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A visionary artist and poet, William Blake (1757-1827) created some of the most iconic images in British Art. This blog post discusses the recent exhibition in the Albert Sloman Library which focuses on the critical stance he took against the Age of the Enlightenment with its emphasis on science and reason.
Adhithi Ravikumar
11 October 2023
As part of the Annual Meeting and Summer Reception, law graduate Sharon White, former Chief Executive of Stephenson Harwood LLP, spoke about why she donates to the University of Essex.
Philanthropy, Sharon White
02 October 2023
Read about our latest efforts in our ongoing project to decolonise the library.
Library and Cultural Services
26 September 2023
2023 marks the 100th anniversary since the publication of the first novel by Margery Allingham, and this presents an opportunity to celebrate the life, career, and legacy of a writer with a strong Essex connection.
Jordan Welsh
19 September 2023
The Essex Law Clinic is now open for applications for membership for the new academic year. Apply today!
Essex Law Clinic
11 September 2023
Postgraduate students of academic members of staff could be in with a chance of winning one of 50 grants.
Philanthropy
08 September 2023
In July 2022, an unprecedented protest movement against corruption, immiseration, and impunity swept Sri Lanka and forced the President to flee the country. One year on, a new exhibition at the University of Essex and a parallel exhibition at Harrow Arts Centre commemorate and contextualize these different struggles at a time of renewed austerity and repression.
Dr Nilanjana Premaratna, Professor Lars Waldorf
04 July 2023
Hear from Claire, LLB student, about why she would recommend volunteering in the Essex Law Clinic at the University of Essex
28 June 2023
Tilly Hawkins curates 'Dispatches from the Culture War', examining the NVALA archive of Mary Whitehouse through a queer lens on the Floor 1 landing of the Albert Sloman Library.
Tilly Hawkins
20 June 2023