UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX

«A new kind of university… where students could live and learn… and research really mattered’ – this was the founding vision of Essex’s first Vice-Chancellor Sir Albert Sloman. His commitment to research and education remains at the heart of our mission. Essex’s architecture was designed to link social and educational space to encourage a sense of community.

The University of Essex is a public research university in Essex, England. It was established in 1963 and the largest campus is located in Colchester, where most programmes and classes take place. There are two more campuses in Southend and in Loughton. In Southend students will be studying programmes from the School of Health and Social Care, Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, and from Essex Business School. While in Loughton there is the East 15 Acting school, οne of the most prestigious and internationally respected conservatoires in the country where students gain the skills and knowledge necessary to pursue a career in the performing arts.

The Research Excellence Framework (REF) in 2014 ranked Essex in the top twenty universities in the UK for the quality of its research and in the top five for social science. Essex is in the top 50 for social sciences and law in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2018 by subject.

COURSES

Biological Sciences, School of
Computer Science and Electronic Engineering, School of
East 15 Acting School
Economics, Department of
Edge Hotel School
Essex Business School
Essex Pathways Department
Government, Department of
Health and Human Sciences, School of
History, Department of
Human Rights Centre
Interdisciplinary Studies Centre
Institute for Social and Economic Research
Language and Linguistics, Department of
Law, School of
Literature, Film, and Theatre Studies, Department of
Mathematical Sciences, Department of
Philosophy and Art History, School of:
Art History at Essex
Philosophy at Essex
Psychoanalytic Studies, Centre for
Psychology, Department of
Sociology, Department of
Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences, School of (from 1 August 2017)
UK Data Archive
University of Essex Online

ABOUT THE AREA

From London: Colchester Campus by train from London Liverpool Street to Colchester 50minutes and 20 minutes walking to the campus from the station.

Southend Campus by train from London Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria 45minutes to 1 hour

Loughton Campus by train from London Liverpool Street to Debden is a 30-minute journey

Nearest airport: Stansted Airport by bus 1 hour and 20 minutes

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