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Staff in Undergraduate Admissions Office

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Rachel Earle

Rachel Earle

Job title: Deputy Director of Communications and External Relations (Admissions and Access)
Job details:

Rachel graduated from De Montfort University in 1999 and worked at Chelmsford Borough Council and Writtle College before joining the University of Essex in 2000. Rachel has worked primarily in the areas of widening participation, admissions and student recruitment and was Head of Undergraduate Admissions before becoming one of the Deputy Directors for Communications and External Relations. Rachel currently has overall management responsibility for the admissions and outreach teams.

Room: 5S.7.1
E-mail: rearle@essex.ac.uk
Telephone: 01206 873979

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Mandy Chetham

Job title: Head of Undergraduate Admissions
Job details: Mandy joined the University in 1999 as School Administrator for the School of Social Sciences. She moved to External Relations in 2003 and worked for the University of Essex Southend as the Academic Support and Recruitment Officer. Mandy has overall management responsibility for the undergraduate admissions operation.
Room: 5N.7.30
E-mail: alchet@essex.ac.uk
Telephone: 01206 873165

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Lisa Cowl

Job title: Administrative Officer (Undergraduate Admissions)
Job details: Lisa joined the University in November 2011. She supports the Head of Undergraduate Admissions with the overall co-ordination of the undergraduate admissions process.
Room: 5S.7.30
E-mail: lcowl@essex.ac.uk
Telephone: 01206 874436

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Jen McElroy

Job title: Executive Officer (Undergraduate Admissions)
Job details: Jen supports the Head of Undergraduate Admissions and the Administrative Officer with the overall co-ordination of the undergraduate admissions process.
Room: 5S.7.30
E-mail: jamcel@essex.ac.uk
Telephone: 01206 873364

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Julie Oliver

Job title: Undergraduate Admissions Technical Officer
Job details: Julie undertakes the key technical liaison role between the undergraduate admissions team and UCAS. She is also responsible for supporting the Head of Undergraduate Admissions with the annual cycle of undergraduate admissions tasks and transactions, ensuring that systems and processes meet the needs of applicants and all staff involved in the admissions process.
Room: 5S.7.30
E-mail: joliver@essex.ac.uk
Telephone: 01206 872692

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Melissa Hursthouse

Job title: Undergraduate Admissions Team Leader
Job details: Melissa provides leadership to the team of Senior Admissions Advisors in the Undergraduate Admissions Office. She also deals with enquiries and applications for psychology, biochemistry/biomedical sciences, sport and exercise science.
Room: 5S.7.30
E-mail: ugad4@essex.ac.uk
Telephone: 01206 872694

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Kate Barrett

Job title: Senior Admissions Adviser
Job details: Kate deals with enquiries and applications for computer science, electronic engineering, English language and linguistics, and modern languages.
Room: 5S.7.30
E-mail: ugad2@essex.ac.uk
Telephone: 01206 874256

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Fiona Cain

Job title: Senior Admissions Adviser
Job details: Fiona deals with enquiries and applications for biology/genetics/marine biology, drama, literature, creative writing, film studies, economics, and health and human sciences (Colchester).
Room: 5S.7.30
E-mail: ugad3@essex.ac.uk
Telephone: 01206 874212

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Debbie Lane

Job title: Senior Admissions Adviser
Job details: Debbie deals with enquiries and applications for Essex Business School (Colchester and Southend).
Room: 5S.7.30
E-mail: ugad5@essex.ac.uk
Telephone: 01206 872702

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Carly Peaston-Jones

Job title: Senior Admissions Adviser
Job details: Carly deals with enquiries and applications for politics, the International Academy, the International Diploma in Business, the International Diploma in Economics, International Foundation Programme and Year 0 (four-year degrees).
Room: 5S.7.30 and 4.122
E-mail: ugad7@essex.ac.uk
Telephone: 01206 874298

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Helen Whitten

Job title: Senior Admissions Adviser
Job details: Helen deals with enquiries and applications for History; Law; Human Rights; Mathematics.
Room: 5S.7.30
E-mail: ugad1@essex.ac.uk
Telephone: 01206 874443

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Victoria Wilks

Job title: Senior Admissions Adviser
Job details: Victoria deals with enquiries and applications for Nursing and Oral Health Sciences (HHS Southend); Sociology.
Room: 5S.7.30
E-mail: ugad6@essex.ac.uk
Telephone: 01206 874796

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Kimberley Wright

Job title: Senior Admissions Adviser
Job details: Kimberley deals with enquiries and applications for acting (East 15 Acting School, Loughton and Southend), art history, philosophy, Latin American studies, European studies; American (US) studies and liberal arts (previously humanities).
Room: 5S.7.30
E-mail: ugad8@essex.ac.uk
Telephone: 01206 872699


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