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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
We asked the teams from our Library and Cultural Services section to recommend their favourite books this World Book Day, and they did not disappoint!
Hanna Jones
06 March 2024
The library collections contain many works on the campaigns for women’s suffrage that took place in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
Lucy McCaul
01 March 2024
Feminist activist, actor, playwright, Art Exchange Experience Assistant and University of Essex alumna, Marina Cusi Sanchez reflects on her time of being a feminist activist at Essex.
Marina Cusi Sanchez
21 February 2024
Our Arts and Cultural Services team at Essex have pulled together a shortlist of unique dates on campus on and around Valentine’s Day that you can treat anyone to.
31 January 2024
Our opening hours will be reduced over the Christmas and New Year period, keep reading for campus specific information.
Library and Cultural Services
05 December 2023
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.
26 September 2023