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Read the top tips on what you need to know about studying a Linguistics Masters at University of Essex from a current MA student

Emily Downes

27 July 2021

Management is a practice you learn by doing

“Management is a practice,” says Professor Henry Mintzberg. And he should know, having studied management for 50 years, and having written 20 management books and hundreds of articles and commentaries. This blog by Marco Nowinski, Visiting Lecturer at Essex Business School, showcases a recent Director’s Workshop on peer-coaching and explains how students on The Essex MBA were able to use the session to enhance their own management practice.

Marco Nowinski

22 July 2021

Blog explaining how review of Victim’s Commissioner powers led to some Victims’ Law policy proposal recommendations

Pamela Cox, Professor Maurice Sunkin

12 July 2021

We’ve been talking to our students about the things that helped them through their studies this year. Essex Business School student Martin Shittu shared this personal reflection.

Martin Shittu

07 July 2021

If I could describe my internship at Creative Quills I would describe it as a phenomenal experience. It met my expectations and more. It was great to learn so much about marketing, how to utilise online tools for business and the optimisation of social media. It was a great experience and I learnt so much from it.

Shannon McGuigan

25 June 2021

Six reasons why the Tories lost the Chesham and Amersham byelection

Professor Paul Whiteley

22 June 2021

If you want a vision of our green future, imagine a Millennial working a zero-hour contract in a care home, looking after a lonely bed-ridden Boomer – forever. Dr Nicholas Beuret looks at green jobs.

Dr Nicholas Beuret

22 June 2021

Intern story: supporting Refugee Action Colchester

Dr Carlos Gigoux Gramegna

17 June 2021

How Do the Scots Achieve Independence

Professor Paul Whiteley, Professor Harold D Clarke

16 June 2021

Bringing democracy to life through action in the community

Dr Rebecca Warren, Professor Jason Glynos, Jimena Vazquez Garcia, Dr Konstantinos Roussos

14 June 2021

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Studying MA Applied Linguistics

Management is a practice you learn by doing

Towards a Victims’ Law: Influencing revisions to the Victim’s Code

Elijah’s Cave, a poem by Martin Shittu

Intern Story: Content Writer at Creative Quills, Colchester

Six reasons why the Tories lost the Chesham and Amersham byelection

What green jobs are they talking about?

Intern story: supporting Refugee Action Colchester

How Do the Scots Achieve Independence

Bringing democracy to life through action in the community