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The University of Essex in the Press
October 2012
Wednesday 31 October
Times Higher Education
East Anglian Daily Times
Daily Gazette
Herts24.co.uk
Royston Crow Series Online
BBC Suffolk
BBC Essex
Research is being carried out by
Dr Kathleen Riach, of the Essex Business
School (EBS) at the University of Essex, and Dr Simon Kelly, of
Bradford University School of Management, regarding the affect of
paranormal activity in the workplace on staff relationships, morale,
productivity and turnover. The researchers are seeking participants
willing to share any unexplained or ‘supernatural’ happenings at
their place of work and whether such stories are used for
promotional purposes.
Link:
www.eadt.co.uk/business/essex_university_boffins_study_supernatural_happenings_in_workplace_1_1675638
stuff.co.nz
Science Magazine- Online
www.cosmoxmagazine.com
Dr Tom Foulsham from the
Department of Psychology and cognitive scientist Alan Kingstone of
the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, have published an
article in Biology Letters on the tendency for humans to
fixate on the eyes when looking at another person. They found that
when presented with images of non-humans with eyes positioned on
their head, and monsters with eyes positioned elsewhere on their
body, participants first tended to look in the middle of the image,
but then fixated on the eyes regardless of their positioning. The
researchers suggested this brain mechanism may have evolved over
time in order for humans to communicate quickly and quietly, simple
information such as emotion, health and age.
Link:
news.sciencemag.org/sciencenow/2012/10/many-eyed-monsters-prove-the-eye.html?rss=1
New Scientist
Online
www.newscientist.com
Dr Catherine Jones from the Department of
Psychology at the University of Essex comments on results from a
study carried out by Geoffrey Ghose and Blaine Schneider
investigating timing in the brain.
Link:
www.newscientist.com/article/dn22446-brain-circuits-run-their-own-clocks.html
www.nst.com.my
Dr Idlan Zakaria from the
University of Essex commends the achievements of author
Tan Twan Eng, who was nominated for this
year’s Man Booker Prize in London two weeks ago.
Link:
www.nst.com.my/nation/general/author-wins-despite-losing-out-1.164286
Socialist Worker Online
Research by The Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) in
2005 showing that the overall gender pay gap was roughly constant is
mentioned with regards to closing the gender pay gap in the UK
today.
Link:
www.socialistworker.co.uk/art.php?id=29888
Daily Gazette
Two students have been awarded scholarships of £3,000 each for the
University of Essex's Edge Hotel School from the Savoy Educational
Trust.
Daily Gazette
Former student Lucy McCormick is part of a new production, Get In
The Back Of The Van by maverick theatre makers at the Lakeside
Theatre.
Tuesday 30 October
Times Higher Education
The Vice-Chancellor of Cranfield University, Sir John
O'Reilly, will become Director
General of knowledge and innovation at the
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills from early February
next year. Sir John completed a PhD and
was a Senior Lecturer at Essex. He was awarded an Honorary Degree by
Essex in 2004.
Link:
www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=421635&c=1
Information - Denmark
Essex Economics graduate Jonas Schytz Juul is co-author of
the The Danish class society published on Monday.
Link:
www.information.dk/315128
Osun Defender - Nigeria
Research by Dr Gavin Sandercock from the School of
Biological Sciences mentioned in feature on why it is important to
eat breakfast.
Link:
www.osundefender.org/?p%3D51625
East Anglian Daily Times
Amy Harrison, who joined Whittle & Co in Colchester in
January 2008 after completing a BA in Accounting and Management at
Essex has just completed her Association of Chartered Accountants
(ACA) qualification.
Link:
www.eadt.co.uk/business/movers_shakers_talented_amy_notches_up_new_qualification_1_1671965
Daily
Gazette
Managers can learn how to manage more effectively at
workshops being run by the Business and Management Training Centre
at Essex Business School.
Daily Gazette
Four students and graduates helped set up a major art exhibition as
part of an internship at the Minories Art Galleries in Colchester.
Link: Full story on the University's website -
www.essex.ac.uk/news/event.aspx?e_id=4627
Rochdale Observer - online
Steve Adshead from the School of Health and Human Sciences
is one of 60 academics from across the country who have written to
The Times to protest that there is ‘no convincing evidence’ that
regional or local pay rates would boost the economic performance of
regional economies.
Link:
rochdaleonline.co.uk/news-features/2/news-headlines/74718/academics-oppose-postcode-pay-lottery
ESPN
Alumni Phil Ball, now a sports writer and commentator on ESPN,
discusses his sporting experiences as a mature student at the
University of Essex, where he also met his wife of 25 years.
Link:
soccernet.espn.go.com/columns/story/_/id/1205852/phil-ball:-golden-oldies
October 2012
Monday 29 October
Daily Gazette
A rugby match was held in memory of University of Essex
graduate, Will Lomax who died shortly after graduating from the
University of Essex. The match raised over £400 for the ward that
Will was treated on.
Fakenham and Wells Times
The Comet 24
East Anglian Daily Times
Welwyn and Hatfield Times
Professor Amanda Sacker from ISER was one of the judging panel for
Diamond
Champions in Suffolk. These awards
recognise the contribution that volunteers over the age of 60
make.
Sunday 28 October
PR-USA
Liz, who launched the Harry Potter series received an honorary award
from School of Arts and Humanities at University Campus Suffolk.
Your Thurrock
One of the University of Essex Hockey Teams achieved their first win
of the season against Thurrock, scoring 6 goals.
The Age, Australia
Canberra Times
Sydney Morning Herald
Brisbane Times
Professor Andrea Galeotti from the
Department of Economics and Professor
Stephen Pudney from the Institute for
Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex
were two of the contributors of a
Wisconsin report which found that those
considered more popular at school, on average, received 2% more pay
in later life.
Link:
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/popular-can-look-forward-to-prosperous-life-20121027-28c64.html
Saturday 27 October
East Anglian Daily Times
Huffington Post
Academics at the University of Essex are working with the RSPB to
see how connected children are to nature. The study will create a
baseline to see how connected they are to nature and this will then
be measured again in two years' time.
Link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/dr-mike-clarke/children-nature_b_2008506.html
Friday 26 October
Daily Gazette
Southend Standard
Mick
Thwaites, one of the prospective police and crime
commissioner candidates is touring Essex and will
visit the University of Essex on 10 November at 11.30am.
Whatsonstage
Sealand, which is written, directed and stars
graduates of the East 15 Acting School is
reviewed by Stephanie Soh.
Link:
http://www.whatsonstage.com/reviews/theatre/london/E8831351185477/Sealand.html
Essex County Standard
Four University of Essex computer science and computer gaming
graduates have launched a computer game, ‘Super Fluid’ at the
Eurogamer Expo after being selected for a special challenge. The
game can be downloaded for free for Android and Apple products.
Essex County Standard
A 23 year old man has been arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily
harm following the brutal assault of a first year student. The
student, who was taken to Broomfield Hospital to be treated by
plastic surgeons, sustained deep cuts of her forearm when she was
slashed with glass.
Essex County Standard
Student volunteers from the University of Essex worked with council
staff to clear overgrown land in Greenstead.
Essex County Standard
Wivenhoe artist James Dodds is profiled in this week’s Essex County
Standard. James was made an honorary doctorate by the University of
Essex in 2007.
Thursday 25 October
The Independent
University of Essex graduate, Liz Bailey was one of seven teachers
to win an award at the annual Teaching Awards.
Link:
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/schools/why-a-mans-place-is-in-the-classroom-8225270.html?origin=internalSearch
BBC World Service
Rachel Bragg from the Centre for Environment and Society is part of
a programme on Eco-Therapy talking about the
evidence behind
nature-based therapies and argues they should be part of a "toolkit"
of care for patients.
Daily Gazette
A female student was attacked with broken glass at the University of
Essex and left with arm injuries. A 23-year old man is being
held on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm.
Go! (Essex Chronicle)
The Essex Book Festival, supported by the University of Essex, Essex
County Council and the Arts Council England has launched a short
story competition to encourage people in the county to start
writing.
Times Higher Education
David Willetts, the universities and science minister posted on the
University of Essex's Society Central website. He was emphasising
the importance of evidence-based policy rather than 'sloppy
thinking'.
Daily Gazette
Reporter Will Lodge talks with Wivenhoe Mayor, Penny Kraft about
Wivenhoe, from the University of Essex down to the Quay.
ITV online
East Anglian Daily Times
Tennis star, Elena Baltacha, was made a fellow of the university's
School of Nursing and Midwifery at a ceremony in Ipswich Town Hall.
Daily Gazette
Wolf Red will be performed at the University of Essex on 25 October.
National Mirror
Dr Gavin Sandercock from the University of Essex found that children
who do not eat breakfast are not as fit, are less active and could
be more overweight or obese than those who always eat
breakfast.
Alpha Galileo
Professor Todd Landman has been appointed the world’s first
Visiting Professor of Performance Magic at the
University of Huddersfield.
Link:
http://www.alphagalileo.org/ViewItem.aspx?ItemId=125257&CultureCode=en
Wednesday 24 October
East Anglian Daily Times Online
Business Weekly
UltraSoC, a new debugging technology pioneered by research
director Professor Klaus McDonald- Maier at School of Computer
Science and Electronic Engineering and Cambridge entrepreneur Dr
Karl Heeks, may be used by semi-conductor companies around the
world. The company UltraSoc Technologies has secured further funding
of £1million which will enable the company to take their technology
to the market.
Link:
www.eadt.co.uk/business/essex_university_spin_out_firm_ultrasoc_secures_1m_investment_1_1666561
Daily Gazette Online
Coaches left the University of Essex, Colchester Institute and North
Station from 9am this morning as Colchester students joined the TUC
march in London against Government cuts.
Link:
www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/local/colchester/10002412.Colchester_Against_the_Cuts_join_TUC_march/
The Journal Gazette Online
Professor Arnold Wilkins and Dr Geoff Cole from the Department of
Psychology have carried out research into aversions of holey objects
and the evolutionary roots of the phobia.
Link:
www.journalgazette.net/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20121023/FEAT/310239994/-1/FEAT11&template=printart
National Institute for Health Research
govtoday.co.uk
Harlow Star Series Online
Academics from the University of Essex and
experts at Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust are
looking into ways of improving the problem of urinary incontinence
in women. They are carrying out a pilot study involving 100 women
who suffer from the condition. The women will conduct pelvic floor
exercises and modified pilates classes as well as receving lifestyle
advice for six weeks based at the Physiotherapy Department at
Colchester General Hospital.
Link:
www.nihr.ac.uk/news/Lists/News/DispForm.aspx?ID=1441
Belfast Telegraph Online
Incentive Travel and Corporate Meetings
catersearch.com
bighospitality.co.uk
Paul Shanahan, operations manager of Le Manoir aux Quat’ Saisons,
has been offered mentoring at the Edge Hotel School by Stephen
Mannock following the UK Restaurant Manager of the Year Awards.
Link:
www.bighospitality.co.uk/Events-Awards/Peter-McAlister-wins-2012-UK-Restaurant-Manager-of-the-Year
Tuesday 23 October
BBC Essex
Dr Tom Scotto discusses the United States presidential
election with American born Braintree MP Brooks Newmark on the Dave
Monk Show.
The programme will be available later today at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/radio/bbc_radio_essex/20121023
BBC Breakfast
University of Essex graduate, Elizabeth Bailey who has been named
'Outstanding New Teacher of the Year' at the Pearson Teaching Awards
2012 was interviewed on BBC Breakfast.
Radio Times, a radio
station for southeastern Pennsylvania,
southern New Jersey and Delaware
Interview with Professor Chris Cooper,
Director of the Centre for Sports and Exercise Science at the
University of Essex and author of Run, Swim, Throw, Cheat: The
Science Behind Drugs in Sport
about Lance Armstrong.
Link:
http://whyy.org/cms/radiotimes/2012/10/23/lance-armstrong-doping-and-the-culture-of-cycling/
Daily Gazette
The University of Essex has opened a maths drop-in centre offering
help and advice on a range of maths problems to families, local
companies, students and staff.
Daily Gazette
A ground-breaking ceremony was held at the University of Essex. The
Meadows will be built by next autumn and will house 228 students in
19 town house and 420 students in flats.
Daily Gazette
University of Essex graduate, Elizabeth Bailey has been named
'Outstanding New Teacher of the Year' at the Pearson Teaching Awards
2012.
Los Angeles Times and 14 other news outlets
in the USA
Professor Andrea Galeotti from the
Department of Economics and Professor
Stephen Pudney from the Institute for
Social and Economic Research at the University of Essex
were two of the contributors of a
Wisconsin report which found that those
considered more popular at school, on average, received 2% more pay
in later life.
The Nation,
Pakistan
The News International
Dr Francisco Sepulveda from the School of Computer Science and
Electronic Engineering gave a talk on 'Brain Computer Interface
Systems' at a two-day 1st International Conference on
Robotics and Artificial Intelligence in Pakistan.
Edge online
California's Stanford University has acquired black and white arcade
photographs to add to their collection of videogame
paraphernalia which is the largest in the
world. Other items in the collection
include Richard Bartle’s notes relating to the development of
the first multi-user dungeon at the University Of Essex.
Link:
http://www.edge-online.com/news/californias-stanford-university-snapps-up-a-collection-of-650-retro-arcade-photographs/
The Globe and
Mail, Canada
Dr Tom Foulsham from the Department of Psychology has worked with
Arizona State University’s Evan Risko to
look at what a classroom could be like in 2020.
Link:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/canadian-university-report/classroom-of-2020-the-future-is-very-different-than-you-think/article4620458/
Monday 22 October
Daily Mail
The University of Essex's Robotic Fish and unmanned aerial vehicle
are profiled as some of the prototype robots that may be further
developed in the future.
Link:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2221344/Humanoid-robots-day-friends-perform-surgery-beat-humans-football.html
The Guardian
David Willetts, Minister of State for Universities and
Science, writes about the importance of linking academic research
with the outside world.
Link:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2012/oct/22/evidence-based-policy-david-willetts
East Anglian Daily Times
Fakenham and Wells Times
Welwyn and Hatfield Times
University of Essex graduate, Elizabeth Bailey has been named
'Outstanding New Teacher of the Year' at the Pearson Teaching Awards
2012.
Daily Gazette
University of Essex Computer Science graduates who formed Surface
Tension Studios have launched their game, Superfluid, and it is now
available to download as a free app. The four studios have now
started paid internships at a Studio in Brighton as part of the
Virgin Media 100-day game project.
ITV online
Mid Ulster Mail
Tyrone Times
The RSPB are working with the University of Essex to look at how
connected children are with nature. The RSPB are worried that
children's lack of contact with nature as being one of the biggest
threats to the future of the environment.
The Independent
Professor Hugh Brogan from the Department of History writes to The
Independent about David Cameron's intentions to commemorate the
anniversary of the Great War in 1914 but asks if the centenary
should look at what we have learned since and look towards building
peace.
Link:
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/letters/letters-who-pays-the-nuclear-power-bill-8219862.html
CPA Australia
Professor Christian de Cock from Essex Business
School will be speaking at the 2012
Pacioli Society Twilight Seminar series at the
University of Sydney. He will be speaking on 'Financial
Times Advertisements: An insight into the psychology of the
financial crisis'.
Aberdeen News
Herald Mail
Chambersburg Public Opinion
East 15 Acting School graduate of East15 Acting School,
Jessica M Beck has been awarded a PhD from the
University of Exeter. Playwright and Director Jessica,
recently co-wrote and directed a verbatim play commemorating the
70th anniversary of the Exeter Blitz.
Sunday 21 October
Adelaide Now
Research
carried out by Dr Malcolm Brynin from
the University of Essex has suggested that
youthful love affairs can lead to disappointment later in life, when
adult relationships seem disappointing and boring.
The Independent
The Gulf Today
Yasmin Alibhai-Brown writes in The
Independent about complaining
about racism and suffering the consequences.
She mentions research
carried out by Professor Yvonne Kelly from
the University of Essex, who found
possible links between mothers experiencing racial abuse and the
poor development of their children.
Link:
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/comment/rio-ferdinand-was-right-not-to-wear-the-kick-it-out-shirt--and-hell-pay-for-it-8219726.html
Vanguard
University of Essex Economics graduate,
Oreoluwa Somolu
is Executive Director of the
Women’s Technology Empowerment Centre (W.TEC) in
Nigeria and is involved in a project to empower women and girls to
gain knowledge of IT.
Saturday 20 October
MSN Arabia
George McIntosh, President of the University of Essex Rowing Club
talks about the sense of community which exists been rowing clubs
and how it is untainted by media attention, scandal and corporations
unlike other sports.
Runner's World
Runners seem to think that running a particular pace in the dark
feels more difficult that in the daytime. Dave Parry from the Human
Performance Unit has carried out some research using cyclists,
changing their optic flow.
Link:
http://news.runnersworld.com/2012/10/19/why-running-at-night-feels-faster/
At Home - online
Lyndsey Young from Easy Green shares tips on making a
cheaper packed lunch for school children. Many parents choose a
packed lunch due to the cost of school dinners but also because of
children's embarrassment of having to have free school meals. A
recent study carried out by the Institute for Social and Economic
Research, 300,000 children out of the 1.1million who are entitled to
free school meals, opt out because they are embarrassed to have
them.
Link:
http://www.athomemagazine.co.uk/green-a-eco/6153-the-queen-of-easy-green-school-packed-lunches-save-money-and-keep-it-healthy-by-going-waste-free
Friday 19 October
BBC Essex
Director of the Human Rights Centre Professor Rainer Schulze and the
Director of the Human Rights Clinic Nathan Derejko discussed the
human rights issues surrounding the treatment of travelers in the UK
on the anniversary of the Dale Farm eviction.
Daily Gazette
Neil D'Arcy-Jones interviews James Dodds who was awarded an honorary
degree by the University in 2007.
Daily Gazette
University of Essex students worked with Colchester Council zone
wardens and a maintenance team from Colchester Borough Council to
tidy up a disused car park in Greenstead.
Daily Gazette
Olympic race walker and Students' Union Sports Development Officer,
Dominic King, will be one of the guests at Colchester's famous
oyster feast next week.
Daily Gazette
The Government's social mobility tsar, Alan Milburn, has called for
universities to give poorer students more offers. A spokesman from
the University of Essex said that we have a strong reputation for
recruiting students from all backgrounds and provide extensive
financial support for those who need it.
Essex County Standard
A maths drop-in centre has been opened at the University of Essex to
help students with their employability skills and to allow
businesses to use the maths knowledge on campus.
Essex County Standard
Bob Russell's office write to the Essex County Standard to
detail his activities in the constituency over the past month. One
of his activities was visiting the Freshers' Fayre at the University
of Essex.
Essex County Standard
A teenager was injured by a brick thrown through the window of
University of Essex student accommodation.
CNET Australia
CNET
Professor Malcolm Hawksford from the School of Computer Science and
Electronic Engineering comments on FLAC -
Free Lossless Audio Codec, an audio format similar to MP3.
Link:
http://www.cnet.com.au/flac-the-high-def-mp3-explained-339342094.htm
Children and Young Children Now
Kamena Dorling, policy manager at Coram Children’s Legal
Centre’s Migrant Children's Project, said figures on child
trafficking in the UK hugely underestimate
the issue as the number of children trafficked
into the UK is likely to be more than double what the official
figures suggest.
Link:
http://www.cypnow.co.uk/cyp/news/1075055/number-child-trafficking-victims-double-official-figures-report-warns
Herts and Essex Observer
A major research project, funded by the British Academy and the East
of England Co-operative, into the impact of buying and
selling local food produce is to be carried out
by the University of Essex.
The Hindu online
The Department of Commerce at Sri Venkateswara University
will be holding an international conference on ‘Corporate
Governance’ at the end of January 2013,
in association Essex Business School at the
University of Essex.
GreekCity
University of Essex Economics graduate,
Yannis Varoufakis
will be giving a lecture entitled: 'The Greek Crisis: Why is
there such a thing (and how it can be avoided)'.
Thursday 18 October
Times Higher Education
Angel Ivanov has been awarded the Human Rights Centre’s 30th
anniversary scholarship for Roma students. A second student,
Ciprian Ionita has also accepted a place to study at the University,
assisted by the Human Rights Centre.
BBC Essex – Dave Monk Show
University of Essex Academic and care farm expert Rachel Bragg talks
to BBC Essex’s Dave Monk about the current benefits and challenges
facing care farming. You can listen to the
interview here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p00yvc7g/Dave_Monk_18_10_2012/
(forward to 08:35).
Daily Gazette
Nightclubs at the University of Essex have been criticised for
promoting cheap booze deals. Lily Flaherty, SU vice-president of
welfare and community said the Union had achieved ‘Best Bar None’
accreditation for running responsible venues and education and
awareness campaigns for students.
Daily Gazette
A BaxterStorey scholarship for £3,000 is being offered to a student
starting on a degree course in January at the Edge Hotel School.
Business in East Anglia
Colchester’s economy has been given a boost with the £10 million
restoration of Wivenhoe House. Now a luxury country house hotel with
a fine dining restaurant overseen by Master Chef of Great Britain
Paul Boorman, it is also home of The Edge Hotel.
Times Higher Education
The UK is known for its world-class social science research and one
of the contributors of some of the rich date is the new large panel
survey Understanding Society.
Link:
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?c=1§ioncode=26&storycode=421512
Big Hospitality
Carluccios has made the move into training in the hospitality
industry by opening a chef training academy. The Edge Hotel School
have moved further and now incorporate learning with a Hotel
business.
Link:
http://www.bighospitality.co.uk/Business/Carluccio-s-opens-in-house-training-academy-above-Islington-restaurant
Hotel Owner
Students are now able to study for fast track BA (Hons) Hotel
Management and BA (Hons) Culinary Management at the Edge Hotel
School – the UK’s first Hotel School based in a fully operational
hotel.
Wednesday 17 October
RSPB Media Centre and news outlets across the
country
Academics at the University of Essex are working on research to
measure how connected children are to nature. This is as a result of
growing concerns over the reduced contact that children have with
wildlife and the natural world, and the detrimental affect this
could have on nature in the UK. Rachel Bragg will be leading this
research.
Link:
http://www.rspb.org.uk/media/releases/326839-disconnected-children-mean-nature-is-at-risk?utm_campaign=Press+releases&utm_medium=feed&utm_source=rss
Daily Gazette
A new scholarship supported by BaxterStorey and worth £3,000 is
being offered for a student at the Edge Hotel School at Wivenhoe
House.
Link:
http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/9987838.New_scholarship_on_offer_at_hotel_school/
Sud Ouest
Filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin highlights the work of Professor Jules
Pretty in a feature on her new film investigating the potential of
family farming to produce enough food to feed the world while
reducing environmental damage. Professor Pretty analysed the
productivity of farms around the world applying the standards of
sustainable agriculture.
Link:
http://www.sudouest.fr/2012/10/16/fin-de-la-faim-851262-4720.php
Tuesday 16 October
New Scientist
Professor Chris Cooper from the Department of Biological Sciences
writes for the New Scientist about doping and the recent scandal.
Link:
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn22381-sports-cheats-will-always-keep-their-nose-in-front.html
Southend Echo
Southend Standard
The Forum in Southend, the first 24-hour library is well on schedule
to be completed next year. It will be used by students at the
University of Essex and South Essex College.
Link:
http://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/local_news/southend/9980556.Southend_library_work_on_schedule/
East Anglian Daily Times and 9 other
regional newspapers
Memories of the Great Storm of 1987 include
evacuating students at the University of Essex when the roof of a
two-storey building caved in. Many windows were smashed in the
Towers and around 100 trees on campus were uprooted.
Link:
http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/suffolk_essex_the_great_storm_remembered_1_1656681.
MCVUK.com
Gamasutra
University of Essex Computer Science graduates who formed a company
called ‘Super-Fluid’ and won a competition run by Virgin Media to
help developers get into the gaming industry, have launched their
new free mobile game on two of the biggest smartphone app stores.
Link:
http://www.mcvuk.com/index.php/press-releases/read/super-fluid-launches-in-app-stores/0104567.
What’s on Stage
Two East 15 Acting School graduated have formed a new company,
Square Peg, and will performing their first production ‘Forwards and
Backwards’ in Manchester.
Link:
http://www.whatsonstage.com/press+releases/index.php?id=958&md=details
Daily Gazette
Rachel Bragg from the Centre for Environment and Society is pictured
at Butterfly Lodge Care Farm in Abberton.
Monday 15 October
Daily Gazette
Angel Ianov, a Bulgarian Roma gipsy student has been awarded a new
scholarship – the Human Rights Centre 30th Anniversary
Scholarship for Roma students - from the University of Essex.
Daily Gazette
Neil D’Arcy-Jones highlights the smash-hit Edinburgh show Fat which
is being performed at the Lakeside Theatre this week before it goes
on its debut UK tour.
Bloomberg News
According to the International Centre for
Prison Studies, based at the University of Essex, the USA has the
world’s highest incarceration rate (730 people per 100,000).
Link:
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-15/u-s-jails-more-people-than-any-other-country-chart-of-the-day.html
Daily Gazette
The maths department at the University of Essex has opened a new
maths drop-in centre as part of a scheme to improve employability of
students.
East Anglian Daily Times
Fakenham & Wells Times
Herts24.co.uk
Rachel Bragg from the Green
Exercise Research Team at University of Essex has found data to
indicate that care farming improves well being, develops skills,
reduces isolation and can increase employability of the people using
them.
LACA
The LACA comments on the study by The Institute for Social and
Economic Research suggesting that 1.1 million children are given the
right to free school meals yet 300,000 of them are not taking them.
PennLive.com
Research from the University of Essex showed that 71 percent of
participants in a study reported fewer trips to the doctor and
reduced depression as a result of walking in the woods.
online.wsj.com
Wall Street Journal
Professor David Voas at the University of Essex, who studied the
decline in religiosity in the United States, suggests that it is
becoming more socially acceptable to say that one does not have a
religion.
Sunday 14 October
Sunday Times
A feature on how to raise a happy teenager reacts to recent research
by the Institute for Social and Economic Research which revealed
that life satisfaction among 10 to 15 –year-olds depends on having
friends over to their home, playing sport and having a stable home
life.
Link:
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/life/families/article3565775.ece
Friday 12 October
BBC Two
Dr Pam Cox from the Department of Sociology presented the final part
of her series on the social history of British servants.
Link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01nd1w5/Servants_The_True_Story_of_Life_Below_Stairs_No_Going_Back/
BBC Essex
Head of the Department of History, Dr Alison Rowlands is interviewed
about the fortieth anniversary of the Department and the value of
studying history.
East Anglian Daily Times
Daily Gazette
Female student was injured after a brick was thrown through a window
at Avon Way student accommodation.
Essex County Standard
Graphology- a new exhibition at the
University of Essex features works by an Oscar winning screen-writer
and a Turner Prize- nominated artist.
Finance.Boston.com
Individual.com
PRWeb
Former University of Essex research officer, Dr Philipp Rohlfshagen
has been appointed as senior scientist at SolveIT Software in
Australia.
The Express Times – New Jersey Edition
University of Essex graduate, Dr Hugo Ceron Anaya gave a
presentation on his research into gender and bodily dispositions
displayed on golf courses in Mexico.
Interfax Ukraine
Professor Sarah Birch from the Department of Government was one of
the experts taking part in a seminar on the parliamentary elections
in Ukraine.
The Economist
Maria Iacovou from the Institute for Social
and Economic Research says that young adults have become reluctant
to fly the family nest.
Link:
http://www.economist.com/node/21564601
Thursday 11 October
BBC World Service
BBC Radio 4 World at One
France 24
BBC Essex radio
BBC West Midlands radio
Professor Chris Cooper from the Department of Biological Sciences
talks about the Lance Armstrong doping scandal.
BBC Essex
News item on student injured from brick through window in Avon Way.
BaoMoi.com
Dan Entwhistle, Associate Director of the
International Office at University of Essex, will
be speaking at an event to help students understand the costs
and benefits of studying in the UK.
London Wired
Professor Anthony King will speak at a Royal Television Society
event about a report he produced in 2008 that said the BBC
needed to improve its coverage of the UK's nations and regions.
thisistotalessex.co.uk
Zane Lowe will be visiting the University of Essex tonight during
his Autumn Tour.
Sydney Morning Herald
Brisbane Times
Professor Arnold Wilkins and colleague, Geoff Cole from the
Department of Psychology are the first scientists to
investigate the visual elements behind the phobia,
Trypophobia, an irrational fear of clusters of small holes.
Their study is currently under peer review by the journal
Psychological Science.
Link:
http://www.smh.com.au/national/health/light-on-dark-holes-of-phobia-gives-hope-20121010-27dmz.html
www.gamesindustry.biz
University of Essex graduates, Surface Tension Studios were winners
of the Virgin
Media 100 Day Game Project, iand have released
their winning game onto the iOS and Android app stores.
Super-Fluid can also be downloaded for free
from iTunes and Google Play.
Link:
www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-10-10-100-day-game-project-winners-launch-onto-app-store
Africa online
The University of Essex will be one of the expert trainers at a
Libyan university course to help Libyan psycho-social workers
help individuals traumatised by the civil war.
Times Higher Education
Dr Pamela Cox from the Department of Sociology is presenting a BBC
series looking at the social history of Britain's servants. The
final episode of the three-part series will air tomorrow.
Times Higher Education
The University of Essex is one of the UK universities that are
helping Syrian students who have had their funding cut from the
Damascus government. Essex is allowing them to register but pay
their fees later.
Link:
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=421457&c=1
Daily Gazette
East Anglian Daily Times
Angel Ivanov has been awarded a Human Rights Centre 30th
Anniversary Scholarship for Roma Students and
will study a master’s degree in theory and practice of human
rights.
Daily Gazette
The Stand Tall project, to help celebrate Colchester Zoo's 50th
birthday was officially launched at Firstsite yesterday. The
University of Essex is also one of the sponsors.
Essex Chronicle
A Government grant of £820,000 has been awarded to Writtle College
and the University of Essex for a project which could save the Dairy
industry millions. Cows will wear devices to spot differences in
healthy and unhealthy behaviour, leading to early detection of
disease.
Daily Gazette
The History department at the University of Essex is celebrating its
40th birthday. Present and past students and staff will be
celebrating at Firstsite tomorrow.
Wednesday 10 October
The Voice of Russia
Dr Natasha Ezrow from the Department of Government
discusses the lack of trust people in Libya are showing towards
their Government.
Link:
http://english.ruvr.ru/2012_10_09/Libyan-govt-gets-the-cold-shoulder/
Africa Online - Online (plus four other media
outlets)
Experts from the University of Essex, the International Organisation
for Migration (IOM) and the University of Tripoli will be teaching
the first modules of the IOM’s most recent psycho-social course.
This course is being offered at the University of Tripoli to help
enable participants to develop emergency psychological programmes to
aid war victims and deal with the enduring emotional and social
effects of the Libyan crisis.
Link:
http://www.afriquejet.com/libya-iom-launches-programme-to-assist-war-victims-in-libya-2012101046853.html
The Nation (Pakistan)
Punjab University and the University of Essex have signed
an agreement covering curriculum development on environmental
health. Essex is recognised internationally for its work on aerosol
monitoring and assessment. Professor Ian Colbeck in the School of
Biological Sciences and his research associates will help in the
design and delivery of courses at Punjab University.
Link:
http://www.nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/lahore/10-Oct-2012/pu-faculty-wins-british-council-grantfirst-school-for-cops-kids
Daily Gazette
The University of Essex Amateur Boxing Club has won four county
titles at the Essex Senior Novice Championship Finals in Billericay.
Daily Gazette
Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe returns to Sub Zero tomorrow as part of his
‘Electrified’ tour.
Tuesday 9 October
Ringside Report
Professor Richard Bartle, Professor of Game Design at the
University of Essex is one of the speakers at the London Games
Festival 2012.
Link:
http://ringsidereport.com/?p=22909
Sabotage Times
Profile: Booker Prize winner Ben Okri, who studied comparative
literature at the University of Essex in the late 1970s.
Link:
http://www.sabotagetimes.com/life/black-history-month-the-black-icons-that-the-mainstream-forgot-about/
Essex County Standard Online
A cyclist who has been cycling for 45 years says she has seen
several near misses by the University of Essex’s Knowledge Gateway
when cyclists ignore red lights, carry on and motorists have to
brake suddenly. She calls for cyclists to take more care.
Link:
http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/local/9971861.Cyclist_warns_of__constant_stupidity_/
Monday 8 October
BBC Radio Suffolk
Professor Paul Whiteley from the Department of Government
interviewed about the prospects for the Conservative Party at its
conference and what the Chancellor George Osborne
needs to say in his speech today.
Graduation joy for students
Artist Grayson Perry has received an honorary degree from Colchester
Institute at their graduation ceremony which took place on Saturday.
An honorary doctorate was also awarded to Kath Wood, founding
director of Colchester's firstsite gallery.
East Anglian Daily Times
Colchester Gazette
Grey power...when age is no barrier to
achievement
Nathan Bolton, president of the University of Essex
Students' Union says he finds former U's player Bobby Hunt
inspirational for his role in the campaign to save sheltered housing
in Colchester.
Colchester Gazette
Cellphone is
killing your
Relationship
New research has found mobile phones can damage personal
relationships merely with their presence no matter
whether they are being used or not.
According to psychologists who conducted the experiments at
the University of Essex, mobile phones
automatically trigger thoughts about wider social networks, reducing
the level of empathy and understanding in face-to-face
conversations.
Silicon India
This story was also featured in 32 other news outlets around the
world
Saturday 6 October
Teenagers value the simple things in life
Close friends, playing sport and a stable home life are more
important to the happiness of children aged 10-15 than the wealth of
their parents, according to a study by the Institute for Social and
Economic Research at the University of Essex. Other factors that
increase a child's sense of wellbeing include a healthy lifestyle, a
sense of community and good behaviour from their classmates during
lessons. Researcher Gundi Knies found no difference in the average
life satisfaction score of children in families with lower incomes
compared with those living in families with higher incomes.
Read the article
here.
The Guardian
Mail on Sunday
An economy to serve the people
Manifesto Press has published Building
An Economy For The People. The book is edited by Jonathan White
and Professor Prem Sikka
from Essex Business School is one of the contributors.
Morning Star
Indonesia's last nomadic sea gypsies
They have lived on the sea for centuries, but overfishing now
threatens the unique culture of the nomadic ocean dwellers known as
the Bajau Laut. Over the last 10 years, fish stocks here have
dropped significantly, according to Operation Wallacea, a
Wakatobi-based research group. Their study cites overfishing because
of burgeoning Asian demand for tropical rockfish and octopus, as
well as reckless new fishing methods such as reef-bombing, cyanide
poisoning and gillnetting.
"Before, you couldn't swim for bumping into fish," says David J
Smith, a professor at the University of Essex who has led research
projects at Operation Wallacea's Wakatobi site since 1999. "Today,
you are lucky if you see fish above 25 centimetres."
Aljazeera
Mental Health Awareness Week 2012
Rachel Bragg from the University of Essex will highlight some of the
evidence that underpins the relationship between positive health and
well-being and spending time in natural spaces as
part of a session entitled 'Green Spaces and Well-being' as part of
a week of events organised by Framework, a homelessness charity in
the East Midlands.
Left Lion
Book outlines
conflict between
Islamic & other values,
shows Islam resilient
Najebah Marafi, an MA student in Computer
Assisted Language Learning at the University of Essex
has written a book combining pertinent Islamic texts and
scholarly analyses, delves into the socio-political issues that
concern Islam today.
PR Web
Friday 5 October
Why your staff should take a break at lunchtime
Research has shown
that when employees don’t take a lunch break, productivity dips and
could account for 40 minutes of lost time.
A study carried out by the University of Essex reveals that walking
at lunchtime not only increases physical activity and reduces
stress, but when it’s carried out in a green space there is a
greater fall in blood pressure and improved negative mood.
EDP 24
University of Essex to embark on local produce
investigation
In a year long project, the University of
Essex is planning to investigate the benefits and challenges of
buying, eating and selling local produce. The research is hoping to
include views from farmers on the ups and downs of how selling
locally and how this affects their livelihoods. Research officer Dr
Zareen Bharucha of the University's Essex Sustainability Institute
said: "There has been an explosion of political, practical and
academic interest in local food, but the evidence-base on its
precise contributions to mental and physical health and well being
is still patchy."
Harlow Star Series
Why do we still mourn Steve Jobs?
In the weeks following the death of Apple's CEO and co-founder one
year ago today, more than a million people sent emails to an address
set up by Apple. Andrew Przybylski, a
psychologist at the University of Essex, surveyed a few hundred
Apple users about how their relationship with their devices informed
their feelings about Jobs' death. A third of the participants
reported feeling emotionally connected to their Macs, iPads, iPhones
and iPods, agreeing with the statement that the devices "occupy a
special place in my heart" -- and those people were 70% sadder about
his passing than those who didn't feel the love.
Fortune online
Students put Essex Uni in UK's top 20
The national student satisfaction survey placed the institution 17th
in England, after nine out of ten said they were satisfied overall
with their course.
Essex County Standard
Free kickabout on university campus
Three free football sessions, organised by Mars and
the Football Association take place at the University of Essex
campus next week.
Essex County Standard
Students celebrate in graduation ceremony
This
year’s recipient of the Honorary degree at the
South Essex College graduation ceremony was Jan Hodges, CEO
of the Edge Foundation, an independent education charity.
Jan was principal and chief executive of the College for nine
years until early last year before starting her current role at
Edge. Jan said “As a local person, having
the opportunity to play a lead role in the College’s development
and, in particular, the development of Higher Education provision in
partnership with the University of Essex - a University which is
highly rated for the quality of its teaching and research - gave me
enormous pleasure.”
Southend Echo
Thursday 4 October
World University rankings
The University of Essex has been ranked in the top 400
universities in the world. It has been placed in the 251-275
bracket. Essex is 20th in the Times Higher Education
100 Under 50.
Times Higher Education
BBC Essex
Dr Zareen Bharucha was interviewed by Dave
Monk at BBC Essex about the University’s Essex Sustainability
Institute research, funded by the East of England Co-operative and
the British Academy, into buying and selling locally sourced food
and how it contributes to the well-being of suppliers and consumers.
You can listen to the interview
here (forward to 34:51).
Taste Test
James Calnan from the Gazette reviews Signatures restaurant at
Wivenhoe House. He says that Wivenhoe House is a great venue for a
special occasion.
Colchester Gazette
Map design talk
University of Essex Psychology lecturer, Max Roberts
will be giving a talk about the design of maps and in particular,
the map of the London Underground at The Minories on 10 October.
East Anglian Daily Times
Academy of Food and Wine Service
awards
Stephen Mannock from Wivenhoe House hotel was awarded
an AFWS Fellowship at a ceremony held in London's Vintners' Hall
last night.
Big Hospitality
Caterer and Hotelkeeper
Harpers
Shakespeare: our contemporary?
Professor Marina Warner from
the Department of Literature, Film and Theatre Studies is one of the
prominent scholars discussing
whether Shakespeare should be considered our contemporary, or as a
difficult, distant historical ‘other’ at an event
at the British Museum
All about London
UK academics
call for
end to
media
misrepresentation
about polls
in Venezuela’s election
Ahead of Sunday’s Presidential election in Venezuela, a number of
academics including
Professor Ernesto
Laclau, Professor of Political Theory at the
University of Essex have called on
sections of the UK media to end its misrepresentation about the
polls in Venezuela. In an open letter (below) they raise concerns
that much of the reporting of the polls is merely reflecting the
spin coming from the right-wing candidates’ camp that the
presidential race is tight.
Venezuelanalysis.com
Church Growth Research website launched to help explore
the drivers of church growth within the Church of England
A new website has been
built to support the work of the Church Growth Research Programme -
the national 18-month academic research project exploring the
factors related to spiritual and in particular numerical church
growth of the Church of England. The research is being funded
through funding set aside by the Church Commissioners and
Archbishops' Council for research and development. This project is
being undertaken in partnership with the Institute for Social and
Economic Research at the University of Essex; Cranmer Hall, St
John's College, Durham and the Oxford Centre for Ecclesiology and
Practical Theology, Ripon College, Cuddesdon.
Anglicans Ablaze
The gift
that
keeps on
giving
University of Essex graduate, Ali
Houshmand will be Rowan University’s
seventh college president. “We are really at the crossroads of an
amazing point in history,” Houshmand says of Rowan University’s
growing reputation. “I feel tremendously honored and privileged,
especially someone like me that came from a foreign land.” The
57-year-old Iranian native has called Rowan University his home for
the past five years. After a childhood in Tehran, Houshmand moved to
the United Kingdom where he attended the University of Essex and
earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in mathematics. He spent
time as interim provost at Drexel University in Philadelphia before
coming to Rowan University in 2006 as the college’s provost and
senior vice president for Academic Affairs.
South Jersey.com
Wednesday 3 October
Turner nominee among artists at new exhibition
The latest exhibition at Art Exchange features work by an
Oscar-winning screenwriter, the father of surrealist photography and
a Turner Prize-nominated artist.
Colchester Gazette
Principal of Edge Hotel School interviewed on challenges
facing private providers
Principal of the Edge Hotel School Alan Jenkins discusses the
challenges and opportunities facing private providers such as
Kaplan, one of the University's academic partners in the project.
Read full article.
The Guardian
Artist to be honoured in Essex
Turner Prize-winning artist Grayson Perry will receive an honorary
degree from one of the University's academic partners Colchester
Institute this Saturday.
Colchester Gazette
Tuesday 2 October
Student survey puts Essex University
in top 20
The national student satisfaction survey placed the University of
Essex 17th in England, after nine out of ten students said they were
satisfied overall with their course. The 89% score beat the national
average of 85%.
Colchester Gazette
Mapping out the thinking
Dr Maz Roberts from the Department of Psychology will explain the
psychology behind maps at a Cafe Scientifque event at The Minories
on 10 October. His talk will be entitled 'Underground maps
unravelled: Explorations in information design'.
Colchester Gazette
Eric Hobsbawn
Read an
obituary for Eric Hobsbawn, who was awarded an honorary
doctorate from the University of Essex in 1996.
The Guardian
Phobia about holes is not officially recognized, but U.K.
scientists look into it
Professor Arnold Wilkins and colleague, Geoff
Cole from the Department of Psychology are the first
scientists to investigate the visual elements behind the phobia,
Trypophobia, an irrational fear of clusters of small holes.
Their study is currently under peer review by the journal
Psychological Science.
The Washington Post
Ad Hoc News
Herald News
Times of Oman
Experts say EU needs to tread carefully over Arab World
Ahead of today's visit of Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali to
Brussels, experts warn that Europe must strike a balance in its
efforts to support democratic change in the Middle East and North
Africa. Professor Todd Landman, a
Government Professor
and Director of the Institute for
Democracy and Conflict Resolution at the University of Essex was in
Brussels in late September to offer advice to European policymakers.
Read his comments
here.
EurActiv
InterPress online
Monday 1 October
Shoal's robot fish could be the first line of defense
against water pollution
A five foot long robo-fish prototype that monitors oxygen levels and
salinity is currently being tested in waters north of Spain as part
of the EU-funded Shoal Consortium project. If the project proves
successful, teams of autonomous robot fish could be patrolling
ports, harbors, and estuaries for telltale signs of pollutants in
the next few years.
Read comments made by Ian Dukes from the University of Essex, a
member of the consortium.
gizmag
The
University of Essex rises slightly in
Sunday Times university guide
In the Sunday Times University Guide, the Wivenhoe-based
uni is ranked 46th in the UK, an improvement of one place since last
year. It also scored well in the student satisfaction bracket, with
89 per cent saying they enjoyed their time.
Chelmsford Weekly News
Interview: Angus Holford
Nursery World profiles Angus Holford,
author of a new study 'Take-up of Free
School Meals: price effects and peer effects'
published by the Institute for Social and Economic Research,
University of Essex.
Nursery World
Students honoured at fourth degree
ceremony
On Saturday, 195 students were received their awards
at the fourth University Campus Suffolk degree ceremony which took
place in St Edmundsbury Cathedral.
East Anglian Daily Times
Crazy Chris's film projector in a
postbox
One of the area's most innovative and wacky artists, Chris
Dobrowolski makes a welcome return to the University of Essex with
an installation in the trees at Wivenhoe Park.
Colchester Gazette
Happy with his heritage
East 15 graduate, Rhydian Vaughan grew up
in Taipei but studied at East 15 Acting
School and graduated last year.
His performance in the film has been well-reviewed by critics
and he could very well soon be ranked among the crop of
A-list young Taiwanese male stars.
The Jakarta Post
The Straits Times
September 2012
Sunday 30 September
ESCALA
Artwork from
ESCALA was featured in an Observer article
about the Public Catalogue Foundation’s Your Paintings project.
Observer
Sunday Times University Guide 2013
The University of Essex was ranked 46th in the Sunday Times
University League Table, 18th in the student satisfaction table and
9th in the research quality table.
Sunday Times
BBC Essex
News item about the Stand Tall project taking place next
summer.
Society loses from its fixed idea of what a man should be
Professor Andrew Samuels from Centre for
Psychoanalytic Studies writes to The Observer in response
to a recent article 'It's time we ditched this bogus notion
of 'real manhood'.
The Observer
Saturday 29 September
BBC Essex
Jenny Grinter talks about the Stand Tall project which will
take place next summer. Over 12 weeks, the town's streets, parks and
open spaces will be taken over by 2.62m high giraffe sculptures,
including one at the University of Essex. You can listen to the
interview on
iplayer (forward to 2:45:45).
5 minutes of green exercise boosts mental health
In only five minutes you can cure the blues, let go of stress or get
over a bad day. All you need to do is go outside and get some ‘green
exercise.’ ‘Green’ exercise is any kind of physical activity that is
done outside, from gardening in your backyard to walking through a
city park. In a study by Jo Barton and Jules Pretty published in
Environmental Science and Technology, activities like cycling,
fishing, horseback riding and farming were studied and all were
found to be beneficial for mental health he activity that you choose
to do outside isn't as important as being outside where a natural
green environment is the central focus. Greenexercise.org found that
exercising outdoors especially helped with depression, fatigue,
self-esteem and tension.
examiner.com
The art of appreciating a coastline's
caress
The nine talented artists in the Tidal Margins collective have
recently exhibited at the Peter Pears Gallery in Aldeburgh. One of
the members of the group is James Canton from the Department of
Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies at the University of Essex. He
has taught the MA in Wild Writing at the University since its
inception in 2009.
East Anglian Daily Times
Friday 28 September
BBC Two
Servants: The true history of life below stairs
Dr Pamela Cox looks at the grand houses of the Victorian
ruling elite - estates dependent on an army of staff.
You can view the episode on the BBC iplayer
here.
The viewing figures for the first episode were around 2.4
million - an 11% share.
Read reviews in the
Daily Telegraph and
The Independent.
Sports mad Kat Parnell celebrated half marathon victory
by scoring a goal for ITFC ladies without even stopping for a shower
Footballer Kat Parnell admits she was mad
for playing for Ipswich Town Ladies just hours after winning the
Ipswich Half Marathon on Sunday. The Essex sports and exercise
science graduate, who was also a London Olympic torchbearer in July,
ran the London Marathon in just over three-and-a-half hours in
April.
EADT 24
Universities 'still advertising
vacancies' before term starts
As most undergraduates prepared to start courses on
Monday, it emerged that 110 universities or higher
education colleges were advertising clearing
vacancies for British and EU students. This included
a number of prestigious institutions such as
Essex, York, Lancaster,
Leicester, Sussex, Surrey and the School of Oriental
and African Studies, London.
Daily Telegraph
The worst student unions: how does yours
compare?
The University of Essex Students'
Union scored 67% and the University 86% in the
National Student Survey.
The Guardian
Do we need nature?
The Green Exercise Research Team at the University of Essex is
showing that green exercise – or exercise undertaken in nature –
yields clear health benefits and improvements in wellbeing, with the
majority of people experiencing better mood and increased
self-esteem.
Financial Times
Choosing the right university: what makes a university
'better'?
In the most recent national Research Assessment Exercise, which
ranks universities according to the quality of their research, the
University of Essex came ninth in the UK, above Bristol, Leeds,
Sheffield and other red-brick institutions. “In social science we
were top in the country, so those wanting to study politics,
economics or sociology could do well here,” says the university’s
spokesperson Jenny Grinter. “In economics, 100 per cent of our
research was internationally recognised. In politics, 45 per cent
was world-leading. Those figures eclipse Oxford, Cambridge and some
other leading universities.”
Employability is also a priority. Jenny
Grinter at the University of Essex says employers know the courses
that suit them — and those may not exclusively be from big-name
institutions. She advises applicants to dig a little deeper.
“Consider what you want to study and how strong a particular
university is in that subject, rather than just looking for an
institution that you recognise. For example, big human rights
organisations, such as the United Nations, are full of our
graduates. People wanting to work in that field know that going to
Essex opens doors.”
The Daily Telegraph
Charlie rushes to the aid of man
injured in an A133 car crash
University of Essex law student, Charlie Goodlake came to
the aid of a man who had collapsed on a grass verge along the A133
after a crash. Charlie and his friends called an ambulance and tried
to make him comfortable until the ambulance arrived.
Colchester Gazette
University fun day for schoolchildren
Places are available for a university fun day in Harwich,
organised by the University of Essex and Tendring District Council
aimed at encouraging children to progress to higher education.
Colchester Gazette
East Anglian Daily Times
'This place is incredible'
Next week cannot come quick enough for the Lakeside
Theatre's new artistic director, Ian Tidbury, or Tid, as he is known
by everyone on the Wivenhoe Park campus. Tid says "I want to make
the Lakeside a cultural retreat not just for audiences but for
performers and artists as well. "
Essex County Standard
Produce study is launched
The impact of buying and selling local food produce is
to be investigated in a major research project carried out by the
University of Essex and funded by the East of England Co-operative
and the British Academy.
Essex County Standard
Seminar eases growing pains
A special seminar has been held at the University of
Essex to help support innovative companies seeking to grow their
businesses. The seminar provided an opportunity to look at what
helps businesses to innovate successfully.
Essex County Standard
Zoo's birthday project attracting
major interest
Businesses, including the University of Essex are
taking part in the Stand Tall project which will take place next
summer when over 12 weeks, the town's streets, parks and open spaces
will be taken over by 2.62m high giraffe sculptures.
Essex County Standard
Survivors tell pupils horrors of
Holocaust
More than 80 pupils from eight schools listened to
Holocaust survivors talk about their experiences at an event at the
University of Essex. The event also launched the Dora Love prize, a
special awards programme established in memory of Holocaust
survivor, Dora Love.
Colchester Gazette
MBA will pay for employers
Colchester Institute's Centre for Business,
Management and Computing is enrolling for its MBA course. The MBA
which starts in October is being validated by the University of
Essex.
Essex County Standard
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