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14 April 2023
 
NEWS
Lord Phillips in Chancellor robes
Vice-Chancellor leads tributes to Lord Phillips
Our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Anthony Forster, has paid tribute to Lord Phillips of Sudbury, who died on Easter Sunday. Lord Phillips, who served as the University's Chancellor between 2003 and 2013, played a key role in the development of the University.
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LIFE
The LibKey logo
Saying goodbye to Lean Library and saying hello to LibKey
Lean Library, which many researchers use to help them research articles, is being phased out and will be removed completely on 31 October.
In this blog post we introduce you to LibKey, our choice replacement tool.
Two students celebrating and smiling at the camera st Spring Graduation.
Booking now open for Summer Graduation
We had so much fun at Spring Graduation, and we couldn't wait for more, so bookings for
Summer Graduation, from Monday 17 to Friday 21 July, are now open. We've contacted all eligible students to confirm how they can book their tickets and how to purchase their guest tickets.
Bikes stand against Sheffield Hoop s at our Colchester Campus.
Complete our travel survey
Take part in our travel survey and you could win one of six prizes of a £25, £50 or £75 highstreet.com voucher. The closing date is 7 May.
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RESEARCH
A wheat field
New insights into engineering climate smart crops for future
New research in the field of plant sciences, led by Dr Pallavi Singh from the School of Life Sciences, paves the way for how
smart plants could be engineered in the future to improve their productivity and yield.
Dr Paul Hanel
Just nine per cent of people are more creative than AI
New research by Dr Paul Hanel, from the Department of Psychology, has shown that just
nine per cent of people are more creative than AI chatbots. The pre-print paper was covered by international media and prominently in The Times
A close up of a scientific experiment taking place.
Sperm donors tracked down on ancestry websites
Professor Róisín Ryan-Flood has told the British Sociological Association's conference that sperm and egg donors who thought they would remain anonymous have been
tracked down by DNA tests and ancestry websites.
A clock face promoting the Three Minute Thesis competition.
Last chance to enter exciting Three Minute Thesis contest
Fancy winning
£200 in just 180 seconds? If you are an Essex PhD student you can secure the prize by presenting a paper in three minutes to an expert Essex panel. Enter the Three Minute Thesis contest online.
EVENTS
Rebecca Rudd holds a card showing 1kg of bananas.
Come along to our climate literacy training
We'll be running our first
Climate Literacy training workshop on Zoom from 1pm to 2pm on Wednesday 19 April. Come along to discover what the University is doing and learn more about the climate emergency, your own carbon footprint, and what steps you can take as an individual. 
A field of flowers.
Look after your wellbeing with Essex Working Well
It's
Stress Awareness Month so look after your wellbeing with either the Staff or Manager Stress Awareness webinars taking place on 19 and 27 April respectively and hosted by Essex Working WellBook here to attend.
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