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Unlocking knowledge for everyone and empowering minds for tomorrow

We believe that learning extends beyond your degree programme. That's why we offer a comprehensive experience to expand your knowledge and prepare you for whatever life throws at you. Whether you want to live a sustainable lifestyle,  fight for social justice and change or learn a new language to broaden your horizons, we have a programme that will build your skills for future success.

Data For All 

Data For All is designed to give all students, regardless of their previous experience or the subject they are interested in valuable data skills. Skills such as using raw and unstructured data to determine trends, patterns and correlations. These skills are vital in all career sectors to help companies spot opportunities and negotiate risks and help our graduates become more attractive in a booming job market.

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Languages For All 

Languages For All is designed to open you up to a world of different language opportunities. Whether it’s taking your first step towards an international career, or to challenge yourself to something new, our language courses give you the opportunity to learn a language at no extra cost and will enhance your employability and broaden your horizons.

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Democracy & Citizenship For All

Democracy & Citizenship For All will empower our students to gain a better understanding of local community challenges and local government, providing them with the knowledge and confidence to influence society around them. 

Health and Wellbeing For All

Health & Wellbeing For All covers topics such as mental health, wellness and physical fitness – informing our students on how to care for themselves and those around them in meaningful and impactful ways. 

Sustainability For All 

Sustainability For All will allow out students to develop their knowledge and understanding of environmental sustainability and how theories can be put into practice in our daily lives. 

Creative Arts and Culture For All

This Essex for All course explores art-related resources from four different museum collections. While the course draws most heavily on resources from the University’s important collection of Latin American art [ESCALA], it also features materials from institutions farther field, such as the Colchester & Ipswich Museums, Tate Modern, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Some of the course’s key resources include artist interviews and talks; analyses of individual artworks; brief introductions to contemporary artists; virtual tours of exhibitions; and live Zoom links to upcoming lectures. Through such materials, the course seeks to make art more accessible: particularly art from the last hundred years, but also works from previous epochs.

A Black woman is standing on the left, pointing at some data displayed on a large screen on the wall. A white woman is sitting on her right, looking up at the screen she is pointing at.
A Black woman is standing on the left, pointing at some data displayed on a large screen on the wall. A white woman is sitting on her right, looking up at the screen she is pointing at.
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Black woman wearing a pale pink top and black shorts doing leg stretch exercises against a tree in a green space