,
gamification presents its own challenges. “In my talk, I have an
analogy that it's as if game designers are novelists and gamifiers
are journalists,” Bartle said via email. “There is a huge overlap
between novelists and journalists - they both write stories using
words.... However, they are fundamentally different in that the art
behind them is different.” Read the article
here.
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