ABOUT US
Purpose and vision The purpose of the University is to contribute to society through excellence in education and research. Achieving excellence in both education and research and ensuring that all of our activities support these two equal priorities, lies at the heart of all that we do. Our commitment is to offer our students a transformational educational experience, encompassing both academic and the extra-curricular, which provides them with the opportunity to fulfil their potential as individuals. We are pioneering the idea that students are joint members of our living and learning community, with a responsibility for their own development as learners and globally engaged citizens. In tandem, University staff are committed to achieving excellence in education by providing intellectually stimulating programmes of study, that are research-led and which are based on creative approaches to learning and teaching that reflect our commitment to innovation in curriculum design and delivery. Our commitment to research that matters and that has global impact informs all that we do. We have a broad spread of subjects covering humanities, science and health and social sciences. We have particular peaks of excellence in the social sciences and humanities and especially in interdisciplinary research, notably in human rights and quantitative social and economic research. We are proud of our track record of business engagement. Our commitment to this area has been consolidated by a £12m investment in the Knowledge Gateway, 43 acres of parkland which is an integral part of our Colchester Campus. The Knowledge Gateway is being developed around two foci. Building on our world leading expertise in quantitative data in the sciences, humanities and social sciences, we are making significant investments in business focused data analytics having created an Institute of Analytics and Data Science in 2014. We have opened a new £23m Business School on the Knowledge Gateway in the summer of 2015, with a remit to engage with small and medium sized businesses who can benefit from close links with ouracademic community, our research facilities and business development activities. The first phase of our
15,000 square feet office village Parkside opened in the spring of 2014 and already has 90% occupancy. This has given us the confidence to start the next phase of development building additional office space and developing plans for a 10 million pound 40,000 square foot innovation centre with work planned for summer 2016. Our academic community comprises 12,500 students and 2,200 staff. The University has three friendly purpose-built campus environments. The Colchester Campus, Essex’s largest and original site, is set in 200 acres of parkland. It incorporates teaching buildings, shops, banks, a gallery and theatre, bars and cafes, and sufficient student accommodation to house over half of our student population and 90% of our students are based here. The East 15 Acting School – founded by Joan Littlewood and oneof the top five acting conservatoires in the UK – is in Loughton just five minutes from London Underground’s Central Line. The University’s newest campus in Southend’s bustling high street opened in 2007 and houses the Centre for Education and Social Care and parts of Essex Business School, the School of Health and Human Sciences, East 15 Acting School and the Centre for Psychoanalytical Studies. We also have some 4,500 students studying for University of Essex-validated degrees at our partner institutions across Essex and further afield at: n South Essex College n Colchester Institute n Kaplan Singapore and University of Essex online degrees n Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust Foundation n Writtle College n University Campus Suffolk With the support of the University, Writtle College and University Campus Suffolk have been awarded taught degree awarding powers and are expected to have secured independent status in the Academic Year 2016-17.
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