Excellence in education and research
Our two faculties oversee teaching, academic development and research in our departments and schools while developing strong partnerships with business and industry.
In the latest Research Excellence Framework we have five subjects in the UK top 10 for research power across the arts, humanities, and social sciences, and science and health – sociology, law, economics and econometrics, politics and international studies and computer science (REF 2021).
Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
Our Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences is home to some of the most highly-rated departments and research centres in the country. It offers a unique, research-led student experience across a broad range of undergraduate, postgraduate and research programmes.
Our Faculty's outstanding reputation for research was confirmed by the 2021 Research Excellence Framework. Essex had four social science subjects in the UK top 10 for research quality (REF 2021) and was ranked in the top 20 for research excellence in philosophy and art history (REF 2021).
Our faculty also includes:
Faculty of Science and Health
Students at our Faculty of Science and Health develop the skills to address global issues and benefit people, the environment and society. They are learning from scientists who are working on vital issues including the nature of ageing, the meaning of genes, the future of the internet and the survival of coral reefs and climate change.
Our faculty also includes:
