Find out what drew Costa Rican student Fernando Odio to Edge Hotel School and how he ended up in an award-winning student team who scooped a top European prize.

Find out how a placement year helped BA Criminology graduate Amelia Roberts gain valuable skills and confidence.

Mamadi Konde has made a remarkable contribution to research, advocacy and student engagement during his time at Essex.

Expanding the Living Lab to Loughton Our Living Lab isn’t limited to Colchester. Our Life Sciences department has also utilised our Loughton campus by placing 17 nest tubes in the University marsh to ...

The Future Looks Fresh Imagine a world where fresh air isn’t a luxury but a guarantee—where smog-filled skies are replaced by brilliant blue. That’s the vision Clean Air Day promotes. Whether it’s ...

“I didn’t study law in my undergraduate degree – I studied economics,” she shared. “Essex gave me the opportunity to pursue an LLM based on my field experience, and that changed everything”. At Essex, ...

Misinformation and disinformation and deep fakes Misinformation and disinformation are commonly known as ‘fake news’. The mis/disinformation phenomenon has been catalysed by the technological ...

Better alignment of assessment and learning: Students have consistently asked for assessments to be closer to the time of learning. Our revised calendar responds to this directly, and these changes ...

SAK Chief Executive Masayuki Tou said: “SAK has developed a bespoke curriculum tailored to align with local industry requirements, which is validated by the University of Essex to ensure academic ...

Pam Cox MP said: “I want Colchester and Essex businesses and organisations with the support of the University of Essex to be at the forefront of AI. We need to bang the drum for the expertise we have ...

“Our academics are already involved with dozens of successful and productive partnerships, bringing their research and innovative ideas into the real world. We want to identify and seize the ...

We’re so proud of our Class of 2025. They’ve overcome challenges, helped others, grasped opportunities and developed their skills, showing their Essex Spirit in so many ways. Here, we’re taking the ...