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Below is a round-up of recent
University press and broadcast coverage. Please note that all
websites are external and will take you out of the Communications
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An archive of recent coverage is
available online. A full archive of media coverage is also held in
the Communications Office.
The University of Essex in the Press
August 2013
Friday 2 August
BBC News
Professor Paul Whiteley from the Department of Government
and Professor Dick Hobbs from the Department of Sociology comment on
the London Government Act: Essex, Kent, Surrey and Middlesex 50
years on. You can read the article here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23518687
The Guardian
Professor Prem Sikka from Essex Business School comments on
communications giants multiple tax breaks. You can read his comments
here:
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/jul/31/mobile-phone-companies-tax-avoidance
FT.com
Professor Prem Sikka from Essex Business School comments on KPMG’s
audit of BAE. You can read the comments here:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57901b44-fa98-11e2-87b9-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2aoVI0Udj
July 2013
Wednesday 31 July
The Daily Telegraph
University of Essex Honorary Graduate, Laura Trott speaks about
receiving her recent honorary degree. Read the article here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/cycling/10205208/London-2012-remembered-Laura-Trott-I-became-a-role-model-overnight.html
Tuesday 30 July
The Daily Telegraph
Professor Peter Lynn from the Institute for Social and Economic
Research comments on the Government’s family and friends test for
NHS hospitals.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/10212106/Family-and-Friends-test-at-best-meaningless.html
Sunday 28 July
Sunday Times Magazine
The magazine profiled Southend-on-Sea and mentioned the University
of Essex campus and the East 15 Acting school and their positive
effects on the town.
Tuesday 23 July
BBC Radio 4 and BBC Scotland
Radio Interview with Professor Prem Sikka from Essex Business School
on BBC Radio 4 "PM Programme".
Times Higher Education
The University of Essex is one of the universities who will be
running The Sutton Trust's Pathways to Law programme. Read the
article here:
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/news-in-brief-18-july-2013/2005752.article
Friday 19 July
Financial Times
Professor Prem Sikka comments on the Duchy of Cornwall tax
practices. You can read his comments here:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eb4aabb0-f07f-11e2-929c-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2aoVI0Udj
Wednesday 17 July
The Daily Telegraph
Olympic cyclist Laura Trott and singer Annie Lennox were both
awarded honorary degrees from the University of Essex yesterday.
ITV.com -
http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2013-07-16/annie-lennox-and-laura-trott-receive-honorary-degrees-from-university-of-essex/
Monday 15 July
BBC Breakfast News
Dr Jo Barton interviewed about the positive impact of
gardening on health following survey by Gardeners' World.
ITV.com
Professor Jules Pretty talks about the benefits of
gardening to mental health. Read the article here:
http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2013-07-15/gardening-good-for-your-state-of-mind/
Daily Mail:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2363793/Why-gardening-makes-HAPPIER-It-ward-depression-improve-mood-make-feel-life-worthwhile.html?ITO=1490&ns_campaign=1490&ns_mchannel=rss
Thursday 11 July
The Daily Telegraph
Daily Mail
TV Scientist Michael Mosley filmed a Horizon programme looking at
'The Truth About Personality'. Part of his research was carried at
the University of Essex where he spoke to Professor Elaine Fox in
the Department of Psychology and undertook some experiments.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/10172168/Horizon-The-Truth-About-Personality-BBC-Two-review.html
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2359348/Your-glass-really-half-The-documentary-shows-train-brain-OPTIMIST.html?ico=health%5eheadlines
Wednesday 10 July
BBC Two
TV Scientist Michael Mosley filmed a Horizon programme looking at
'The Truth About Personality'. Part of his research was carried at
the University of Essex where he spoke to Professor Elaine Fox in
the Department of Psychology and undertook some experiments. You can
view the programme here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b036ypxw
BBC News
University of Essex lecturer Iain Keenan decided to carry out 40
open water swims - including a water commute to work to mark his
40th birthday. Read the article here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-23268915
Tuesday 9 July
BBC News
University of Essex researchers have used data collected from a
zombie-themed computer game to research crowd behaviour in building
evacuations. Read the article here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-23239221
Tuesday 2 July
ITV.com
Dr Bill Teatheredge talks about studying for his Doctorate in Art
History and Theory at the University of Essex. You can view the clip
here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-23239221
The Daily Telegraph
Academics at the University of Essex have worked with the
consultancy firm Europe Economics to produce a report that suggests
that interchange fees" imposed on retailers by the transaction firms
Mastercard and Visa, should be capped or banned.
June 2013
Thursday 13 June
Times Higher Education
The University of Essex “Microfiction” competition challenged
students and staff to write a story in 10 words of less. The
student winner was Georgina Beard of Philosophy and Art History and
the staff winner was Lucy McCaul.
Wednesday 12 June
The Guardian
Prem Sikka of the Essex Business School is quoted in an article on
Vodafone and tax avoidance. To read the full article please
visit the
Guardian online.
The Independent
Prem Sikka of the Essex Business Scool is quoted in an article on
Bank bonuses. Please see the
Independent Online for the full article.
Tuesday 11 June
The Guardian
The University of Essex is ranked 79 out of 143 universities in the
People & Planet Green league table.
Tuesday 4 June
The Guardian
The University of Essex is ranked 63 out of 119 in the Guardian’s
Overall University Rankings.
May 2013
Thursday 30 May
Times Higher Educaton
· Professor
Todd Landman has been named as the new
executive dean for the Faculty of Social Sciences and Graham
Underwood the new executive dean of the Faculty of Science and
Health.
· Professor David
Smith of the University of Essex took the first underwater lecture
with a group of marine biology students during a field trip to
Wakatobi Marine National Park in Indonesia.
· Professor Steffen
Böehm of the University of Essex writes on open-access publishing
initiatives in the UK. Please see the
Times Higher Education for the full article.
Sunday 26 May
The Sunday Times
Prem Sikka, Essex
Business School is quoted in an article in the Sunday Times Online
“Playing the Tax Game”.
Friday 24 May
The Times
A study based on figures from the national
census and results from the survey of households (2012 and 2011)
suggests that 9 out of 10 babies born to co-habiting parents this
year will see their parents split up by the time they are 16.
Thursday 23 May
Times Higher Education
The economic advantage of having a degree
has dropped by nearly 30 per cent according to research carried out
by Malcolm Brynin of the University of Essex’s Institute for Social
and Economic Research.
Professor James Raven has between awarded
a major research fellowship from the University of Essex of £146,799
to research “Chance and containment; state lotteries in Britain and
Europe cc.1600-1850.
The discovery of a teapot which survived
a doodlebug on a farmhouse in Coggleshaw has been given to
researchers at the University of Essex History department who are
using it to help piece together the history of the estate where it
was found
Professor Lorna Fox O’Mahony from
the University of Durham has been appointed Executive Dean for the
Faculty of Humanities.
You can read the press release about her appointment here:
http://www.essex.ac.uk/news/event.aspx?e_id=5201
Wednesday 22 May
BBC Radio 4
Professor Prem Sikka of the Essex
Business School spoke to BBC Scotland, “Newsdrive Programme” on G8
and tax avoidance. Please see the
BBC Radio
Scotland webpage 1.11.11 to listen to the full interview.
Professor Prem Sikka of the Essex
Business School spoke to BBC Scotland “John Beattie Programme on
Apple and tax avoidance. Please see the
webpage 8.30
to listen to the full interview.
Professor Prem Sikka of the Essex
Business School spoke to BBC Radio 4 “Today Programme” on G8 summit
and tax avoidance. Please see the
BBC news
webpage to listen to the full interview.
Essex Life – June 2013
Wivenhoe House will be hosting “June at the
House” this Summer, starting with “Rock the House” on the weekend of
22 and 23 June.
Lord Petre has been appointed patron of the
Wilderness Foundation. The Wilderness Foundation has carried
out pioneering work with the University of Essex in the
research of how nature effects young people in terms of self-esteem,
mood and creating feelings of hope.
A three page feature on the Southend and
how it has transformed over recent years, mentions the University of
Essex and how it has bought younger people to Southend creating a
positive vibe in the heart of the town.
Times Higher Education
David Mead, Professor of public law and UK
human rights at the University of Essex sent a letter to the Times
Higher Education re : citations as a measure of research quality.
Monday 20 May
BBC Look East
Featured the University’s underwater lectures on
its morning programme.
Read the press release here:
http://www.essex.ac.uk/news/event.aspx?e_id=5210
Friday 17 May
BBC Essex
Professor Dave Smith speaking on BBC Essex about the University of
Essex staging the first underwater lecture in Indonesia http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0184c5s
forward to 51.30. You can read the full story on the
BBC
Essex webpage.
Essex Life
Wivenhoe House will be hosting “June at the
House", a series of shows this Summer, starting with “Rock the
House” on the weekend of 22 and 23 June.
LocalisE, a University of Essex project, set up to help North Essex
businesses has won £16,200 in funding from the Intellectual Property
Office after winning a competition.
Thursday 16 May
BBC Radio 4
Interview with Prem Sikka on, “World Tonight” on the
subject of Google and tax avoidance, 16 May 2013.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01sdrrm forward to 14.14.
For more on the story please refer to an article by Prem
Sikka in The Citizen
and an article in
The Guardian.
Monday 13 May
The Independent online
The Times online
CBBC Newsround
BBC News
Dr Gavin Sandercock from the Centre for Sports and Exercise Science
has published a report stating that malnutrition is a major problem
in the UK today.
Link:
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/underweight-children-face-health-problems-too-warn-experts-8613231.html
Link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/22506826
Link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22479045
Sunday 12 May
The Guardian
Former University of Essex Pro-Chancellor, Sir Terence Beckett has
died at the age of 89. Sir Terence was a Pro-Chancellor from
1989-1998.
Link:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/may/12/sir-terence-beckett
Saturday 11 May
Huffington Post UK
Dr Nadine Rossol, from the Department of
History comments on the Nazi Book Burnings of 1933.
Link:
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2013/05/09/nazi-book-burning_n_3245340.html?utm_hp_ref=uk
Friday 10 May
The Independent online
Students at the University of York who are campaigning to have a
Feminist Society talk about the support they have received from
other student unions across the country, including the University of
Essex.
Link:
http://www.independent.co.uk/student/news/necessary-rib-we-need-feminism-on-campus-8609289.html
Thursday 9 May
Times Higher Education
Appointments - Lorna
McGregor has been appointed as the new Director of the Hunan Rights
Centre at the University of Essex, taking over from Geoff Gilbert.
Link:
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/people/appointments-9-may-2013/2003656.article
Tuesday 7 May
The Guardian
Clara Sandoval, a Barrister,
Law Lecturer
at the University of Essex and
Consultant with Redress, represented
Leopoldo Garcia Lucero, a 79-year-old torture survivor from Chile,
in a landmark damages claim at the Inter-American court for human
rights.
Link: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/may/06/chile-americas?INTCMP=SRCH
ITV Anglia
Annie Lennox will be awarded an honorary degree from the University
of Essex at a ceremony in July.
Link:
http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2013-05-07/singing-star-among-those-to-get-honorary-degrees/
The Guardian
Catherine Robb, a Master’s student at the University of Essex was on
the panel of this weeks Guardian roundtable debate on the challenges
faced in postgraduate education.
Monday 6 May
BBC Essex
Dr John Ashdown-Hill, a graduate from the Department of History spoke
to Dave Monk about his involvement in the Richard III project which
was recently televised on Channel 4 and about the annual Dudley
White Local History lecture which he will be giving on Wednesday
evening.
Friday 3 May 2013
Daily Mail
Professor Anthony King from the Department of Government writes a
column for the Daily Mail about the recent elections and
the protest vote.
Link:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2319246/The-economy-Europe-motivation-protest-vote.html?ico%3Dhome%255Eheadlines
BBC Essex
Mr Bryn Morris, Registrar and Secretary talks about The Forum, a
joint partnership with Southend Borough Council, the University of
Essex and South Essex College.
Thursday 2 May 2013
Times Higher Education
Timothy Secret, a Philosophy lecturer at the University of Essex has
made a short film for the BBC looking at people’s responses to
grief. The film is the first in a series of films as part of New
Generation Thinkers.
Link:
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/campus-round-up-2-may-2013/2003512.article
Times Higher Education
Details of the premiere of Derek Walcott’s new play “O Starry,
Starry Night” which takes place tonight at the Lakeside Theatre.
Link:
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/campus-round-up-2-may-2013/2003512.article
Times Higher Education
Professor Mark Harvey at the University of Essex is asking that
authors have the right to see all comments written about them in
referees’ reports. Please visit the
webpage for the full article.
The Guardian
Professor Prem Sikka from Essex Business School comments on
how little tax Google are paying.
Link:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2013/may/02/tax-haven-strategy-george-osborne
Monday 29 April 2013
The Guardian
Professor Prem Sikka from Essex Business School comments on the
Greene King tax scheme.
Link:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/apr/29/greene-king-tax-scheme-appeal
Daily Mail
Dr Murray Griffin from the Centre for Sports and Exercise Science
comments on 'psycho-biological inner voices'.
Link:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-2316240/Are-thunder-thighs-DNA-Exercise-like-having-flat-stomach-simply-genetic-make-up.html
The Daily Telegraph
Professor Sarah Birch from the Department of Government comments on
the low voting turnout from youngsters in elections.
Link:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/pensions/10024037/Make-young-vote-to-counter-pensioners-power.html
Friday 26 April 2013
The Guardian
Professor Prem Sikka from Essex Business School comments on a report
by report by the Commons public accounts committee.
Link:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/apr/26/accountancy-firms-knowledge-treasury-avoid-tax?CMP=EMCNEWEML6619I2
Thursday 25 April 2013
Times Higher Education
The University of Essex is ranked 50 out of 102 Universities in
Times Higher Education Student Survey Experience 2013.
Sunday 21 April 2013
National Geographic Channel
An interview with Professor Chris Cooper
was featured on the National Geographic TV documentary
"Cycling High: Doping to Win".
The Sunday Times online
An article on the possible benefits of exercising at night mentions
research carried out by Dave Parry at the University of Essex to see
if we really do run faster at night, or whether it is all in the
mind.
Friday 19 April 2013
The May edition of
Essex Life featured:
Students from Essex Business School winning this
year’s Universities Business Challenge, out of 310 teams from UK
Universities.
Basanga Kibadi Lata from
Manchester who has won a scholarship from BaxterStorey to study at
the Edge Hotel School.
Afternoon tea at Wivenhoe House.
Thursday 18 April 2013
Times Higher Education
· A feature on
Anthony Forster, Vice-Chancellor.
Link :
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/v-c-applies-military-lessons-in-leadership/2003211.article
Daily Telegraph
Daily Telegraph
University Guide
Link:
www.telegraph.co.uk/education/universityeducation/universities-and-colleges/9929474/University-of-Essex-guide.html
Tuesday 16 April 2013
The Guardian
Professor Peter Lynn,
a survey expert from the Institute for Social and Economic Research
writes for The Guardian about sharing
patient data.
Link:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/public-leaders-network/blog/2013/apr/16/share-patient-data-improve-health
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph interviews University of Essex history and
politics student Daniel Chapman who was camping overnight before
Lady Thatcher's funeral service.
Link:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/margaret-thatcher/9998910/Margaret-Thatchers-supporters-set-up-camp-at-St-Pauls-Cathedral.html
Daily Mail
Dr Valerie Gladwell from the
Centre for Sports and Exercise Science
talks about new Danish research into resting heart rates. Link:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2309717/How-high-resting-pulse-triples-risk-early-death-Chance-increases-fit-healthy.html#ixzz2RCAv9qoG
Friday 12 April 2013
The Guardian
Professor Steffen Böhm, Director of
the Essex Sustainability Institute writes about
the failing carbon markets.
Link:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sustainable-business/blog/why-are-carbon-markets-failing
Thursday 11 April 2013
East Anglian Daily Times
The Daily Gazette and also widely covered
across the region
Essex’s opening batsman and England Cricket Captain
Dr Alastair Cook received an honorary degree yesterday from the
University of Essex.
http://www.gazette-news.co.uk/news/10345943.Cricket_captain__Alastair_Cook__awarded_honorary_degree_from_Essex_Uni/
The Times Higher Education
The financial data for UK higher education institutions is available
for viewing.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/features/feature-survey-of-the-uk-sectors-finances/2003025.article
The Times Higher Education
First year business student, Morten Rustad
from the University of Essex has produced a 'time -lapse' video
using pictures of the University of Essex's Colchester Campus.
http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/news/campus-round-up-11-april-2013/2003016.article
You can view the press release for Morten's video here: http://www.essex.ac.uk/news/event.aspx?e_id=5108
Wednesday 10 April 2013
BBC Look East
Anglia Evening News
Essex’s opening batsman and England Cricket Captain
Dr Alastair Cook received an honorary degree yesterday from the
University of Essex.
BBC Look East:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01rr1db/Look_East_East_10_04_2013/
(scroll through to 18.30).
ITV Anglia:
http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/topic/alastair-cook/
You can read the press
release here:
http://www.essex.ac.uk/news/event.aspx?e_id=5014
BBC Essex
Dr Pamela Cox from the University spoke to
BBC Essex about the death of Margaret Thatcher and her ‘Right to
Buy’ policy.
Link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p016nkgl (from 1:07 onwards)
BBC Essex
Essex batsman and England Captain, Alastair Cook
will receive an Honorary Degree from the University of Essex today.
Daily Mail online
Professor Prem Sikka from Essex Business School comments on the
poor performance of auditors during the banking crisis.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/markets/article-2305882/Lloyds-legal-threat-KPMG-HBOS-Crosby-gives-knighthood-175k-pension.html#ixzz2QALkUMaF
Tuesday 9 April 2013
The Guardian
Peter Lynn, Professor of Survey Methodology at the University’s of
Essex Institute for Democracy and Conflict Resolution (ISER) writes
for the Guardian about the problems with a new survey being
introduced by the NHS.
Link:
www.guardian.co.uk/healthcare-network/2013/apr/09/friends-family-test-unfit-for-purpose?INTCMP=SRCH
BBC Essex
Professor Paul Whiteley from the University’s
Department of Government spoke to Ian Puckey about the legacy that
Margaret Thatcher has left.
Link:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p016nkbz (from 10:36)
BBC Essex
Professor Anthony King from the University’s Department of
Government spoke to Dave Monk about how Margaret Thatcher will be
remembered.
Monday 8 April
The Telegraph
Professor Stuart Weir, Director
of Democratic Audit, Human Rights Centre, is amongst the signatories
of an open letter calling for the National Audit Office to review
nuclear negotiations between the Government and EDF Energy over
financial support for the Hinkley nuclear power plant.
Link:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/energy/9975199/UK-nuclear-power-station-given-green-light-Hinkley-Point.html
Friday 5 April
KMPH-TV online
plus 99 other outlets around the world
A story about ways of fighting stress mentions a study from the
University of Essex which found that just five minutes of exercise
or even gardening outdoors can lift your mood and improve
self-esteem.
http://www.kmph-kfre.com/story/21712890/six-instant-ways-to-stress-less-and-smile-more
Essex County Standard
BBC Essex
(interview with Dave Monk)
Dean Whybrow, a student who is working with the Department of
Psychology at the University of Essex, will be challenging the myths
about dyslexia at Cafe Scientifique in Colchester on Wednesday.
You can read the press release here:
http://www.essex.ac.uk/news/event.aspx?e_id=5113
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