Reflecting on Essex’s high ranking in Political Science, the Head of the Department of Government, Professor Faten Ghosn, said: “Essex Government is consistently ranked among the very best because our ...

Biography My interests lie in the field of sociolinguistics, with a particular focus on regional accent variation. My PhD research looked into children's developing perceptual awareness of ...

We organise a range of events throughout the year across our Colchester Southend and Loughton campuses. These events focus on environmental issues, from reducing our carbon emissions to exploring the ...

The United Nations’ climate change body may unintentionally be eroding public trust in science because of the way it communicates risk, new University of Essex research shows.

Investigate intersecting issues, critically appraise health and public policies, and engage in innovative research to drive ...

A new report by researchers from the Human Rights, Big Data & Technology Project, based at the University of Essex Human Rights Centre, identifies significant flaws with the way live facial ...

Deliver beneficial traits The grant will support the development of a system that enables mistletoe to deliver beneficial traits to its host plants, such as improved nutrient uptake, greater tolerance ...

“In the future, however, we hope to apply this technique to explore facial emotion recognition, for people with conditions like Parkinson’s, who are known to have reduced spontaneous facial mimicry ...

“Parasocial relationships are an important part of our psychological toolbox when it comes to feeling like we have people out there who are able to validate and support us in times of need, even if we ...

“The truth of the matter is people like bankers and accountants are highly capable and have power in society - perhaps we should try not to upset them and stereotype them as boring!” ...

The award-winning module Democracy in Action is coming to an end after running for its first full year this year. The module has had an impact in multiple ways. Whilst the primary function of the ...

Starting in the 1980s, the study found a growing disparity in childcare between mothers who went to university and those who did not. In 1961, there was no gap in childcare across educational groups.