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The University of Essex in the Press
May 2011
31 May
Director Pasco realises his ambition
to turn director
Artistic Director of the Lakeside Theatre, Pasco Kevlin, will be
producing a new play written by Jonathan Lichtenstein of the
Department of Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies.
Gazette
30 May
Woozy from wifi? 'Electrosensitive'
say modern life makes them ill
With calls by the Council of Europe to ban mobile phones
and wifi in schools, more and more individuals are being converned
about electrosensitivity. Professor Elaine Fox, Psychology, studied
people in the UK who believe they may be electrosensitive to mobile
phone masts. Read the full
report.
MSNBC
27 May
Collecting social: Flying time
The Latin American art fair Pinta launches in London on 6
June. The University's Collection of Latin American Art will be
organising a series of lectures and debates as part of the fair.
Read the full
article.
Ft.com
Vancouver art gallery surrealism
spectacular: Dreaming in broad daylight
Professor Dawn Ades, Art History and Theory, has curated a
the most comprehensive surrealism exhibition ever mounted in Canada
and includes over 350 works. Read the full
article.
Vancouver Sun
Is university worth the investment?
Professor Paul Whiteley, Government, has published research
highlighting a positive correlation between the number of students
in higher education and economic growth - irrespective of the
subjects that student study.
The Times
Compromise
Works to install traffic lights and access to the Knowledge Gateway
have now been scheduled to start on 25 July. The work is expected to
take about seven weeks.
Essex County Standard
Country life is no good for teenagers
Research involving more than 6,000 schoolchildren over
two years, has found teenagers living in the country are not as fit
as their urban peers. The research has been led by Dr Gavin
Sandercock from the Department of Biological Sciences and is the
first study of its kind in the country.
Essex County Standard
I witnessed Obama make Westminster
Hall speech
Student Union Officer Alex Reilly was just ten feet
away from US President Barack Obama when he made his historic speech
at Westminster Hall. After the speech, he attended the official
reception at the House of the Speaker John Bercow who is himself an
Essex graduate.
Gazette
The unsung heroes behind the May Fair
University of Essex graduate, Gemma Patel is one of
the helper's at the Wivenhoe May Fair taking place on Monday. Gemma
compiles the list of charities that the May Fair supports and
organises the May Fairies to collect money on the day.
Gazette
26 May
Diagnosis Live from the Clinic: painful viewing
Dr Aaron Balick is a psychotherapist, media contributor, and
lecturer in psychoanalysis at the University of Essex.
He examines why patients choose to participate in interactive
surgery. Read his article
here.
The Guardian
Colchester bid for city status submitted
Wendy Bailey, Destination Colchester’s vice-chairman, is putting the
finishes touches to the bid, which has to be submitted by Friday.
She said: “We have culture, heritage, creativity, music, theatre,
jobs industry, science, education, Essex University – we have
everything. “The only thing we don’t have is a cathedral, and they
removed that criteria 200 years ago. “We are a living, breathing,
modern city in waiting.”
Gazette online
Essex County Standard
Tinted specs offer real migraine relief, says fMRI study
New research shows how coloured glasses
tuned to each migraine sufferer work by normalizing activity in the
brain. The researchers saw specific abnormal brain activity (known
as hyperactivation) when migraine sufferers saw intense patterns.
The tinted lenses considerably reduced the effect.
Jie Huang along with colleagues from Michigan State
University and the University of Michigan, US, and the University of
Essex, UK, homed in on specific visual stimuli known to trigger
the migraines.
Bio Medicine
Phy Org
MedIndia
Eurek Alert
News-Medical.net
This story is featured in over 20 news
outlets worldwide
An international conference on
'The Nation and Citizen in Transformation
An
international conference on 'The Nation and Citizen in
Transformation: Making and Unmaking of Transnationalism in East
Asia' was recently held at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
The conference brought together an international group of
scholars to examine the transformations of the nation and
citizenship in East Asia in response to regional and global dynamics.
One of the scholars was Dr Yasemin Soysal
from the Department of Sociology.
Twenty-first century
PSA protests to Willetts over demise
of grants
Vicky Randall, Emeritus Professor at the University of Essex and
Chair of the Political Studies Association has written to the
Universities and Science Minister to protest against the
government's role in ending small grants programmes.
THE
25 May
Mott Mac to advise on Breeam accreditation for University of
Essex project
Mott MacDonald has been chosen to support the architecture firm,
Patel Taylor, which is designing a new £21 million student centre
and library extension for the University of Essex's campus in
Colchester.
Environment Analyst
Review: Beethoven: Missa Solemnis, University of Essex
Choir, Royal Choral Society, Snape Maltings
The University of
Essex Choir’s annual visits to Snape Maltings Concert Hall have
yielded some memorable performances. This year the Royal Choral
Society joined the Essex choir for a joint ascent of one of the
choral repertory’s major peaks, Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis.
Read the review
here.
East Anglian Daily Times
43 into Four
The Beck theatre proudly plays host to this event showcasing the
works of the East 15 Acting School BA Acting Graduate Year class.
spoonfed
These restless reformers have left the constitution in
disarray
A wise politician should show restraint when tinkering with our
system of government. Professor Anthony King writes about the
British constitution being in a state of disarray. Read it
here.
Daily Telegraph
24 May
Election dissection
Concordia’s Department of Political Science is organizing a
post-election talk that aims to provide some answers about the
forces that shaped the recent campaign and produced the final
results. Harold Clarke from the University
of Texas at Dallas and Thomas Scotto from the University of Essex in
England will tackle the question of political choice in Canada.
Concordia
Regulation on public access to documents: the European
Commission is the problem
Professor Steve Peers gives his expert opinion on the recent
discussion on amending the EU Regulation on public access to
documents. Read it
here.
Statewatch
BBC Essex
Professor Todd Landmann, Department of Government
Re: President Obama's visit to the UK
Children weaker than 10 years ago,
report shows
Children are not as fit as they were a decade ago, scientists at the
University of Essex have discovered. The study found the number of
sit-ups ten-year old children could do had dropped by 27 per cent in
a decade.
Gazette
Food for thought at Budget impact
breakfast event
More than 70 regional business representatives and
academics discussed the likely impact of the 2011 Budget at a
breakfast seminar held at the University of Essex. The event was
chaired by Professor David Crawford, Deputy Director of Enterprise
at the University of Essex.
East Anglian Daily Times
Research from University of Essex in the
area of Cerebrum
Published
Dr Silke Paulmann and colleagues from the
Department of Psychology
have published their study
on 'Emotional speech perception unfolding in time: the role
of the basal ganglia' in the journal
Plos One.
Life Science Weekly
Science Letter
An alternative solid phase affinity matrix for chromatin
immunoprecipitation
Over the past 8 years - researchers at the University of Essex and
Porvair Filtration Group have pioneered techniques to chemically
functionalise the surface of microporous High Density Polyethylene
(HDPE) to enable its use in a growing number of new biochemical
applications. This has opened up many possibilities in the field of
Biosciences where molecules of interest such as DNA, RNA, proteins
etc can be selectively pulled out of complex mixtures of biological
origin. Read the article
here.
News-Medical.net
laboratory talk
23 May
BBC Radio Essex - Drive Time Show
Southend Radio
Dr Gavin Sandercock, Department of Biological Sciences
Re: Research into Children's fitness
Modern life is producing ‘a generation of weaklings’
Children are becoming weaker, less muscular and unable to do
physical tasks that previous generations found simple, research has
revealed.
As a generation dedicated to online pursuits grows up, 10-year-olds
can do fewer sit-ups and are less able to hang from wall bars in a
gym. Arm strength has declined in that age group, as has their
ability to grip an object firmly.
Academics led by Dr Gavin Sandercock, a children's fitness expert at
the University of Essex, studied how strong a group of 315 Essex
10-year-olds in 2008 were compared with 309 children the same age in
1998. Read it
here
The Observer
Guardian
Daily Mail
The Sun
Daily Express
Radio 4 Today
Scottish Sunday
The Times
and also
covered in over 90 other news outlets around the world
Research from University of Essex in the Area of Cerebrum
Published
A new study, "Emotional speech perception unfolding in time: the
role of the basal ganglia," is now available. "The basal ganglia
(BG) have repeatedly been linked to emotional speech processing in
studies involving patients with neurodegenerative and structural
changes of the BG.
However, the majority of previous studies did not consider that (i)
emotional speech processing entails multiple processing steps, and
the possibility that (ii) the BG may engage in one rather than the
other of these processing steps," scientists writing in the journal
Plos One report.
"In the present study we investigate three different stages of
emotional speech processing (emotional salience detection,
meaning-related processing, and identification) in the same patient
group to verify whether lesions to the BG affect these stages in a
qualitatively different manner," wrote S. Paulmann and colleagues,
University of Essex.
Pain & Central Nervous System Week
5 minutes a day of green exercise optimal for mental health
Here’s something that’s likely to please people who have much to do
but little time to do it. New research suggests that just five
minutes of outdoor activities, such as exercising in a park, working
in a backyard garden or walking on a nature trail, will benefit
mental health.
Until now, no one knew how much time people had to spend in green
spaces to get those types of benefits. Scientists Jules Pretty and
Jo Barton at Essex University in the United Kingdom analyzed
activities such as walking, gardening, cycling, fishing, boating,
horse-riding and farming.
Celsias
Universities discuss fee charges in East of England
Heads of universities in the East of England which are planning to
charge the maximum fee have spoken to the BBC about their decision,
the Politics Show in the East reports.
In the East, Cambridge University, the University of East Anglia
(UEA) and the University of Essex all intend to charge the maximum
£9,000.
Read it
here
BBC Online
Annabelle’s county gold
Sharp-shooter Annabelle Fearn was on target at the Essex County
Championships.
The University of Essex student was victorious in the A class, after
pipping her nearest rival by just two points, to become the overall
Essex champion.
Gazette
20 May
New Honorary Graduands at the
University of Essex
The University of Essex has announced the honorary
graduands who will be presented honorary degrees at graduation
ceremonies this summer, joining more than 2,000 students as they
celebrate their achievements.
Essex Life
Judge Dreadz for yourselves
Dreadzone will be playing at the University of Essex this weekend.
Still going strong after 17 years, the original pioneers of UK bass
culture have carved a large niche and a cult following.
Essex County Standard
How you
think
about
death
may
affect
how
you
act
That’s the conclusion of a new study which will be published in an
upcoming issue of Psychological Science. Laura E.R. Blackie, a Ph.D.
student at the University of Essex, and her advisor, Philip J.
Cozzolino had people either think about death in the abstract or in
a specific, personal way and found that people who thought
specifically about their own death were more likely to demonstrate
concern for society by donating blood. Read the
article
here.
Health Canal
EurekAlert
PhysOrg
Psych Central
News One
Bioscholar.com
19 May
Six surprising
ways
to
boost
your
mood
without
pills
Researchers at the University of Essex investigated whether working
out in nature, which they refer to as “green exercise,” would
increase the benefits. Green exercise will perk up your life “by
reducing stress levels, enhancing mood and improving self-esteem.
fyiliving
Arresting performance as Lopes leads the way for a
Dagenham treble
A Police Charity Boxing
show took place at Wellington
Barracks, St James Park on Friday night
. University of Essex Boxer, George Buckley was beaten by
Gerald Nazri from Dagenham.
Barking and Dagenham Post Series
Uni's local history day
Essex's local history will be celebrated at the University of Essex
next month. The annual event is open to the public and will focus on
the life of Essex Man during the 19th century. Speakers from the
university will also discuss the history of Basildon's Plotlands.
Gazette
Essex Chronicle
A more 'democratic' Lords can only damage the Commons
What sort of people would be elected to
the House of Lords? The House of Lords would become a refuge for
House of Commons rejects. Others would be attracted by the 15-year
term that the White Paper promises elected members of the reformed
House. What we might expect has been well put by Anthony King,
Professor of Government at Essex University. He recently wrote that
a "democratically legitimate" House of Lords would "inevitably
consist almost entirely of a miscellaneous assemblage of party
hacks, political careerists, clapped-out, retired or defeated MPs,
has-beens, never-were's and never-could- possibly be's".
Read the article
here.
The Independent
UK 'consumer' culture causes global concerns
Hundreds of academics, writers and other campaigners from across the
world have signed a "manifesto" calling on the coalition government
and UK universities to reverse policies that they say are leading to
the commercialisation of higher education. Dr Freedman, who wrote
the book with Michael Bailey, a lecturer in sociology at the
University of Essex, said overseas support for the manifesto showed
the international concern about the issue. Read
the article
here.
THE
European Parliament to revisit the definition of a
"document" and adopt its report on the Regulation on access to EU
documents opening the way for discussions to start
Read comments made by Professor Steve Peers from
the Department of Law
here.
Statewatch
18 May
Experiences shared at young leaders
camp
Ambassadors from the Football Futures programme passed down
their experiences with the next generation of volunteers at the
annual Essex County FA Young Leaders Camp which took place
in April, as 17
youngsters aged 15-18 turned out for the event at the
University of Essex.
Aboutmyarea
Scotland's free eye care policy to be investigated
In April 2006, eye examinations became free in Scotland. The aim of
this policy was to encourage a wider use of optometry services and
to ensure that the majority of the population benefitted from
regular eye examinations. A team of economists from the University
of Aberdeen will examine data from a large
private ophthalmology optician firm based in North East Scotland and
the British Household Panel Survey to
explore whether more people have had their eyes examined since the
introduction of the policy.
GP Online
Optician
A Bafta, a book launch and a magician: Neighbours
celebrate hat-trick of successes in the same week
Gifted neighbours in East Bergholt, Suffolk, have won a BAFTA,
published a book and been accepted into the Inner Magic Circle - all
within a week of each other. High-flying Julian Healy, 41, Pavlenka
Small, 56, and Professor Todd Landman, 45,
live in the small cluster of homes in Mission Lane.
Professor Landman became a member of the
Inner Magic Circle after passing a tough selection process.
Professor Landman, an enthusiastic
magician in his spare time, is professor and director of the
Institute for Democracy and Conflict
Resolution at the University of Essex.
Daily Mail
East Anglian Daily Times
Understanding Society/BHPS Conference 2011
The conference will
showcase early findings from Understanding Society, and other
longitudinal studies such as the well-established British Household
Panel Survey (BHPS), now part of Understanding Society. The event,
which takes place from Thursday 30 June to
Friday 1 July 2011, and
is being held at the University of Essex, home to the
Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) where both
Understanding Society and the BHPS are based.
ESRC
Electronic tag fitted to 11-year-old
Children's rights campaigners have condemned a court's decision to
fit an 11-year-old boy with an electronic tag.
Kirsten Anderson, head
of research, policy and communications at The Children's Legal
Centre said the tagging of child offenders may breach international
human rights standards. Read the article
here.
Children and Young People Now
Border Agency appeals ban on dawn raids
The government is
challenging a court-imposed ban on controversial "dawn raid"
removals of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children that are carried
out without notice, as the number of deportations has plummeted, CYP
Now has learned. Read comments made by the
Childrens' Legal Centre
here.
Children and Young People Now
‘Moon Child’ played out
The Lakeside Theatre at the University of Essex, presented what can
be best described as Walcott’s revisit of his classic play Ti-Jean
and His Brothers using a variety of tones and hues to depict the
inspiration for the story we have come to know and love.
Read the article
here.
NationNews, Barbados
Work starts on Bond Bryan hotel school
Work on the UK’s first hotel school for hospitality students,
designed by Bond Bryan Architects, has begun at the University of
Essex in Colchester. The project involves refurbishing Wivenhoe
House, an 18th century grade II* listed building, and the
construction of new buildings.
Building Design - Online
Building Talk
Uni's Azeez impresses
Essex University boxer Danny Azeez returned
to winning ways when he overpowered Northern Ireland's Steve
McDonald at a Police Charity dinner at Wellington Barracks in
London.
The Gazette
Dreadzone at Essex Uni
Promoting their latest "best of" release,
Dreadzone will be playing Essex University in Subzero this Saturday
night.
The Gazette
PTA: Regions Leading Regulator
Essex Alumni, Dr Mohammed Yaseen PhD has provided leadership towards
enabling a new ICT regulatory environment in Pakistan.
Business Recorder
17 May
Chuah first Malaysian-born mayor in Britain
A woman who was born and raised in the Malaysian state of Penang,
will take oath Wednesday to be the first non-English mayor in
England. Helen Chuah will be taking the badge and robes of the
mayor's office of the city of Colchester in a ceremony held at the
city's Moot Hall. "I feel very honoured and privileged to be elected
as the first non-English mayor of this historic town of Britain, and
would wish to foster closer ties between Colchester and Malaysia,"
she told The Star. "There are many Malaysian students in the
University of Essex here and together with the Malaysian media
presenters based in London, we hope to promote Malaysian culture,
food and possible business links as well," Chuah, 61.
Yahoo! Malaysia
University Guide 2012: University league table
The University of Essex has gone up to 39th in the overall rankings
of the Guardian University Guide 2012. View the full details
here.
The Guardian
16 May
Comment is Free
Wayne Martin, Head of the
Department of Philosophy
at the University of Essex, on the idea of individualism versus the
reality of interdependent decision-making. View
the video
here.
The Guardian
Uni does the business
Students at the University of Essex are taking part in a new scheme,
established by Santander Universities, to discover the next business
guru. The university will put forward its best entries to try to get
a £5,000 undergraduate or £20,000 postgraduate prize to help the
winners develop their ideas.
Gazette
Essex Choir active
The University of Essex Choir is joining forces with
the Royal Choral Society to perform one of Beethoven's greatest
works at two venues in May and June.
East Anglian Daily Times
This
Luminous Coast
Read a book review of Professor Jules Pretty's
'This Luminous Coast'. For copyright reasons we are unable to link
to the website.
The Financial Times
15 May
BBC Norfolk
Professor Huosheng Hu, School of Computer Science and Electronic
Engineering
Re: Robotic Fish
You can listen to the interview
here -
forward to 00:44:44
A New Voice Defends Family Life
A recent report on families from the
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
has stated that families are the
cornerstone of society and instrumental to the well-being of
individuals. The importance of family life
was also supported by the findings of a large household study in the
United Kingdom. Material from a survey of 40,000 households in 2009
was published at the end of February by the Institute of Social and
Economic Research at the University of Essex.
ZENIT
14 May
One third of universities barred from charging top £9,000
fee
One in three
universities are being refused initial permission to charge up to
£9,000 a year as the higher education watchdog flexes its muscles,
The Times has learnt. Commenting on the story,
University of Essex Vice-Chancellor Professor Colin Riordan
Colin Riordan, said he was surprised by
the number of rejected agreements. "I would have thought people
would have been putting quite a lot of effort into this, trying to
get it right first time." Universities
must do more to get young children interested in going on to higher
education by getting their parents on to campus and by going into
primary schools, he added.
The Times
13 May
Company News
Geraldine De Berly has been named as
Senior Associate Dean at Syracuse University’s University
College. De Berly, who has worked at SU since 1998, was associate
dean for academic affairs. She held several positions at New Mexico
State University. She is a graduate of New Mexico State University;
University of Essex, England; and Stanford University.
Syracuse.com
Post Standard
Close-Up: Forget the Silicon Roundabout tag, the buzz is
for real
Dr Richard Bartle from the School of Computer
Science and Electronic Engineering took part in the inaugural
Digital Shoreditch last week, a new festival celebrating the
creativity of the digital community in E1 and
talked about Gamification.
Campaign
Town bucks the national trend
Attention had been focused on Wivenhoe Cross, which includes the
University of Essex's Colchester Campus. Labour chose Student Union
officer Ashley Rudge to try to topple Lib Dem Councillor Mark Cory,
himself a former student. To complete the student centric nature of
the campaign, the Conservatives put forward undergraduate Mo
Metcalf-Fisher as their candidate, while the Greens were represented
by lecturer Berthold Lausen. Mr Cory won the seat with 673 votes.
Essex County Standard
Ovation for poet's play
Nobel Laureate Derek Walcott and Professor of Poetry at the
University of Essex received a standing ovation for his new play
which was performed at the University of Essex's Lakeside Theatre.
Gazette
Guide book says Colchester is 'dowdy'
The Lonely Planet Guide said Colchester was
"dowdy" in its new guide. In response, Colchester Mayor Sonia Lewis
has invited the author to revisit Colchester and suggested he visit
the University of Essex among other attractions that the town has to
offer.
Gazette
Bob's 40 years at your service
The Essex County Standard profiles Bob
Russell MP who celebrates being in politics for 40 years. Bob
was Publicity and Information Officer at the University of Essex
from 1986 to 1997.
Essex County Standard
Kindred and kingship
Professor Robin Blackburn from the Department of
Sociology reviews 'The Origins of Political Order: From pre-human
times to the French Revolution' by
Francis Fukuyama.
The Independent
Eastern Pavilions arts project gets underway
A new website has just gone online to
introduce Eastern Pavilions, a new, exciting and innovative
collaborative project being delivered by 12 arts organisations from
across the Eastern Region who are working together to promote the
very best of arts activity across the region. One
of the 12 organisations is the Art Exchange at the University of
Essex.
Cambridge News Online
Cambridge Network
12 May
Power Player: Shalini Khemka,
LEE co-founder
Shalini Khemka, chief executive of The London Entrepreneurial
Exchange, wants to be the voice of England’s entrepreneurs. The
38-year-old – whose day job is investment director at LDC, the
private equity arm of Lloyds Banking Group – co-founded the
London-based networking club for entrepreneurs, formally launched
this week. After studying economics at the University of Essex, Ms
Khemka started her career at Coopers & Lybrand. She moved to NatWest
and then Bankers Trust and, after selling her online business in
2004, joined Lloyds to launch a trade finance unit. She moved to LDC
four years later and heads its British Asian and UK/India
businesses. Read the article here.
FT.com
Take control
of a Wheelchair with
a steady
jaw and
a wink
A research paper published this month in the International
Journal of Mechatronics and Automation now shows how an
inexpensive webcam and a bio-signal sensing headband can be used to
control the steering and propulsion of an electric wheelchair. Lai
Wei and Huosheng Hu in the School of Computer Science and Electronic
Engineering at the University of
Essex have developed a novel hybrid human-machine interface (HMI)
for hands-free control of electric powered wheelchairs.
Read the article
here.
Science Daily
NewsMedical.net
Engineer online
Science Computing
BioSpace
Becoming a city is the X Factor
Colchester needs ... and deserves
The bid for Colchester to become a city has received high
profile backing. Dr Tony Rich, Registrar and Secretary at the
University of Essex believes there is a "compelling case for
Colchester to be given city status".
Gazette
A Primark store would bring more
students into the town
University of Essex student Mo Metcalf-Fisher writes to the Gazette
to thank Councillor Sue Lissimore for her efforts in supporting a
Primark store in Colchester.
Gazette
First novel published
University of Essex graduate Jacquee
Storozynski-Toll, has had her first novel
published - But A Walking Shadow. Her published novel is a
dark, gothic tale set in Victorian England.
Ilford Today
11 May
Students react to referendum experience
A rather hopeful
display of student participation in Thursday's local election and AV
referendum vote, results seem to reveal that the youth voting
contingent was still relatively small this year.
Young people tend to be some of the most vocal regarding
their political views, but are often among the least likely in the
electorate to vote. Based on research conducted by the University of
Essex, the Office of National Statistics reported that 60 per cent
of voters aged 18 to 24 voted in the 1997 elections.
Nouse.co.uk
FirstGroup PLC - Final Results
FirstGroup PLC have released their final results
and report that the university market is an important one
for them and that
during the year theyhave improved
their offer to students in the towns and
cities where they operate
and that they continue to promote the successful UniCard for
students and staff at the University of Essex.
Thomson Reuters
PR Newswire
FinanzNachrichten.de
Some green exercise for the mind
New research has suggested that just five
minutes of outdoor activity - such as exercising in a park, working
in a backyard garden or walking on a nature trail - is good for the
brain, with tangible benefits for mental health. In the study, Jules
Pretty and Jo Barton, from the University
of Essex, analysed data on the physical activities of 1,252 people
of different ages, genders and mental health status in the UK. The
scientists showed that just five minutes of exercise in a green
nature setting could boost mood and self-esteem.
Weekly Cutting Edge (Pakistan)
10 May
Prolonged
breastfeeding may be linked to fewer behaviour problems
Breastfeeding for four months or more is associated with fewer
behavioural problems in children at age 5, an Oxford University
study suggests….The researchers from the University of Oxford, along
with colleagues from the University of Essex, University College
London and the University of York, set out to investigate
associations between the duration of any breastfeeding and child
behaviour at age 5
ScienceDaily.com
HealthJockey.com
Cherry Creek News
PhysOrg.com
Environmental News Network
eNews- Park Forest
Bottle-fed babies 'more likely to
suffer from behavioural problems'
A large research project carried out by the universities of Oxford,
Essex and York, together with University College London has come to
the conclusion that babies who are breastfed are less likely to have
behavioural problems by the age of five than those given formula
milk.
The Guardian
The Daily Telegraph
BBC News
Blueprint
BBC Radio Foyle
Professor Amanda Sacker from the Institute for Social and Economic
Research (ISER) talks about new research showing that breast fed
babies tend to have fewer behavioural difficulties.
Education for adults
The University of Essex, Essex Adult Community Learning and colleges
are running events to showcase courses on offer. Events will take
place at the Colchester Learning Shop and in Witham next week.
Gazette
Should child protection be exempt from outsourcing?
Outsourcing to private
sector providers has long been a feature of social care in England.
But should child protection be exempt from the profit motive?
Read comments made by Trevor King, a solicitor at the
Children's Legal Centre. Read the article
here.
CommunityCare.co.uk
Research reports
from University of Essex provide
new
insights
into Sports Physiology
Professor Ralph Beneke and colleagues from the
Centre for Sports and Exercise Science
Investigators
have published
new data in the report 'Blood lactate diagnostics in exercise
testing and training.'
Science Letter
9 May
ADP unveils Southend education scheme - Building Design
Architecture practice ADP has revealed images of its Elmer Square
development in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. The £27 million project will
see the creation of a new academic and municipal library and digital
gallery, as well as teaching facilities for the University of Essex
and the South Essex College of Further & Higher Education.
View the images
here.
bdonline.co.uk
Can high yields and wildlife co-exist?
Read
comments made by Professor Jules Pretty about the
challenges facing Africa.
Green Futures
The company behind the wire
Hospitals, schools, prisons, care homes, many police and justice
functions, and even the management of nuclear weapons establishments
are being handed to private firms with a zeal that has spread to the
local councils that provide many public services.
Andrew Coyle, director of the International Centre for Prison
Studies, an affiliate of Essex University, says his area of
expertise is one that should be off-limits to the outsourcers.
The Australian
8 May
With AV now firmly off the agenda, what exactly are the
Liberal Democrats for?
Read an article written by Professor Anthony King from the
Department of Government.
Daily Mail
US Military
support of Foreign Governments
increases Terror
Attacks on Citizens
US military support for foreign governments
encourages terrorist groups to attack Americans, demonstrates
a new
study from The authors are Professor Eric
Neumayer, from LSE, and Professor Thomas
Plümper, from
the University of Essex.
Groong
World News Daily
Aspen Times
What AV we got?
A study carried out by the Electoral Reform Society last year
suggests that had the 2010 General Election been held under AV, the
Lib Dems would have gained 79 seats rather than 57, with the loss of
26 seats for the Conservatives, and Labour’s result almost
unchanged. Oxford would have had two Liberal Democrat MPs if the
last General Election had been held under AV, according to a study
by academics at the University of Essex.
Cherwell online
Feeling a little bit cranky? Calm down in minutes with these
remedies
Exercise outdoors - Researchers from the
University of Essex found people who exercised in outdoor "green
spaces" for five minutes experienced immediate, improved mood and
self-esteem. The best results occurred with those who exercised near
water.
Sunday Herald Sun (Australia)
Sunday Mail (Australia)
7 May
'I bring a little nature into the kitchen by growing my
own'
In an article on
gardening,
The Daily Telegraph lists five other ways that nature can
make you feel better. A study at the University of Essex
found three quarters of outdoor exercisers tested felt less angry,
depressed or tense, compared with only half who worked out in a gym.
Plus, the same team has also found that only five minutes being amid
nature can impact mood positively.
The Daily Telegraph
6 May
Measuring equity in healthcare: A normative decomposition
Dr. Paolo Li Donni from the University of Palermo
will be presenting a paper
proposing
a new approach to the measurement of equality of opportunity in
health using data supplied by the British
Household Panel Survey.
Imperial College London
Wireless – in the air and on the move
Dr Mohammad Yaseen, Chairman of the
Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and
former Senior Research Officer at Essex University
has written an article about wireless technologies.
ConnectWorld
Honorary Essex degree for Dame Joan
TV Presenter and Columnist Dame Joan Bakewell heads the
list of six distinguished individuals chosen to receive an honorary
degree from the University of Essex.
Essex County Standard
Happiness linked to a gene that comes in long and short
versions
Your overall happiness may depend in part on whether you drew the
long or short version of a gene, say researchers
after carrying out new research.
A
previous study carried out by Professor
Elaine Fox at the University of Essex in
2009 suggested that people who carried long versions of the
5-HTT gene had a greater tendency to focus on the positives in life.
The "bright side" version of the gene might bolster people's
resilience to stressful events, and protect against anxiety,
depression and other mental health problems. Read
the article
here.
The Guardian
New Scientist
UTV
BioNews
Tax relief workshop
Business developing new products, processes and services can find
out more about obtaining significant tax relief at a free workshop
hosted by the University of Essex.
East Anglian Daily Times
Business breakfast
A series of breakfast events to help businesses
improve the wellbeing of their workforce is beig held at the
University of Essex.
East Anglian Daily Times
Awards for Professors
Two Essex Professors - Professor David Lockwood and
Professor Ray Pahl - have been given lifetime achievement
awards for their pioneering work. The wards were established by the
British Sociological Association to mark its 60th anniversary this
year.
Essex County Standard
Gazette
Colchester to host Britain's first
walk in memory of writer Jane
Jane's Walk celebrates the ideas and legacy of
urbanist Jane Jacobs and Colchester will be hosting the first Jane's
Walk. The walk will take place at the University of Essex today from
1pm to 2.30pm.
Essex County Standard
Dreadzone at Sub Zero
The Original pioneers
of UK bass culture will be appearing at the University of Essex on
21 May with support from Colchester Ska heroes New Town Kings.
Gazette
The Shpilman Institute for Photography
announces
first
Research Grant
Professor Margaret Iversen from the Department of
Art History and Theory was a panel member deciding on recipients
for its inaugural Grants Program for research in philosophy
and photography.
News Zone
PR Web
MP under fire from protesters
Protesters marched through the centre of Colchester
campaigning against public sector cuts. Some students from the
University of Essex also took part in the demonstration.
Essex County Standard
BBC Radio Essex
Dr Rob Johns, Department of Government
Commentating on the local election results across Essex
Op-Ed: Gilad’s not so sweet music angers Jews across the
board
Read more
about University of Essex graduate and Jazz musician, Gilad
Atzmon.
Digital Journal
5 May
Vote 2011: Labour campaign diary
Shelly Asquith, a Labour activist from Wandsworth and a member of
the London Young Labour executive, continues the series with her
campaign diary and writes about visiting
Colchester on election day. She writes about the student vote in
Wivenhoe Cross, where many electors attend the University of
Essex.
Left Foot Forward
LibDems Head for a Bruising in U.K. Votes
A study by the University of Essex concluded that under the
alternative vote, the Liberal Democrats would have won 89 seats in
last year's election, rather than the 57 they did win. The
Conservatives would have won 22 fewer seats and Labour 10 fewer.
That result would have given Labour and the Liberal Democrats a
parliamentary majority and made a coalition between them a feasible
alternative. Read the article
here.
Wall Street Journal online
BBC Essex - Dave Monk Show
Rachel Fletcher, Director of Student Support
Re: The support
the University offers different students.
The great outdoors
Fresh air could help sufferers of severe mental illnesses, according
to research. Scientists at the University of Essex reached the
conclusion from studying a community project offering walking- and
outdoor-based therapy to mental health patients.
Times Higher Education
Can the World Feed 10 Billion People?
The world’s demographers this week increased their estimates of the
world’s population through the coming century. We are now on track
to hit 10 billion people by 2100. Today, humanity produces enough
food to feed everyone but, because of the way we distribute it,
there are still a billion hungry. Read about
research carried out by Professor Jules Pretty
here.
Peakoil
Compromises on the agenda
Professor Paul Whiteley, Professor of Government reviews
The Coalition and the Constitution by Vernon Bogdanor.
Times Higher Education
Elsie celebrates 100th
Elsie Woods, a lifelong resident of north Essex has celebrated her
100th birthday. Elsie worked for the family who lived in Wivenhoe
House, where the University of Essex is now situated, after she left
school.
Gazette
4 May
New campaign aims to bring back Sunday
Roasts
The Future Foundation and the Institute for Social and Economic
Research conducted research and discovered that, over just two
generations in the UK, 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. A new campaign called ‘Bring Back
Sundays’ campaign has been launched with the aim of getting people
to enjoy eating healthy, locally grown and seasonal food, in a
traditional British roast.
Food and Drink Innovation News
Should child protection be exempt from outsourcing?
Outsourcing to private sector providers has
long been a feature of social care in England. But should child
protection be exempt from the profit motive?
"They might say the Children Act 1989 needs altering - it is
22 years old - but personally I would be very surprised if they did
anything relating to primary legislation," says Trevor King, a
solicitor at the Children's Legal Centre. "The Baby P case is too
raw."
Communitycare.co.uk
ChildRIGHT: Duty of care - An end to immigration
detention for children?
Holly Rogalski and
Kamena Dorling from the Children's Legal Centre
explain why significant concerns remain over the detention of
children prior to their removal from the UK. Read
their article
here.
Children and Young People Now
Loss of refugee legal charity leads to drop in
asylum-seeking families receiving help
Provision of free legal help for families
and children fleeing persecution has dropped since a major charity
went into administration, CYP Now has learned.
The Children's Legal Centre
points to an absence of offices in Kent, which contains the entry
port of Dover, as indicative of a system under strain.
Kamena Dorling, policy and programmes manager at the centre,
said the lack of offices in Kent meant that unaccompanied
asylum-seeking children staying in the county faced having to travel
to London in the search for legal help. "In certain parts of the
country, there just aren't providers," she said.
Children and Young People Now
Alternative Vote is no joke, says comedian Eddie Izzard
Eddie Izzard
took to the streets to
enthusiastically urge people to vote yes to AV.
As previously reported in the Oxford Mail, analysis of the last
year’s General Election, carried out by academics at Essex
University, showed the Liberal Democrats would have won both Oxford
seats if AV had been used. Read the article
here.
Oxford Mail
Oxford Times
Breastfed children do better at school, study finds
Researchers have shown that breastfeeding causes children to do
better at school. The research conducted by Oxford University and
the Institute for Social and Economic Research at
the University of Essex, found that as little as four weeks
of breastfeeding for a newborn baby has a significant effect on
brain development, which persists until the child is at least 14
years old.
PhysOrg.com
Uni honours Dame Joan
TV presenter and columnist Dame Joan Bakewell heads a list of six to
be given an honorary degree from the University of Essex.
Gazette
Sustainable living fair
A May fair to promote green and sustainable lifestyles is being held
at the University of Essex today.
Gazette
Hotly-tipped grime artists set to play the university
The UK’s newest rising urban star, Wretch 32, will perform
at the University of Essex on Saturday.
Gazette
Britain’s voting system has its flaws: the reform on offer
on May 5th does not fix them
Research by University of Essex on potential impact of Alternative
Vote system highlighted in opinion piece on Thursday's referendum.
Read full article
here
The Economist online
Ballot Access.org
Confused about the finer points of Thursday’s double polling
day?
Research by the University of Essex shows that, in Wales alone, they
would have taken Newport East and Swansea West and held
Montgomeryshire.
Wales Online
3 May
Campaign to stop bar being axed
Students have launched a campaign to stop university bosses
turning a campus bar into a restaurant and a bid to save Top Bar has
begun.
Gazette
Movers and Shakers
Leading Suffolk based law firm Blocks Solicitors has recognised the
growing expertise and the realisation of potential of four of its
talented solicitors by appointing them as associates. One of these
is Essex graduate Julie Hoy, who is part of the commercial property
team.
East Anglian Daily Times
Battle on for your Votes
The Gazette asked a candidate from each of the four
parties contesting each seat in the borough for their views on local
issues. One of the questions raised to the candidates is 'Was the
University of Essex right to raise tuition fees for undergraduates
to £9,000 a year?'
Gazette
Britain is on the verge of constitutional upheaval
A University of Essex study based on polling after the last general
election estimates that if AV rules had applied last year, the
Conservatives would have gained 283 Commons seats (down 22 from
their actual 305), Labour 248 (down 10) and the Liberal Democrats 89
(up 32). Read the article
here.
The Economist
2 May
A list of the 23 Tory MPs who may not have won their
seats if AV had operated at the last election
University of Essex Researchers compiled a list
of the 23 Tory MPs who may not have won their seats at the last
election.
ConservativeHome
The Independent
Presstek 52DI® Digital Offset Press
enables
University of Essex In-Plant Shop to
target
commercial
market
Presstek, Inc., a leading supplier of digital offset printing
solutions to the printing and communications industries has
announced that the University of Essex has installed a Presstek
52DI® digital offset press and Vector FL52 chemistry-free CTP
system. Read the article
here.
Packaging & Converting Essentials
Print Week
Graphic Epro
Final leg in a
campaign filled with falsity, threats and fury
In 2010, says Essex University’s David Sanders, the Liberal
Democrats, then riding high under Nick Clegg, would have won 32
extra seats: 22 would have come from the Conservatives and 10 from
Labour. Read the article
here.
Irish Times
New Stress and Health Study Results Reported from
University of Essex
Dr
Netta Weinstein and colleagues from the
Department of Psychology have published their study
'A Self-determination Theory Approach to
Understanding Stress Incursion and Responses' in
the journal Stress and Health.
Health and Medicine Week
1 May
The Politics Show- East
Professor Paul Whiteley, Department of Government
Re: The British Election Study results and
AV
You can view the clip
here - forward to around 45 minutes into the programme
Nick Clegg faces voting reform rout at No camp leads by
18 per cent
Voters have realised
that AV is likely to make it easier for Lib Dem MPs to win Commons
seats. And they don’t like it. According to BPIX, Labour has 42 per cent support, followed by the
Conservatives on 37 per cent and the Lib Dems on a dismal 9 per
cent. BPIX pollster Professor Paul
Whiteley of Essex University said: ‘People find AV complicated and
remote and have looked to party leaders for guidance. Tory
supporters have heeded Mr Cameron’s call to vote No, but Labour
supporters don’t know what to do because Ed Miliband’s party is
split. Mr Clegg is so unpopular that
people are saying, “We will not give that man what he wants.” ’
Read the article
here.
Daily Mail
Happy families Mum's
the Word
A mother's
happiness with her partner is a big influence in how happy her
children are, according to a new British study. The Understanding
Society surveyed 40,000 households and found that in families where
the mother is happy in her relationship, 73 per cent of kids are
happy, but in families where the mum is unhappy, only 55 per cent of
kids are happy. What else makes kids feel good about their families?
The study found that living with two parents (either biological or
step), not arguing with parents regularly and eating at least three
evening meals a week as a family were also important factors.
Sunday Herald Sun (Australia)
April 2011
30 April
Budget breakfast
The University of Essex is teaming up with Colchester 2020 to give
businesses the chance to delve into the detail of the 2011 Budget.
The free breakfast seminar will take place at the University on
Friday 6 May from 7.30am-9.30am.
East Anglian Daily Times
Ten best talks & festivals
Derek Walcott today
- The poet reads from his verse at this event marking the
start of a two-week residency at Essex University. Lakeside Theatre,
Colchester
The Independent
29 April
Ella quizzes university chief over
tuition fees
Prospective university student, Ella Passingham, has questioned
University of Essex Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Professor Jules Pretty
following the University's decision to increase its tuition fees. To
see the vodcast, go to
www.essex.ac.uk/funding
Essex County Standard
Homemade and here to stay
When Pasco Q Kevlin took over the running of the
Lakeside Theatre at the University of Essex, one of his aims was to
bring the town and gown communities closer together and that's
exactly what he is doing with the university's first Homegrown
Festival.
Essex County Standard
Professor's work gets premiere
The UK premiere of a new work by Nobel Laureate Derek
Walcott will be performed at the Lakeside Theatre at the University
of Essex.
Essex County Standard
Marathon effort to help charity
Keith Brooke, who teaches creative writing at the
University of Essex is running the Edinburgh Marathon on 22 May to
raise funds for the charity, Epilepsy Action.
Essex County Standard
Get pedalling for movie premiere
A giant bicycle-powered outdoor cinema will be set up
at the University of Essex for a free event. The Lakes, at the
Wivenhoe campus, will host the UK premiere of Home, an
internationally acclaimed film by French Environmentalist Yann
Arthus-Bertrand.
Essex County Standard
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