We are Essex Business School

Our school is home to a vibrant and thriving international community. Set across two campuses in Colchester and Southend, we offer five broad subject groups: Accounting, Business and Management, Marketing, Finance and Banking and Entrepreneurship.

We push boundaries of knowledge. We train you to think critically and encourage you to use business as a power for good. Our mission is to offer a transformative education and research excellence that has a positive impact on business and society.

Many of our courses are professionally accredited, giving your career a head start. 89% of University of Essex students move on to employment or further study after graduating.

Be a success at Essex.

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Our students are the next generation of organisation leaders. We want to prepare them to do better business by joining a stimulating and supportive learning environment and leaving with a socially conscious ethos that supports sustainable growth.
Professor Claudia Girardone Dean of Essex Business School
Business as usual?
Top 150 for Business and Economics (THE World University Rankings by Subject 2023) 89% of our graduates are in employment or further study (Graduate Outcomes 2023) Study in the UK’s first zero carbon business school building on our Colchester Campus
Top 150 for Business and Economics (THE World University Rankings by Subject 2023)
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Research in Business and Industry

We push the boundaries of knowledge, helping organisations and society innovate and thrive.

Latest EBS news
Essex recognised for delivering “very high quality” education
28 Sep 2023
Essex moves up to 15th for international outlook
27 Sep 2023
New opportunities for students to learn about consumer behaviour
15 Sep 2023
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Contact us
Current student enquiries Colchester Campus, University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ, 01206 873911
Southend Campus, University of Essex, Elmer Approach, Southend-on-Sea, SS1 1LW, 01702 328488
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