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Living on campus as a Masters student

Folashade Odunjo

07 December 2023

How to look after your mental health at university

Belle Williams

28 September 2023

How I applied to (and got an offer for) East 15

Cristiana Catalina Clucencu

28 September 2023

5 Things I wish I knew before starting University

Belle Williams

28 September 2023

Decolonising the Library

Library and Cultural Services

26 September 2023

Another great year for the Essex Student Journal

Aisyah Shamshun, Thomas O'Toole Mills

14 September 2023

Six ways to have fun without drinking on our Colchester Campus

Elise Roberts

04 September 2023

Five ways to have fun without drinking in Colchester

Elise Roberts

01 September 2023

A letter to future Essex Abroad students: my study abroad experience in South Korea

Essex Abroad

06 July 2023

Food is a universal language

Imahue Muñoz Carrasco

05 July 2023

My experience volunteering in the Essex Law Clinic

Essex Law Clinic

28 June 2023

Why I decided to Study Postgraduate at University of Essex

Zuzanna Tobiasz

27 June 2023

All about our LGBTQ+ Network

Elise Roberts

23 June 2023

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