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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
Tourism, Hospitality and Events Management students showcased their sustainability projects on campus during Food Waste Action Week
Dimitri Lera, Edge Hotel School
27 March 2024
We have successfully renewed our Institutional Athena SWAN Bronze Award, which recognises our longstanding commitment to advancing gender equity for staff and students as well as our commitment to the Athena SWAN Charter Principles.
Professor Maria Fasli
26 March 2024
We chat to marine biologist and PhD graduate, Dr Emma Camp, about her career and her thoughts around the climate crisis.
Alumni team
22 March 2024
Read our 2024 literature careers guide. We're talking jobs as a drama graduate, careers in the performing arts industry, and how your skills in drama could launch you into various career paths within the theatre industry.
Alexandra Stephens
I didn’t consider that I might be neurodiverse until 2020 at the age of 39, though in hindsight all the signs were there.
Karen Bowlby
21 March 2024
I always knew I didn’t quite fit in to the world and its norms, but it wasn’t until late 2021, when I watched the Christine McGuinness documentary Unmasking My Autism, that I could relate to somebody else’s experience.
Rachel Watson
Our commitment to reducing our gender pay gap is unwavering as we nurture our commitment to supporting every person in our university community to achieve their full potential, and reducing our pay gaps continues to remain an institutional priority.
Professor Maria Fasli, Elaine Brown
20 March 2024
There are so many ways to describe how I felt when I first realised I was neurodiverse– relief and determination being two of the key components.
Cerys Somers
Chandani Ghale
18 March 2024