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Come to our REF2021 Celebration
Our REF2021 results are the culmination of all your hard work and the exceptional talent of colleagues across our University. Join us at our celebration event from 4.30pm on 9 June to celebrate your success.
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Excellence in Education Award open for applications
The Excellence in Education Award is inspired by our mission to achieve excellence in both education and research. All members of staff with responsibility for supporting the student learning experience are eligible, just make sure you self or peer nominate before Friday 8 July.
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Protecting academic freedom and freedom of speech
Our Speaker Code of Practice helps protect academic freedom and freedom of speech within the law, and ensures that a diversity of voices and views can be heard on our campuses. Find out more.
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Lift inspections at our Colchester Campus
We're undertaking lift inspections at our Colchester Campus from Tuesday 31 May to Thursday 16 June. Lifts will be out of action for up to an hour, and only one lift will be out of service at a time. See our Building works at Colchester Campus page for more details, including alternative routes.
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Dolittle Machine explores if we can talk to animals
Science fiction expert Matthew De Abaitua hosts a programme on Radio 4 exploring how artificial intelligence can be used to help us talk to animals. Listen again to find out all about the woman who found out about her pregnancy from a dolphin.
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New report looks at human rights issues in Colchester
Poverty and Social Rights in Essex, a new report published by the Human Rights Centre, has identified key issues which have an impact on the human rights of people who live in and near Colchester. It focuses on housing, social security, food banks, child poverty, and access to libraries.
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Q-Step boosts employment prospects and earnings
Undergraduates who take Q-Step quantitative skills modules during their social science degrees are shown to have better earning potential than students on similar courses, according to a new report.
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Why Britain really can’t afford to cut civil servants right now
Professor Paul Whiteley analyses the data from the World Bank on the Government's performance in this article published in The Conversation.
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ISER partners with Kyiv International Institute for Sociology
A formal co-operation agreement has been made between the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology and the Institute for Social and Economic Research to help ensure that research in Ukraine survives and thrives. Find out more about the partnership.
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Louder than Words - why freedom of thought matters
Professor Jules Pretty is joined by Professor Wayne Martin and Professor Ahmed Shaheed as they discuss freedom of thought; why it matters and how big ideas about freedom are being taken up by the UN, care homes, the Supreme Court and the NHS. Listen to Louder than Words.
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Unlimited open access publishing for Essex researchers
A new read and publish agreement with Elsevier provides unlimited open access publishing for Essex researchers in eligible Elsevier hybrid journals, including the Lancet and Cell Press titles. Find out more.
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How heritage and nature can inform the climate crisis
Can our heritage and nature sites engage the public in the debate around climate change? Find out more from our Fulbright scholar Donna Graves, who has joined the Department of History.
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Embedding sustainability into finance and procurement
As part of our Sustainability Sub-Strategy consultation, you raised some important issues related to finance and ways our community could be involved in sustainability. Find out what you wanted and what's planned.
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Top tips to reduce your water usage
It’s Water Saving Week, but you can save water by turning off the tap when you are brushing your teeth, taking shorter showers, only washing your clothes on a full load, and storing water in the fridge, if you like to drink cold water, instead of running the tap until it’s the right temperature.
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The Essex Postgraduate Research Celebration Event
This year's PGR Celebration Event is taking place on 31 May. This webinar is a great opportunity to celebrate our postgraduate research students, see this year's 3MT competition winning presentations, our Supervisor of the Year ceremony, and hear from an Essex alumnus.
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Last chance to save 10% with Summer CHUMS
Book your child on to our Summer CHUMS holiday camp and save 10%. Our popular multi-sport camps will support your children as they learn new skills, try new sports and make new friends. Register before the end of the month to make the most of this special early bird offer.
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Let us help you get back on track
Appointments at our Sports Therapy Clinic cost just £5 for staff and students and are free for SRES staff and performance scholars. We'll be open Monday to Thursday from 9am to 5pm starting from Tuesday 14 June. Book your appointment now.
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Interested in Deep Learning? Machine Learning? And more?
Attend our Analytics, Data Science and Decision Making Summer School for state of the art courses delivered by world-leading academics and industry partners taking place at our Colchester Campus from Monday 25 July to Friday 5 August. Early bird discounts are available until 6 June.
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