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Tracking UK lives

How can we make better decisions about the future of our country if we don’t actually know how people’s lives are changing?

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We are 15th for international outlook (Times Higher Education, World University Rankings 2024)
86% of our graduates are in employment or further study (Graduate Outcomes 2024)
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With 7 miles of award-winning coastline on your doorstep and London just a stone's throw away, our Southend students have the best of both worlds