About our faculty
Square 3, Colchester Campus.
The University of Essex is the top university in the UK for
social science research.
The Faculty brings together
seven departments and centres who work to produce world-leading
research and deliver an exceptional standard of teaching and student experience.
Research
The Faculty boasts an outstanding international research
reputation that has a direct impact and influence on social
and economic issues facing the world. It is home to some of
the most highly-rated departments and research centres in
the country.
Its excellence can be demonstrated by the results of the
2008
Research Assessment Exercise (RAE).
Teaching
As part of the social science community, you will enjoy access to leading
specialists and research-led teaching ensures you will benefit from the latest
developments.
Other learning opportunities
The i-Lab, Colchester Campus.
Our world-leading experts also engage with a wide range
of people from outside the academic community, sharing their
knowledge and expertise in a variety of ways.
Why not come
to one of the many seminars and workshops that are open to the public. Details
can be found under news and events on each
department
and centre website.
Do you carry out qualitative and quantitative research and analyse data as
part of your work? Why not come to our
Essex Summer
School in social science data analysis or one of our
short
courses in social research where you can learn about a variety of research
methods, data measurement, mathematics and much more. The UK Data Archive
curates the largest collection of digital social science data in the UK and is
available to all UK researchers to use for free.
Are you looking to learn a new language? Our
Open Language Programme offers members of the public as
well as students and staff at the university the opportunity
to learn French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish,
Arabic and Mandarin Chinese to various levels (from beginner
through to advanced level) with native speakers of the
language.
We work with other organisations (private, public sector and charities) to
help you grow and succeed. Find out more about how you or your organisation
could benefit from working with us.