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Below are examples of recent University press and broadcast
coverage. Please note that all websites are external and will take
you out of the Communications website.
Members of the University community can receive an electronic
daily alert with links to press coverage by contacting Sandy Hart in
Information Systems Services (e-mail
sandy@essex.ac.uk) and asking
to be subscribed to presscuttings@essex.ac.uk.
An archive of recent coverage is
available online. A full archive of media coverage is also held in the
Communications Office.
Monday 29 October
BBC Essex
Professor Jules Pretty, Department of Biological Sciences
Re: GM crops
Wednesday 24 October
BBC Essex
Professor Michael Sherer, School of Accounting, Finance and
Management
Re: People’s understanding of mortgages and interest
rate changes
BBC Radio 4
Professor Jules Pretty, Department of Biological Sciences
Panellist on the Moral Maze programme
Friday 19 October
BBC Essex
Professor Paul Hunt, Department of Law/Human Rights Centre
Re: Global maternal mortality rates
Wednesday 17 October
BBC Radio 4
Professor Jules Pretty, Department of Biological Sciences
Panellist on The Moral Maze
Video clips on-line
Evening Gazette
Coverage of the opening of
the Department of Computing and Electronic Systems
www.gazette-news.co.uk Anglia TV (broadcast on 17 October)
Department of Computing and Electronic Systems
Coverage of Robotic Car. See the clip on-line:
http://www.itvlocal.com/anglia/news/
The University of Essex in the
Press
Wednesday 31 October
Big break for new theatre company
The curtain is going up on a bright future for a new Essex theatre
company. Playremains is being given the chance to perform early next
year at Essex University's Lakeside Theatre.
Evening Gazette
Let the frame take the strain
Essex University lecturer Steffen Boehm, who hosted a meeting of the
Colchester Cycling Campaign at the Firstside art gallery, said more
bikes and less cars would make Colchester more attractive.
Evening Gazette
Are accountants accountable?
Professor Prem Sikka offers his thoughts. Read the whole
article
here.
The Guardian
A skeptic's view on the Gülen
conference in London
Eyüp Can Dervişoğlu, an Essex MA student, offers their comments on
the Conference. See the whole article
here.
Turkish Daily News
Claiming Human Rights in the UK: A powerful tool for social
change
A new booklet, entitled 'Human rights, a tool for change', published
by the Economic and Social Research Council examines the role that
human rights should be playing in the lives of all in the UK.
The book draws on presentations given at a recent seminar given by
Katie Ghose and Professor Stuart Weir, Director of the Democratic
Audit at the University of Essex. Read the whole article
here.
mediLexicon
Tuesday 30 October
School colours up
Students from Essex University added a splash of colour to Alresford
Primary School by painting their playground wall as part of the 'Make
a Difference Day'.
Evening Gazette
Thursday 25 October
Want to save money? Head north or west
The cost of getting a degree can very enormously depending on where
you study. Read the whole article
here.
Education supplement, The Independent
Social networks: after privacy, beyond friendship
The personal quandaries thrown up by social-networking sites seems to
be escalating day by day. Professor Ray Pahl offers his
thoughts. Read the entire article
here.
OpenDemocracy
Batons won't help to keep order in young offender institutions
Professor Carolyn Hamilton, Director of the Children's Legal Centre
has her letter published in The Guardian. Read it
here.
John Bearman
Essex Economics Graduate and Chief Investment Officer at Santander,
John Bearman talks about his and his team's roles and the challenges
of creating a new dynamic over a short period of time. Read the
entire article
here.
FTAdviser.com.
Melinda Messenger reveals more about her new campaign to
promote family meals
TV Presenter and former glamour
girl Melinda Messenger is fronting a Barnardo's campaign to encourage families to spend more time
together. The survey of 20,000 adults was carried out using
data from the Institute for Social and Economic research. See
the article
here.
GMTV
Tuesday 23 October
Historians' Belsen role
An Essex University academic has played a part in a new holocaust
memorial at the former Belsen concentration camp in Germany.
Evening Gazette
Student concern over subway flooding
Persistent flooding of a subway used by students must be resolved or
it could inadvertently lead to more deaths on the dual carriageway it
underpasses, according to an Essex student organisation.
East Anglian Daily Times
How local is local? Where your food really comes from...
Professor Jules Pretty comments on the importance of sourcing food
locally. Read the whole article
here.
Wessex Scene
Which single intervention would do the most to improve the
health of those living on less than $1 per day?
Professor Paul Hunt of the University's Human Rights Centre offers
his thoughts. See the article
here.
Public Library of Science
Homeless teens are being failed
Vulnerable teenager are being let down by local authorities that are
failing to protect them. Carolyn Hamilton, Director of the
Children's Legal Centre comments. Read the article
here.
Times Online
Monday 22 October
Move to tackle big Four is a 'damp squib', says Professor
Measures to tackle the continuing dominance of the Big Four
accountancy firms in the UK audit market are, "a total damp squib
that will do nothing to enhance competition or choice in the market",
according to a leading Professor of Accountancy. Read the entire
article
here.
The Herald
Soggy Subway or busy road?
This is why pedestrians are dicing with death at an accident
blackspot which has already claimed two lives.
Evening Gazette
Student dodges jail after nightclub assault
A student has been told he will not be locked up for a nightclub
assault at Essex University,
Evening Gazette
Sunday 21 October
The good life? But what about all these taxes?
The middle classes moan that they have been mugged by Gordon Brown
and Labour. But, as this article shows, they're not doing so
badly. Professor Ray Pahl offers his comments. Read the entire
article
here.
The Observer
Saturday 20 October
Hopes Olympic athletes will benefit businesses
Colchester can provide a "lasting Olympic legacy for future
generations" whether it is selected as a training base for a
competing nation or not, according Colchester 2020's Olympic team,
headed by Dr Tony Rich.
East Anglian Daily Times
Friday 19 October
Green Vision for town revealed
An exciting new greener vision for the future of Colchester was
unveiled at Colchester 2020's bi-annual assembly. Professor
Jules Pretty, Head of Biological Sciences at the University of Essex
gave a keynote speech outlining the importance of reducing carbon
emissions.
Essex County
Standard and
Evening Gazette
Comedy talent contest hits town
The self-pronounced Saviour of Radio 1 was in Colchester last night
to host a comedy competition to uncover new talent. Read the entire
article
here
East Anglian Daily Times
Former radical appointed students minister
Lord Triesman appointed the first Minister for Students, allowing
students to be heard at the centre of Government. Lord Triesman
studied at the University of Essex in the late 1960s.
The Guardian - Education
Dami film examines X factor
Colchester is enjoying its very first multi-venue Black History
Month. The festival continues with an evening celebrating black
heroes through the film of Dami Akinnusi, presenting extracts from
her film Malcolm's Echo.
Essex County Standard
Thursday 18 October
Left to their own devices
"There are none so blind as those who will not see". It may be
an old-fashioned proverb but I think it applies to the Financial
Reporting Council (FRC), a statutory regulator responsible for
promoting confidence in the way UK corporations are governed.
The Guardian
Councils accused of failing to safeguard vulnerable young
Local authorities are failing to protect vulnerable teenagers a legal
expert has warned. See the comments made by Carolyn Hamilton,
Director of the Children's Legal Centre
here.
Children and Young People Now
Wednesday 17 October
Organ donors
Record numbers of Essex University students have signed up to become
organ donors.
Evening Gazette
Tuesday 16 October
University accused over its investments
Students have accused Essex University of being prepared to invest in
what they claim are "unethical" firms.
East Anglian Daily Times
Europe dismissed Teziç's
headscarf comment as 'nonsense'
A claim put forward by Higher Education Board (YÖK) President Erdoğan
Teziç that it is legally impossible to enact any judicial regulations
on the headscarf issue has been deemed 'nonsense' by a prominent
expert of the European Court of Human Rights, Professor Kevin Boyle.
Abhaber.EU
Moyles set for campus visit
Radio One motormouth DJ Chris Moyles will be at Essex University
this week trying to find the area's top gagmeister.
Evening Gazette
Monday 15 October
Students ignore danger warning
University students are ignoring warnings not to cross a busy road
where two pedestrians died. Essex University's student support
services has sent out more safety notices telling them about the
danger.
Evening Gazette
Cypriot economist on Nobel shortlist
Professor Christopher Pissarides, who received his BA and MA in
Economics at the University of Essex has been placed on the shortlist
for the Nobel Prize in Economics.
Cyprus Mail.com
Friday 12 October
Top DJs spin the discs
Some of the biggest names in dance music are popping up at clubs in
and around Colchester. At Essex University's Sub Zero, the
father of trance, Paul Oakenfold will be in the house as part of his
Perfecto tour.
Evening Gazette
Tuesday 11 October
My bold vision for the future of uni
Professor Colin Riordan, the new man at the helm of the University of
Essex has set himself a tough target - to attract more students to
stay and set up prosperous businesses in Southend.
Read the whole article
here
Southend Echo
Friday 5 October
Uni boss goes out on a high
Linda Jones arrived in Southend six years ago with a vision.
She wanted to transform it into a vibrant university town by the sea.
As she leaves her job as Director of the University of Essex's
Southend Campus, she can reflect on a job well done with many of her
aspirations for the town completed.
Southend Echo
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