Student blog search | University of Essex

Student Directory

Blog results for:

My course

Get in touch with your department Attendance and engagement Awards and achievements Changing your course Contractual documents DBS check Exams and coursework Fees and funding Graduation Immigration and visas Intermission Leaving or returning to Essex Modules Programme specifications Registration Rules of assessment Study abroad Timetables My information

Health, safety and wellbeing

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Emergencies Report an incident or concern Fire safety Your health and safety Medical support and healthcare Mental and emotional health Safeguarding

Study resources

Academic skills Learning tools Mentoring Student handbooks Personal tutor Places to study Postgraduate research resources Essex Student Journal

Student life

Disability and accessibility Crowdfunding Equality, diversity and inclusion resources Essex values Faith Centre Forums and networks Money matters New students Student communities Students' Union Student voice Winter break

Services and facilities

Advice and support Accommodation Buildings, grounds and maintenance Careers services Childcare Design, print and copy services Events, meetings and conferences Food and drink IT services Learn a language Library services Media Centre Post and property services Professional Services teams Sport Theatre and arts Travel and transport

Our University

Freedom of information Equality, diversity and inclusion Sustainability and biodiversity

Academic

Moodle FASER Library services Timetables Report an absence LEAP eNROL Listen Again Reading lists Departments and Schools

Campus

Find Your Way campus map Events Sport Accommodation IT services Clubs and societies room booking form News

Online services

Email login My Essex student portal (current students) My Essex applicant portal Change your password Find a staff profile Phonebook and email directory Order official documents Student Request Portal Practice Education Management System

Support and Contact

Students Services Hub Fees, funding and money queries IT help and support Report harassment Get in touch with your department Report a concern about a student Key dates Student blog Getting ready to start at Essex (new students) Students' Union

1-10 of 10 results

Narrow your results

1-10 of 10 results

faculty of arts and humanities, library

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

Our experience as Frontrunners: discovering Library and Cultural Services

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

Trinta / Treinta / Thirty Years of the Essex Collection of Art from Latin America

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

Have you heard about the Essex Student Journal? Get involved in Student Publishing Week!

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

Celebrating one hundred years of Margery Allingham

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

Dispatches from the Culture War: homosexuality, blasphemy, and obscenity in British media

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

Lucid Borders: artistic dialogues around migration and alienation in the MA Curating 2023 exhibition

Santiago Valencia Parra, Rabia Perwaiz, Adhithi Ravikumar, Dongxian "Gin" Zhang, Konstantinos Sfikas, Jingyi Chen, Olatoye "Toye" Salawudeen, Cynthia Iruobe

18 April 2023

Public Destructions: Sam Durant’s Iconoclasm at the University of Essex

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

1-10 of 10 results

1-10 of 10 results

faculty of arts and humanities, library

Explore the 2024 On Track Programme

Our experience as Frontrunners: discovering Library and Cultural Services

Trinta / Treinta / Thirty Years of the Essex Collection of Art from Latin America

Have you heard about the Essex Student Journal? Get involved in Student Publishing Week!

William Blake: Prophet Against Empire

Decolonising the Library

Celebrating one hundred years of Margery Allingham

Dispatches from the Culture War: homosexuality, blasphemy, and obscenity in British media

Lucid Borders: artistic dialogues around migration and alienation in the MA Curating 2023 exhibition

Public Destructions: Sam Durant’s Iconoclasm at the University of Essex