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The 2024 On Track programme will run from 10 June to 21 June. These sessions will cover everything you need for your Masters project, from the basics of using Library resources and structuring essays, all the way to practical tips for publishing your work and advice for pursuing a PhD.
Oona Ylinen, Clarissa St Yves
03 May 2024
Mimi and Sofi, two undergraduate students from the University of Essex, took on a paid Frontrunners internship with the University of Essex Library and Cultural Services teams. This is their summary of their experiences.
Sofia Landa Alvarez Del Castillo, Mimi Safira Binti Sabri
28 March 2024
ESCALA, the Essex Collection of Art from Latin America at the University of Essex, was founded by staff and students in 1993 and inaugurated in December of that year with an exhibition at the University Gallery, now Art Exchange, and this year we celebrate 30 years since that foundation.
Gisselle Giron, Dr Sarah Demelo
22 November 2023
Calling all University of Essex students! Looking to get your work published? Want to boost your writing or reviewing skills? Find out more in this blog post.
Kimia Aghasoleimani, Thomas O'Toole-Mills
26 October 2023
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
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
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
Santiago Valencia Parra, Rabia Perwaiz, Adhithi Ravikumar, Dongxian "Gin" Zhang, Konstantinos Sfikas, Jingyi Chen, Olatoye "Toye" Salawudeen, Cynthia Iruobe
18 April 2023
Dr Matthew Bowman takes a critical deep dive into Sam Durant's Iconoclasm exhibition at the University of Essex, February to April 2023.
Dr Matthew Bowman
03 March 2023