http://www.essex.ac.uk/ en-gb Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:11:40 GMT The latest news from the University of Essex. Copyright 1999 - 2012 University of Essex. All rights reserved. Check this page to find out if the severe weather is affecting our campus services http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3911 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3911 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Southend’s economy is set to receive a much needed boost after Wates Construction was appointed main contractor for The Forum Southend-on-Sea. http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3921 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3921 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The University of Essex and online higher education provider Kaplan Open Learning have rebranded their online courses as University of Essex Online. http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3913 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3913 Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Durham University, Professor Anthony Forster, has been appointed as the next Vice-Chancellor of the University of Essex http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3907 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3907 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The latest Café Scientifique at the Love Bistro in The Minories Art Gallery in Colchester will reveal how animal groups and human crowds make decisions. http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3896 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3896 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT A new Holocaust awareness award for schools and colleges has been set up in memory of Dora Love http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3885 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3885 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Britons are less honest than they were a decade ago, according to research from the new Essex Centre for the Study of Integrity. http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3879 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3879 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Twenty20 legend Graham Napier and Academy Director at Essex County Cricket Club (Essex CCC) John Childs met student cricketers as part of a special visit. http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3878 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3878 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Outstanding new writing, directing and acting talent will be showcased at Debut Festival 2012 at East 15 Acting School. http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3819 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3819 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT An evening celebrating the remarkable life of Holocaust survivor Dora Love will be one of the highlights the this year's Holocaust Memorial Week. http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3807 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3807 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT More than 12,000 people have visited the first exhibition by the Essex Collection of Art from Latin America (ESCALA) at firstsite. http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3763 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3763 Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Female students do significantly better if they are taught in single-sex classes, according to new research at Essex. http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3758 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3758 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Meet your ancestors and uncover the history of the home by joining 10-week local history courses at the University starting this month. http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3759 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3759 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Acclaimed international, national and local novelists, poets and writers will all be taking part in the 2012 Essex Book Festival. http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3746 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3746 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Graduates of East 15 Acting School have collaborated with Dr Elizabeth Kuti for a performance at the National Portrait Gallery. http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3718 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3718 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Colchester United Football Club and the University of Essex have teamed up to examine the success of football academies in an innovative project. http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3732 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3732 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Obituary - Sir Robin Mountfield http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3703 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3703 Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Budding science, technology, engineering and mathematics students from have received Eliahou Dangoor Scholarships worth £1,000. http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3690 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3690 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Green thinking at Essex means it is among the best universities in the country for taking early action to be more energy efficient. http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3686 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3686 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT An interactive map showing the details of every road death between 1999 and 2010 has been created by the BBC using data from the UK Data Archive. http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3687 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3687 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT A significant new road junction opens in Colchester on 8 December, creating the entrance to the University's Knowledge Gateway research park http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3662 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3662 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Students at three primary schools have been discovering about human rights issues through art as part of a unique education initiative. http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3682 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3682 Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT UltraSoC Technologies,a spin-out company from the University, has appointed Matthew Trowbridge as Non-Executive Chairman. http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3664 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3664 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Work at Essex to raise the aspirations of young people across the country in partnership with 11 other leading universities receives national award. http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3717 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3717 Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT An Essex creative writing graduate has secured her first book deal after winning a major literary competition in Norway with her debut novel. http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3659 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3659 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT An increasing proportion of English children are being exposed to high levels of screen time, according to new research. http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3646 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3646 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT November marks a major milestone in the development and delivery of Understanding Society. http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3642 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3642 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Inaugural lectures by leading academics at Essex Business School (EBS) will discuss the challenges of Christmas and new managament approaches. http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3643 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3643 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Leading international human rights experts will gather at the University for a conference in honour of Professor Kevin Boyle http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3636 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3636 Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Award-winning children’s author Trish Cooke will visit the University of Essex Day Nursery. http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3618 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3618 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Army officers and law students have joined forces to plan for an international crisis. http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3622 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3622 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT The Director of Essex Business School Professor Michael Sherer has become a non-executive director of the highly respected Mercury Theatre in Colchester. http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3623 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3623 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Professor Stanley Mitchell obituary http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3617 http://www.essex.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?e_id=3617 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT