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My postgraduate journey at Essex

Alexander Partner

16 April 2025

Balancing Act: How One Part-Time Master's Student Manages It All

Essex Business School

14 April 2025

How I adapted to a working environment

Shahnaaz Kaur

12 February 2025

From Undergraduate to Masters: My Journey at Essex

Chloe Jeffery

12 February 2025

My experience as a mature student at Essex

Charlene Gitonga

06 February 2025

Why staying at Essex for my postgraduate studies was a no-brainer

Holly Devlin

03 February 2025

Why an MBA at Essex Business School could be your best career move yet

Kamonwan Khuensuwan

15 January 2025

From Event Pro to Aspiring Entrepreneur: How an MBA at Essex Business School is Shaping My Career and Ambitions

Claudia Black

08 January 2025

Graduates of the Department would be well suited to careers in social research.

From Economics Grad to Data Pro: My Journey into Business Analytics at Essex Business School

Hao Cheng

16 December 2024

From Classroom to Boardroom: How Business Analytics Ignited My Tech Leadership Dreams

Zoha Akram

05 December 2024

Celebrating Sukkot with our Jewish community

Professor Sanja Bahun, Natalie Heath

21 November 2024

Researching with community based organisations

Community Action Clinic, Justyna Sadowy

19 November 2024

Project Essex End Everyday Racism

Emmanuelle Dazobgo

29 October 2024

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