ABOUT US
An Essex education An Essex education is based on research-led teaching that is collaborative in nature and takes place in a supportive and well- resourced academic environment. We take our commitment to research-led teaching very seriously indeed and faculty are expected to be great researchers and great teachers; our curricula is regularly updated by the latest research; and our students not only learn from great researchers but undertake research themselves developing skills of critical enquiry, independent learning and intellectual creativity. Because our University is on a human scale, there is also a very strong sense of community and faculty and students join in a common search for answers to globalchallenges. We are constantly working to improve the quality of ourteaching and learning. Our Education Strategy is an important vehicle for leading further enhancements to the type of research-led education that we offer. It focuses on how we will develop and support the four pillars of an Essex Education: a research mindset and skills; a culture of membership; a global community and outlook; and the Essex spirit. Over recent years we have invested £6m in the flagship Ivor Crewe Lecture Hall, built a new media centre, specially equipped dance and drama studios and in 2012 opened the £5m Tony Rich Teaching Centre. In the same year the University also opened a £36m University Square comprising student accommodation and a new teaching suite at Southend, and in 2013 we opened the £27m Forum Building that houses a library, gallery, research and learning facilities. In 2013 a new student village known as the Meadows opened at our Colchester Campus, with 650 new study bedrooms and additional student facilities. A £21m new student centre and library extension and a £23m building which will house Essex Business School opened in the summer of 2015. We have ambitious plans for the further enhancement of our facilities including a new North Teaching Centre (opening 2015), a £14m STEM teaching centre (opening 2017), a new student village (opening 2017) and on-going refurbishment of our historic estate. The University is home to three outstanding theatres and great sports facilities which have benefited from a £1.4m redevelopment. The University has its own art gallery, Arts on 5,and a Latin American art collection (ESCALA) unique to the northern hemisphere that has recently received national accreditation. These facilities help to make the Essex experience special for our staff and students. Essex also has a great reputation for the campus-based experience that we offer our students, providing opportunities for participation in a wide range of extra-curricular activities, engagement in an amazing range of student clubs and societies, and an extensive programme of student volunteering and sport. At Essex we are especially proud of our close working relationship with our award-winning Students’ Union, which plays a key role in enhancing the quality of our students’ experience.
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